12th March 1961

Branch Line Society
North London Rail Tour

Locos Used 40657 & 44575

Route : Reporting Code M969

Loco Route
44575 London St Pancras - North London Incline Jn - St Pancras West Jn - St Pancras Sidings - Camden Road Jn - South Hampstead Low Level - Willesden Junction - Watford Junction
40657

Watford Junction - Watford High Street - Rickmansworth
40657

Rickmansworth - Watford High Street - Watford Junction - St Albans Abbey
44575

St Albans Abbey - Smallfield - Hatfield - Finsbury Park - Canonbury - Dalston Western Jn - Victoria Park - Lea Jn - High Meads Jn - Loughton Jn - Lea Bridge - Copper Mill Jn - South Tottenham - Junction Road Jn - Highgate Road High Level - Kentish Town - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) A BLS book detailing the first 40 years of the society lists this tour as 'untitled' i.e. with no tour name.

Sources : Terry Jackson, Trevor Machell & Gas Hill (BLS)

Photo Review


44575 waits to depart from St Pancras (photo: David Pearson)


...44575 on the North London incline (photo: David Pearson)


40657 at Rickmansworth Church Street (photo: David Pearson)


Rickmansworth Church Street station again. The 5 coach train was too long
to run round in the platform road. The train had to be shunted out of the
station and  brought into the other road. The loco then ran round via the
platform road (photo: David Pearson)


40657 after arriving at St Albans Abbey (photo: David Pearson)


44575 leaving the 'Hatfield Bay' at St Albans Abbey station, to hook back
onto the train (photo: David Pearson)


44575 pauses at Hill End (photo: David Pearson)


David Pearson's ticket.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Terry Jackson)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 St Pancras 14.05d
0.53 North London Incline 14/11
0.73 St Pancras Sidings 14.16 ~ 14.18
1.30 Camden Road Jn 14/25
5.72 Willesden Junction 14/36
17.55 Watford Junction 14.56a ~ 15.10d
22.16 Rickmansworth 15.28a ~ 15.48d
26.57 Watford Junction 15.57a ~ 16.05d
33.10 St Albans Abbey 16.25a ~ 16.35d
35.32 Hill End 16.45a ~ 16.50d
36.58 Smallford 16.56a ~ 17.01d
39.48 Hatfield 17.11a ~ 17.16d
44.45 Potters Bar 17/27
54.60 Finsbury Park 17.49a ~ 17.51d
56.12 Canonbury Jn 17/55
57.36 Dalston Eastern Jn 18/00
58.13 Victoria Park 18/05
63.16 Tottenham South Jn 18/29
66.09 Upper Holloway 18/38
66.75 Highgate Road Jn 18/43
67.40 Kentish Town Jn 18/51
69.08 St Pancras 18.56a


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