Where to see LNER 61306 ‘Mayflower’ on Saturday 23rd March 2019
See 61306 B1 Class LNER Mayflower in London and Sussex this Saturday 23rd March as it heads from Southend to The Bluebell Railway.
Mayflower 61306 departs Southend East in Essex, at 0745 (approx), picking up at Rainham (0830), and Barking (0840) on the way to Bluebell Railway. The Steam Dreams operated, West Coast Railway Company locomotive hauled train will arrive at The Bluebell Railway at 1435 approximately. Between Southend and Kingscote (BBR), a WCR Class 47 will haul the train.
Mayflower will join the Bluebell Railway using the Mainline <> Bluebell Railway connection at East Grinstead Railway Station. It wont go through the platform at East Grinstead Bluebell Railway as it goes behind the fence at the station, however if you go to the mainline platforms at East Grinstead, you can see it there.
Upon arrival at Kingscote, passengers aboard the Steam Dreams charter will swap for one of Bluebell Railway’s own steam locomotive hauled trains, via Horsted Kenyes to Sheffield Park.
Update – upon arrival at Kingscote, passengers on the charter train will swap to one of Bluebell Railway’s own locomotive hauled trains. Following arrival into Kingscote at approximately 1325, the 47 will come off the train and standby in Kingscote sidings.
Bluebell Railway’s 30541 + 65 locomotives will take Mayflower to Sheffield Park (1435) where it will be serviced before the return trip. 61306 leaves Sheffield Park with Bluebell Railway’s 847 locomotive arriving Kingscote 1715. The train leaves Kingscote bound for Southend East at 1800.
Full WTT timings below.
Train 5Z60 runs SO from 23/03/19 to 23/03/19 Type STP Diesel Loco Timed at 060mph Operator WR WEST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY (22244008) Southall Wcr 0416 Southall 0426-0436 Southall East Jn 0437 West Ealing 0439 Acton West 0442 Acton Main Line 0446 Acton Wells Jn 0450 Willesden Jn. High Level 0452 Kensal Green Jn 0454 West Hampstead 0457 Gospel Oak 0501 Junction Road Jn 0505 Upper Holloway 0507 Harringay Park Jn 0511 South Tottenham 0516 Leyton Midland Road 0521 Woodgrange Park 0526 Barking Station Junction 0528 Barking 0532-0534 Dagenham Dock 0540 Rainham 0543 Purfleet 0547 West Thurrock Jn 0551 Grays 0553 Tilbury Town 0555 Thames Haven Jn 0603 Stanford-le-hope 0603 Pitsea 0612 Leigh-on-sea 0621 Southend Central 0628 Shoeburyness Depot L.E.J. 0633 Shoeburyness C.S.D. 0635
Train 5Z61 runs SO from 23/03/19 to 23/03/19 Type STP Diesel Loco Timed at 060mph Operator WR WEST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY (22244008) Shoeburyness C.S.D. 0731 Shoeburyness Depot L.E.J. 0735 Thorpe Bay 0737 Southend East 0740
Train 1Z61 runs SO from 23/03/19 to 23/03/19 Type STP Diesel Loco Timed at 060mph Operator WR WEST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY (22244008) Southend East 0745 Southend Central 0747 Leigh-on-sea 0753 Pitsea 0800 Stanford-le-hope 0807 Thames Haven Jn 0808 Tilbury Town 0816 Grays 0821 West Thurrock Jn 0822 Purfleet 0826 Rainham 0830-0832 Dagenham Dock 0835 Ripple Lane Renwick Rd Jn 0837 Barking 0840-0842 Barking Station Junction 0843 Woodgrange Park 0847 Leyton Midland Road 0851 South Tottenham 0902 