7th May 1988

Hertfordshire Railtours / Area Manager Watford
The Watercress Flyer

Locos Used 33114, 85012 & 85034 & steam: WD601 (90775), 34016 & 34105
Stock Used booked for load 8 (set EN100, reduced)

Route : 1Z47 throughout

Loco(s) Route
85034 Northampton - Milton Keynes - Watford Junction - Wembley Central - Willesden West London Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn
33114 Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Richmond - Twickenham - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Chertsey - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Ash Vale - Aldershot - Alton
WD601 Alton - Medstead - Alresford
34016 + 34105 Alresford - Medstead - Alton
33114 Alton - Aldershot - Ash - Guildford - Shalford - Gomshall - Dorking Town - Redhill - Merstham - Purley - East Croydon - Selhurst - Streatham Common - Balham - Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden West London Jn
85012 Willesden West London Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Northampton


85034 arrives at Harrow & Wealdstone (photo: Nick Blyth)

Sources : Nick Blyth & Nick Ross

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Blyth)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Northampton 08.10d 20.21a 264.16
9.21 Hanslope Jn 08/19 20/11 254.75
13.35 Wolverton 08.23a ~ 08.24d 20.05a ~ 20.06d 250.61
16.03 Milton Keynes Central 08.29a ~ 08.31d 19.59a ~ 20.00d 248.13
19.22 Bletchley 08.36a ~ 08.38d 19.52a ~ 19.53d 244.74
25.54 Leighton Buzzard 08.46a ~ 08.47d 19.42a ~ 19.43d 238.42
34.15 Tring 08/56 19/33 230.01
37.73 Berkhamsted 09.03a ~ 09.04d 19.26a ~ 19.27d 226.23
41.29 Hemel Hempstead 09.08a ~ 09.09d 19.20a ~ 19.21d 222.67
48.33 Watford Junction 09.18a ~ 09.19d 19.08a ~ 19.09d 215.63
54.38 Harrow & Wealdstone 09.26a ~ 09.27d 19.00a ~ 19.01d 209.58
60.45 Willesden WL Jn 09/36 18L42 ~ 18L52 203.51
60.74 Mitre Bridge Jn 09L37 ~ 09L48 ? ?
? North Pole Jn ? 18/38 202.65
63.19 Kensington Olympia 09.55a ~ 09.57d 18.33a ~ 18.34d 200.77
66.02 Latchmere Jn 10/04 18/27 198.14
66.36 Clapham Junction 10.09a ~ 10.10d 18.23a ~ 18.24d 197.48

 

M.C Location Booked
69.49 Barnes 10/15
73.64 Twickenham 10/20
75.77 Feltham Jn 10/23
81.44 Staines 10/31
85.57 Virginia Water 10/40
90.48 Addlestone Jn 10/47
91.39 Byfleet Jn 10/50
95.43 Woking 10c56 ~ 10c57
99.15 Brookwood 11/01
103.54 Ash Vale 11/06
106.16 Aldershot 11/10
109.22 Farnham 11/15
118.02 Alton 11L27a ~ 11L55d
? Brick Lane underbridge 12/05½
122.37 Medstead 12x07 ~ 12x08
? Ropley Soak Crossing 12/16½
125.23 Ropley 12x12 ~ 12x19
? Bighton Lane overbridge 12/22
128.13 Alresford 12.27a ~ 15.54d
? Bighton Lane overbridge 15/58
131.03 Ropley 16x02
? Ropley Soak Crossing 16/07
133.69 Medstead 16x11 ~ 16x16
? Brick Lane underbridge 16/18
138.24 Alton 16L28a ~ 16L45d
147.04 Farnham 16/57
150.10 Aldershot 17/02
151.50 Aldershot North Jn 17/05
152.75 Ash 17/09
159.02 Guildford 17c23 ~ 17c24
160.17 Shalford Jn 17/27
166.56 Gomshall 17/37
177.50 Reigate 17/50
179.37 Redhill 17/54
185.73 Stoat's Nest Jn 18/04
189.65 East Croydon 18/10
190.24 Windmill Bridge Jn 18/12
195.53 Balham 18/17½

Timings continue in first table.

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