25th May 1981

British Rail
Deltic Fenman II

Loco Used 55009 'Alycidon'
Stock Used mark 1's (4672+....)

Route : 1Z15 throughout

Loco Route
55009 Finsbury Park - Canonbury Jn - Dalston Western Jn - Channelsea Jn - Stratford - Temple Mills East Jn - Tottenham Hale - Brimsdown - Cheshunt - Bishops Stortford - Cambridge - Ely - Whittlesea - Peterborough
55009 Peterborough - Fletton Jn - Orton Mere - Wansford
55009 Wansford - Orton Mere - Fletton Jn - Peterborough - Peterborough North
55009 Peterborough North - Peterborough - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes:
Day Runabout Tickets were sold on the train for the following steam and diesel hauled services provided by the Nene Valley Railway:

Loco Route
70000 14.51 Wansford - Orton Mere 15.08
70000 15.16 Orton Mere - Wansford 15.34
55009 xx.xx Wansford - Orton Mere xx.xx
55009 16.04 Orton Mere - Wansford 16.24
70000 16.30 Wansford - Orton Mere 16.48
70000 16.56 Orton Mere - Wansford 17.14

55009 was hauling a rake of continental stock.


An immaculate 55009 passes Spellbrooke (photo: Roger Geach)

Sources : Andy Pullar & Gary Thornton

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Andy Pullar)

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 11p25a ~ 11p40d
39.34 Elsenham 11/46½
45.42 Audley End 11/52½
56.71 Shepreth Branch Jn 12/05½
59.39 Cambridge 12c09 ~ 12c11
61.42 Chesterton Jn 12/14½
74.12 Ely 12/29
75.52 Ely North Jn 12/31½
89.63 March 12c48 ~ 12c50
98.42 Whittlesea 13/01
104.55 Peterborough 13.11 ~ 13.25 [P5]
106.02 Fletton Jn ??c?? ~ ??c??
? Orton Mere 13c47 ~ 13c49
112.41 Wansford 14.07a ~ 17.30d
? Orton Mere 17c48 ~ 17c50
? Fletton Jn 18/05
119.00 Peterborough 18c10 ~ 18c15
119.53 Peterborough North [Up Slow] 18.?? ~ 18.??
120.26 Peterborough 18/49
137.65 Huntingdon 18/49
152.45 Sandy 18/58
164.61 Hitchin 19/08
173.35 Woolmer Green 19/14
183.78 Potters Bar 19/21
191.57 Wood Green 19/27
196.53 Kings Cross 19.33a


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