24th~25th June 2016

Branch Line Society
Docklands Explorer

DLR Stock Used 53+85+43

Route :

DLR Route
53+85+43 Stratford International - Stratford Siding - Stratford High Street - Canning Town - Royal Victoria Siding
43+85+53 Royal Victoria Siding - Canning Town
53+85+43 Canning Town - London City Airport - King George V - Woolwich Arsenal
43+85+53 Woolwich Arsenal - Canning Town - Poplar - West India Quay - Canary Wharf - Crossharbour - Mudchute
53+85+43 Mudchute - Canary Wharf - West India Quay - Westferry - Bank - Bank Headshunt
43+85+53 Bank Headshunt - Bank - Westferry - West India Quay - Canary Wharf - Crossharbour - Crossharbour Turnback Siding
53+85+43 Crossharbour Turnback Siding - Crossharbour - Canary Wharf - West India Quay - Westferry - Shadwell - Royal Mint St Jn - Tower Gateway Siding
43+85+53 Tower Gateway Siding - Royal Mint St Jn - Shadwell
53+85+43 Shadwell - Royal Mint St Jn - Tower Gateway
43+85+53 Tower Gateway - Royal Mint St Jn - Shadwell - Poplar - All Saints
53+85+43 All Saints - Poplar Depot C.W. - Poplar - Delta North Curve Facing Crossover - Westferry
43+85+53 Westferry - Delta North Curve - Poplar - All Saints - Bow Church
53+85+43 Bow Church - All Saints - Poplar
43+85+53 Poplar - Blackwall Crossover - Blackwall - Custom House
53+85+43 Custom House - Royal Victoria
43+85+53 Royal Victoria - Custom House - Prince Regent
53+85+43 Prince Regent - Royal Victoria - Canning Town
43+85+53 Canning Town - Royal Albert - Gallions Reach - Beckton
53+85+43 Beckton - Beckton Depot North Jn - Beckton Depot (Line 'W' - CW1 - Line 'AB') - Beckton Depot South Jn
43+85+53 Beckton Depot South Jn - Beckton Depot Line 'AB'
53+85+43 Beckton Depot Line 'AB' - Beckton Depot South Jn - Gallions Reach
43+85+53 Gallions Reach - Beckton Depot South Jn - Beckton Depot Line 'AB'
53+85+43 Beckton Depot Line 'AB' - Gallions Reach - Royal Victoria - Canning Town - Stratford High Street - Stratford Siding - Stratford - Stratford International

Notes: 
(1) Charity Railtour raising funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care, Whizz Kidz and St Josephs Hospice.

Sources : Alan Sheppard & Colin Ward (both on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard & Colin Ward)

