12th November 1960

R.C.T.S. (London Branch)
Great Eastern Suburban Rail Tour

Locos Used 68619 & 69687
Stock Used load 5

Route :

Loco(s) Route
68619 London Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green - Hackney Downs - Seven Sisters - Lower Edmonton - Enfield Town
68619 Enfield Town - Edmonton Jn - Angel Road - Tottenham Hale - Tottenham South Jn - Copper Mills Jn - Lea Bridge - Temple Mills East Jn - Channelsea Jn - Stratford - Chobham Farm Jn - Loughton Jn - Lea Bridge - Lea Bridge Jn - Hall Farm Jn - Walthamstow Wood Street
69687 + 68619 (2) Walthamstow Wood Street - Chingford
68619 Chingford - Hall Farm Jn - Clapton - Hackney Downs - London Liverpool Street

Notes :
(1) This forty mile tour used a five coach set, being run in memory of the former GE steam suburban services, which were about to be replaced by a full electric service.
(2) 69687 assisted from Walthamstow to Chingford due to falling boiler pressure on 68619.

Sources : David Hills & Gary Thornton (compiled from contemporary reports)

Photo Review


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


68619 at Enfield Town (photo: Alan Sainty Collection)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Terry Jackson)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Liverpool Street 14.00d
1.11 Bethnal Green 14/04
2.78 Hackney Downs 14/10
5.50 Seven Sisters 14/21
8.48 Lower Edmonton ??/??
10.55 Enfield Town 14.39a ~ 14.50d
12.39 Edmonton Jn 14/56
13.64 Angel Road 15/01
15.41 Tottenham 15/07
16.49 Copper Mill Jn ??/??
17.41 Lea Bridge ??/??
18.79 Temple Mills East Jn 15/16
19.64 Channelsea Jn 15/18
20.12 Stratford 15/21
20.55 Temple Mills East Jn 15/23
22.36 Lea Bridge ??/??
23.17 Hall Farm Jn 15/27
29.55 Chingford 15.47a ~ 16.13d
35.47 Clapton Jn 16/13
37.14 Hackney Downs 16/19
39.01 Bethnal Green 16/27
40.12 Liverpool Street 16.32a


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