14th January 1995

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Brown Cow

Locos Used D9523, 37376 & 47820 & steam : "Kriegslok" Ty2-7173
Stock Used 4915+4986+5023+4998+13318+21266+1853+4999+4959+5007+4977

Route : 1Z36 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47820 (1) Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Hitchin - Royston - Cambridge (sig CA179) - Ely Dock Jn - Ely North Jn - March East Jn - Whitemoor Jn - Wisbech Sidings
37376 (2) Wisbech Sidings - Whitemoor Jn - March West Jn - Whittlesea - Peterborough
47820 Peterborough - Fletton Jn - Orton Mere
Ty2-7173 Orton Mere - Wansford
D9523 (3) Wansford - Yarwell Mill
Ty2-7173 (4) Yarwell Mill - Wansford - Orton Mere
47820 Orton Mere - Fletton Jn - Peterborough - Peterborough West Yard
47820 Peterborough West Yard - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) 37376 on rear from Cambridge signal CA179.
(2) 47820 on rear.
(3) Ty2-7173 on rear.
(4) D9523 on rear to Wansford.


47820 after running round at Peterborough and before heading to the NVR
(photo : Gary Thornton)


47820 handing over to Ty2-7173 at Orton Mere.
(photo : Gary Thornton)

Sources : Gary Thornrton (on train throughout) & Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard & Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 London Kings Cross 08.32d 08.34   18.35a 18.30 214.09
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/36 08/39   18.25 18/26 211.48
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/38 08/40   18/23 18/24 209.11
12.57 Potters Bar 08.46a ~ 08.48d 08.49 ~ 08.50   18.12a ~ 18.14d 18.16 ~ 18.17 201.32
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/55 08/58   18/06 18/09 193.64
23.73 Woolmer Green Jn 08/58 09/01   18/03 18/06 190.16
27.45 Stevenage 09.04a ~ 09.07d 09.04 ~ 09.07   17.57a ~ 17.59d 18.00 ~ 18.01 186.44
31.74 Hitchin 09/14 09/15   17/52 17/55 182.15

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
34.50 Letchworth 09/17 09/19
44.72 Royston 09/27 09/28
55.26 Shepreth Branch Jn 09/43 09/38
55.75
Cambridge (Dn.Goods)
Sig. CA179
09L48 ~ 09L58 09L45 ~ 09L59
58.74 Coldham Lane Jn 10/00 10/03
72.22 Ely Dock Jn 10/13 10/17
74.15 Ely North Jn 10/14 10/19
88.10 March East Jn 10.35 cc 10.36 10.36 ~ 10.38
88.34 Whitemoor Jn 10.38 t 10.39 10/40
95.76 Wisbech Sidings 11.30 ~ 11.49 11.50 ~ 11.59
103.38 Whitemoor Jn 12.40 t 12.41 12/52
103.51 March West Jn 12/44 12/53
112.15 Whittlesea 12/54 13/06
118.20 Peterborough East Jn 13/05 13/12
118.24 Peterborough [P5] 13L10 ~ 13L25 13L13 ~ 13L26
119.51 Fletton Jn 13/30 13/30
121.31 Orton Mere 13L45 ~ 14L00 13L42 ~ 14L01
126.13 Wansford 14L20 ~ 15L30 14L18 ~ 15L33
127.29 Yarwell Mill 15.34 ~ 15.38 15.40 ~ 15.42
128.45 Wansford 15L42 ~ 15L45 15L50 ~ 15L52
133.27 Orton Mere 16L05 ~ 16L20 16L06 ~ 16L28
135.07 Fletton Jn 16/35 16/38
136.34 Peterborough [P4] 16.38a ~ 16.43d 16.42 ~ 16.45
137.07 Peterborough West Yard 16.48 RR 17.03 16.49 RR 17.17
137.60 Peterborough [P2] 17.08a ~ 17.10d 17.19 ~ 17.20
155.19 Huntingdon 17/28 17/37
169.79 Sandy 17/38 17/47


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