2nd September 2021

GB Railfreight
GBRf 2021 - This Time It's Personal (Day 1 of 4)

Locos Used 66769 'LMA League Managers Association / Paul Taylor Our Inspiration', 73963 'Janice' & 73965 'Des O'Brien'
Stock Used 4998+4991+4946+1671+3147+3146+3123+3119+80042+3141+3110+35469

Route :
1Z21 : London Victoria to London Gateway
1Z22 : London Gateway to Harwich International
1Z24 : Harwich International to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
66769 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - West Hampstead - Gospel Oak - Junction Road Jn - Upper Holloway - Harringay Park Jn - South Tottenham - Leyton Midland Road - Woodgrange Park - Barking - Rainham - Purfleet - Grays - Tilbury Town - Thames Haven Jn - London Gateway (3)
73965 + 73963 (2) London Gateway - Thames Haven Jn - Tilbury Town - Grays - Ockendon - Upminster - Barking - Woodgrange Park - Forest Gate - Stratford (4)
66769 (1) Stratford - Forest Gate - Ilford - Shenfield - Chelmsford - Colchester - Manningtree - Harwich International
73965 + 73963 (2) Harwich International - Manningtree East Jn - Manningtree North Jn - Ipswich - Stowmarket - Haughley Jn - Bury St Edmunds - Kennett - Chippenham Jn - Soham - Ely
66769 (1) Ely - Waterbeach - Cambridge - Shepreth Branch Jn - Audley End - Bishops Stortford - Harlow Town - Broxbourne - Cheshunt - Seven Sisters - South Tottenham - Tottenham South Jn - Coppermill Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - High Meads Jn - Lea Jn - Navarino Road Jn - Highbury & Islington - Westbourne Road Jn - Camden Road Jn - Primrose Hill - Camden Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Harlesden Jn - Willesden [Up & Down Goods] - Sudbury Jn - Willesden [Up & Down Relief]
73965 + 73963 (2) Willesden [Up & Down Relief] - Sudbury Jn - Willesden [Up & Down Goods] - Harlesden Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Camden Jn - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 73963 & 73965 on rear.
(2) 66769 on rear.
(3) London Gateway Departure Line MP 29½.
(4) Refused entry to Bow Yard, due to paper work issues with Network Rail.
(5) This was a charity special raising funds for Prostate Cancer UK.
(6) Tour postponed from 24/09/20 & 15/04/21.

Sources : Nick Bartlett (on the tour from London Victoria to Highbury & Islington) & Matt Walker (on the tour throughout)

Photo Review


66769 at the start of the tour at London Victoria. (photo: Matt Walker)


73965 + 73963 at Harwich International. (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & Open Rail Live Railway Data)

