16th October 2019
UK Railtours
The Fenland Meanderer
| Locos Used (2) | 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot' & 47853 |
| Stock Used | 6311+3125+3148+80044+3122+3100+3348+17159+3344+1203+5991 |
Route :
1Z37 : London Kings Cross to Ely
1Z39 : Ely to London Kings Cross
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 47810 (1) | London Kings Cross - Finsbury Park - Potters Bar - Stevenage - Hitchin - Letchworth - Royston - Shepreth Branch Jn - Cambridge - Ely - March - Peterborough - Spalding - Sleaford South Jn - Sleaford North Jn - Metheringham - Lincoln Central - Swinderby - Newark North Gate - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross |
Notes :
(1) 47853 on rear.
(2) 47810 running as D1924. 47853 running as 47614.
Source : Doug Lindsay (on the tour throughout)
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Doug Lindsay &
Open
Rail Live Railway Data)
| M.C | Location | Booked | Actual |
| 0.00 | London Kings Cross | 09.30d [P8] [D] | 09.30 |
| ? | Belle Isle | 09/32 [DS] | 09/32 |
| ? | Holloway South Jn | 09/34 [DS] | 09/34 |
| 2.41 | Finsbury Park | 09/36 [P7] [DS] | 09/35 |
| 4.78 | Alexandra Palace | 09/42 [P3] [DS] | 09/40 |
| 12.57 | Potters Bar | 09.57a ~ 10.00d [P4] [DS] | 09.56 ~ 09.59 |
| 20.25 | Welwyn Garden City | 10.09a ~ 10.11d [P3] [DS] | 10.08 ~ ? |
| ? | Digswell Jn | 10/12½ | 10/13 |
| 23.73 | Woolmer Green Jn | 10/14½ [DS] | 10/16 |
| 27.45 | Stevenage | 10/27 [P4] [DS] | 10/20 |
| 31.74 | Hitchin | 10/33 [P2] [DCF] | 10/27 |
| 33.21 | Hitchin East Jn Sig.K941 | 10*37 ~ 10*52 | ? |
| 34.50 | Letchworth | 10/55 [P2] | 10/54 |
| 44.72 | Royston | 11/09 [P2] | 11/07 |
| 50.77 | Foxton | 11/18 [P2] | 11/16 |
| 55.26 | Shepreth Branch Jn | 11/26 | 11/22 |
| 57.75 | Cambridge | 11/31 [P4] | 11/31 |
| 58.74 | Coldham Lane Jn | 11*34 ~ 11*44 [DGL] | ? ~ 11.43 |
| ? | Cambridge North | 11/46 [P2] | 11/47 |
| 72.22 | Ely Dock Jn | 11/59 | ? |
| 72.53 | Ely | 12.01a [P1] ~ 15.08d [P1] | 12.02 ~ 15.08 |
| 74.15 | Ely North Jn | 15/11 | 15/11 |
| 88.19 | March | 15/25 [P1] | 15/25 |
| 97.04 | Whittlesea | 15/34 | 15/35 |
| ? | Peterborough East Jn | 15/43½ | 15/47 |
| 103.13 | Peterborough | 15c47 ~ 15c55 [P5] [DF] | 15.50 ~ 15.59 |
| 106.18 | Werrington Jn | 16/00 | 16/06 |
| 119.61 | Spalding | 16/18 | 16/20 |
| 137.48 | Sleaford South Jn | 16/41 [DA] | 16/39 |
| 139.03 | Sleaford North Jn | 16/43 | 16/43 |
| 148.38 | Metheringham | 16/54 | 16/53 |
| ? | Pelham Street Jn | 17/07 | ? |
| 157.76 | Lincoln Central | 17/08 [DM] | 17/05 |
| ? | West Holmes Jn | 17/10 | 17/07 |
| ? | Boultham Jn | 17/11 | 17/08 |
| 166.67 | Swinderby | 17/22 | 17/18 |
| 173.60 | Newark Crossing East Jn | 17/36 | 17/32 |
| 174.31 | Newark North Gate | 17*38 ~ 17*48 [UGL] | 17.36 ~ 17.50 |
| 179.12 | Claypole Loop | 17*54 ~ 18*08 | 17/58? |
| 189.01 | Grantham | 18/17 [P1] | 18/07 |
| 194.58 | Stoke Jn | 18/22½ [US] | 18/11 |
| 209.55 | Tallington Jn | 18/34½ [US] | 18/26 |
| ? | Helpston Jn | ? | ? |
| ? | Werrington Jn | ? | ? |
| 218.10 | Peterborough | 18/42½ [P1] | 18/45? |
| 219.37 | Fletton Jn | 18/45 [UF] | 18/47 |
| ? | Conington South Jn | 18/52½ | 18/55 |
| 227.36 | Conington Loop | 18*55 ~ 19*10 [US] | ? |
| 235.49 | Huntingdon | 19/19 [P2] [US] | 19/27 |
| 250.29 | Sandy | 19/35 [P1] [US] | 19/40 |
| ? | Biggleswade | 19/38 [P1] [US] | 19/42 |
| 262.45 | Hitchin | 19/48 [P1] [US] | 19/51 |
| 266.74 | Stevenage | 19/53 [P1] [US] | 19/55 |
| 270.46 | Woolmer Green Jn | 19/56½ | 20/01 |
| ? | Digswell Jn | 19/58½ [US] | 20/04 |
| 274.14 | Welwyn Garden City | 20.01a ~ 20.04d [P2] [US] | 20.06 ~ 20.08 |
| 281.62 | Potters Bar | 20.15a ~ 20.18d [P1] [US] | 20.21 ~ 20.22 |
| 289.41 | Alexandra Palace | 20/28½ [P2] [US1] | 20/34 |
