29th September 1979

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Anglian Explorer

Locos Used 08096, 08250, 25054 & 47170

Route :

Loco Route
?25054? Bletchley – Tring - Watford Junction – Wembley Central – Primrose Hill – Camden Road – Highbury and Islington – Dalston Western Jn – Hackney – London Liverpool Street
47170 London Liverpool Street – Tottenham Hale – Audley End – Cambridge – Ely – March – Grassmoor Jn
47170 Grassmoor – Whitemoor Jn
08096 Whitemoor Jn – Wisbech (Goods)
08096 Wisbech (Goods) – Whitemoor Jn – March West Jn
47170 March West Jn – Ely West Jn - Ely North Jn – Thetford – Trowse Jn - Wensum Jn - Wroxham
08250 Wroxham – Aylsham – Lenwade – Lenwade Sidings
08250 Lenwade Sidings – Lenwade – Aylsham - Wroxham
47170 Wroxham – Wensum Jn - Trowse Jn – (via GEML) – London Liverpool Street
25054 London Liverpool Street – Hackney – Dalston Western Jn – Highbury and Islington – Camden Road – Primrose Hill – Wembley Central – Watford Junction - Bletchley

Sources : Andy Pullar (joined Liverpool Street, left Highbury & Islington)
Photo Review


08096 at Wisbech Goods (photo: Michael Croxford)


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Umpleby)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bletchley 06.30d ?   23.27a ?
Hemel Hempstead ??.??a ~ 06.48d ?   22.58a ~ ??.??d ?
Watford Junction ??.??a ~ 06.56d ?   22.50a ~ ??.??d ?
Wembley Central ??.??a ~ 07.06d ?   22.42a ~ ??.??d ?
Willesden Junction 07c11 ~ 07.13 ?   22c31 ~ 22c32 ?
Camden Jn 07/18 ?   22/25 ?
Camden Road Jn 07/22 ?   22/21 ?
Highbury & Islington 07.26a ~ 07.27d ?   22.17a ~ ??.??d ?
Dalston Western Jn 07/31 ?   22/14 ?
Victoria Park 07/36 ?   22/09 ?
Channelsea Jn 07/38 ?   22/07 ?
Bow Jn 07/44 ?   22/01 ?
Bethnal Green 07/48 ?   21/57 ?
Liverpool Street 07.51a ~ 08.03d ?   21.44a ~ 21.54d ?
Bethnal Green 08/06 ?   21/40 ?

 

Location Booked Actual
Hackney Downs 08/09½ ?
Clapton 08/12 ?
Tottenham Hale 08/15 ?
Brimsdown 08/20½ ?
Cheshunt 08/23½ ?
Broxbourne 08/26½ ?
Bishops Stortford 08/40 ?
Elsenham 08/46½ ?
Audley End 08/52½ ?
Shepreth Branch Jn 09/07 ?
Cambridge 09.13a ~ 09.26d ?
Chesterton Jn 09/30 ?
Ely 09/43 ?
Ely North Jn 09/46 ?
March 10.02a ~ 10.04d ??.?? ~ 11.00½
Grassmoor Jn 10.09 ~ 10.19 ?
March East Curve 10L24 ~ 10L34 11.04 ~ 11.28
Whitemoor Jn 10*36 ~ 10*38 ?
Wisbech 11.38a ~ 11.55d 12.17½ ~ 12.46
Whitemoor Jn 12L55 ~ 13L05 13.34 ~ 13.43
March 13c07 ~ 13c09 13.47 ~ 13.47½
Ely West Jn 13/25 14/08½
Ely North Jn 13/28 14/12
Brandon 13/46 14/29
Thetford 13/53 14/36
Attleborough 14/07 14/50½
Wymondham 14/13 14/55½
Wensum 14c26 ~ 14c28 15.08½ ~ 15.10½
Wroxham 14L43 ~ 14L53 15.24 ~ 15.35½
Aylsham 15p43a ~ 15p53d 16.22 ~ 16.32
Lenwade
(Boulton & Paul Siding)		 16.53a ~ 17.13d 17.57½ ~ 18.06½
Wroxham 19L03 ~ 19L13 ?
Swingbridge Jn 19c31 ~ 19c33 ?
Tivetshall 19/51 ?
Haughley Jn 20/06 ?
Ipswich 20/25 ?
Bentley 20/34 ?
Manningtree 20/38 ?
Colchester 20/46 ?
Marks Tey 20/51 ?
Witham 20/58 ?
Chelmsford 21/06 ?
Shenfield 21/15 ?
Gidea Park 21/24 ?
Stratford 21/36 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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