The “Watercress Flyer” Sat May 7th 1988
This was an unusual “Hertfordshire Tour” as it stopped at several local shacks like Wolverton, Leighton, Berko, Hemel and Harrow on its trip from Northampton to the Mid Hants with a Mk 1 Cobbler rake
I leapt on the tour at Leighton simply because it was “roaring” and was immeadiately shocked by the high normal consist, so I opted for a front window door position. With a “bag” (33114) working forward from Mitre Bridge (rather than a standard (33’0) I bailed at Kenny O to return to Euston for some “can” home.
I had planned to do the return tour but as shown in the moves section 85023 was a service train alternative, 85012 doing the return tour from West London Jn.
Watercress Flyer phots, 070588
An
as yet unidentified SF 47 on an unidentified tour with impressive headboard is
crossed to the North of Willesden FLT. Gen welcome!
With
the recently demolished Willesden High Level box looking on 83009 with diamond
pan (in 1988!) returns to Wembley CS via the “suburban lines”
No semaphores or Boxes at Mitre Bridge today, 33114
waits to take the tour forward. The girder bridge in the distance crosses the
GW main line
85034
returns 0Z00 to the WCML after being detached at Mitre Bridge Jn
33114 about to leave Kenny O for the Mid Hants via the
direct SW route
The Moves
7/5/88 Sa
85034 0810 Northampton-Aylesford Railtour LB-MB
33114 0810 Northampton-Aylesford Railtour MB-KO
86421 1110 Euston-Northampton EU-LB
081 1522 Euston-M.Keynes LB-MK
87026 1500 Liverpool-Euston MK-EU
85023 1726 Wolverhampton-Euston
85023 2010 Euston-Northampton EU-LB
85012 Return Aylesford - Northampton tour
A rerun in 2011 featuring an 85 and a 33’1 would be nice!!!