15th May 1982

British Rail (Eastern)
The Joint Line Railtour

Locos Used 40077 & 46047
Stock Used 8 coaches (mark 1/2 mix)

Route : 1G19 throughout

Loco Route
46047 London Kings Cross - Alexandra Palace - Hertford North - Stevenage - Hitchin - Huntingdon - Peterborough
46047 Peterborough - Whittlesea - March West Jn - Whitemoor Jn - Grassmoor Jn - Cowbit - Spalding - Sleaford South Jn - (via station avoiding line) - Sleaford North Jn - Greetwell Jn - (via station avoiding line) - Boultham Jn - Pyewipe Jn - Sykes Jn - Gainsborough Lea Road - Trent Jn - Bessacarr Jn - Doncaster
40077 Doncaster - Bessacarr Jn - Trent Jn - Gainsborough Lea Road - Sykes Jn - Lincoln Central - Greetwell Jn - Sleaford North Jn - Sleaford - Sleaford South Jn - Cowbit - Grassmoor Jn - March - Ely - Cambridge - Audley End - Bishops Stortford - Broxbourne - Cheshunt - Tottenham South Jn - Hackney Downs - Bethnal Green - London Liverpool Street

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. John Harrup comments: This tour was, I seem to remember, very poorly patronised...possibly due to lack of advanced publicity.

Source : John Harrup

Photo Review
(all photos from John Harrup)


46047 brings the stock into Kings Cross at the start of the day.


40077 is made ready to leave Doncaster after taking over from 46047.


40077 during a photo-stop at Metheringham.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Harrup)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Kings Cross 08.15d [P1]
? Wood Green 08/24
19.48 Hertford North 08.42a ~ 08.43d
? Langley Jn 08/52
29.00 Stevenage 08.54a ~ 08.55d
33.29 Hitchin 09/03
? Sandy 09/12
? Huntingdon 09/22
77.64
0.00		 Peterborough 09.38 ~ 09.48
? Whittlesea 09/56
? March West Jn 10/07
? Whitemoor Jn 10/09
15.51 Grassmoor Jn 10c12 ~ 10c14
? Cowbit 10/34
?4.19 Spalding 10p40a ~ 11p00d
? Sleaford South Jn 11/24
? Sleaford North Jn 11/27
? Greetwell Jn 11/48
? Boultham Jn 11/54
? Pyewipe Jn 11/56
? Sykes Jn 12/06
87.83 Gainsborough Lea Road 12p16a ~ 12p26d
? Trent Jn's 12/28
? Bessacar Jn 12/48
107.50
0.00		 Doncaster 13L00a ~ 13L15d
? Bessacar Jn 13/22
? Trent Jn's 13/43
? Gainsborough Lea Road 13/45
? Sykes Jn 13/56
? Lincoln Central 14/08
? Greetwell Jn 14/11
?6.20 Metheringham 14p23a ~ 14p33d
? Sleaford North Jn 14/48
? Sleaford 14/53
? Spalding 15/18
? Cowbit 15/24
87.43 French Drove 15p32a ~ 15p42d
95.49 Grassmoor Jn 15c50 ~ 15c52
? March 15/55
? Ely North Jn 16/10½
? Ely 16/13
? Chesterton Jn 16/27
127.00 Cambridge 16.32a ~ 16.43d
? Shepreth Branch Jn 16/47
136.76 Great Chesterford 16p55a ~ 17p05d
? Audley End 17/11
? Elsenham 17/17
152.25 Bishops Stortford 17.23½ ~ 17.24½
? Broxbourne 17/39½
? Cheshunt 17/42½
? Brimsdown 17/46
? Tottenham South Jn 17/51
? Clapton Jn 17/52½
? Hackney Downs 17/55
? Bethnal Green 17/58½
182.52 Liverpool Street 18.08a


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