30th April 1988

Sothern Electric Group
The Inner City Express Two

DEMU's Used 203001 + 207002

Route : 1Z39 throughout (SR headcode 66)

DEMU's Route
as listed Charing Cross - London Bridge - St Johns Reversible Line - Courthill Loop South Jn - Hither Green - Orpington - Paddock Wood - Maidstone West Through Line - Gravesend
as listed Gravesend - Hoo Jn - Cliffe
as listed Cliffe -  Hoo Jn - Gravesend
as listed Gravesend - Rochester
as listed Rochester - Sole Street - Swanley - Hither Green - Lewisham - Nunhead - Atlantic Lines to Factory Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - London Victoria
as listed London Victoria - Battersea Pier Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Greenford East Jn - Greenford South Jn - Ealing Broadway - Acton Wells Jn - Kensal Rise - Upper Holloway - Harringay - Bowes Park
as listed Bowes Park - Finsbury Park - London Kings Cross
as listed London Kings Cross - Finsbury Park - Bowes Park
as listed Bowes Park - Finsbury Park - Dalston Kingsland - Temple Mills Yard
as listed Temple Mills Yard - Channelsea Jn - Carpenters Rd South Jn - Bow Jn - Gas Factory Jn - London Fenchurch Street
as listed (1) London Fenchurch Street - Upminster - Grays - Tilbury Riverside
as listed Tilbury Riverside - Pitsea
as listed Pitsea - Upminster - Barking - Woodgrange Park - Stratford - London Liverpool Street
as listed London Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green - Dalston Jn - Gospel Oak - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Longhedge Jn (2) - Stewarts lane Jn - London Victoria
as listed London Victoria - (2) Factory Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - Beckenham Junction
as listed Beckenham Junction - New Beckenham - Parks Bridge Jn - New Cross - London Bridge - Cannon Street
as listed Cannon Street - London Charing Cross

Notes :
(1) Departure from London Fenchurch Street delayed because of a points failure at Gas Factory Jn after the passage of ‘The Old Men of Bow’ railtour.
(2) Diverted from Longhedge Jn via London Victoria (reverse) to Factory Jn because of a points failure at Factory Jn.


203001 leads past Cliffe (photo : Ray Pettit)

Sources : Paul Griffin (on the train from London Bridge to Kings Cross),
Janet Cottrell & LASERman

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Janet Cottrell & LASERman)

