12th July 1997

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Dungeness Pebbledasher

Locos Used 37402 'Bont Y Bermo', 37688, 47761, 92030 'Ashford' & 92038 'Voltaire'
Stock Used 4938+4915+5005+17015+1853+4956+4939+4959+4998+3148

Route :
1Z92 : Finsbury Park to Dungeness
1Z93 : Dungeness to Finsbury Park

Loco(s) Route
37688 Finsbury Park - Holloway South Jn - Camden Road East Jn - Kentish Town West - Gospel Oak - Kensal Green Jn - Harlesden Jn - Willesden HL (2) - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia
92030 (2) Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Brixton - Beckenham Jn - Shortlands Jn - Bickley Jn - St Mary Cray Jn - Swanley - Otford - Kemsing - Maidstone East - Ashford International
37688 (3) Ashford International - Appledore - Lydd Town - Dungeness
37402 (4) Dungeness - Lydd Town - Appledore - Ashford International
92038 (5) Ashford International - Paddock Wood - Tonbridge - Seven Oaks - Otford Jn - Swanley - Bickley Jn - Shortlands Jn - Nunhead - Denmark Hill - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - Mitre Bridge Jn - West London Jn - Wembley EFOC
47761 Wembley EFOC - Willesden HL Sidings - Harlesden Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Finsbury Park

Notes :
(1) This was the first advertised and booked use of class 92's on a passenger train.
(2) original booked route was :
class 37 : Harlesden Jn - Willesden HL Sidings - Wembley EFOC
class 92 : Wembley EFOC - West London Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn
...however a major failure of an electricity substation on the WCML resulted in it not being possible to use the class 92 in the Wembley area (part of the safety case active at the time). The alternative plans had the 92 working from/to Kensington Olympia, but in the event the train did make it back to Wembley with the class 92 on the return leg.
(2) plus 37688 in tow.
(3) 37402 on rear.
(4) 37688 on rear.
(5) plus 37402 in tow.

Sources : Gary Thornton (on train throughout) & Alan Sheppard

Photo Review
 (all photos: Gary Thornton)


37688 waits to lead away from Finsbury Park at the start of the day.


92030 was particularly clean for it's task of becoming the first class 92 on a
booked passenger train working. 37688 waits for the 92 to couple on the
front at Kensington Olympia.


Almost ready to depart from Kensington Olympia, but not until everyone has
got their own 'unique' photograph of the event!


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Finsbury Park 10.14d 10.17
0.78 Holloway South Jn 10/22 ?
1.57 Freight Terminal Jn 10/27 10/21
2.11 Camden Road East Jn 10/31 10/25
2.36 Camden Road Jn 10/33 10/27
3.47 Gospel Oak 10/37 10/31
7.54 Kensal Green Jn 10/45 10/44
8.54 Harlesden Jn 10/50 DIV
9.15 Willesden HL Sidings 10/53 DIV
? Willesden Junction HL DIV 10/46
9.58 Wembley EFOC 10L59 ~ 11L35 DIV
11.49 West London Jn 11/48 DIV
11.78 Mitre Bridge Jn 11/50 10/48
12.35 North Pole Jn 11/51 10/49
14.23 Kensington Olympia 11.55a ~ 12.00d 10L56 ~ 12L02
17.06 Latchmere Jn 12/05 12/07
17.71 Longhedge Jn 12/07 12/09
18.30 Factory Jn 12/09 12/10
18.54 Voltaire Road Jn 12/11 12/11
19.63 Brixton 12/13 12/14
20.45 Herne Hill 12/17 12/16
? Kent House DPL [P4] ? 12/23
25.22 Beckenham Junction 12/24 12/24
26.26 Shortlands Jn 12/26 12/26
29.07 Bickley Jn 12/30 12/30
29.66 St Mary Cray Jn 12/31 12/31
34.00 Swanley 12/36 12/36
41.22 Otford Jn 12/45 12/46
46.15 Borough Green (DPL) 12/52 12/53
56.45 Maidstone East (reversible) 13/07 13/12
? Lenham (DPL) ? 13/25
75.66 Ashford International [P2] 13L28a ~ 14L00d 13.36 ~ 14.00
84.27 Appledore 14/16 14.22 ~ 14.31
91.28 Lydd Town 14.45a ~ 14.55d 14/59
93.38 Dungeness 15.00a ~ 15.10d 15.06 ~ 15.11
95.48 Lydd Town 15.15a ~ 15.25d 15/19
102.49 Appledore 15/55 15/50
111.10 Ashford International [P2] 16L10a ~ 16L46d 16.08 ~ 16.46
121.79 Headcorn (UGL) 16/58 16/59
132.34 Paddock Wood (UM) 17/08 17/08
137.57 Tonbridge (UF) 17/12 17/12
145.10 Sevenoaks 17/22 17/22
147.26 Otford Jn 17/29 17/29
154.48 Swanley 17/40 17/39
159.41 Bickley Jn 17/45 17/46
162.22 Shortlands Jn 17/51 17/51
167.11 Nunhead 17/57 17.56 ~ 18.02
168.21 Crofton Road Jn 17/59 18/05
168.66 Denmark Hill 18/00 18/06
170.76 Voltaire Road Jn 18/04 18/10
171.20 Factory Jn 18/05 18/11
171.59 Longhedge Jn 18/08 18/12
172.44 Latchmere Jn 18/15 18.14 ~ 18.16
175.27 Kensington Olympia 18.20a ~ 18.22d 18.22 ~ 18.26
177.15 North Pole Jn 18/25 18/31
177.52 Mitre Bridge Jn 18/27 18/34
178.01 West London Jn 18/30 18/35
179.72 Wembley EFOC 18L39 ~ 19L16 18.45 ~ 19.05
180.35 Willesden HL Sidings 19/22 19/12
180.76 Harlesden Jn 19/26 19/13
181.76 Kensal Green Jn 19/30 19/16
186.03 Gospel Oak 19/45 19/24
187.14 Camden Road Jn 19/48 19/26
187.39 Camden Road East Jn 19/51 19/28
187.73 Freight Terminal Jn 20/00 19/31
189.50 Finsbury Park 20.20a 19.39


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