12th July 2015

Branch Line Society
Thameslink Tracker

EMUs Used 319444 'City of St. Albans' (formed: 77376+71815+62934+77377)

Route :
1Z19 : Bedford to London Blackfriars
1Z20 : London Blackfriars to Bedford

EMU Route
77376 Leading Bedford - Bedford North Siding
77377 Leading Bedford North Siding - Bedford - Bedford Wash Road
77376 Leading Bedford Wash Road - Bedford Bay Platform
77377 Leading Bedford Bay Platform - Bedford Carriage Sidings
77376 Leading Bedford Carriage Sidings - Bedford Bay Platform
77377 Leading Bedford Bay Platform - Bedford St Johns Goods Loop
77376 Leading Bedford St Johns Goods Loop - Bedford Jowett Sidings
77377 Leading Bedford Jowett Sidings - Bedford St Johns Goods Loop
77376 Leading Bedford St Johns Goods Loop - Bedford
77377 Leading Bedford - Bedford South Jn Sig.601
77376 Leading Bedford South Jn - Bedford Cauldwell Sidings
77377 Leading Bedford Cauldwell Sidings - Bedford South Jn - Flitwick - Luton - Luton Crescent Road
77376 Leading Luton Crescent Road - Luton - Luton North Jn
77377 Leading Luton North Jn - Luton - St Albans City - Radlett - Mill Hill Broadway - Silkstream Jn - Hendon - Cricklewood - West Hampstead Thameslink - Kentish Town - St Pancras International - Farringdon - City Thameslink - London Blackfriars - Southwark Bridge Jn - Elephant & Castle - Loughborough Junction - Herne Hill Siding
77376 Leading Herne Hill Siding - Loughborough Junction - Elephant & Castle - Southwark Bridge Jn - London Blackfriars
77377 Leading London Blackfriars - Southwark Bridge Jn - Elephant & Castle - Loughborough Junction - Herne Hill Siding
77376 Leading Herne Hill Siding - Loughborough Junction - Elephant & Castle - Southwark Bridge Jn - London Blackfriars - City Thameslink - Smithfield Carriage Sidings
77377 Leading Smithfield Carriage Sidings - City Thameslink
77376 Leading City Thameslink - Farringdon - St Pancras International - Kentish Town - West Hampstead Thameslink - West Hampstead - West Hampstead Down Carriage Loop - Cricklewood - Hendon - St Albans City - Luton - Bedford

Notes: 
(1) A joint venture between Govia Thameslink and The Branch Line Society raising funds, (£9,000), £3,000 for each of Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospital, Max Appeal and The Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00
Bedford 11.50d [P1] 11.49½ [P1]
0.21
Bedford North Sidings 11.52 ~ 12.07 11.52 ~ 12.07
0.42
Bedford 12.09 ~ 12.09 [P1] 12/10 [P1]
0.66
Bedford Wash Road 12.14 ~ 12.24 12.15 ~ 12.16½
1.10
Bedford 12.29 ~ 12.35 [P1A] 12.20½ ~ 12.21 [P1A]
1.34
Bedford Carriage Sidings 12.38 ~ 12.48 12.25 ~ 12.29 [No.11]
1.58
Bedford 12.51 ~ 12.57 [P1A] 12.32 ~ 12.32½ [P1A]
2.06
Bedford St Johns G.L. 13.00 ~ 13.10 12.34½ ~ 12.35½
2.24
Bedford Jowett Sidings 13.13 ~ 13.23 12.40½ ~ 12.49½ [No.15]
2.42
Bedford St Johns G.L. 13.26 ~ 13.36 12.52 ~ 12.54½
2.70
Bedford 13.39a ~ 13.54d [P1] [USL] 12.57a ~ 13.47 [P2]
?
Bedford South Jn Sig.601 13.57 ~ 14.05 13.50 ~ 13.50½
4.50
Bedford Cauldwell Depot 14.15 ~ 14.25 13.58 ~ 14.12 [No.1]

 