Location Booked Actual
Charing Cross 08.10d 08.17 [P3]
Waterloo East 08.12a ~ 08.13d 08.19˝ ~ 08.22
Metropolitan Jn 08/15 08/24
London Bridge 08.17a ~ 08.18d 08.26 ~ 08.27˝ [P5]
Spa Road 08/20˝ ?
North Kent East Jn 08/22 08/30˝
New Cross 08/23 08/31˝
Parks Bridge Jn 08/25 08/33˝
Hither Green 08/26˝ 08/35
Chislehurst 08/32˝ 08/40
Orpington 08/36 08/42˝
Sevenoaks 08/45 08/50˝
Tonbridge 08/53 08.57˝ ~ 08.59˝
Paddock Wood 09/00 09/06˝
Wateringbury 09.15a ~ 09.28d 09.16 ~ 09.28
Maidstone West 09/36 [TL] 09/35˝
Strood 09/53 09/49˝
Gravesend 10.03 ~ 10.08 10.04˝ ~ 10.08˝ [P1]
Hoo Jn 10.14 ~ 10.13 10/14˝
Cliffe Brett Marine 10.30 ~ 10.43 10.21˝ ~ 10.37˝
Hoo Jn 11.02 ~ 11.03 10.43 ~ 10.53
Gravesend 11.08 ~ 11.13 11.03˝ ~ 11.13˝ [P1]
Strood 11/23 11/23
Rochester Bridge Jn 11/24˝ 11/30
Rochester 11.26a ~ 11.38d 11.32 ~ 11.39˝ [P4]
Rochester Bridge Jn 11/40 ?
Sole Street 11/50 ?
Swanley 12/00 [FL] 12/03
St Mary Cray Jn 12/05 [CL] 12/07˝
Chislehurst 12/07 [FL] 12/09˝
Grove Park 12/11 [SL] ?
Hither Green 12/14 12/16
Parks Bridge Jn 12/15 12/17˝
Lewisham 12/17 12/19
Nunhead 12/22 12/22˝
Crofton Road Jn 12/24 [AL] 12/25
Denmark Hill 12/25 ?
Factory Jn 12/28˝ 12/31
Stewarts Lane Jn 12/32 [UGL] 12/32˝
Victoria 12.37a ~ 12.47d 12.38˝ ~ 12.52 [P8]
Stewarts Lane Jn 12/52 ?
Longhedge Jn 12/54 ?
Latchmere Jn 12/56 13.01˝ ~ 13.02
Kensington Olympia 13/03 13/06
North Pole Jn 13/05 13/08˝
Old Oak East Jn ? 13.10˝ ~ 13.13˝
Old Oak West Jn ? 13/15˝
Greenford East Jn ? 13/21
Greenford South Jn ? 13/22
Drayton Green ? 13/25
West Ealing ? 13/26˝
Ealing Broadway ? 13/28
Acton Main Line ? 13/30
Acton Wells Jn 13/35 13/38
Willesden Junction HL 13c39 ~ 13c44 13/47˝
Kensal Green Jn 13/45 13/52
Gospel Oak 13c53 ~ 13c55 14/01˝
Junction Road Jn ? 14/03
Upper Holloway ? 14.04 ~ 14.05
Harringay Park Jn ? 14/09
Hornsey ? 14/14
Alexandra Palace ? ?
Bowes Park ? 14.17 ~ 14.25
Alexandra Palace ? 14/29˝
Finsbury Park ? 17/32
Kings Cross 14.38a ~ 15.12d 14.37 ~ 15.12 [P6]
Finsbury Park ? 15/17
Alexandra Palace ? 15/20˝
Bowes Park ? 15.22 ~ 15.29
Alexandra Palace ? 15/31
Finsbury Park ? 15.38˝ ~ 15.47˝
Dalston Western Jn ? 15/52˝
High Meads Jn ? 15/58
Temple Mills Yard ? 16.02 ~ 16.05
High Meads Jn ? ?
Channelsea Jn ? ?
Carpenters Road Jn ? 16.10˝ ~ 16.25
Bow Jn ? 16.29 ~ 16.36
Gas Factory Jn 16/33 16/41˝
Limehouse 16/35 [FL] 16/43
Fenchurch Street 16.39a ~ 16.56d 16.52 ~ 17.56 [P4]
Limehouse 17/01 18/01˝
Barking 17/10 18/17
Upminster 17/19 18/25˝
Ockenden 17.25 ~ 17.28 18/30˝
Grays 17/35 18/40˝
Tilbury West Jn 17/37 ?
Tilbury Riverside 17.39a ~ 18.03d 18.46 ~ 18.51
Tilbury East Jn 18/05 18/52˝
Pitsea 18.18a ~ 18.30d [P3] 19.07˝ ~ 19.17˝ [P2]
Laindon 18/36˝ 19/22˝
Upminster 18/45 19/28˝
Barking 18/53 19/37
Woodgrange Park 18/55˝ ?
Forest Gate 18/58 [ML] 19/41˝
Stratford 19/01 19/44
Bethnal Green 19/05 19/47
Liverpool Street 19.08a ~ 19.14d 19.53˝ ~ 20.01 [P12]
Bethnal Green 19/17 20/04
Reading Lane Jn 19/20 ?
Dalston Kingsland ? 20.11˝ ~ 20.15˝
Dalston Jn 19/24 ?
Camden Road 19/30 20/21˝
Gospel Oak 19/36 20/24˝
Kensal Green Jn 19/47 ?
Willesden Junction HL 19/49 20.32˝ ~ 20.34
Mitre Bridge Jn 19/52 20/36˝
North Pole Jn 19/54 20/37˝
Kensington Olympia 19/56 20/40˝
Latchmere Jn 20/02 20/45
Longhedge Jn 20/04 20/49
Stewarts Lane Jn DIV 20/50
Victoria DIV 20.54 ~ 20.57
Factory Jn 20/10 21/02˝
Brixton 20/14 21/04˝
Herne Hill 20.15˝ ~ 20.16 21.06 ~ 21.06˝ [P3]
Beckenham Junction 20.24a ~ 20.32d 21.13˝ ~ 21.15˝
New Beckenham 20/34 21/17˝
Ladywell 20/39 ?
Parks Bridge Jn 20/40˝ [FL] ?
New Cross 20/43 [SL] 21/32˝
North Kent East Jn 20/44 ?
Spa Road 20/46 ?
London Bridge 20/48 21/29 [P3]
Borough Market Jn 20/49 ?
Cannon Street 20.51a ~ 21.06d 21.31 ~ 21.31˝ [P3]
Metropolitan Jn 21/09˝ 21/35˝
Waterloo East 21.11a ~ 21.12d 21.38 ~ 21.38˝ [PB]
Charing Cross 21.15a 21.41 [P4]


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