30th October 2004

One
Anglian Class 86 Farewell

Locos Used 86235 'Crown Point' & 86246 'Royal Anglian Regiment'
Stock Used 9709+6827+6818+6036+5836+6152+1219+3399+3368+3336

Route:
[1G71 : Norwich to Liverpool Street] (4)
1G72 : Liverpool Street to Cambridge
1G73 : Cambridge to Liverpool Street
1G74 : Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria
1G75 : Southend Victoria to Clacton
1G76 : Clacton to Harwich International
1G78 : Harwich International to Norwich
1G77 : Norwich to Liverpool Street
[1G80 : Liverpool Street to Norwich] (4)

Loco(s) Route
86246 (1) (4) Norwich - Diss - Ipswich - Manningtree - Colchester - Chelmsford - Ilford - Stratford - London Liverpool Street (4)
86235 (2) London Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green - Hackney Downs (3) - Seven Sisters - (3) Cheshunt - Harlow Town - Audley End - Cambridge
86246 (1) Cambridge - (reverse of outward route) - London Liverpool Street
86235 (2) London Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green - Stratford - Shenfield - Wickford - Southend Victoria
86246 (1) Southend Victoria - Wickford - Shenfield
86235 (2) Shenfield - Chelmsford - Colchester - Hythe - Thorpe-le-Soken - Clacton
86246 (1) Clacton - Thorpe-le-Soken - Hythe - Colchester
86235 (2) Colchester - Manningtree - Harwich International
86246 (1) Harwich International - Manningtree East Jn - Manningtree North Jn - Ipswich - Diss - Norwich
86235 Norwich - Diss - Ipswich - Manningtree - Colchester - Chelmsford - Ilford - Stratford - London Liverpool Street
86235 (5) (4) London Liverpool Street - (via GEML) - Norwich (4)

Notes :
(1) 86235 on rear.
(2) 86246 on rear.
(3) Booked route from Hackney Downs to Cheshunt was via Clapton Jn - Tottenham - Broxbourne but revised due to engineering works.
(4) 1G71 & 1G80 were not part of the main tour, but ran as 'reliefs'.
(5) 86235 in push-mode.

Sources : various including John Clifford (on the tour from/to London Liverpool Street), Charles Baldwin  & Marcus Dawson

Photo Review


86235 waits to depart Liverpool Street for Cambridge (photo: Mark Honey)


At Colchester platform 4 (photo: Mark Honey)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

1G71 & 1G80

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
Norwich 05.35d ?   23.01a ?
Swing Bridge Jn 05/36 ?   22/59 ?
Trowse Jn 05/37½ ?   22/58½ ?
Diss 05.51½a ~ 05.52½d ?   22.39½a ~ 22.40½d ?
Haughley Jn 06/01 ?   22/31 ?
Stowmarket 06.03½a ~ 06.04½d ?   22.27½a ~ 22.28½d ?
East Suffolk Jn 06/13 ?   22/19 ?
Ipswich 06.15a ~ 06.19d ?   22.16a ~ 22.18d ?
Halifax Jn 06/21 ?   22/13 ?
Manningtree 06.28½a ~ 06.29½d ?   22.05½a ~ 22.06½d ?
Colchester 06.38½a ~ 06.39½d ?   21.56½a ~ 21.57½d ?
Marks Tey 06/44½ ?   21/49½ ?
Witham 06/55 ?   21/42½ ?
Chelmsford 07.02a ~ 07.03d ?   21.34a ~ 21.35d ?
Shenfield 07/13 ?   21/26 ?
Gidea Park 07/19 ?   21/19 ?
Ilford 07/25½ ?   21/14 ?
Forest Gate Jn 07/27 ?   21/12½ ?
Stratford 07/29½ ?   21/11 ?
Bow Jn 07/33 ?   21/10 ?
Bethnal Green 07/35 ?   21/08 ?
Liverpool Street 07.38a ?   21.05d ?

