12th June 1971

Rail Tours Syndicate
London Termini No.2

DMU's Used E56417/E51296 + E56123/E51270 + E56424/E51292

Route : 1Z20 throughout

DMU (1) Route
as listed Clapham Junction - Twickenham - Whitton Jn. - Hounslow - Brentford Central - Old Kew Jn - Kew East Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Cricklewood - Kentish Town - Kings Cross (LT) - Moorgate
as listed Moorgate - Kings Cross (LT) - Finsbury Park No. 2 Box
as listed Finsbury Park No. 2 Box - Canonbury - Dalston Eastern Jn
as listed Dalston Eastern Jn - Camden Road - Primrose Hill - South Hampstead - Willesden Junction - Wembley Central
as listed Wembley Central - Willesden Junction - London Euston
as listed London Euston - Willesden Junction - Willesden No. 7 Box
as listed Willesden No. 7 Box - Acton Canal Wharf - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Ealing Broadway - Drayton Green - Greenford East Loop - Old Oak Common - London Paddington
as listed London Paddington - Greenford - West Ruislip
as listed West Ruislip - Wembley Hill - London Marylebone
as listed London Marylebone - Neasden South Box
as listed Neasden South Box - Neasden Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Kew East Jn - Kew New Jn - Clapham Junction - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden Junction (HL) - Gospel Oak - Junction Road Jn - South Tottenham - Woodgrange Park - Barking
as listed Barking - West Ham - London Fenchurch Street
as listed London Fenchurch Street- Gas Factory Jn - Bow Jn - Stratford Southern Jn - North Woolwich
as listed North Woolwich - Stratford (LL) - Channelsea Jn - Temple Mills West Box (2) - Lea Bridge
as listed Lea Bridge - Temple Mills West Box - Channelsea Jn - Carpenters Road Jn - Bethnal Green - London Liverpool Street
as listed London Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green - Carpenters Road Jn - Channelsea Jn - Dalston Western Jn - Camden Road - Primrose Hill - South Hampstead - Willesden Junction - Willesden No. 7 Box
as listed Willesden No. 7 Box - Acton Canal Wharf - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line
as listed Acton Main Line - Old Oak Common - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Clapham Junction (W) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) Tour began with E56417 leading away from Clapham Junction. E51292 lead from Moorgate. Kevin Driscoll comments: The tour had to be curtailed to operate as above, with notice received 2 days beforehand of staffing problems. It was to be operated by a Hastings 6S DEMU, running Charing Cross - London Bridge - Blackfriars - London Victoria - Clapham Junction.
(2) Booked reversal point was Temple Mills West but Kevin Driscoll suggests the train went beyond to Lea Bridge.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Sources : John Clifford (on the train throughout) & Kevin Driscoll

