29th March 1952

R.C.T.S. (London Branch)
North East London Rail Tour

Locos Used Train 1: 68549, 68613, 68644, 67731 & 68783
Train 2: 31507, 68575, 68549, 67739, 68787 & 69435

Route : train 1

Loco(s) Route
68549 London Bridge - North Kent East Jn - New Cross Gate
68613 + 68644 New Cross Gate - Canal Jn - Surrey Docks - Whitechapel - Shoreditch - East London Jn - London Liverpool Street
67731 London Liverpool Street - Bow Jn - Channelsea Jn - High Meads Jn - Loughton Branch Jn - Copper Mill Jn - Tottenham South Jn - Tottenham West Jn - South Tottenham - Seven Sisters - Lower Edmonton - Bury Street Jn - Cheshunt
67731 Cheshunt - Brimsdown - Angel Road - Tottenham - Tottenham North Jn - Tottenham West Jn - South Tottenham - Seven Sisters - Palace Gates - Bounds Green
68783 Bounds Green - Wood Green - Finsbury Park - Kings Cross (York Road) - Farringdon - Snow Hill (Holborn LL) - Blackfriars Jn - Metropolitan Jn - London Cannon Street

Route : train 2

Loco(s) Route
31507 London Bridge - North Kent East Jn - New Cross Gate
68459 + 68575 New Cross Gate - Canal Jn - Surrey Docks - Whitechapel - Shoreditch - East London Jn - London Liverpool Street
67739 London Liverpool Street - Bow Jn - Channelsea Jn - High Meads Jn - Loughton Branch Jn - Copper Mill Jn - Tottenham South Jn - Tottenham West Jn - South Tottenham - Seven Sisters - Lower Edmonton - Bury Street Jn - Cheshunt
67739 Cheshunt - Brimsdown - Angel Road - Tottenham - Tottenham North Jn - Tottenham West Jn - South Tottenham - Seven Sisters - Palace Gates - Bounds Green
68787 Bounds Green - Wood Green - Finsbury Park - Kings Cross (York Road) - Farringdon - Snow Hill (Holborn LL) - Blackfriars Jn - Metropolitan Jn - London Cannon Street

Notes :
(1) Loco confirmation required for train 2 - above is from Graham Stacey who was on train 1. Was train 2 banked from Snow Hill by 69435?

Sources : David Davis (compiled from contemporary reports),
John M Cramp & Graham Stacey (courtesy of Bob Bridger)

Photo Review


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Both tours captured at Cheshunt (photo: The John Debens Collection)


Timings (Booked Only - one of the trains)
(from John M Cramp, courtesy of Bob Bridger)

Unknown if timing/route data is for train 1 or train 2.

Miles Location Booked
0.0 London Bridge 14.20d
2.8 New Cross Gate 14.26a ~ 14.40d
3.5 Canal Jn 14/43
4.2 Surrey Docks 14/45
6.6 Shoreditch 14/55
7.3 Liverpool Street [P7] 15.00a ~ 15.10d
10.3 Bow Jn 15/16
11.0 Stratford Western Jn 15/20
11.4 Channelsea Jn 15/23
12.2 Loughton Branch Jn 15/29
14.8 Copper Mill Jn ?
15.4 Tottenham South Jn 15/37
15.6 Tottenham West Jn ?
16.0 South Tottenham 15/41
16.3 Seven Sisters 15/44
19.3 Lower Edmonton ?
20.0 Bury Street Jn 15/54
21.1 Churchbury 15/57
25.2 Cheshunt 16.10a ~ 16.26d
33.2 Tottenham 16/39
33.5 Tottenham North Jn ?
33.7 Tottenham West Jn 16/42
34.1 South Tottenham 16/46
34.4 Seven Sisters 16/50
36.6 Palace Gates 17/00
37.0 Bounds Green 17.14a ~ 17.22d
37.4 Wood Green ?
39.8 Finsbury Park ?
42.2 Kings Cross (York Road) 17.34a ~ 17.35d
43.7 Farringdon 17/45
43.9 Snow Hill (Holborn LL) 17.51a ~ 17.55d
44.8 Blackfriars Jn ?
45.1 Metropolitan Jn ?
45.6 Cannon Street 18.08a


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