13th April 2007

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Canterbury Tale

Blue Pullman Series

Locos Used 47805 'Talisman' & 47839 'Pegasus'
Stock Used 17105+3390+3384+1692+3397+3364+3348+3356+1683+3426+3330

Route:
1Z69 : Peterborough to Canterbury West
1Z70 : Canterbury West to Peterborough

Loco(s) Route
47805 (1) Peterborough - Stevenage - Finsbury Park - Gospel Oak - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia - Factory Jn - Nunhead - Swanley - Tonbridge - Ashford International - Canterbury West
47805 (1) Canterbury West - Ramsgate - Faversham - Gillingham - Swanley - (reverse of outward route) - Peterborough

Notes :
(1) 47839 on rear.

Sources : Richard Rooker & Paul Bricklebank

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Rooker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Peterborough 10.02d 10.02   22.51a 22.54
Connington South Jn 10/11 ?  
Holme Jn   22/42 22/42
Huntingdon 10.19a ~ 10.21d 10.19 ~ 10.22   22.28a ~ 22.31d 22.21 ~ 22.25
Sandy 10/36 10/35   22/15 22/07
Hitchin 10/46 10/49   22/07 21/59
Stevenage 10.51a ~ 10.55d 10.54 ~ 10.58   21.59a ~ 22.02d 21.49 ~ 21.54
Woolmer Green Jn 11/03 11/03   21/55 21/44
Digswell Jn 11/05 ?   ? ?
Welwyn Garden City 11/07 11/07   21/52 21/40
Potters Bar 11.20a ~ 11.22d 11.19 ~ 11.22   21.41a ~ 21.44d 21.29 ~ 21.32
Alexandra Palace 11/30 11/35   21/27 21/20
Finsbury Park 11.33a ~ 11.35d 11.42 ~ 11.44   21.15a ~ 21.20d 21.14 ~ 21.17
Holloway South Jn 11/40 ?   21/12 ?
Copenhagen Jn 11/43 ?   21/10 ?
Camden Road East Jn 11/47 ?   21/01 ?
Camden Road 11/49 11/50   20/59 20/59
Gospel Oak 11/56 11/54   20/56 20/55
Kensal Green Jn 12/11 ?   20/40 20/43
Willesden Jn High Level 12/13 12/11   20/38 20/40
Mitre Bridge Jn 12/16 12/14   20/36 20/31
North Pole Jn 12/17 12/16   20/35 20/29
Kensington Olympia 12.21a ~ 12.23d 12.17 ~ 12.22   20.19a ~ 20.31d 20.22 ~ 20.26
Latchmere Jn 12/29 12/27   20/12 20/15
Longhedge Jn 12/32 ?   20/09 ?
Factory Jn 12/34 12/31   20/07 ?
Voltare Road Jn 12/35 12/32   20/06 20/05
Denmark Hill 12/39 ?   20/02 ?
Crofton Road Jn 12/40 12/39   20/01 20/01
Nunhead 12/42 12/41   19/59 19/58
Shortlands Jn 12/53 12/48   19/52 19/48
Bickley Jn 12/56 12/54   19/49 19/44
St Mary Cray Jn 12/57 12/55   19/48 19/43
Swanley 13/03 13/03   19/37 19/40
Otford Jn 13/20 13/16  
Sevenoaks 13/27 13/25  
Tonbridge 13/35 13/34  
Paddock Wood 13/42 13/41  
Headcorn 13/52 13/48  
Ashford International 14.04a ~ 14.07d ??.?? ~ 14.06  
Wye 14/17 ?  
Fawkham Jn   19/32 19/33
Sole Street   19/20 ?
Rochester Bridhe Jn   19/11 19/10
Gillingham   19/02 19/01
Rainham   18/57 ?
Sittingbourne   18/50 18/50
Faversham   18/41 18/42
Herne Bay   18/22 ?
Margate   18/08 18/08
Ramsgate   18/01 18/01
Minster East Jn   17/56 ?
Minster   17/55 17/54
Canterbury West 14.28a 14.22   17.40d 17.40


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