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

M.C
-
 Bedford See Above 19.59a [P1] 19.54½ [P1]
126.05
5.10
Bedford South Jn 14/30 [SL] 14/13   19/54 [DSL] 19/52½ [DF-DS]
125.00
12.75
Flitwick Jn 14/37 [FL] 14/22 [US-UF]   ? 19/44½ [DF]
?
13.37
Flitwick 14/37½ [P3] 14/22½ [P3]   19/47 [P4] 19/44 [P4]
?
20.27
Leagrave Jn 14/43½ [SL] 14/28½ [UF-US]   19/36½ [FL] 19/35½ [DS-DF]
109.25
23.36
Luton 14.50½ ~ 14.51 [P1] 14.33 ~ 14.33½ [P1]   - - -
23.60
Luton Crescent Road 14.53 ~ 15.01 14.36 ~ 14.57   - - -
24.04
Luton 15.03 ~ 15.03 [P1] 14.58½ ~ 15.11½ [P1]   - - -
24.37
Luton North Jn 15.05 ~ 15.18 15.13½ ~ 15.14 [DS]   ? 19/32
?
24.70
Luton 15.19 ~ 15.19 [P4] [FL] 15/15½ [P4]   19.32a ~ 19.33d [P3] 19.30a ~ 19.31d [P3]
106.39
30.55
Harpenden Jn 15/27 15/22½   19/25 [SL] 19/20½ [DF-DS]
100.33
35.18
St Albans 15/30 [P1] 15/27 [P3]   19/21½ [P4] 19/15½ [P4]
?
40.56
Radlett Jn 15/37 [SL] 15.34 ~ 15.36 [UF-US]   19/17 [FL] 19/11 [DS-DF]
90.53
47.11
Silkstream Jn 15/43 15/43   19/11½ 19/04
?
48.10
Hendon 15/44 [SL] 15/44 [P1]   19/10½ [SL] 19/03 [P2]
?
50.14
Cricklewood South Jn 15/46½ [UHL] 15/48 [US-UF-UH]   19/09 [SL] 19/01 [DS]
?
?
 West Hampstead DCL - -   19*06 ~ 19*07 [DCL] 19/00 [DCL]
80.28
50.71
West Hampstead North Jn 15/52 [FL] 15/50 [UH-UF]   ? 18/59 [DS-DCL]
?
51.16
West Hampstead Thameslink 15.52 ~ 15.52½ [P3] 15/50½ [P3]   19.03 ~ 19.03½ [P2] 18/58 [P2]
80.13
52.76
Carlton Road Jn 15/56 [DSL] 15.52 ~ 15.53½ [UF-UDS-UDR]   19/00½ 18/54½ [DS]
?
53.47
Kentish Town 15/58 [P3] [UDR] 15/55 [P3] [UDR]   18/59½ [P2] [SL] 18/53½ [P2] [DMg]
78.00
54.13
Dock Jn North 16/00 15.56½ ~ 15.57 [UDR-DMg-UMg]   18/58 [MOL] 18/52 [DMg]
?
54.75
St Pancras International 16/01½ [PA] 16/00 [PA]   18/56½ [PB] 18/50 [PB]
76.33
55.31
Kings Cross Thameslink ? 16.01½ ~ 16.05 [UMg-DMg]   ? 18/49 [DMg]
?
56.24
Farringdon 16.05½ ~ 16.06½ [P3] 16/08 [P4] [USH-DSH]   18.52 ~ 18.52½ [P4] 18/47 [P4]
?
?
 City Thameslink - -   18.45 ~ 18.50 [P1] 18.44 ~ 18.46 [P1]
74.32
?
 Smithfield CHS - -   18.17 ~ 18.43 18.19½ ~ 18.42½ [No.2]
74.08
56.56
City Thameslink 16/09 [P2] 16/09 [P2] [DSH-USH]   18.14 ~ 18.15 [P1] 18/16½ [DSH-USH-P1]
73.64
56.76
London Blackfriars 16.10½ ~ 16.11 [P1] [FL] 16/11 [P2]   18/11½ [P2] 18/16 [P1]
?
57.28
Blackfriars Jn 16/12 16/12½ [USH-DHS-DHF]   18/09 18/14½ [DHF]
?
?
 Southwark Bridge Jn 16/13 16/13½ [DHF-DHS]   18/06½ [FL] 18/11½ [UHS-UHF-DHF]
?
58.13
Elephant & Castle 16/13½ [P4] 16/14 [P2] [DHS]   18/05 [P1] 18.08 ~ 18.09 [P1] [UHS]
?
60.14
Loughborough Junction 16/16½ 16.16½ ~ 16.23½ [DH]   18/01 [SL] 18/06 [UHS]
?
61.08
Herne Hill Siding 16.20 ~ 16.28 16.29½ ~ 16.33½ [TBS]   17.49 ~ 17.59 17.47 ~ 18.03½ [TBS]
69.32
62.02
Loughborough Junction 16/30½ [SL] 16/35½ [UHS]   17/45 17/43½ [DH]
?
?
 Elephant & Castle 16/35 [P1] 16/38½ [P1] [UHS]   17/41½ [P2] 17/41 [P4] [DHF]
?
?
 Southwark Bridge Jn 16/36½ [FL] 16/39 [UHS]   17/41 17/40½ [DHF]
?
?
 Blackfriars Jn 16/39 [SL] 16/40 [UHS]   17/40 17/39½ [DHS-DHF]
?
65.20
London Blackfriars 16.40a ~ 16.41½a [P4]   ~ 17.39d [P4] 17.38d [P4] [UHS-DHS]
65.20

Mileages taken from Tour Brochure.

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