27th - 29th October 1989
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Locos Used | 33021, 47513, 47523, 86228 & 87020 |
Ferries Used | MV Hengist & MV Horsa |
Route : 1Z41 throughout
Date | Traction | Route |
27/10 | 87020 | Carlisle - Crewe - Mitre Bridge Jn |
28/10 | 47513 | Mitre Bridge Jn - Clapham Junction - Bromley South - Maidstone East - Ashford - Folkestone West |
28/10 | 33021 | Folkestone West - Folkestone Harbour |
28/10 | MV Hengist | Folkestone Harbour - Boulogne |
28/10 | MV Horsa | Boulogne - Dover Western Docks |
29/10 | 47513 | Dover Western Docks - Ashford - Maidstone East - Hither Green - Factory Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - New Kew Jn - Kew East Jn - Acton Wells Jn |
29/10 | 86228 | Acton Wells Jn - Sudbury Jn - Nuneaton - Crewe |
29/10 | 47523 | Crewe - Wilmslow - Style - Manchester Piccadilly - Preston - Carlisle |
Notes :
(1) Derek Thompson comments: This trip was advertised as a pre Christmas duty
free run following the same trip the previous year. It involved going out on a
morning sailing returning in the afternoon giving around 6 hours in Boulogne.
The trip down was uneventful. On arrival at Folkestone Harbour a force 8 gale
was blowing and the sailing was doubtful but Sealink decided they were going to
operate. The sailing departed on time but the weather got worse as the ship
crossed the channel. When the ship approached Boulogne we were advised the
harbour was closed due to high winds and the ship would be unable to berth. The
ship then circled outside Boulogne for 2 hours in very rough conditions. The
ship was eventually allowed to berth. The shipping schedule descended into chaos
and the return ferry was running very late. Upon boarding the ferry an
announcement was made to advised that due to poor weather conditions Folkestone
Harbour was closed and the ship would be diverted to Dover Western Dock. It
transpired that the ferry that we have come across on had collided with the
harbour wall Folkestone on the return working. Arrangements were made to move
the train from Folkestone to Dover. Upon reaching Dover again the ferry sat
outside the harbour for over an hour. Because of all the train passengers the
ferry would have to dock at Western Docks (which was little used at this time,
shortly before closure of the station) rather than Eastern Docks. All the tugs
were assisting ships to berth in Eastern Dock and none were available to go over
to Western docks to assist our ship to berth. Eventually one as made available
and the train departed Dover just over 6 hours late. By this time on a Saturday
night may routes had started shutting down for engineering works and the train
was diverted by a number of unscheduled routes. Arrival back in Carlisle was
just short of 8 hours late which in reality was 9 hours late because of the
change of clocks from Summer to Winter time that morning and the clocks had gone
back 1 hour.
33021 on arrival at Folkestone Harbour (photo: Derek Thompson)
Source : Derek Thompson
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Derek Thompson)
Location | Booked | Booked | Actual | |
Carlisle | ??.??d | 02.17a | 08.56 | |
Penrith | ? | 01.55a ~ 01.57d | 08.33 ~ 08.34 | |
Oxenholme | ? | 01.28a ~ 01.30d | 08.01 ~ 08.02 | |
Lancaster | ? | 00.56a ~ 01.09d | 07.26 ~ 07.29 | |
Preston | ? | 00.31a ~ 00.34d | 06.59 ~ 07.01 | |
Manchester Piccadilly | - | 23/40 | 06/21 | |
Wilmslow | - | 23/12 | ? | |
Crewe | ? | 22.38a ~ 22.50d | 05.18 ~ 05.36 | |
Stafford | ? | 22/15 | 04/54 | |
Colwich | ? | 22/10 | 04/48 | |
Lichfield TV LL | ? | 22/03 | 04/41 | |
Rugby | ? | 21/40 | 04/22 | |
Hanslope Jn | ? | 21/20 | 04/03 | |
Bletchley | ? | 21/14 | 03/53 | |
Watford Junction | ? | 20/53 | 03/08 | |
Harrow & Wealdstone | ? | 20/47 | 03/02 | |
Willesden WL Jn | ? | 20.20 ~ 20.32 | DIV | |
Clapham Junction | ? | 19.47 ~ 19.48 | ? | |
Folkestone Harbour | ??.??a | - | - | |
Dover Western Docks | - | ??.??d | ?00.28? |