23rd January 1993

Badger Railtours
The Last Trad Jazz

EMU's Used 305412 (75473+61440+75525) + 305420 (75481+61448+75533)

Route : 1Z37 throughout

EMUs Route
305412 + 305420 London Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green - Carpenters Road Jn - Channelsea South Jn - High Meads Jn - Stratford FLT
305420 + 305412 Stratford FLT - High Meads Jn - Channelsea South Jn - Stratford - Loughton Branch Jn South - Copper Mill Jn - South Tottenham West Jn - South Tottenham East Jn - South Tottenham - Seven Sisters - Enfield Town
305412 + 305420 Enfield Town - Seven Sisters - Hackney Downs
305420 + 305412 Hackney Downs - Clapton Jn - Chingford Carriage Sidings [no. 9 road]
305412 + 305420 Chingford Carriage Sidings [no. 9 road] - Chingford Carriage Sidings [no. 4 road]
305420 + 305412 Chingford Carriage Sidings [no. 4 road] - Chingford
305412 + 305420 Chingford - Clapton Jn - Hackney Downs
305420 + 305412 Hackney Downs - Clapton Jn - Copper Mill Jn - Brimsdown - Cheshunt - Broxbourne - Broxbourne Jn - Hertford East Carriage Sidings
305420 + 305412 Hertford East Carriage Sidings (1)
305412 + 305420 Hertford East Carriage Sidings - Broxbourne Jn - Broxbourne - Broxbourne (sig BN31)
305420 + 305412 Broxbourne (sig BN31) - Broxbourne - Harlow Town - Bishops Stortford - Stansted Mountfichet - Stansted Airport
305412 + 305420 Stansted Airport - Stansted Mountfichet - Bishops Stortford - Bishops Stortford [carriage sidings - to stops]
305420 + 305412 Bishops Stortford [carriage sidings] - Bishops Stortford - Stansted - Audley End - Whittlesford - Shepreth Branch Jn - Down Goods Loop South - Cambridge (sig CA147) - No.1 Reception Road - Cambridge (sig CA703) - Down Goods Loop North - Ely Dock Jn - Down Goods Loop - Ely - Downham Market - Kings Lynn
305412 + 305420 Kings Lynn - Downham Market - Ely - Cambridge - Shepreth Branch Jn - Letchworth - Hitchin Up Yard - Hitchin - Stevenage - Hertford North - Alexandra Palace - Up Goods Line - Finsbury Park - Kings Cross
305420 + 305412 Kings Cross - Holloway Jn - (via Down Goods Line) - Finsbury Park - (via Slow "2" Line) - Hornsey Rev Line
305412 + 305420 Hornsey Rev Line - (via Ferme Park Flyover) - Finsbury Park - Canonbury Jn - Dalston Jn - Reading Lane Jn - Bethnal Green - London Liverpool Street

Notes :
(1) Hertford East - all three carriage sidings done (in order: 2, 3 & 1)! (i.e. station NOT done).

Source : Gary Thornton (on train throughout)

Photo Review


305412 at Enfield Town (photo: Gary Thornton)


305420 at the rear showing the tour headboard (photo: Gary Thornton)


A very unusual visitor to Kings Cross (photo: Gary Thornton)

