19th June 1982

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Witchfinder General

DMU's Used (8) sets L423, L410 & L405 (51361+59513+51399, 51345+59549+51387 & 51381+59491+51340)

Route : 1Z25 throughout

DMU Route
as listed Watford Junction - Wembley Central - Willesden No.6 - Up City Goods Line - Kensal Green Jn - Gospel Oak - Camden Town - Highbury & Islington - Stratford - Barking - Ripple Lane Goods Line - Tilbury West Jn - Tilbury East Jn - Thames Haven Yard (1)
as listed Thames Haven Yard - Tilbury East Jn - Tilbury West Jn - Ripple Lane Goods Line - Barking - London Fenchurch Street
as listed London Fenchurch Street - Bow Jn - Stratford - Ilford Down Passenger Avoiding Line - Shenfield - Colchester Down Goods Line - Manningtree - Harwich Town Train Ferry Terminal (2)
as listed Harwich Town Train Ferry Terminal - Manningtree North Jn - Ipswich - Westerfield - Felixstowe Beach Jn - Felixstowe Docks Branch (level crossing before the FLT) (3)
as listed Felixstowe Docks Branch - Felixstowe Beach Jn - Westerfield
as listed Westerfield - Saxmundham - Sizewell (4)
as listed Sizewell - Saxmundham - Westerfield - Ipswich Yard - Ipswich Docks (West Bank) (5)
as listed Ipswich Docks (West Bank) - Ipswich Yard
as listed Ipswich Yard - Ipswich - Halifax Jn
as listed Halifax Jn - Griffin Wharf
as listed Griffin Wharf - Halifax Jn - Manningtree - Colchester (6) - Shenfield - Ilford (7) - Manor Park Up Goods Independent - Stratford - Channelsea Jns - High Meads Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - Coppermill North Jn - Tottenham South Jn - South Tottenham - Upper Holloway - Gospel Oak - Kensal Green Jn - Down City Goods Line - Willesden No.6 - Wembley Central - Watford Junction

Notes :
(1) To about 100 yard short of end of line.
(2) To final level crossing before link span.
(3) Was also booked to visit Felixtowe Docks, but did not.
(4) To end of line.
(5) To Stoke Bridge level crossing.
(6) Originally uploaded as Colchester Up Goods.
(7) Originally uploaded as Ilford Up Passenger Avoiding Line.
 (8) The DMU formation was originally uploaded as L403 (51336+59488+51378) + L410 (51345+59497+51387) + L423 (51???+59513+51403) however the photo below cast doubt on this being correct and also LASERman pointed out that 51403 was cut up in February 1982 after sustaining accident damage (51399 replaced it) and at that time 59549 was a temporary replacement in set L410. The vehicle numbers now uploaded above are as recorded on the day by LASERman.


Set 405 leads the train at Leiston (for Sizewell PS) (photo:  Bob Mitchell)
LASERman comments: To the left of the train in the field was the Sports
and Social Centre where a wedding reception was taking place which the
 the arrival of the train rather disrupted as a great deal of interest in the
train was shown by the guests.

Sources : Andy Pullar, David Russell, Kevin Driscoll, Chris Wall & LASERman

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll, Ian Umpleby & LASERman)

