18th February 1995

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Dick Turpin
(125 Special No.127)

HST Used : 43054+44051+42153+42152+42151+40753+41046+41076+40754+41077+43059

Route : 1Z60 throughout

HST Route
43054 t/t 43059 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Trent East Jn - Toton Centre - Trowell Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Oakenshaw Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Altofts Jn - Methley Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Apperley Jn - Shipley - Keighley
43059 t/t 43054 Keighley - Shipley - Apperley Jn - Leeds - Micklefield - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York
43054 t/t 43059 York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Pontefract Baghill - Moorthorpe - Swinton - Rotherham Masborough - Sheffield - Dore South Jn - Tapton Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Long Eaton - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent South Jn - (via MML) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Howard Parker comments: Both strengthened scheduled services and a special service were used on the Worth Valley line with locos 75078 and 47279. The brief stop at Spondon was due to the level crossing being defective.

Sources : Howard Parker (joined/left the train at Leicester) & Paul Sell

Photo Review


43054 having arrived at Keighley (photo: Howard Parker)


75078 at Haworth (photo: Howard Parker)


47279 at Haworth (photo: Howard Parker)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
St Pancras 07.35d ?   21.12a ?
West Hampstead 07/40 ?   21/04 ?
Hendon 07/42 ?   21/00 ?
St Albans City 07.52a ~ 07.54d ??.?? ~ ??.??   20.49a ~ 20.51d ??.?? ~ ??.??
Luton 08.08a ~ 08.14d ??.?? ~ ??.??   20.39a ~ 20.41d ??.?? ~ ??.??
Flitwick 08/21 ?   20/31 ?
Bedford 08.29a ~ 08.31d ??.?? ~ ??.??   20.22a ~ 20.24d ??.?? ~ ??.??
Sharnbrook 08/37 ?   20/15 ?
Wellingborough 08.43a ~ 08.45d ??.?? ~ ??.??   20.06a ~ 20.08d ??.?? ~ ??.??
Kettering 08/51 ?   20/01 ?
Market Harborough 08/58 ?   19/53 ?
Wigston North Jn 08/56 ?   19/43 ?
Leicester 09.12a ~ 09.18d ??.?? ~ 09.18   19.37a ~ 19.39d 19.36 ~ ??.??
Syston South Jn 09/22 ?   19/32 ?
Loughborough 09c28 ~ 09c30 09.28 ~ 09.30   19/28 19/27
Trent South Jn 09/36 09/38   19/21 ?
Trowell Jn 09/41 09/44  
Langley Mill 09/46 ?  
Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway 09/51 09/53  
Sheet Stores Jn   19/20 ?
Spondon   19/16 19.12 ~ 19.15
Derby   19c10 ~ 19c12 19.04 ~ 19.06
Ambergate Jn   18/59 ?
Clay Cross South Jn 10/00 19/59   18/58 ?
Chesterfield 10/03 10/30   18/54 18/45

 

Location Booked Actual
Beighton Jn 10/13 ?
Aldwarke Jn 10/26 10/25
Swinton Jn 10/27 ?
Moorthorpe Jn 10/35 10/31
South Kirkby Jn 10/36 ?
Hare Park Jn 10/44 ?
Crofton West Jn 10/47 ?
Calder Bridge Jn 10/49 10/46
Turners Lane Jn 10/51 ?
Altofts Jn 10/53 10/51
Methley Jn 10/56 ?
Engine Shed Jn 11c04 ~ 11c06 11.00 ~ 11.02
Whitehall Jn 11/14 ?
Wortley Jn 11/16 ?
Apperley Jn 11/22 ?
Dockfield Jn 11/29 ?
Keighley 11.38a ~ 13.52d 11.34 ~ 13.52
Dockfield Jn 14/02 ?
Apperley Jn 14/06 ?
Wortley Jn 14/14 ?
Whitehall Jn 14/15 ?
Leeds 14/17 14/17
Cross Gates 14/23 ?
Micklefield 14/27 ?
Church Fenton 14/31 14/30
Colton Jn 14/38 ?
York 14.43a ~ 17.41d 14.42 ~ 17.41
Colton Jn 17/47 ?
Church Fenton 17/50 17/52
Milford Jn 17/54 ?
Pontefract Baghill 18/04 18/06
Moorthorpe Jn 18/12 ?
Swinton Jn 18/18 18/19
Aldwarke Jn 18/19 18/22
Holmes Jn 18/22 18/25
Wincobank Jn 18/23 ?
Nunnery Main Line Jn 18/27 ?
Sheffield 18/29 18/33
Dore Station Jn 18/40 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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