Gary Thornton's tickets, the right-hand one being a souvenir ticket only.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Liverpool Street 08.10d 08.12
1.10 Bethnal Green 08/14 08/15
2.69 Bow Jn 08/17 08/18
3.50 Carpenters Road South Jn 08/20 08/21
4.01 Channelsea Jn 08/22 08/23
?.?? Stratford FLT 08.25 ~ 08.45 08.28 ~ 08.36
4.74 Stratford 08/50 [P12] 08/45 [P12]
5.36 Temple Mills East Jn 08/52 08/48
(via Arr/Dep Line)
6.79 Temple Mills West Jn 08/58 08/58
8.04 Coppermill North Jn 09/03 09/01
8.51 Tottenham South Jn 09/04 09/03
9.17 South Tottenham 09/07 09/06
9.40 Seven Sisters 09.09 ~ 09.11 09.08 ~ 09.12
13.12 Bury Street Jn 09/17 09/17
14.47
0.00		 Enfield Town 09.20 ~ 09.35 [P3] 09.21 ~ 09.37 [P3]
- Bush Hill Park 09p37a ~ 09p42d 09.39 ~ 09.44
- Bury Street Jn 09/43 09/45
- Seven Sisters 09/48 09/50
22.24 Hackney Downs 09.52 ~ 09.58 09.55 ~ 09.59
- Clapton Jn 10/01 10/04
- Chingford (sig CD43) 10*11 ~ 10*13 10.13 ~ 10.14
- Chingford (no.9 road) 10.16 ~ 10.20 10.17 ~ 10.25
- Chingford (no.4 road) 10.23 ~ 10.27 10.29 ~ 10.32
29.57 Chingford 10.30a ~ 10.48d [P3] 10.36 ~ 10.57 [P3]
- Highams Park 10p51a ~ 10p56d 11/00
- Clapton Jn 11/05 11/06
37.12 Hackney Downs 11.08a ~ 11.17 [P1] 11.09 ~ 11.16 [P1]
- Clapton Jn 11/20 11/19
- Coppermill North Jn 11/21 11/20
- Brimsdown 11/27 11/26
- Cheshunt 11/30 11/31
- Broxbourne 11/34 [Down Loop] 11/36
- Broxbourne Jn 11/36 11/38
- Ware 11/41 11/42
- Hertford East (sig H9 - Sig H11/H12) 11*44 ~ 11*50 ??/??
- Hertford East CS [no.2 siding] extra track 11.48 ~ 11.55
58.33 Hertford East CS [no.3 siding] 11.53 ~ 11.57 12.00 ~ 12.01
- Hertford East CS [no.1 siding] extra track 12.05 ~ 12.07
- Ware 12/03 12/11
- Broxbourne Jn 12/09 12/16
- Broxbourne 12*12 ~ 12*13 [Up Loop] 12.18 ~ 12.19 [Up Loop]
65.45 Broxbourne sig BN31 12*14a ~ 12*17d 12.21 ~ 12.21
- Broxbourne 12*18 ~ 12*22 [Down Loop] 12.22 ~ 12.24 [Down Loop]
- Harlow Town 12/30 [Down Loop] 12.30 ~ 12.33 [Down Loop]
- Bishops Stortford 12*39 ~ 12*40 [P1] 12.41 ~ 12.43 [P3]
- Stansted Mountfitchet 12/44 12/46
85.25 Stansted Airport 12.50 ~ 13.03 12.51 ~ 13.05
- Stansted Mountfitchet 13/08 13/09
- Bishops Stortford 13*13 ~ 13*15 [P3] 13.13 ~ 13.15 [P3]
92.16 Bishops Stortford 13.18 ~ 13.25 [Up Sidings] 13.18 ~ 13.21 [Up Sidings]
- Bishops Stortford 13*28 ~ 13*30 [P2] 13/28 [P2]
- Stansted 13/36 [Down Goods] 13/32 [Down Goods]
- Audley End [up platform] 13/46 13/46
- Whittlesford 13/54 [Down Goods] 13/55 [Down Goods]
- Shepreth Branch Jn 14/01 14/01
- Down Goods Loop South ? (on to it) 14/07
- Cambridge (sig CA147) 14*06 ~ 14*08 14.04 ~ 14.04
- No.1 Reception Road - (on to it) 14/07
- Cambridge (sig CA703) 14*11 ~ 14*13 14.08 ~ 14.10
- Down Goods Loop North 14/17 (on to it) 14/13
132.19 Ely Dock Jn 14/33 ?14/30?
- Down Goods Loop ? ?14/28?
- Ely 14*34 ~ 14*36 [P1] 14/31 [P1]
- Ely North Jn 14/39 14/34
- Littleport 14/44 14/39
- Downham Market 14/55 14/49
- Watlington 15/00 14/55
159.15 Kings Lynn 15.09 ~ 15.35 15.03 ~ 15.37 [P2]
- Watlington 15/43 15/45
- Downham Market 15/48 15/51
- Littleport 15/59 16/01
- Ely North Jn 16/06 16/06
- Ely 16*08 ~ 16*09 [P2] 16.09 ~ 16.09 [P2]
- Coldham Lane Jn 16/25 16/24
- Cambridge 16*27 ~ 16*36 [P4] 16.27 ~ 16.37 [P4]
- Shepreth Branch Jn 16/40 16/41
- Royston 16/55 16/55
- Letchworth 17/07  [Arr/Dep Line] 17/11  [Arr/Dep Line]
- Hitchin Up Yard ? (in to it) 17/20
- Hitchin 17*16 ~ 17*18 17.22 ~ 17.23
- Stevenage 17/22 17/29
- Langley Jn 17/24 17/30
- Hertford North 17.33 ~ 17.35 17.39 ~ 17.41
- Alexandra Palace 17/50 17/56
- Up Goods Line ? (on to it) 17/56
- Finsbury Park 17/55 18/01
- Holloway Jn 18/03 ?
259.68 Kings Cross 18.08 ~ 18.38 [P5] 18.08 ~ 18.41 [P1]
- Holloway Jn 18/42 18/45
- Down Goods Line ? (on to it) 18/45
- Finsbury Park 18/47 18/48
- Slow "2" Line ? (on to it) 18/48
263.72 Hornsey Rev. Line 18.51 ~ 18.58 18.52 ~ 18.56
- Ferme Park Flyover ? (on to it) 18/57
- Finsbury Park 19.09 ~ 19.11 19.01 ~ 19.05
- Canonbury Jn 19/15 19/09
- Dalston Jn 19/18 19/11
- Reading Lane Jn 19/22 19/15
- Bethnal Green 19/27 19/18
271.22 Liverpool Street 19.30a 19.21


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