15th April 2018

Charity Railtours
The Mayflower

Locos Used 37669 & 47580 'County of Essex'
Stock Used 5249+5236+5237+99352+99351+9104+5171+5216+5200

Route :
1Z61 : Highbury & Islington to Sizewell
1Z62 : Sizewell to Harwich Town
1Z63 : Harwich Town to Highbury & Islington

Loco(s) Route
37669 (1) Highbury & Islington - Channelsea Jn - Stratford - Manor Park - Ilford - Chelmsford - Colchester - Manningtree - Ipswich - Westerfield - Woodbridge - Saxmundham - Sizewell C.E.G.B. [NR Limit]
47580 (2) Sizewell C.E.G.B. [NR Limit] - Saxmundham - Woodbridge - Westerfield - Ipswich - Halifax Jn
37669 (1) Halifax Jn - Griffin Wharf [End of Line]
47580 (2) Griffin Wharf [End of Line] - Halifax Jn - Manningtree North Jn - Manningtree East Jn - Harwich International - Harwich Town
37669 (1) Harwich Town - Harwich International - Manningtree - Colchester - Chelmsford - Ilford - Stratford - Bethnal Green - London Liverpool Street
47580 (2) London Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green - Reading Lane Jn - Navarino Road Jn - Highbury & Islington

Notes: 
(1) 47580 on rear.
(2) 37669 on rear.
(3) Tour postponed from 17/06/17, and was originally advertised to be hauled by 61306 'Mayflower' T&T with a diesel loco via Felixstowe Port.

Source : Paul Warburton (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
Highbury & Islington 09.17d [P8] 09.17 [P8]
Canonbury West Jn 09/19 09/18
Navarino Road Jn 09/22 09/20
Lea Jn 09/26 09/24
Channelsea Jn 09/27 09/25
Stratford 09.30a ~ 09.45d [P10a] 09.27 ~ 09.45 [P10a]
Maryland 09/47 09/47 [P4]
Forest Gate Jn 09/49 09/51
Manor Park 09/51 09/53 [P4]
Ilford Sig.L341 09.53 ~ 09.57 [Down Pass Avoiding]
Ilford 09/59 [EL] 09/57 [P4]
Chadwell Heath 10/04 10/03 [P4]
Romford 10/09 10/08 [P5]
Gidea Park 10/11 [EL] 10/10 [P4]
Brentwood 10/21 10/18 [P4]
Shenfield London End Jn 10/23½ 10/21 [DE-DM]
Shenfield 10/25 [P3] 10/22 [P3]
Chelmsford 10/34 [DL] 10/32
Witham 10/44 [P3] 10/40[P3]
Marks Tey 10/52 10/46 [P2]
Colchester 11.00a ~ 11.02d [P2] 10.51 ~ 11.02 [P2]
Manningtree 11/10 [P3] 11/12 [P3]
Halifax Jn 11/20 11/20
Ipswich 11/22 [P3] 11/23 [P3] [DM-UM]
East Suffolk Jn 11/24 11/25 [UM-D&UL]
Boss Hall Jn 11/25 11/26
Westerfield 11/30 [P2] 11/29 [P2]
Woodbridge 11/40 [P1] 11/40
Melton 11.44 ~ 11.45 11.45 ~ ?
Saxmundham 12.03 ~ 12.06 [P1] 12.04 ~ 12.10 [P1]
Saxmundham Jn 12.08 ~ 12.10 ?
Leiston ? ?
Sizewell C.E.G.B. 12.45 ~ 13.00 12.45 ~ 13.00 [NR Limit]
Leiston ? ?
Saxmundham Jn 13.35 ~ 13.37 ?
Saxmundham 13.39 ~ 13.53 [P1] 13.19 ~ 13.53 [P1]
Melton 14/11 14/10
Woodbridge 14/15 [P2] 14/14
Westerfield 14.28 ~ 14.29 [P1] 14.25 ~ 14.29 [P1]
Boss Hall Jn 14/32 14/33
East Suffolk Jn 14/35 [DUL] 14/36 [D&UL-UM]
Ipswich Sig.CO328 14.38 ~ 14.43 [DUL] ?
Ipswich 14/46 [TL] 14/45 [UM]
Halifax Jn 14.50 ~ 14.55 ? ~ 14.52
Griffin Wharf 15.10 ~ 15.35 ? ~ ? [End of Line]
Halifax Jn 15/50 ?
Manningtree North Jn 16/02 15/32
Manningtree East Jn 16/03 15/34
Mistley 16/05½ 15/38
Wrabness 16/13 15/42
Parkeston Goods Jn 16/19 15/46
Parkeston Sig.P21 ? [DH-UH]
Parkeston West LC ? [UH]
Harwich International 16/21 [P2] 16/03 [P2]
Harwich Town 16.25a ~ 18.30d 16.08 ~ 18.29
Harwich International 18/35 [P2] 18/34 [P2]
Parkeston Goods Jn 18/37 18/36
Wrabness 18/43½ 18/41
Mistley 18/52 18/44
Manningtree East Jn 18/55 18/48
Manningtree 18/56 [P2] 18/56 [P2]
Colchester 19.06a ~ 19.09d [P4] 19.08 ~ 19.11 [P4]
Marks Tey 19/16 [P1] 19/18 [P1]
Witham 19/25 [P2] 19/25 [P2]
Chelmsford 19/34 [P1] 19/33
Shenfield 19/46 [EL] 19/46 [P2]
Shenfield London End Jn 19/47 19/48 [UM-UE]
Brentwood 19/49½ 19/51 [P3]
Gidea Park 19/58 [EL] 19/58 [P3]
Romford 20/00½ 20/01 [P4]
Chadwell Heath 20/05½ 20/05 [P3]
Ilford 20/11 [EL] 20/12 [P3] [UE]
Manor Park 20/16½ 20/15 [P1]
Forest Gate Jn 20/19 [UM] 20/18 [UE-UM]
Maryland 20/22½ [UM] 20/25 [P3]
Stratford 20/24 [P9] 20/26 [P9]
Bow Jn 20/28 [UM] 20/28 [UM]
Bethnal Green 20/31 [UM] 20/30
London Liverpool Street 20.36a ~ 21.22d [P6] 20.37 ~ 21.22 [P6]
Bethnal Green 21/25 [S] 21/26 [P2]
Cambridge Heath 21/26 21/28
Reading Lane Jn 21/28 ?
Navarino Road Jn 21/30 21/33
Dalston Kingsland 21/31 21/34 [P1]
Canonbury West Jn 21/33 21/37
Highbury & Islington 21.35a [P7] 21.38 [P7]


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