28th November 1987

Hertfordshire Railtours
Wymondham Willows

DMU's Used 51679+54257+54274+51866+54491+51855+54222+51654

Route : 1G50 throughout

DMU Route
as listed London Kings Cross - Stevenage - Peterborough
as listed Peterborough - Fletton Jn - Orton Mere - Wansford - Yarwell Mill
as listed Yarwell Mill - Wansford - Peterborough NVR
as listed Peterborough NVR - Orton Mere
as listed Orton Mere - Fletton Junction - Peterborough
as listed Peterborough - Whittlesea - March - Ely - Bury St Edmunds - Haughley Jn - Stowmarket
as listed Stowmarket - Haughley Jn - Diss - Norwich
as listed Norwich - Wymondham - Dereham - North Elmham
as listed North Elmham - Dereham - Wymondham - Norwich
as listed Norwich - Diss - Ipswich - Manningtree - Colchester - Chelmsford - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Dalston Western Jn - Cannonbury Jn - Finsbury Park - Potters Bar - Stevenage

Notes :
(1) Andrew Crampton comments: I joined this tour at Ipswich and left at Dereham connecting out of and back into the Pathfinder Tours "The Norfolkman" tour which ran the same day.  Hertfordshire passengers also had the chance to do the reverse and travel on the Pathfinder tour.

Sources : Andrew Crampton (joined at Ipswich, left at Dereham) & Chris Wall

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Harrup)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Kings Cross 07.20d
2.41 Finsbury Park 07.25a ~ 07.26d
4.78 Alexandra Palace 07/31
12.57 Potters Bar 07.44a ~ 07.45d
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 07/55
27.45 Stevenage 08.07a ~ 08.08d
31.74 Hitchin 08/16
44.10 Sandy 08/28
58.70 Huntingdon 08/44
76.29 Peterborough 09.04a ~ 09.09d
77.56 Fletton Jn 09/14
85.34 Yarwell Mill 09.35 ~ 09.38
86.50 Wansford 09p42a ~ 10p05d
92.57 Peterborough NVR 10.25 ~ 10.30
94.02 Orton Mere 10.35 ~ 10.37
95.62 Fletton Jn 10/45
97.09 Peterborough 10.50a ~ 10.55d
103.18 Whittlesea 11/02
112.03 March 11c12 ~ 11c14
126.07 Ely North Jn 11/33
127.49 Ely 11/35
128.00 Dock Jn 11/36
135.52 Soham 11/45
139.42 Chippenham Jn 11/55
152.02 Bury St Edmunds 12/10
164.10 Haughley Jn 12/27
166.35 Stowmarket 12.30 ~ 12.40
168.60 Haughley Jn 12/43
180.65 Diss 12/56
199.49 Trowse Jn 13/19
200.58 Norwich 13.22 ~ 13.31
201.67 Trowse Jn 13/33
210.75 Wymondham 13*46 ~ 13*50
214.50 Kimberley Park 14/03
? Hardingham 14/10
217.72 Thuxton 14/13
221.72 Yaxham 14/26
222.30 Dereham 14p36a ~ 14p50d
226.58 North Elmham 15.20 ~ 15.24
231.06 Dereham 15.55 ~ 15.56
231.44 Yaxham 16/05
235.44 Thuxton 16/18
? Hardingham 16/21
238.66 Kimberley Park 16/28
242.41 Wymondham 16t41 ~ 16t42
251.49 Trowse Jn 16/55
252.58 Norwich 17.00a ~ 18.05d
253.67 Trowse Jn 18/07
272.51 Diss 18/29
284.56 Haughley Jn 18/45
298.76 Ipswich 18c59 ~ 19c01
308.20 Manningtree 19/15
316.03 Colchester 19/24
321.06 Marks Tey 19/30
329.07 Witham 19/38
337.70 Chelmsford 19.47 ~ 19.48
347.39 Shenfield 20/02
354.14 Gidea Park 20/09
363.52 Stratford 20.24 ~ 20.25
364.14 Channelsea Jn 20/27
367.12 Dalston Western Jn 20/33
368.02 Canonbury Jn 20/35
369.24 Finsbury Park 20.39a ~ 20.40d
371.61 Alexandra Palace 20/45
379.40 Potters Bar 21.55a ~ 21.56d
387.08 Welwyn Garden City 21/06
394.28 Stevenage 21.16a


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