28th January 2006

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Blue Pullman series.

Locos Used 47709 'Dionysos' & 47712 'Artemis'
Stock Used 9513+3350+3392+1961+3352+3313+1657+3431+3326

Route:
1Z46 : Letchworth Garden City to Portsmouth Harbour
1Z47 : Portsmouth Harbour to Letchworth Garden City

Loco(s) Route
47709 (1) Letchworth Garden City - Hitchin - Stevenage - Welwyn Garden City (2) - Finsbury Park - Camden Road - Gospel Oak - Willesden Junction High Level - Acton Wells Jn - Kew East Jn - Brentford - Hounslow - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone - Woking - Guildford - Haslemere - Petersfield - Havant - Fratton - Portsmouth Harbour
47712 (3) Portsmouth Harbour - (reverse of outward route) - Letchworth Garden City

Notes :
(1) 47712 on rear.
(2) Train stopped for examination after it was reported sparks were seen coming from the middle of the train.
(3) 47709 on rear.

Sources : various including Janet Cottrell

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from Janet Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Letchworth Garden City 07.17d 07.17   21.13a 21.10
Hitchin 07/22 07/22   21/08 21/06
Stevenage 07.28a ~ 07.30d 07.28 ~ 07.32   20.56a ~ 20.59d 20.55 ~ 20.59
Woolmer Green Jn 07/37 07/36   20/52 20/51
Welwyn Garden City 07.41a ~ 07.47d 07.40 ~ 08.05   20.40a ~ 20.43d 20.42 ~ 20.46
Potters Bar 07.56a ~ 07.58d 08.15 ~ 08.17   20.28a ~ 20.30d 20.31 ~ 20.34
Alexandra Palace 08/14 08/28   20/19 20/21
Finsbury Park 08.20a ~ 08.24d 08.34 ~ 08.36   20.11a ~ 20.13d 20.14 ~ 20.17
Belle Isle ? 08/41   ? ?
Camden Road 08/40 08/46   20/01 20.00a ~ ??.??d
Gospel Oak 08/43 08/52   19/58 19/56
Kensal Green Jn LL 08/54 09/02   19/48 19/43
Willesden Junction HL 08/56 09/07   19/45 19/41
Acton Wells Jn 08/58 09/09   19/41 19/38
Kew East Jn 09/13 09/16   19/33 19/33
Brentford 09/17 09/20   19/30 19/30
Hounslow 09/23 09/23   19/25 19/26
Feltham 09/32 09/31   19/21 19/22
Staines 09/41 09/39   19/13 19/16
Virginia Water 09/47 09/48   19/06 19/07
Chertsey ? 09/52   ? ?
Addlestone ? 09/55   ? ?
Woking 10/17 10/05   18/39 18/50
Woking Jn 10/19 10/06   18/38 18/49
Guildford 10.29a ~ 10.44d 10.15 ~ 10.47   18/26 18/34
Shalford Jn 10/48 10/49   18/21 18/28
Farncombe 10/51 10/52   18/16 18/23
Haslemere 11/02 11/04   18/07 18/11
Petersfield 11/18 11/19   17/50 17/49
Havant 11/36 11/34   17/35 17/33
Farlington Jn 11/40 11/38   17/31 17/26
Portcreek Jn 11/41 11/39   17/27 17/25
Fratton 11/46 11/44   17/21 17/21
Portsmouth & Southsea 11/50 11/48   17/18 17/19
Portsmouth Harbour 11.54a 11.53   17.14d 17.15


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