Location Booked Actual
Stratford International 21+53 ~ 22.25d [P2] 21+51 ~ 22.26d [P2]
Stratford ? [P17] 22/28 [P17]
Stratford Siding ? [Centre Sdg] 22/29 [Centre Sdg]
Stratford High Street ? [P1] 22.30½ ~ 22.31 [P1]
Canning Town ? [P1] 22/35 [P1]
Royal Victoria Siding 22.40 ~ 22.55 [Sdg] 22.37~ 22.55 [Sdg]
Canning Town 22.57 ~ 23.00 [P1] 22.56½ ~ 22.59 [P1]
London City Airport 23.05 ~ 23.07 [P1] 23.05 ~ 23.05½ [P1]
King George V Facing X-Over ? 23.07 ~ 23.09 [Dn-Up]
King George V Trailing X-Over ? 23/12 [Up-Dn]
King George V 23/09 [P1] 23.13 ~ 23.14½ [P1]
Woolwich Arsenal 23.13 ~ 23.16 [P3] 23.17½ ~ 23.23 [P3]
King George V ? [P2] 23/26 [P2]
London City Airport ? [P2] 23/27 [P2]
Canning Town 23/26 [P4] 23/33 [P4]
Poplar East ? [WB-SB] 23.36 ~ 23.36½ [WB-SB]
Poplar 23/32 [P3] 23/37½ [P3]
West India Quay 23/34 [P2] 23.38½ ~ 23.41½ [P2]
Canary Wharf 23/35 [P1/2] 23/42½ [P1/2]
Crossharbour 23.38 ~ 23.40 [P1] 23/47 [P1]
Mudchute 23.42~ 23.53 [P3] 23.49 ~ 23.55 [P3]
Crossharbour ? [P2] 23/56 [P2]
Canary Wharf 23/57 [P5/6] 23.59 ~ 23.59½ [P5/6]
West India Quay 23/58 [P3] 00.00 ~ 00.00½ [P3]
Westferry 00/03 [P2] 00.02 ~ 00.02½ [P2]
Bank 00/11 [P10] 00.11 ~ 00.12 [P10]
Bank Headshunt ? [Headshunt] 00.13 ~ 00.13½ [Headshunt]
Bank 00/15 [P9] 00.14 ~ 00.14½ [P9]
Westferry 00/22 [P1] 00.21½ ~ 00.22 [P1]
West India Quay 00/23 [P2] 00.23 ~ 00.24½ [P2]
Canary Wharf 00/24 [P3/4] 00.25 ~ 00.26 [P3/4]
Crossharbour 00/27 [P1] 00.29 ~ 00.29½ [P1]
Crossharbour Turnback Sdg 00.29 ~ 00.50 00.30½ ~ 00.49 [TB]
Crossharbour 00/52 [P2] 00.49½ ~ 00.50 [P2]
Canary Wharf 00.57 ~ 01.00 [P3/4] 00.53 ~ 00.58½ [P3/4]
West India Quay 01.03 [P3] 00.59½ ~ 01.00 [P3]
Westferry 01.05 [P2] 01.01½ ~ 01.02 [P2]
Shadwell 01.10 [P2] 01.05 ~ 01.05½ [P2]
Royal Mint Street Jn 01/15 [WB-EB] ? [WB-EB Facing X-Over]
Tower Gateway Siding 01.18 ~ 01.30 [Sdg] 01.09 ~ 01.18½ [Sdg]
Shadwell 01.35 ~ 01.42 [P1] 01.21 ~ 01.22 [P1]
Shadwell Crossover ? 01/22½ [EB-WB]
Royal Mint Street Jn ? ? [WB-EB Facing X-Over]
Royal Mint Street West X-O ? ? [EB-WB Trailing X-Over]
Tower Gateway 01.47a ~ 02.20d [P1/2] 01.25a ~ 02.14d [P1/2]
Royal Mint Street Jn East X-O ? 02/14½ [WB-EB Trailing X-Over]
Westferry ? [P1] 02/18 [P1]
Poplar 02/30 [P1] 02.19½ ~ 02.34 [P1] [EB-NB-SB]
All Saints 02.38 ~ 02.45 [P2] 02.36 ~ 02.53 [P2]
Poplar Depot ? 02.55 ~ 03.02 [CW]
Poplar 02.55 ~ 03.02 [P4] [NB-SB-WB] 03.04½ ~ 03.13½ [P4]
Delta Jn Sig.TS254 03.04 ~ 03.14½ ~ 03.20
Westferry DIV 03.21 ~ 03.23 [P1]
Delta Jn Sig.TS254 ~ 03.11 03/23½
Poplar 03/15 [P1] 03.24½ ~ 03.29 [P1] [EB-NB]
All Saints Crossover ? ? [NB-SB]
All Saints ? 03/30½ [P2] [SB]
Devons Road ? 03/32½ [P2] [SB]
Bow Church Crossover ? 03/33 [SB-NB]
Bow Church 03.21 ~ 03.28 [P1] 03.33½ ~ 03.35½ [P1]
All Saints ? 03/38 [P1] [NB]
Poplar 03.36 ~ 03.40 [P2] 03.39½ ~ 03.43½ [P2] [NB-SB-WB]
Blackwall Crossover ? [WB-EB] 03/45 [WB-EB]
Blackwall 03/43 [P1] 03.45½ ~ 03.47 [P1]
Canning Town ? [P3] 03/48½ [P3]
Royal Victoia ? [P1] 03/50 [P1]
Custom House 03.49 ~ 03.56 [P3] 03.51 ~ 03.52½ [P3]
Royal Victoria 03.59 ~ 04.06 [P2] 03.53½ ~ 03.55 [P2]
Custom House 04/08 [P4] 03.56 ~ 03.57½ [P4]
Custom House Scissors ? [WB-EB] 03/58 [WB-EB]
Prince Regent 04.10 ~ 04.17 [P1] 03.58½ ~ 04.00 [P1]
Custom House ? [P3] 04/01 [P3]
Royal Victoria 04/20 [P1] 04.01½ ~ 04.02½ [P1]
Canning Town Flyover X-Over ? [EB-WB] 04/04 [EB-WB]
Canning Town 04.22 ~ 04.29 [P4] 04.04½ ~ 04.06½ [P4]
Royal Victoria ? [P2] 04/08 [P2]
Royal Albert 04/34 [P2] 04.10½ ~ 04.12 [P2]
Gallions Reach 04/41 [P2] 04/14½ [P2]
Beckton 04.49a ~ 05.40d [P2] 04.16½a ~ 05.39d [P2] [WB-EB-Tunnel-EB-WB]
Beckton Depot North Jn ? 05.41 ~ 05.46½
Beckton Depot ? ? [W] [CW1] [LC] [Sdg AB]
Beckton Depot South Jn ? 05.51 ~ 05.55
Beckton Depot ? [TVA3] 05.56 ~ 05.58½ [Sdg AB]
Beckton Depot South Jn 06.00 ~ 06.06 06.00 ~ 06.06 [WB-EB]
Gallions Reach 06.08 ~ 06.10 [P1] 06.07½ ~ 06.08½ [P1]
Beckton South Jn ? [Sig.RC70] 06.09½ ~ 06.12
Beckton Depot 07.00 ~ 07.06 [TVA3] 06.14 ~ 06.28 [Sdg AB] [Sig.RC74]
Beckton Depot South Jn ? 06.30 ~ 06.36
Gallions Reach 07/08 [P2] 06.37 ~ 06.38 [P2]
Royal Albert ? [P2] 06/41½ [P2]
Prince Regent ? [P2] 06/43½ [P2]
Custom House ? [P4] 06/44½ [P4]
Royal Victoia 07/17 [P2] 06.46½ ~ 06.49½ [P2]
Canning Town 07/22 [P2] 06.52½ ~ 06.53 [P2]
Stratford High Street 07/28 [P2] 06.58 ~ 06.59 [P2]
Stratford Siding ? [Centre Sdg] 07/00 [Centre Sdg]
Stratford ? [P16] 07.01½ ~ 07.02½ [P16] [NB-SB]
Stratford International 07.32a [P2] 07.05a [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Beckton Depot 21.29d [TVA2/3]   08.20a [TVA]
Gallions Reach ?   08.16 [P1]
Royal Victoria 21.39 [P2]   08.07 [P1]
Canning Town ?   08.05 [P1] [r39]
Stratford International 21.53a [P2]   07.54d [P2] [r1]


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