12th July 1959

The Locomotive Club of Great Britain
The Eastern Counties Limited Rail Tour

Locos Used 61577, 62613, 62785, 65474 & 68566
Stock Used 9248+???? - booked for load 7 (all BR except the buffet car) formed: BSO, 2x SO, buffet car, 2x SO, BSK

Route :

Loco(s) Route
62613 London Fenchurch Street - Gas Factory Jn - Bow Jn - Carpenters Road Jn - Channelsea Jn - High Meads Jn - Loughton Branch Jn - Lea Bridge - Copper Mill Jn - Tottenham South Jn - Seven Sisters Jn - Bury Street Jn - Cheshunt - Broxbourne - Bishops Stortford - Audley End - Shepreth Branch Jn - Cambridge
61577 Cambridge - Coldham Lane Jn - Chesterton Jn - Ely - Ely North Jn - Denver Jn
68566 Denver Jn - Stoke Ferry
68566 Stoke Ferry - Denver Jn - Magdalen Road - Kings Lynn
62785 + 65474 Kings Lynn - Wolferton - Heacham - Burnham Market
62785 + 65474 Burnham Market - Heacham - Wolferton - Kings Lynn
61577 Kings Lynn - Magdalen Road - Emneth - Wisbech East - Coldham - March - Ely West Jn - (1) - Ely North Jn
62613 Ely North Jn - Ely - Dock Jn - Soham - Bury St Edmunds - Haughley Jn - Ipswich - (via GEML) - London Liverpool Street

Notes :
(1) The tour brochure map shows the booked route between West and North Jn being that taken by trains heading onwards towards Kings Lynn or Norwich, in other words, the tour was booked to reverse at Ely North Jn in addition to the loco change taking place.
(2) Route confirmation required - above is the booked route from the tour brochure timings. An 80 minute timing from Ipswich to Liverpool Street had been requested but the schedule advised by BR (ER) was 94 minutes which, though challenged for an improvement, was not given.

Sources: Les Kent (via LCGB book 'The First Hundred') & The Bluebell Railway Museum

Photo Review


62613 is seen on arrival at Cambridge (photo: David Pearson)


61577 takes over at for the run to Denver Jn (photo: David Pearson)


61577 on arrival at Denver Jn (photo: The John Debens Collection)


68566 at Stoke Ferry (photo: David Pearson)


62785 & 65474 are seen at Burnham Market (photo: David Pearson)


62785 & 65474 are seen at Docking (photo: David Pearson)


62613 hooking on at Ely North Jn (photo: David Pearson)


David Pearson's ticket.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from The Bluebell Railway Museum)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Fenchurch Street 09.15d
2.57 Gas Factory Jn 09/23
3.28 Bow Jn 09/30
4.32 Channelsea Jn 09/36
4.55 High Meads 09/38
5.19 Temple Mills East 09/41
8.28 Tottenham South Jn 09/48
8.74 South Tottenham 09/51
9.20 Seven Sisters 09/53
12.78 Bury Street Jn 10/03
13.57 Churchbury 10/13
17.57 Cheshunt 10/22
20.61 Broxbourne 10/28
34.01 Bishops Stortford 10/42
39.20 Elsenham 10/50
45.29 Audley End 10/57
59.27 Cambridge 11.14 ~ 11.24
74.05 Ely 11/44
79.58 Littleport 11/52
87.76 Denver Jn 12.04 ~ 12.14
95.03 Stoke Ferry 12.39 ~ 12.50
102.10 Denver Jn 13/15
103.76 Downham 13/22
114.59 Kings Lynn 13.40 ~ 13.48
120.75 Wolferton 13/59
122.76 Dersingham 14/04
124.57 Snettisham 14/08
127.74 Heacham 14/14
139.57 Burnham Market 14.50 ~ 15.05
151.40 Heacham 15/40
154.57 Snettisham 15/46
156.38 Dersingham 15/51
158.39 Wolferton 15/56
164.55 Kings Lynn 16.07 ~ 16.17
170.53 Magdalen Road 16/26
175.00 Middle Drove 16/34
177.76 Emneth 16/41
180.26 Wisbech East 16/46
187.76 March 16/59
201.32 Ely West Jn 17/16
202.32 Ely North Jn 17.20 ~ 17.28
203.67 Ely 17/31
204.23 Dock Jn 17/33
206.52 Barway Sidings 17/37
208.71 Soham 17/42
214.74 Snailwell Jn 17/52
228.16 Bury St. Edmunds 18.12 ~ 18.19
240.28 Haughley 18/39
254.44 Ipswich 18.55 ~ 19.00
263.68 Manningtree 19/18
271.50 Colchester 19/28
284.57 Witham 19/43
293.43 Chelmsford 19/52
303.09 Shenfield 20/04
313.26 Chadwell Heath 20/17
319.20 Stratford 20/25
323.23 Liverpool Street 20.34a


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