6th November 1976

The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society
Great Northern Suburban Rail Tour

Locos Used 31183 & 31249
Stock Used 46159+46119+46108+43145+46140+46210

Route :

Loco Route
31183 Finsbury Park - London Kings Cross (York Road) - Moorgate
31249 Moorgate - Kings Cross (Platform 14) - Hertford North
31249 Hertford North - Finsbury Park - Canonbury - Broad Street
31183 Broad Street - Finsbury Park - Welwyn Garden City
31183 Welwyn Garden City - Finsbury Park - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) This was the last day of passenger trains from Finsbury Park to Moorgate via the Met lines and Finsbury Park to Broad Street via Canonbury.  The new electric service started on the Monday via the tube line to Moorgate. Alan Osborn comments: I seem to recall that the actual last service train from Moorgate was in fact cancelled (12.50 Moorgate to Hertford North) and stranded passengers were conveyed on the special as far as Kings Cross (either that or some had scrounged a ride on the special as this was the last train to run direct to Kings Cross (Suburban)).


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Sources : Stew Robertson, John Clifford & John Debens

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford & John Debens)

Location Booked Actual
Finsbury Park 12.28d 12.37
Kings Cross York Road 12.34a ~ 12.36d 12.44 ~ 12.46
Moorgate 12.45a ~ 13.00d 12.55 ~ 13.04
Kings Cross 13.09a ~ 13.15d 13.11 ~ 13.17 [P16]
Finsbury Park 13/22 13/24
Wood Green 13/28 13/28
Gordon Hill 13/38 13/38
Cuffley 13/45 13/43
Hertford North 13.55a ~ 14.10d 13.51 ~ 14.10
Cuffley 14/19 14/20
Gordon Hill 14/23 14/26
Wood Green 14/33 14/36
Finsbury Park 14.40a ~ 14.42d 14.44 ~ 14.49
Canonbury 14/46 14/54
Broad Street 14.54a ~ 15.10d 15.02 ~ 15.19
Canonbury 15/17 15/27
Finsbury Park 15.20a ~ 15.32d 15/33
Wood Green 15/37 15/37
Potters Bar 15/48 15/46
Hatfield 15/58 15/56
Welwyn Garden City 16.05a ~ 16.25d 16.02 ~ 16.25
Hatfield 16/30 16/29
Potters Bar 16/37 16/35
Wood Green 16/45 16/48
Finsbury Park 16.54a ~ 17.02d 17.00 ~ 17.03
Kings Cross 17.08a 17.16


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