Miles Location Booked Actual
0.00 Watford Junction 07.45d 07.45
6.25 Harrow & Wealdstone ??.??a ~ 07.53d 07.57 ~ 07.57½
9.50 Wembley Central ??.??a ~ 07.59d 08.02½ ~ 08.04
12.25 Willesden No.6 08.04 ~ 08.06 08.07½ ~ 08.13
12.75 Kensal Green Jn 08/11 08/17½
17.75 Camden Road Jn 08/21 08/28½
19.50 Highbury & Islington ??.??a ~ 08.26d ?08.32 ~ 08.34½
20.75 Dalston Western Jn 08/29 08/37½
23.00 Victoria Park 08/35 08/42
24.00 Channelsea Jn 08/38 08/44½
24.50 Stratford 08.41a ~ 08.43d 08.47½ ~ 08.55
25.75 Forest Gate Jn 08/47 09/03
26.75 Woodgrange Park 08/49 09/04½
28.25 Barking 08/52 09/08
31.25 Dagenham Dock 09/00 09/17½
33.25 Rainham 09/04 09/19½
40.50 Grays 09/12 09/39½
43.25 Tilbury West Jn 09/16 09/42
43.50 Tilbury East Jn 09/25 09/42½
47.25 Thames Haven Jn 09/40 09/51
50.75 Thames Haven 09.55 ~ 10.07 10.02½ ~ 10.14½
54.25 Thames Haven Jn 10/22 10/24½
58.00 Tilbury East Jn 10/30 10/32½
58.25 Tilbury West Jn 10/31 10/34½
61.00 Grays 10/34 10/37
68.25 Rainham 10/41 10/46½
70.25 Dagenham Dock 10/45 10/49½
73.25 Barking 10/53 11/00½
79.00 Stepney East 11/03 11/09
80.75 Fenchurch Street 11.07a ~ 11.15d 11.13½ ~ 11.22
82.50 Stepney East 11/19 11/26
83.50 Gas Factory Jn 11/21 11/28
84.00 Bow Jn 11/25 11/30
84.25 Stratford 11/27 11.32½ ~ 11.35
88.75 Ilford 11/33 11/42
95.00 Gidea Park 11/49 11/50½
101.75 Shenfield 11/59 12c02 ~ 12c02½
110.75 Chelmsford 12/10 12/16
120.00 Witham 12/20 12/25½
128.25 Marks Tey 12/28 12/32½
132.25 Colchester Goods Lines 12/35 12/40½
141.00 Manningtree  12/44 12.52½ ~ 13.00
150.50 Parkeston Quay 12/58 13.18½ ~ 13.20
152.50 Harwich Town Ferry Terminal ??.??a ~ 13.16d 13.27 ~ 13.32½
154.50 Parkeston Quay 13/22 13/40½
164.00 Manningtree North Jn 13/36 13/53½
173.00 Ipswich 13.47a ~ 14.25d 14.06½ ~ 14.31
176.50 Westerfield 14/31 14/38
179.00 Derby Road 14/35 14.43 ~ 15.00
187.00 Trimley 14/45 15/11
189.50 Felixstowe Beach Creek Sdgs. 14/50 15.17½ ~ 15.24
n/a Felixstowe Docks 14.55 ~ 15.07 DIV
n/a Felixstowe Beach Creek Sdgs. 15.12 ~ 15.18 DIV
190.00 Felixstowe Freightliner Terminal 15.23 ~ 15.35 15.25½ ~ 15.37
190.50 Felixstowe Beach Creek Sdgs. 15/40 15.38 ~ 15.39
193.00 Trimley 15/45 15.46 ~ 15.50½
201.00 Derby Road 15/55 16.03½
203.50 Westerfield 16.00 ~ 16.05 16.15 ~ 16.18½
210.25 Woodbridge 16/14 16/28
232.25 Saxmundham 16.30 ~ 16.32 16.43 ~ 16.49½
232.75 Saxmundham Jn 16.37 ~ 16.45 16.51 ~ 16.57½
237.25 Sizewell Power Station 17.28 ~ 17.40 17.28½ ~ 17.43
241.75 Saxmundham Jn 18/28 18.18 ~ 18.24
242.25 Saxmundham 18/31 18.25 ~ 18.26½
264.25 Woodbridge 18/47 18/45
271.00 Westerfield 18/55 18/54
274.25 Ipswich Yard 19/05 19/00
274.75 Ipswich Docks 19.23 ~ 19.35 19.08 ~ 19.37½
275.25 Ipswich Yard 19.50 ~ 19.53 19.43½ ~ 19.48
275.75 Ipswich 19/58 19.51 ~ 19.57
276.50 Halifax Jn 20.01 ~ 20.06 19.59½ ~ 20.03½
277.00 Griffin Wharf 20.13 ~ 20.25 20.14½ ~ 20.28
277.50 Halifax Jn 20/33 20/34
286.00 Manningtree 20/45 20/45
293.75 Colchester 20/53 [Goods Lines] 20.58½ ~ 20.59
298.75 Marks Tey 21/02 21/08
307.00 Witham 21/11 21/15½
315.75 Chelmsford 21.19a ~ ??.??d 21.28½ ~ 21.30
325.25 Shenfield 21/32 21/41
332.00 Gidea Park 21/39 21/47½
338.25 Ilford 21/47 [Up Independent Line] 21/54½
341.25 Forest Gate Jn 21/57 21/59½
341.50 Stratford 22.01a ~ 22.03d 22.04 ~ 22.04
342.00 Channelsea Jn 22/05 22/17½
342.75 Temple Mills Jn 22/07 22/20
346.00 Tottenham South Jn 22/14 22/27
346.50 South Tottenham 22/18 22/29
349.50 Upper Holloway 22/24 22/36
350.50 Gospel Oak 22/29 22/40
352.25 West Hampstead 22.34a ~ ??.??d 22.45 ~ 22.48
354.50 Kensal Green Jn 22/42 22/55
355.00 Willesden No.6 22*47 ~ 22*49 22.57½ ~ 23.13
357.75 Wembley Central 22.55a ~ ??.??d 23.20 ~ 23.20½
361.00 Harrow & Wealdstone 23.02a ~ ??.??d 23.27
367.25 Watford Junction 23.10a 23.40


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