12th April 1981

London Transport
CO/CP Stock Farewell

Stock Used ?????

Route :

Stock Route
as listed High Street Kensington - Earls Court - Olympia
as listed Olympia - Earls Court - Gloucester Road - Victoria - Westminster - Tower Hill - Aldgate East - Blackfriars - Monument - Whitechapel - West Ham - Plaistow - Barking - Hornchurch - Upminster
as listed Upminster - Barking - Plaistow - Aldgate East
as listed Aldgate East - (via St Mary's Curve) - New Cross Depot (1)

Notes :
(1) Tour ended at New Cross depot due to a track fault. A special using A60 stock departed the depot at 14.28½ and terminated at 14.40 at Whitechapel. Booked route onwards had been: New Cross - (via St Mary's Curve) - Aldgate East - Farringdon - Baker Street - Wembley Park - Uxbridge (rev) - Rayners Lane - Acton Town - Hammersmith - West Kensington (rev) - Richmond (rev) - Hammersmith - High Street Kensington (rev) - East Putney - Wimbledon (rev) - East Putney - High Street Kensington - Baker Street - Aldgate (rev) - Baker Street - Ladbroke Grove - Hammersmith (rev) - Ladbroke Grove - Edgware Road (rev) - High Street Kensington - Acton Town - Ealing Broadway (rev) - Acton Town
(2) Peter Heppenstall comments: the original tour was advertised to run on 19th April, this was a relief train which ran due to demand. It came to grief in New Cross Depot when one of the fourth rail shoes got caught under the centre rail. The tour on 19th April missed out the depot in order to avoid a repeat of the problem.

Source : John Broderick & Peter Heppenstall

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Broderick)

Location Booked Actual
High Street Kensington 09.32d [P3] 09.33½
Kensington Olympia 09.37a ~ 09.39d 09.40 ~ 09.50½
South Kensington 09/55 09/56½
Tower Hill 10/10 10.12½ ~ 10.12½
Plaistow 10/22 10/26½
Dagenham East 10/39 10/40
Upminster 10.49a ~ 11.01d 10.48½ ~ 11.02½
Barking 11/18 11/17
Plaistow 11/26 11/23
Aldgate East 11/38 11.43½ ~ 11.46½
Surrey Docks 11/54 11/54½
New Cross Depot 11.57a ~ 12.08d 12.02
Aldgate East 12/19 CANCELLED
Farringdon 12/25 CANCELLED
Finchley Road 12/35 CANCELLED
Wembley Park 12.44a ~ 13.02d [P1] CANCELLED
Rayners Lane 13/10 CANCELLED
Uxbridge 13.22a ~ 14.14d [P1] CANCELLED
Rayners Lane 14/24 CANCELLED
Ealing Common 14/35 CANCELLED
West Kensington 14.45 ~ 14.51 CANCELLED
Turnham Green 14/58 CANCELLED
Richmond 15.06a ~ 15.14d CANCELLED
Hammersmith 15/25 CANCELLED
High Street Kensington 15.33 ~ 15.42 CANCELLED
Putney Bridge 15/50 CANCELLED
Wimbledon 15.58a ~ 16.13d CANCELLED
Earl's Court 16/27 CANCELLED
Edgware Road 16/36 CANCELLED
Aldgate 16.51a ~ 17.00d [P2] CANCELLED
Baker Street 17/15 CANCELLED
Hammersmith 17.30a ~ 17.38d [P1] CANCELLED
Edgware Road 17.50 ~ 17.55 CANCELLED
West Kensington 18/05 CANCELLED
Acton Town 18/13 CANCELLED
Ealing Broadway 18.18a ~ 18.28d [P9] CANCELLED
Acton Town 18.33a CANCELLED


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