12th July 1986

Hertfordshire Railtours / Southern Electric Group
The Fen Tiger

DMU Used Sets L412 + L424 formed; 51389+59499+51347+51362+59514+51404

Route : 1Z25 throughout

DMU Route
51389 leading Reading - Ascot - Staines - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - London Victoria (Eastern)
51404 leading London Victoria Eastern - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Wilesdon HL - Gospel Oak - Tottenham South Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Canonbury - Finsbury Park - Hitchin - Peterborough - Fletton Jn
51389 leading Fletton Jn - Peterborough - March West Jn - Whitemoor Jn - Wisbech
51404 leading Wisbech - Whitemmor Jn - March - Ely North Jn - Littleport  - Kings Lynn Yard
51389 leading Kings Lynn Yard - Kings Lynn Alexandra Dock
51404 leading Kings Lynn Alexandra Dock - Kings Lynn Yard  - Middleton Towers
51389 leading Middleton Towers - Kings Lynn Yard
51404 leading Kings Lynn Yard - Harbour Jn - Kings Lynn Harbour
51389 leading Kings Lynn Harbour - Harbour Jn
51404 leading Harbour Jn - Kings Lynn Station
51389 leading Kings Lynn Station - Ely - Chippenham Jn
51404 leading Chippenham Jn - Newmarket - Cambridge Through Line - Broxbourne - Seven Sisters - South Tottenham - Tottenham South Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Canonbury - Camden Road Jn - West Hampstead - Willesden HL - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Longhedge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - London Victoria
51389 leading London Victoria - (reverse of outward route) - Reading


Set L412 at the rear of the train at Wisbech (Photo: Martin Barnsdall)

Sources : Paul Griffin (joined at Peterborough, left at West Hampstead),
Martin Barnsdall, John Harrup & Dick Franklin

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Hughes, Howard Harrison & Dick Franklin)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Reading 06.55d ?   00.23a ?
Earley 07/00 ?   00/18 ?
Wokingham 07/05 ?   00/12 ?
Ascot 07.15a ~ 07.16d ?   00.00a ~ 00.01d ?
Virginia Water 07/25 ?   23/50½ ?
Staines 07.33a ~ 07.36d ?   23.40a ~ 23.42d ?
Feltham Jn 07/43 ?   23/31 ?
Twickenham 07/46½ ?   - ?
Hounslow - ?   23/27 ?
Barnes 07/54½ ?   23/20½ ?
Clapham Junction 07.59a ~ 08.04d [WL] ??.?? ~ 08.08   23.14a ~ 23.15d ?
Longhedge Jn 08/08 08/11   23/10 ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/10 ?   23/08 ?
Victoria 08.16a ~ 08.21d 08.16½ ~ 08.22   22.57a ~ 23.02d 22.38 ~ ??.??
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/28 08/27½   22/50 22/33½
Longhedge Jn 08/30 08/28½   22/48 22/32
Latchmere Jn 08/33 08/30½   22/46 22/30
Kensington Olympia 08.39a ~ 08.41d 08.43 ~ 08.46   22.37½a ~ 22.39½d 22.23½ ~ 22.24½
North Pole Jn 08/44 08/48½   22/35 22/19
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/47 08/50   22/33 22/18
Willesden Junction HL 08.49a ~ 08.51d 08/52   22.28a ~ 22.30d 22.12 ~ 22.16
Kensal Green Jn 08/52½ 08/53   22/26 22/11
West Hamstead 08.59a ~ 09.01d 08.58 ~ 09.02   22.20a ~ 22.22d ??.?? ~ 22.06½

 

Location Booked Actual
Gospel Oak 09/06 09/06
Junction Road Jn 09/09 09/08
Upper Holloway 09/10 09/09
South Tottenham 09/15 09/11½
Tottenham South Jn 09/20 09/15
Temple Mille East 09/27 09/17
Stratford 09.29a ~ 09.32d 09.29 ~ 09.34
Channelsea Jn 09/33½ 09/35½
Dalston West Jn 09/41 09/41½
Canonbury 09/44 09/43
Finsbury Park 09.47a ~ 09.48d 09.47 ~ 09.53½
Alexandra Palace 09/52 09/58½
Cuffley 10.04a ~ 10.05d 10.09 ~ 10.09½
Hertford North 10/14 10/17½
Langley Jn 10/25 10/25½
Hitchin 10/33 10/32
Sandy 10/45 ?
Huntingdon 11/02 11/07
Peterborough 11.29a ~ 11.36d 11.34 ~ 11.47
Fletton Jn 11.41a ~ 11.46d 11.49 ~ 12.03
Peterborough 11.56a ~ 12.00d 12.04 ~ 12.07
Whittlesea 12/08 ?
March West Jn 12/18 12/25
Whitemoor Jn 12.22a ~ 12.24d 12.25½ ~ 12.27
Wisbech 13.10a ~ 13.50d 13.00 ~ 13.55
Whitemoor Jn 14/35 14.27½ ~ 14.29
March 14.37a ~ 14.39d 14.31½ ~ 14.34½
Ely West Jn 14/55 14/57
Ely North Jn 14/58 15/00
Littleport 15/03 15/05
Downham Market 15/13½ ?
Magdalen Road 15/18½ ?
Kings Lynn Yard 15.32a ~ 15.40d 15.32 ~ 15.34
Kings Lynn Dock 15.45a ~ 15.53d 15.40 ~ 15.54
Kings Lynn Yard 15.58a ~ 16.06d 16.00 ~ 16.00½
Middleton Towers 16.26a ~ 16.46d 16.12 ~ 16.37
Kings Lynn Yard 17.06a ~ 17.14d 16.52 ~ 16.55
Harbour Jn 17/19 16/59½
South Lynn 17.24a ~ 17.39d 17.05 ~ 17.13
Harbour Jn 17/44 17/16
Harbour 17.49a ~ 17.57d 17.20 ~ 17.35
Harbour Jn 18.02a ~ 18.10d 17.39 ~ 17.42
Kings Lynn 18.15a ~ 18.23d 17.47 ~ 18.26
Magdalen Road 18.31a ~ 18.36d 18.35 ~ 18.39
Downham Market 18/43 18/45½
Littleport 18/54 18/57
Ely North Jn 19/07 19/06½
Ely 19.10a ~ 19.15d 19.12 ~ 19.19
Soham 19/27 19/27
Chippenham Jn 19.41a ~ 19.49d 19.40 ~ 19.46
Newmarket 19/54 19/50
Dullingham 20.00a ~ 20.19d 19/55
Coldham Lane Jn 20/33 20/07
Cambridge (through line) 20c35a ~ 20c37d 20.09 ~ 20.11
Shepreth Branch Jn 20/41 20/16
Audley End 20/53 20/27½
Elsenham 20/59 20/36
Bishops Stortford 21/04 20/41
Broxbourne Jn 21/16 20/59
Broxbourne 21/17 21/00½
Cheshunt 21/21 21/07
Theobalds Grove 21.24a ~ 21.25d 21.08 ~ 21.09
Bury Street Jn 21/30 21/15½
Seven Sisters 21.37½a ~ 21.39d 21.23 ~ 21.25
South Tottenham 21/42 21/27½
Tottenham South Jn 21/45½ 21/32½
Temple Mills East Jn 21/52 21/39
Stratford 21.54a ~ 21.56d 21.41 ~ 21.44
Channelsea Jn 21/57½ 21/45½
Dalston West Jn 22/04 21/50½
Camden Road Jn 22/10 21.56 ~ 21.56½

Timings continue in first table.

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