2nd February 1985
Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Great Eastern Pullman
Locos Used | 86007, 86316 & 86324 |
Stock Used | 583+540+545+500+548+502+549+543+554 |
Route :
Loco | Route |
86007 | London Liverpool Street - (via GEML) - Shenfield - Billericay - Wickford - Rayleigh - Southend Victoria |
86324 | Southend Victoria - (reverse of outward route) - Shenfield |
86324 | Shenfield - (via GEML, Colchester Goods lines) - Hythe - Thorpe-le-Soken - Clacton |
86316 | Clacton - (reverse of outward route) - Colchester - (via GEML) - London Liverpool Street |
86007 | London Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green - Clapton Jn - Tottenham South Jn - South Tottenham - Seven Sisters - Brimsdown - Cheshunt - Broxbourne Jn - Bishops Stortford |
86007 | Bishops Stortford - (reverse of outward route) - London Liverpool Street |
Notes :
(1) This was possibly the first use of the Class 86's on a passenger
service over these routes. The stock for this excursion was the 'Manchester
Pullman' stock, which may also have been its first time over these lines. Jeremy
Hartill comments: A very different tour, most civilised. According to the
program this was the first ever AC loco hauled train on the GER. We also got in
3 out of 4 of the 86's there. The Pullman service was coffee and biscuits on
the run out to Southend, a drinks service from there to Clacton, lunch was
served from Clacton to Liverpool St and more drinks to Bishops Stortford and
back. Morning coffee and lunch was included in the trip. On the whole there was
not much fast running and we had a lot of signal checks but 86324 managed 100mph
after Chelmsford. Also the final run back to Liverpool St was very fast for the
Cambridge line. 86007 went through Harlow at 90 and 87 after Broxbourne. The
24.3 miles to Tottenham Hale took 20 min and we were in Liverpool St in just
over 32 min.
86007 on arrival at Southend Victoria (photo: Michael Croxford)
Sources : David Hills,
Michael Croxford & Jeremy Hartill
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Jeremy Hartill)
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Liverpool Street | 08.55d | 08.57 | 13.48a | 13.54 | |
Bethnal Green | ? | ? | 13/45 | 13/45 | |
Stratford | 09/01 | 09/05 | 13/41 | 13/42 | |
Gidea Park | ? | ? | 13/31 | 13/34 | |
Shenfield | 09/11 | 09/16 | |||
Wickford | 09/27 | 09/32 | |||
Southend Victoria | 09.41a ~ 10.20d | 09.47 ~ 10.27 | |||
Wickford | 10/34 | 10/37 | |||
Shenfield | 10.44a ~ 11.01d | 10.48 ~ 11.02 | 13/25 | 13/27 | |
Chelmsford | 11/10 | 11/14 | 13/13 | 13/19 | |
Witham | 11/10 | 11/20 | 13/06 | 13/07 | |
Marks Tey | 11/26 | 11/25 | 13/00 | 13/00 | |
Colchester | 11/35 | 11/38 [GL] | 12/54 | 12/55 | |
Hythe | 11/41 | 11/43 | 12/50 | 12/51 | |
Thorpe-le-Soken | 12/00 | 11/56 | 12/35 | 12/38 | |
Clacton | 12.07a | 12.08 | 12.28d | 12.31 |
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Liverpool Street | 14.03d | 14.10 | 15.41a | 15.40 | |
Bethnal Green | 14/06 | 14/13 | 15/37 | 15/35 | |
Clapton Jn | 14/13 | 14/20 | 15/27 | 15/30 | |
Tottenham South Jn | 14/15 | 14/21 | 15/25 | 15/28 | |
Brimsdown | 14/20 | ? | 15/17 | 15/24 | |
Cheshunt | 14/23 | ? | 15/13 | 15/21 | |
Broxbourne | 14/25 | ? | 15/10 | 15/19 | |
Bishops Stortford | 14.40a | 14.47 | 14.58d | 15.08 |