| 291.78 | Finsbury Park | 20/34½ [P4] [UF] | 20/38 |
| ? | Holloway South Jn | 20/35½ [US] | 20/41 |
| ? | Belle Isle | 20/38 [C] | 20/42 |
| 294.39 | London Kings Cross | 20.40a [P6] | 20.45 |
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Associated E.C.S. Workings
5Z37 : (47853 with 47810 on rear) : Crewe to London Kings Cross
| Location | Booked (out) |
| Crewe Headshunt | 02.33d |
| Gresty Lane Sig.GL37 | 02.34 ~ 02.35 |
| Crewe Gresty Lane | 02/38 |
| Gresty Green Up Loop | 02.42 ~ 02.57 |
| Crewe Gresty Lane | 03/01 |
| Crewe | 03.08 ~ 03.24 |
| Basford Hall Jn | 03/31 |
| Madeley | 03/38 |
| Little Bridgeford Jn | 03/54 |
| Stafford | 03/59 |
| Trent Valley Jn | 04/00 |
| Whitehouse Jn | 04/03 |
| Colwich | 04/06 |
| Rugeley North Jn | 04/09 |
| Lichfield North Jn | 04/16 |
| Amington Jn | 04/22 |
| Nuneaton | 04/33 |
| Hinckley | 04/39 |
| Croft | 04/44 |
| Wigston North Jn | 04/53 |
| Leicester | 04*58 ~ 05*03 |
| Syston South Jn | 05/09 |
| Syston East Jn | 05/11 |
| Frisby-on-the-Wreake | 05/17 |
| Melton Mowbray | 05/22 |
| Whissendine LC | 05/30 |
| Ashwell LC | 05/33 |
| Langham Jn | 05/35 |
| Oakham | 05/36 |
| Manton Jn | 05/40 |
| Luffenham | 05/44 |
| Ketton SB | 05/47 |
| Uffington SB | 05/55 |
| Helpston Jn | 06/03 |
| New England North Jn | 06/07 |
| Peterborough | 06c14 ~ 06c17 |
| Fletton Jn | 06*20 ~ 06*30 |
| Conington South Jn | 06/39 |
| Conington Loop | 06*42 ~ 06*54 |
| Huntingdon | 07/04 |
| Sandy | 07/21 |
| Biggleswade | 07/25 |
| Hitchin | 07/37 |
| Stevenage | 07/43 |
| Langley Jn | 07/44 |
| Bragbury Jn | 07/50 |
| Molewood Jn | 07/55 |
| Hertford North | 07/57 |
| Gordon Hill | 08/06 |
| Alexandra Palace | 08*21 ~ 08*59 |
| Finsbury Park | 09/04 |
| Holloway South Jn | 09/05 |
| Belle Isle | 09/08 |
| London Kings Cross | 09.10a [P8] |
5Z38 : (47853 with 47810 on rear) : Ely to Ely Reception
5Z39 : (47810 with 47853 on rear) : Ely Reception to Ely
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Ely | 12.10d [P1] | 14.59a [P1] |
| Ely Reception | 12.13a | 14.56d |
5Z40 : (47853 with 47810 on rear) : London Kings Cross to Crewe
| Location | Booked (rtn) |
| London Kings Cross | 20.57d [P6] |
| Belle Isle | 20/59 |
| Holloway South Jn | 21/01 |
| Finsbury Park | 21/05 |
| Alexandra Palace | 21/12 |
| Potters Bar | 21/28 |
| Welwyn Garden City | 21/41 |
| Digswell Jn | 21/42 |
| Woolmer Green Jn | 21/44 |
| Stevenage | 21/49 |
| Hitchin | 21/56 |
| Biggleswade | 22/07 |
| Sandy | 22/11 |
| Huntingdon | 22/24 |
| Holme Jn | 22/34 |
| Fletton Jn | 22/39 |
| Peterborough | 22c42 ~ 22c45 |
| Helpston Jn | 22/52 |
| Uffington SB | 22/57 |
| Ketton SB | 23/03 |
| Luffenham | 23/06 |
| Manton Jn | 23/10 |
| Oakham | 23/13 |
| Langham Jn | 23/14 |
| Ashwell LC | 23/16 |
| Whissendine LC | 23/18 |
| Melton Mowbray | 23/23 |
| Frisby-on-the-Wreake | 23/27 |
| Syston East Jn | 23/33 |
| Syston North Jn | 23/34 |
| Sileby Jn | 23/38 |
| Loughborough | 23/44 |
| East Midlands Parkway | 23/55 |
| Trent South Jn | 23/57 |
| Sheet Stores Jn | 23/58 |
| Castle Donington | 00/14 |
| Stenson Jn | 00/29 |
| North Stafford Jn | 00/30 |
| Clay Mills Jn | 00/34 |
| Burton-on-Trent | 00/38 |
| Wichnor Jn | 00/44 |
| Alrewas LC | 00/47 |
| Lichfield Trent Valley Jn | 00/55 |
| Lichfield Trent Valley LL | 00/58 |
| Lichfield Trent North Jn | 01/00 |
| Lichfield North Jn | 01/12 |
| Colwich | 01/20 |
| Milford & Brocton | 01/23 |
| Trent Valley Jn | 01/30 |
| Stafford | 01/32 |
| Searchlight Lane Jn | 01/39 |
| Madeley | 01/49 |
| Basford Hall Jn | 01/57 |
| Crewe | 02.01 ~ 02.16 |
| Crewe Gresty Lane | 02/18 |
| Gresty Green Up Loop | 02.22 ~ 02.37 |
| Crewe Gresty Lane | 02/41 |
| Crewe Headshunt. | 02.47a |