16th July 2017

GB Railfreight
The Charitable Chibble

Locos Used 20118 'Saltburn-by-the Sea', 20132 'Barrow Hill Depot', 66775 'HMS Argyll', 66777 'Annette' & 66778' Darius Cheskin'
Stock Used 3098+3119+1691+3147+3121+3149+3123+1651+3066+3120+21272

Route : 
1Z19 : Ipswich to Peterborough
1Z20 : Peterborough to Peterborough
1Z21 : Peterborough to Basingstoke

Loco(s) Route
66778 + 66775 Ipswich - Manningtree - Colchester - Witham - Chelmsford - Shenfield - Ilford - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - High Meads Jn - Temple Meads East Jn - Coppermill Jn - Tottenham South Jn - Cheshunt - Broxbourne - Bishops Stortford - Audley End - Shepreth Branch Jn - Cambridge - Ely - March - Peterborough
20132 + 20118 Peterborough - Stamford - Manton Jn - Oakham - Melton Mowbray - Syston East Jn - Syston North Jn - Loughborough - Trent South Jn - Trent East Jn - Toton Centre - Alfreton - Chesterfield - Sheffield - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Woodburn Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Shireoaks - Worksop - Retford LL - Gainsborough Trent Jn - Gainsborough Lea Road - Saxilby - Lincoln Central - Sleaford North Jn - Sleaford South Jn - Spalding - Peterborough
66777 Peterborough - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Twyford - Reading - Southcote Jn - Bramley - Basingstoke

Notes : 
(1) This tour was an E.C.S. move from Ipswich to Eastleigh, and was made available to the public to raise funds for The British Heart Foundation, Woking Homes and The Ripple Project.

Sources : Mark Herriott & Nick Bartlett (both on the tour from Stratford)

Photo Review


66778+66775 on arrival at Peterborough (photo: Nick Bartlett)


20132 + 20118 at Chesterfield (photo: Nick Bartlett)


