29th October 1988
Hertfordshire Rail Tours
& British Rail (Watford Area)
The Malt & Hops
| Locos Used | 50026 & 50032 |
| Stock Used | load 13 ("Cobblers" stock) |
Route : 1Z44 throughout
| Locos | Route |
| 50026 + 50032 |
Watford Junction - Wembley Central - Acton Wells Jn - Kew East Jn - New Kew Jn - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - Shortlands Jn - St Mary Cray Jn - Swanley - Otford Jn - Maidstone East - Ashford - Folkestone Central - Dover Priory - Deal - Minster East Jn - Ramsgate - Herne Bay - Sittingbourne - Gillingham - Swanley - (reverse of outward route) - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Wilesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - Gospel Oak - Camden Road - Dalston Western Jn - Channelsea Jn - Stratford - Shenfield - Colchester - Ipswich - Haughley Jn - Bury St Edmunds - Newmarket - Cambridge - Royston - Hitchin - Potters Bar - Finsbury Park - London Kings Cross |

50026 leads 50032 at Deal - NSE stripes everywhere! (photo: Ian Hudson)
Sources : Andy Fairley, Ian Hudson & Nick Lawford
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Andy Fairley)
| M.C | Location | Booked |
| 0.00 | Watford Junction | 08.08d |
| 9.31 | Wembley Central | 08.17a ~ 08.18d |
| 12.14 | Willesden No.7 | 08c29a ~ 08c31d |
| 12.49 | Acton Canal Wharf | 08/34 |
| 13.09 | Acton Wells Jn | 08/36 |
| 14.71 | South Acton | 08/40 |
| 15.55 | Kew East Jn | 08/42 |
| 16.14 | New Kew Jn | 08/44 |
| 18.41 | Barnes | 08/49 |
| 21.54 | Clapham Junction | 08.55a ~ 08.57d |
| 22.62 | Longhedge Jn | 09/01 |
| 23.21 | Factory Jn | 09/13 |
| 24.54 | Brixton | 09/16 |
| 25.36 | Herne Hill | 09/17 |
| 31.17 | Shortlands Jn | 09/26 |
| 33.78 | Bickley Jn | 09/29 |
| 34.57 | St Mary Cray Jn | 09/30 |
| 38.71 | Swanley | 09/35 |
| 46.13 | Otford Jn | 09/44 |
| 51.06 | Borough Green | 09/51 |
| 61.36 | Maidstone East | 10/01 |
| 80.57 | Ashford | 10/22 |
| 94.41 | Folkestone Central | 10/35 |
| 101.74 | Dover Priory | 10/45 |
| 102.65 | Buckland Jn | 10/48 |
| 106.65 | Martin Mill | 10/56 |
| 111.14 | Deal | 11p01a ~ 11p16d |
| 115.24 | Sandwich | 11/24 |
| 120.01 | Minster East Jn | 11/31 |
| 123.51 | Ramsgate | 11/36 |
| 129.03 | Margate | 11/46 |
| 140.14 | Herne Bay | 11/57 |
| 150.75 | Faversham | 12p08a ~ 12p18d |
| 158.13 | Sittingbourne | 12/28 |
| 166.77 | Gillingham | 12/36 |
| 169.71 | Rochester Bridge Jn | 12/41 |
| 176.01 | Sole Street | 12/50 |
| 185.41 | Swanley | 13/00 |
| 189.55 | St Mary Cray Jn | 13/04 |
| 190.34 | Bickley Jn | 13/05 |
| 193.15 | Shortlands Jn | 13/08 |
| 198.76 | Herne Hill | 13/16 |
| 199.58 | Brixton | 13/18 |
| 201.11 | Factory Jn | 13/20 |
| 201.50 | Longhedge Jn | 13/22 |
| 202.35 | Latchmere Jn | 13/24 |
| 207.43 | Mitre Bridge Jn | 13/39 |
| 208.15 | Willesden Junction HL | 13c42a ~ 13c43d |
| 208.37 | Kensal Green Jn | 13/45 |
| 212.44 | Gospel Oak | 13/54 |
| 213.63 | Camden Road | 13/58 |
| 216.43 | Dalston Western Jn | 14/06 |
| 219.41 | Channelsea Jn | 14/16 |
| 220.03 | Stratford | 14c19a ~ 14c21d |
| 229.41 | Gidea Park | 14/31 |
| 236.16 | Shenfield | 14/38 |
| 245.65 | Chelmsford | 14/46 |
| 254.48 | Witham | 14/53 |
| 262.49 | Marks Tey | 14/59 |
| 267.52 | Colchester | 15/06 |
| 275.35 | Manningtree | 15/12 |
| 284.59 | Ipswich | 15c20a ~ 15c21d |
| 298.79 | Haughley Jn | 15/38 |
| 311.07 | Bury St Edmunds | 15/52 |
| 323.47 | Chippenham Jn | 16/06 |
| 325.70 | Newmarket | 16p12a ~ 16p30d |
| 328.77 | Dullingham | 16x38a ~ 16x43d |
| 339.28 | Coldham Lane Jn | 16/59 |
| 340.27 | Cambridge | 17c02a ~ 17c08d |
| 342.76 | Shepreth Branch Jn | 17/13 |
| 353.30 | Royston | 17/27 |
| 361.55 | Baldock | 17/35 |
| 366.28 | Hitchin | 17/40 |
| 374.29 | Woolmer Green | 17/51 |
| 385.45 | Potters Bar | 18/01 |
| 393.24 | Alexandra Palace | 18/11 |
| 395.61 | Finsbury Park | 18/15 |
| 398.22 | Kings Cross | 18.20a |