Tour Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford & Kevin Driscoll)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Clapham Junction 10.14d 10.21
3.13 Barnes 10/20 10.27a ~ 10.30½d
7.29 Twickenham 10/33 10/37
9.12 Whitton Jn 10/36 10/40½
10.12 Hounslow 10/37½ 10/43
13.01 Brentford Central 10/42½ 10/46
13/58 Old Kew Jn 10/44½ 10/48
14.18 Kew East Jn 10.47a ~ 10.52d 10/49
15.00 South Acton 10/55 10/55
16.69 Acton Wells Jn 11/00 11/00
19.05 Dudding Hill Jn 11/12 11/06½
20.10 Cricklewood 11.15a ~ 11.19d 11.15 ~ 11.15
? Finchley Road 11/25 11/20
23.25 Engine Shed Jn 11/29 11/25
25.07 Kings Cross St Pancras LTE 11/36 11/30
26.64 Moorgate 11.43a ~ 11.50d 11.35 ~ 11.51
28.14 Kings Cross St Pancras LTE 11/57 11/55½
28.68 Kings Cross [P16] 12.01a ~ 12.06d 11.56½ ~ 12.05½
30.62 Finsbury Park No.2 12.15a ~ 12.21d 12.12 ~ 12.19
30.75 Finsbury Park No.1 12/23 12.21a ~ 12.21d
32.08 Canonbury 12/26 12/23½
33.17 Dalston Eastern Jn 12.30a ~ 12.35d 12.27½ ~ 12.41
33.28 Dalston Western Jn 12/36 12/43
36.10 Camden Road 12/50 13.02a ~ 13.02d
36.71 Camden Yard 'Box 12.54a ~ 12.56d 13/03½
40.72 Willesden Junction 13/04 13/11
43.34 Wembley Central 13.07a ~ 13.12d 13.14 ~ 13.16
45.76 Willesden Junction 13/15 13/20½
51.31 Euston 13.23a ~ 13.40d 13.30½ ~ 13.44½
56.66 Willesden Junction 13/49 13/55
58.29 Willesden No.7 13.54a ~ 13.59d 13.57 ~ 13.59½
58.56 Acton Canal Wharf 14/03 14.01½a ~ 14.05d
59.35 Acton Wells Jn 14/06 14/07
60.21 Acton Main Line 14.11a ~ 14.13d 14.16 ~ 14.16
61.56 Ealing Broadway 14/17 14/19
62.41 West Ealing 14/18 14/20½
63.06 Drayton Green Halt 14/20 14/22
65.39 Greenford East Loop 14/25 14/26½
69.38 Old Oak Common West 14/30 14/33
72.60 Paddington 14.47a ~ 14.55d 14.49½ ~ 14.57
76.02 Old Oak Common West 15/01 15/05
80.44 Greenford 15/06 15/12
82.05 Northolt Jn 15/08 15/14
84.47 West Ruislip 15.12a ~ 15.25d 15.17 ~ 15.25
86.49 Northolt Jn 15/28 ?
92.75 Neasden South Jn 15/39 15/40
98.08 Marylebone 15.48a ~ 15.55d 15.49 ~ 15.56
103.21 Neasden South Jn 16.05a ~ 16.10d 16.08 ~ 16.11
105.22 Acton Wells Jn 16/29 16/17
107.11 South Acton 16/33 16/19
107.67 Kew East Jn 16/35 16/22
108.20 New Kew Jn 16/38 16/23
110.58 Barnes 16/44 16/27½
113.71 Clapham Junction (W) 16.50a ~ 16.52d 16.35 ~ 16.37½
114.41 Latchmere Jn 16/56 16/39
117.29 Kensington (Olympia) 17/05 16.52a ~ 17.03d
119.19 North Pole Jn 17/10 17/07
119.56 Mitre Bridge Jn 17/12 17/08½
120.16 Willesden Junction (HL) 17/14 17/10
124.58 Gospel Oak 17/24 17.18a ~ 17.18½
125.33 Junction Road Jn 17/26 17/20½
125.64 Upper Holloway 17/27 17/24
128.31 South Tottenham 17/34 17/28½
134.55 Woodgrange Park 17/48 17/46
136.36 Barking [P7] 17.52a ~ 18.01d 17.50½ ~ 18.00½
142.13 Stepney East 18/11 18/09½
143.71 Fenchurch Street [P4] 18.15a ~ 18.23d 18.13 ~ 18.23
145.49 Stepney East 18/27 18/27
146.43 Gas Factory Jn 18/29 18/28½
147.17 Bow Jn 18/35 18/31
148.20 Stratford Western Jn 18/40 18/32½
148.32 Stratford Southern 18/42 18/33
151.22 Custom House 18/49 18/38½
153.09 North Woolwich 18.55a ~ 19.03d 18.43 ~ 19.07
154.76 Custom House 19/08 19/11
157.66 Stratford Southern 19/15 19/16
157.78 Stratford LL ? ?
158.29 Channelsea Jn 19/17 19/18
159.14 Temple Mills East 19/18 ?
160.47 Temple Mills West 19.22a ~ 19.29d 19.24 ~ 19.26½
162.65 Channelsea Jn 19/34 19/34
163.68 Bow Jn 19/39 19/37
165.57 Bethnal Green 19/43 19/40
166.68 Liverpool Street [P7] 19.46a ~ 19.53d 19.43 ~ 19.54
167.79 Bethnal Green 19/56 19/57
169.68 Bow Jn 19/59 19/59
170.71 Channelsea Jn 20/03 20.02a ~ 20.02d
171.75 Victoria Park 20/05 20/05
173.65 Dalston Eastern Jn 20/09 20.10a ~ 20.10d
173.76 Dalston Western Jn 20/10 20/11½
176.66 Camden Road JN 20/20 20.19a ~ 20.19d
177.39 Camden Yard 'Box 20/24 20/20
181.40 Willesden Junction 20/35 20/29
183.03 Willesden No.7 20.40a ~ 20.45d 20.31 ~ 20.35
183.30 Acton Canal Wharf 20/48 20/38
184.09 Acton Wells Jn 20/51 20/40
184.75 Acton Main Line 20.56a ~ 21.10d 20.58 ~ 21.08
186.31 Old Oak Common East 21/14 21.17a ~ 21.20d
186.62 North Pole Jn 21/17 21/23
188.52 Kensington (Olympia) 21.23a ~ 21.25d 21.30 ~ 21.35
191.40 Latchmere Jn 21/35 21/42½
192.10 Clapham Junction (W) 21.39a ~ 21.47d 21.48 ~ 21.52½
196.01 Waterloo 21.56a 22.03


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