1st October 1960

The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (London Branch)
The Northern Heights Rail Tour

DMU Used 6-car set (3x 2-car 1955-built Met Cam sets)

Route : Reporting No.500 throughout

DMU Route
as listed London Fenchurch Street - Barking (1)
as listed

Barking - Woodgrange Park - Forest Gate Jn - Stratford - Bow Road - Bow Jn - Gas Factory Jn - Salmons Lane Jn - Limehouse Jn - Limehouse West India Dock - Millwall Junction - Poplar (L&B) - East India Dock
as listed

East India Dock - Poplar (L&B) - Millwall Junction Poplar Loop Lines
as listed Millwall Junction Poplar Loop Lines - Poplar Central - Devons Road - Bow NL - Old Ford - Victoria Park - Dalston Eastern Jn - Camden Road Jn
as listed Camden Road Jn - St Pancras Sidings - St Pancras G.N. Jn (North London Incline) - Goods & Mineral Jn - Copenhagen Jn - Finsbury Park - Highgate - Finchley Central - Edgware
as listed Edgware - Finsbury Park - Canonbury Jn - Victoria Park - Stratford (2)

Notes :
(1) A Special Traffic Notice seen by the Webmaster gave this as train no.500. Within the STN was the note; 'passengers to be detrained at Barking and cross platform'.
(2) From Canonbury, the train was originally advertised to terminate at Broad Street (at about 6pm).
(3) The Met Cam sets were the type which later had the 'yellow diamond' coupling code.

Sources : Terry Jackson, Gary Thornton, Eric Oates & David Pearson

Photo Review


The train captured on film at Poplar L&B (photo: David Pearson)


Although not booked to stop there, it appears there was time for photos at
Finchley Central (photo: David Pearson)


The train reversed at Edgware GNR station (photo: David Pearson)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Terry Jackson & Brian Read/Edwin Wilmshurst)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Fenchurch Street 13.55d [FL]
?.?? Stepney East 14/00
2.52 Gas Factory Jn 14/02
7.45 Barking 14.11a ~ 14.24d [BL]
9.15 Woodgrange Park 14.28 ~ 14.29
9.54 Forest Gate Jn 14/33
11.36 Stratford (GE) 14/38
12.09 Bow Jn 14/42
12.60 Gas Factory Jn 14/45
13.35 Salmons Lane Jn 14/48
14.71 East India Dock Goods 14.58 ~ 15.00
15.29 Millwall Jn 15.03 ~ ??.??
??.?? Poplar Exchange Sidings ??/??
??.?? Poplar Loop Line ??.??a ~ 15.15
15.72 Poplar Central (Reception Sidings) 15.17 ~ 15.20
17.18 Bow Jn (NL) 15/30
20.03 Dalston Eastern Jn 15/39
??.?? Dalston Western Jn 15/40 [FL]
23.23 Camden Road Jn 15.47 ~ 15.50
??.?? St Pancras Sidings 15.55 ~ 15.57
23.68 St Pancras Jn (NL Incline) 16.00 ~ 16.05 [GL]
24.17 Goods & Mineral Jn 16/09
??.?/ Holloway South 16/12 [SL]
25.69 Finsbury Park 16/16
27.51 Park Jn 16/30
??.?? East Finchley 16/33
29.77 Finchley Central ??.??a ~ 16.37d
32.55 Mill Hill Central 16.39 ~ 16.40
33.76 Edgware 16.50a ~ 17.10d
37.04 Mill Hill East 17/22
40.21 Park Jn 17/32
42.63 Finsbury Park 17/48
44.15 Canonbury Jn 17.52 ~ 17.54 [SL]
??.?? Dalston Eastern Jn 18/00
??.?? Victoria Park 18/05
??.?? Channelsea Jn 18/10
48.51 Stratford 18.15a [P10]


Associated E.C.S. Workings
(from /Edwin Wilmshurst)

Working Carriage Sets 56+58+60 : 6-car set (3x 2-car)

Location Booked
Tilbury Riverside 12.40d
West Thurrock Jn 12/47
Rainham 12/56
Barking 13/07
Gas Factory Jn 13/17
Stepney East 13/20 [FL]
Fenchurch Street 13.28a

Working Carriage Sets 56+58+60 : 6-car set (3x 2-car)

Location Booked
Barking 14.13d
Rippleside 14/14 [GL]
Ripple Lane No.1 14.16 ~14.20
Barking 14.23a [P8]

Working Carriage Sets 56+60 : 2-car set

Location Booked
Stratford 18.28d [P10]
Forest Gate Jn 18/33
Woodgrange Park 18/37 [SL]
Barking 18/42
Rainham 18/50
West Thurrock Jn 18/59
Tilbury Riverside 19.05a


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