4th May 1981

B.R.
The Deltic Fenman

Loco Used 55002 'The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry'
Stock Used 8x mark 1 commuter set

Route : 1Z75 throughout

Loco Route
55002 Finsbury Park - Canonbury Jn - Dalston Western Jn - Channelsea Jn - Stratford - Temple Mills East Jn - Tottenham Hale - Brimsdown - Cheshunt - Elsenham - Cambridge - Ely - March - Cowbit - Spalding
55002 Spalding - Werrington Jn - Peterborough - Fletton Jn - Orton Mere - Wansford
55002 Wansford - Orton Mere - Fletton Jn - Peterborough - Peterborough North
55002 Peterborough North - Peterborough - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross


55002 is seen arriving at March (photo: 'Wobble Winter')

Sources : PRAR, Chris Harley & Gary Thornton (all from contemporary sources)

Timings (Booked Only)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Finsbury Park 10.30d
1.22 Canonbury Jn 10/34
2.17 Dalston Western Jn 10/37
4.27 Victoria Park 10/42
5.09 Channelsea Jn 10c45 ~ 10c46
5.51 Stratford 10c49 ~ 10c50
6.22 Temple Mills East Jn 10/52
9.28 Tottenham South Jn 11/01
9.67 Tottenham Hale 11/02
14.48 Brimsdown 11/08
17.68 Cheshunt 11/10½
21.04 Broxbourne 11/13½
34.14 Bishops Stortford 11/24½
39.34 Elsenham 11p31a ~ 11p46d
45.42 Audley End 11/52½
56.71 Shepreth Branch Jn 12/05½
59.39 Cambridge 12c09 ~ 12c11
61.42 Chesterton Jn 12/14½
74.17 Ely 12/29
75.52 Ely North Jn 12/31½
89.63 March 12c52 ~ 12c54
105.65 Cowbit 13/13
109.20 Spalding 13.20 ~ 13.32
122.63 Werrington Jn 13/48
125.68 Peterborough 13c56 ~ 14c00
127.15 Fletton Jn 14/05
? Orton Mere 14c20 ~ 14c22
133.54 Wansford 14.40a ~ 17.30d
? Orton Mere 17c48 ~ 17c50
141.40 Peterborough 18c10 ~ 18c15
142.13 Peterborough North [Up Slow] 18.18 ~ 18.35
142.66 Peterborough 18/38
160.25 Huntingdon 18/49
175.05 Sandy 18/58
187.21 Hitchin 19/08
195.75 Woolmer Green 19/14
206.38 Potters Bar 19/21
214.17 Wood Green 19/27
219.15 Kings Cross 19.33a


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