66777 on 1Z21 at Peterborough (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
Ipswich 08.53d [P2] ?
Halifax Jn 08/55 ?
Manningtree 09/03 [P2] ?
Colchester 09/12 [P4] ?
Marks Tey 09/17 [P1] ?
Witham 09.27a ~ 09.36d [P2] ?
Chelmsford 09/45 [P1] ?
Shenfield 09/56 [P4] [EL] ?
Gidea Park 10/07 [P3] [EL] ?
Ilford 10/16 [P3] [EL] ?
Forest Gate Jn 10/20 [EL] ?
Forest Gate 10/21 [P1] [ML] ?
Maryland 10/23 [P3] ?
Stratford 10.28a ~ 10.30d [P10] 10.25 ~ 10.30 [P10]
Channelsea Jn 10/33 10/31
High Meads Jn 10/34 10/33
Temple Mills East Jn 10/38 10.34 ~ 10.36
Coppermill Jn 10/44 10/42
Tottenham South Jn 10/45 10/43
Brimsdown 10/50 10/48
Cheshunt 10/53 [P2] 10/52 [P2]
Broxbourne 10/58 [P4] 10/56 [P4]
Broxbourne Loop 11*01 ~ 11*05 [DPL] 10.57 ~ 11.04 [DPL]
Broxbourne Jn 11/08 11/06
Harlow Town 11/13 [P3] 11/10 [P3]
Bishops Stortford 11/21 [P1] 11/17 [P1]
Stansted Mountfitchet 11/25 11/20
Stansted North Jn 11/26 11/21
Audley End 11/33 [P2] 11/29 [P2]
Shepreth Branch Jn 11/44 11/41
Cambridge Sig.147 11*49 ~ 12*07 [DS] 11.45 ~ 12.03 [DS-UM]
Cambridge 12.09a ~ 12.11d [P4] 12.09 ~ 12.15 [TL] [P4]
Coldham Lane Jn 12/13 12/16
Cambridge North 12/14 [P1] 12/18
Ely Dock Jn 12/26 12/27
Ely 12/27 [P1] 12/28 [P1]
Ely North Jn 12/30 12/31
March 12/44 12/47 [P1]
March West Jn 12/45 12/47½
Whittlesea 12/54 12/55
Peterborough East Jn 13/01 [DM] 13/00
Peterborough 13L04a ~ 13L29d [P5] [DS] 13.03 ~ 13.33 [MI] [P5] [DS]
Helpston Jn 13/37 13/42
Uffington SB 13/41 13/46
Stamford ? 13/49
Ketton SB 13/48 13/53
Luffenham 13/50 13/55
Manton Jn 13/55 14/00
Oakham 13/59 14/04
Langham Jn 14/00 14/06
Ashwell LC 14/02 14/08
Whissendine LC 14/04 14/10
Melton Mowbray 14/11 14/16
Frisby on the Wreake 14/15 14/20
Syston East Jn 14/23 14/28
Syston North Jn 14/24 [DS] 14/29 [DS]
Sileby Jn 14/29 [DF] 14/34 [DS-DF]
Loughborough 14/34 [P1] 14/39 [P1]
Trent South Jn 14/44 14/48
Trent East Jn 14/45 [ML] 14/49
Toton Jn 14/47 [ML] 14/52
Toton Centre 14/48 14/53
Trowell Jn 14/52 14/56
Langley Mill 14/57 [P1] 15/01 [P1]
Ironville Jn 15/01 15/05
Alfreton 15/04 15/08
Clay Cross North Jn 15/11 [EL] 15/15
Chesterfield South Jn 15/15 [DBH] ?
Chesterfield 15.18a ~ 15.34d [P3] 15.20 ~ 15.33 [P3]
Tapton Jn 15/36 15/35
Dore Station Jn 15/47 15.49 ~ 15.50
Sheffield 15.55a ~ 16.05d [P2] 15.56 ~ 16.05 [P2]
Nunnery Main Line Jn 16/08 16/07
Woodburn Jn 16/11 16/09
Woodhouse Jn 16/16 16/15
Kiveton Park 16/23 16/24
Brancliffe East Jn 16/26 ?
Shireoaks 16/28 16/28
Shireoaks East Jn 16/29 16/29
Worksop 16/31 [P2] 16/30
Thrumpton West Jn 16/40 16/37
Retford LL 16/41 [P4] 16/38 [P4]
Clarborough Jn 16/49 16/43
Gainsborough Trent Jn 16/56 16/49
Gainsborough Lea Road 16/57 16/51
Saxilby 17/08 17/02
West Holmes Jn 17/16 17.10 ~ 17.11 [UGL]
Lincoln Central 17/18 [UM] 17/15 [UM]
Pelham Street Jn 17/18 17/15½
Metheringham 17/30 17/27
Sleaford North Jn 17/41 [UA] 17/37 [UA]
Sleaford South Jn 17/42 17/38
Quadring Sig.WS7070 17/53 ?
Spalding 18/01 17/57 [P1]
Werrington Jn 18/18 [US] 18/12 [US]
Peterborough 18L25a ~ 19L04d [P1] [UF] 18.19 ~ 19.03½ [P1] [US]
Fletton Jn ? 19.06 ~ 19.07 [US-UF]
Holme Jn ? 19/15
Connington South Jn 19/14 19/16
Huntingdon 19/21 [P2] [US] 19/24 [P2] [US]
Sandy 19/35 [P1] [US] 19/36 [P1] [US]
Hitchin 19/46 [P1] [UF] 19/46 [P1] [US-UF]
Stevenage 19/50 [P2] 19/51 [P2] [UF]
Woolmer Green Jn 19/54 19/54
Welwyn Garden City 20/01 19/57 [UF]
Potters Bar 20/08 [P2] ?
Alexandra Palace 20/14 [UF] 20/09 [UF]
Finsbury Park 20.17a ~ 20.19d [P3] [SL] 20.14 ~ 20.16 [UF-US] [P3]
Copenhagen Jn 20/24 20/20
York Way North Jn 20/25 20/21
Camden Road Central Jn 20/28 20.23 ~ 20.26
Camden Road Jn 20/30 20/28
Gospel Oak 20/35 [P1] 20/32 [P1]
Kensal Green Jn 20/48 20.46 ~ 20.50
Willesden Junction HL 20.50 ~ 20.52 [P5] 20/51 [P5]
Acton Wells Jn 20/56 20/55
Acton Main Line 21/11 [DR] 20/59 [P3] [DR]
Acton West 21/13 [DR] 21.02 ~ 21.04 [DR]
West Ealing 21/16 [P3] [DR] 21/07 [P3] [DR]
Southall 21/17 [P3] [DR] 21/10 [P3] [DR]
Heathrow Airport Jn 21/19 [DR] 21/12 [DR]
Slough 21/27 [P4] [DR] 21/27 [P4] [DR]
Maidenhead 21/36 [P3] [DR] 21/37 [P3] [DR]
Twyford 21/44 [P3] [DR] 21/44 [P3] [DR]
Kennet Bridge Jn 21/52 [DM] 21/51 [DR-DM]
Reading 21.54a ~ 21.57d [P7] [WL] 21.54 ~ 21.57 [P7]
Oxford Road Jn 21/59 21/59
Southcote Jn 22/01 22/00
Bramley 22/10 22/10
Basingstoke 22.20a [P2] 22.21 [P2]


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