4th May 1974

British Rail (WR)
Outer Circle

DMU's Used L471 (W51324, W59543, W59476, W51309),
L403 (W51308, W51388, W51380) &
L406 (W51385, W59495, W51343)

Route :

DMU's Route
L403+L406+L471 London Paddington - Greenford East Junc. - Drayton Green - Ealing Broadway - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Cricklewood - Carlton Road Jn - Junction Road Jn - South Tottenham - Lea Bridge - Channelsea Jn - Stratford - Stratford Southern Jn
L403+L406+L471 Stratford Southern Jn - Bow Jn - Gas Factory Jn - Fenchurch Street
L403+L406+L471 Fenchurch Street - Gas Factory Jn - Bow Jn - Carpenters Road Jn - Channelsea Junc. - Dalston Western Jn - Camden Road (1) - Gospel Oak - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn South Acton - Kew East Jn - New Kew Jn - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Brixton - Canterbury Road Jn - Blackfriars Carriage Road
L403+L406+L471 Blackfriars Carriage Road - Canterbury Road Jn - Brixton - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Old Oak Common - Ealing Broadway - Drayton Green - Greenford East Jn - London Paddington

Notes:
(1) Booked route after Camden Road was South Hampstead - Willesden Junction main line - Acton Wells Jn.

John Clifford comments : We were booked to run from Camden Road to Acton Wells via Willesden No. 7 with a reversal there. For some reason lost in the mists of time we were diverted round the North London line. There had been a booked crew change at Willesden No. 7 which was altered to Willesden Junc High Level. Just one small problem - nobody had told the new crew! We sat at the High Level for 27 minutes thus disrupting the North London line electric service.

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual
Paddington 09.55d 09.59
Old Oak Common 10/01 10/04½
Greenford East 10/07 10/11
Castle Bar Park Halt 10/11 10/14
West Ealing 10/15 10/16½
Acton Main Line 10.18a ~ 10.20d 10.20 ~ 10.25
Acton Wells Jn 10/25 10/28
Dudding Hill Jn 10/35 10.37a ~ 10.37d
Cricklewood 10.40a ~ 10.42d 10/36½
Upper Holloway 11/03 10/47
Tottenham South Jn 11/10 11/00
Lea Bridge 11/18 11/04
Channelsea Jn 11/27 11.13a ~ 11.18d
Stratford Low Level 11/28½ 11/21
Stratford Southern 11.30a ~ 11.38d 11.23½ ~ 11.30½
Stratford Western Jn 11/39 11/32
Bow Jn 11/42 11/35½
Fenchurch Street 11.55a ~ 13.25d 11.48 ~ 13.27
Bow Jn 13.36a ~ 13.41d 13/37½
Channelsea Jn 13.45a ~ 13.47d 13.42 ~ 13.42
Victoria Park 13/50 13/47
Dalston Eastern Jn 13/54 13/52
Dalston Western Jn 13/55 13/53
Camden Road 14/02 13/58½
Willesden Junction No.7 ??? DIV
Gospel Oak DIV 14/01
Willesden Junction High Level DIV 14.09a ~ 14.36d
Acton Wells Jn 14/37 14.41½a ~ 14.42½d
South Acton 14/41 14/46
Kew East Jn 14/43 14.48a ~ 14.52½d
New Kew Jn 14/46 14/56
Barnes 14/52 15/04
Clapham Junction 14/59 15.12a ~ 15.14d
Longhedge Jn 15/03 15/18½
Factory Jn 15/05½ 15/20
Brixton 15/08½ 15/24
Loughborough Junction 15/11 15.25½a ~ 15.29d
Blackfriars Carriage Road 15.18a ~ 15.26d 15.37 ~ 15.43
Loughborough Junction 15/33 15/50
Brixton 15/38½ 15/53
Factory Jn 15/41½ 15/56½
Longhedge Jn 15/44 15/58
Latchmere Jn 15/50 16/01
Kensington (Olympia) 15.59a ~ 16.01d 16.07 ~ 16.07½
North Pole Jn 16/05 16/12
Old Oak Common 16.08a ~ 16.12d 16.13 ~ 16.16½
West Ealing 16/20 16/23
Greenford South Jn 16/26 16.28a ~ 16.30d
Greenford East Jn 16/26 16/32
Old Oak Common 16/29 16/36
Paddington 16.40a 16.43


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