Location Booked Actual
London Victoria 09.45d [P2] [DCS] 09.46 [P2] [DCS]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 09/48 09/50
Stewarts Lane Jn 09/52 [RVL] 09/51 [RVL]
Longhedge Jn 09/54 09/53
Latchmere Jn 09/57 09/56
West Brompton 10/01 [P4] 09/59
Kensington Olympia 10*05 ~ 10*12 [DM] 10/02 [P2]
Shepherds Bush 10/15 [P2] 10/04 [P2]
North Pole Jn 10/18 10/07
Mitre Bridge Jn 10/19½ 10.11 ~ 10.12
Willesden Junction HL 10/26 [P4] 10.12 ~ 10.13 [P4]
Kensal Green Jn 10/28 10/16
West Hampstead 10/38 [P2] 10/22 [P2]
Gospel Oak 10/44 10/30
Junction Road Jn 10/48 10/32
Upper Holloway 10/50 [P2] 10/33
Harringay Park Jn 10/53 10/36
South Tottenham 10/58 [P2] 10/42 [P2]
Leyton Midland Road 11/07 [P2] 10/51
Woodgrange Park 11/12½ [P2] 10/58
Barking Station Jn 11/15 11/00
Barking 11/17 [P7] [ML] 11/01 [P7]
Ripple Lane West Jn 11/19 ?
Dagenham Dock 11/22 11/05
Rainham 11/25 11/08
Purfleet 11/30 [P2] 11/12 [P2]
West Thurrock Jn 11/34 11/17
Grays 11/35 [P2] 11/19 [P2]
Tilbury Town 11/38 11/22
Thames Haven Jn 11/48 11/32
London Gateway Port Sig.LG11 11/51½ ?
London Gateway Arrival 11/58½ [Arr-Dep Line]
London Gateway GBRf 12.09a ~ 12.29d 11.48 ~ 12.27 [Dep Line]
London Gateway Departure 12/32 12/30
Thames Haven Sig.UR888 12/34 ?
Thames Haven Sig.UR882 12/39 ?
Thames Haven Jn 12/40 12/39
Tilbury Town 12/50 12/50
Grays 12/53 [P1] 12/55 [P1]
West Thurrock Jn 12*54 ~ 12*59 12/58
Ockendon 13*05 ~ 13*09 [P1] 13.07 ~ 13.12
Upminster 13/22 [P1] 13/21 [P1]
Upney Jn 13/32½ 13/33 [Up Connect Line]
Barking 13.34a ~ 13.36d [P8] 13.34 ~ 13.36 [P8]
Barking Station Jn 13/37 13/38
Woodgrange Park 13/40 [P1] 13/42 [P1]
Forest Gate Jn 13/44 [EL] 13.43 ~ 14.17
Forest Gate 13/45 [P1] 14/21 [P4]
Maryland 13/47 [XL] [P4] 14/23 [P4]
Stratford 13/49 [P10a] [DB] 14.26a [P10a]
Carpenters Road Jn 13/50½ CAN
Bow Depot 13.55a ~ 14.11d CAN
Carpenters Road Jn 14/17 CAN
Stratford 14/18 [P10a] [DM] 14.43d [P10a] [DM]
Maryland 14/19 14/44 [P4]
Forest Gate 14/20 14/45 [P4]
Forest Gate Jn 14/21 [DM] 14/46 [DM]
Ilford 14/23 [P2] [DM] 14/48 [P2] [DM]
Gidea Park 14/29 [P2] [DM] 14/54 [P2] [DM]
Shenfield 14/37 [P3] 15/00 [P3]
Chelmsford 14/47 [P2] 15/08 [P2]
Witham 14/57 [P3] 15/18 [P3]
Marks Tey 15/05 [P2] 15/26 [P2]
Colchester 15/10 [P2] 15/30 [P2]
Manningtree 15/20 [P3] 15/38 [P3]
Parkeston Goods Jn 15/33 ?
Harwich International 15.37a ~ 16.54d [P1] 15.55 ~ 16.56 [P1]
Parkeston Goods Jn 16/56 ?
Manningtree East Jn 17/06 17/11
Manningtree North Jn 17/06½ 17/12
Halifax Jn 17/18 [DL] 17/24
Ipswich 17.20a ~ 17.23d [P3] 17.25 ~ 17.30 [P3]
East Suffolk Jn 17/26 17/31
Europa Jn 17/27 17/33
Stowmarket 17/41 [P2] 17/42 [P2]
Haughley Jn 17/45 17/47
Bury St Edmunds 18/04 [P1] 18/06 [P1]
Kennett 18/20 18/18
Chippenham Jn 18/23 18/21
Soham 18*32 ~ 18*39 18.30 ~ 18.39
Ely Dock Jn 18/49 ? ~ 18.54
Ely 18.50a ~ 19.00d [UL] 18.58 ~ 19.06 [P1]
Ely Dock Jn 19/02 19/07
Waterbeach 19/15 19/17
Cambridge North 19/18 [P1] 19/20 [P1]
Coldham Lane Jn 19/20 19/22
Cambridge 19/23 19/25 [TL]
Shepreth Branch Jn 19/28 19/30
Audley End 19/47 [P1] 19/44 [P1]
Stansted North Jn 19/58 19/54
Stansted Mountfitchet 19/59 19/56
Bishops Stortford 20/04 [P2] 20c01 ~ 20c03 [P2]
Harlow Town 20/14 [P2] 20/13 [P2]
Broxbourne Jn 20/19 20/20
Broxbourne 20/23 [P2] 20/25 [P2]
Cheshunt 20/27½ [P1] 20/33 [P1]
Bury Street Jn 20/35 20/40
Seven Sisters 20/41 [P1] 20/47 [P1]
South Tottenham 20/43½ [P2] 20/49
Tottenham South Jn 20/55 20.50 ~ 20.57
Coppermill Jn 20/57 20/59
Temple Mills East Jn 21/06 21/06
High Meads Jn 21*11 ~ 21*23 21.09 ~ 21.23
Lea Jn 21/24 21/25
Navarino Road Jn 21/31½ 21/30
Canonbury West Jn 21/36 21/35
Highbury & Islington 21.38a ~ 21.40d [P7] 21.37 ~ 21.40 [P7]
Westbourne Road Jn 21/41½ ?
Camden Road East Jn 21/43 ?
Camden Road Jn 21/44 21/44
Primrose Hill ? ?
Camden Jn 21/47½ [DS] 21/49
Willesden West London Jn 21/51½ [DS] 21/55
Harlesden Jn 21/54 21/59
Willesden [Up & Down Goods] 21/58 ?
Sudbury Jn 22/00 22/03
Willesden [Up & Down Relief] 22.04a ~ 22.14d [UDR] ?
Sudbury Jn 22/16 ?
Willesden [Up & Down Goods] 22/22 ?
Harlesden Jn 22/26 [US] ?
Willesden West London Jn 22/28 [US] 22/25
Camden Jn 22/33 [D] 22/31
Camden South Jn 22/34 [D] 22/32
London Euston 22.38a [P1] 22.37


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