1G72 & 1G73

M.C Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual M.C
0.00 Liverpool Street 08.23d 08.23½ [P12]   11.23a 11.09½ [P8] 57.17
1.10 Bethnal Green 08/26 08/27½   11/20 11/06 56.07
2.78 Hackney Downs 08/30 08/33   11/14 11/01½ 54.19
? Seven Sisters DIV 08/38½   11/06 10/43 51.49
? Bury Street Jn DIV 08/46½   10/56½ 10/49 47.69
4.38 Clapton Jn 08/32½ DIV   - - - 
4.71 Copper Mill Jn 08/33 DIV   - -  -
6.00 Tottenham Hale 08/34½ DIV   - -  -
? Brimsdown 08/39 DIV   - -  -
14.01 Cheshunt 08/42 08/55½   10/46½ 10/41 42.51
17.17 Broxbourne 08/46 09/05½ [SL]   10/42 10/37½ 39.35
18.38 Broxbourne Jn 08/48 09/07½   10/39 10/36½ 38.14
22.59 Harlow Town 08/52½ 09/12   10/30 10/33 33.73
30.27 Bishops Stortford 09/05 09/19   10/19 10/26 25.25
33.28 Stansted Mountfitchet 09/09 09/22   10/14 10/23 22.24
34.30 Stansted North Jn 09/10 09/23   10/13 10/19½ 21.22
41.55 Audley End 09/18½ 09/30   10/06 10/11 13.77
53.06 Shepreth Branch Jn 09/36½ 09/41   09/54 10/02 2.46
55.52 Cambridge 09.41a 09.53   09.50d 09.58½ 0.00

1G74, 1G75, 1G76, 1G78 & 1G77

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Liverpool Street 11.33d 11.40½
1.10 Bethnal Green 11/37 11/43
2.74 Bow Jn 11/39 11/45
4.03 Stratford 11/40 11/46
5.63 Forest Gate Jn 11/42 11/48
7.28 Ilford 11/43½ 11/49
13.41 Gidea Park 11/49½ 11/54
20.16 Shenfield 11/59 12.01 ~ 12.02
21.32 Mountnessing Jn 12/01 12/04
29.02 Wickford 12/09½ 12/11
36.01 Hockley 12/17½ 12/17
41.42
0.00		 Southend Victoria 12.25a ~ 12.57d 12.23½ ~ 12.57
5.41 Hockley 13/04½ 13/03½
13.40 Wickford 13/13 13/13
26.10 Mountnessing Jn 13/22½ 13/23
27.26 Shenfield 13.24a ~ 13.41d 13.26 ~ 13.41
36.70 Chelmsford 13/50 13/51
46.57 Witham 13/58½ 13/59½
54.59 Marks Tey 14/05½ 14/04
59.62 Colchester 14.12a ~ 14.14½d 14.09½ ~ 14.14½
61.59 Hythe 14/18½ 14/19½
70.17 Thorpe-le-Soken 14/30½ 14/39
74.66
0.00		 Clacton 14.40a ~ 15.52d 14.47½ ~ 15.52½
4.47 Thorpe-le-Soken 15/59 16/00½
13.05 Hythe 16/11 16/15
15.02 Colchester 16.17a ~ 16.30d 16.19½ ~ 16.30½
22.65 Manningtree 16/41 16/39
32.22
0.00		 Harwich International 16.54a ~ 17.04d 16.51½ ~ 17.04½
9.05 Manningtree East Jn 17/15 17/16
9.29 Manningtree North Jn 17/21½ 17/17
17.27 Halifax Jn 17/30½ 17/26 [UL]
18.19 Ipswich 17/32 17/28 [TL]
19.01 East Suffolk Jn 17/33½ 17/29½
32.39 Haughley Jn 17/45 17/40½
44.39 Diss 17/55 17/48
63.38 Trowse Jn 18/14 18/02
63.75 Swing Bridge Jn 18/15 18/03
64.47
0.00		 Norwich 18.17a ~ 18.44d 18.05½ ~ 18.44
0.52 Swing Bridge Jn 18/45½ 18/45½
1.09 Trowse Jn 18/46½ 18/46
19.78 Diss 18/59 18/58
31.78 Haughley Jn 19/06½ 19/04
45.36 East Suffolk Jn 19/15 19/13½
46.18 Ipswich 19/16½ 19/14½
47.10 Halifax Jn 19/18 19/15½
55.42 Manningtree 19/24½ 19/21
63.25 Colchester 19/31½ 19/26
68.28 Marks Tey 19/35 19/29½
76.30 Witham 19/40 19/34
85.17 Chelmsford 19/45½ 19/40
94.61 Shenfield 19/55 19/47½
101.36 Gidea Park 20/00 19/52½
107.49 Ilford 20/05 19/58½
106.14 Forest Gate Jn 20/06½ 19/59½
110.74 Stratford 20/08½ 20/01
112.03 Bow Jn 20/12 20/02
113.67 Bethnal Green 20/14 20/03
114.77 Liverpool Street 20.17a 20.06

Timings continue in first table.

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