Harringay Park Jn 0908 Upper Holloway 0911 Junction Road Jn 0912 Gospel Oak 0915 Hampstead Heath 0917 West Hampstead 0921 Kensal Green Jn 0930 Willesden Jn. High Level 0931 Acton Wells Jn 0934 South Acton 0940 South Acton Jn 0942 Kew East Jn 0944 Old Kew Jn 0954 Brentford 1000 Hounslow 1005 Feltham Jn 1010 Feltham 1012 Staines 1018 Virginia Water 1027 Chertsey 1033-1048 Addlestone Jn 1052 Byfleet & New Haw 1054 Woking 1104 Woking Jn 1106 Guildford 1113 Shalford Jn 1115 Shalford 1117 Gomshall 1128 Reigate 1147 Redhill 1155 Stoats Nest Jn. 1204 Purley 1205 South Croydon 1210-1228 Sanderstead 1231 Oxted 1242 Hurst Green 1245 East Grinstead 1302-1304 East Grinstead Sidings 1310 Kingscote 1325-1355 Horsted Keynes 1410-1420 Sheffield Park 1435
Train 1Z63 runs SO from 23/03/19 to 23/03/19 Type STP Diesel Loco Timed at 060mph Operator WR WEST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY (22244008) Sheffield Park 1635 Horsted Kenyes 1650-1700 Kingscote 1715-1745 East Grinstead Sidings 1800 East Grinstead 1810-1815 Hurst Green 1830 Oxted 1833 Sanderstead 1858 South Croydon 1902 East Croydon 1904 Windmill Bridge Jn 1905 Selhurst 1907 Streatham Common 1913 Streatham 1921 Tulse Hill 1925 Herne Hill 1932 Brixton 1936 Shepherds Lane Jn 1937 Voltaire Road Jn. 1938 Factory Jn 1941 Longhedge Jn 1943 Latchmere Jn 1955 Kensington (Olympia) 2002 North Pole Jn 2006 Mitre Bridge Jn 2007 Willesden S.W.S. 2011-2015 Acton Wells Jn 2018 Acton Main Line 2024 Acton West 2026 Hanwell 2033 Hanwell Bridge Loop 2037
Train 1Z73 runs SO from 23/03/19 to 23/03/19 Type STP Diesel Loco Timed at 095mph Operator WR WEST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY (22244008) Hanwell Bridge Loop 2101 Hanwell 2103 West Ealing 2106 Acton West 2109 Acton Main Line 2110 Acton Wells Jn 2114 Willesden Jn. High Level 2126 Kensal Green Jn 2127 West Hampstead 2135 Gospel Oak 2142 Junction Road Jn 2144 Upper Holloway 2146 Harringay Park Jn 2148 South Tottenham 2154 Leyton Midland Road 2202 Woodgrange Park 2210 Barking Station Junction 2212 Barking 2214-2217 Dagenham Dock 2221 Rainham 2224-2227 Purfleet 2231 West Thurrock Jn 2235 Grays 2238 Tilbury Town 2240 Thames Haven Jn 2247 Stanford-le-hope 2249 Pitsea 2256 Leigh-on-sea 2304 Southend Central 2311 Southend East 2313
Train 5Z74 runs SO from 23/03/19 to 23/03/19 Type STP Diesel Loco Timed at 095mph Operator WR WEST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY (22244008) Southend East 2317 Thorpe Bay 2320 Shoeburyness Depot L.E.J. 2322 Shoeburyness C.S.D. 2325
- Train will be Steam Hauled between Southend and South London, outward.
- Train will be Diesel Hauled between South London and Sheffield Park BBR, outward.
- Train will be Steam Hauled between Sheffield Park and West London on the return journey.
- Train will be Diesel Hauled between West London and Southend on the return journey.
61603 Mayflower was booked to visit Bluebell Railway for 2018 Giants of Steam Gala alongside 60009 Union of South Africa, although it was regrettably unable to make it.
We will post full timings along with headcodes for this charter train, closer to the time. Bookings for this trip must be made in advance through the Steam Dreams website. This train wont be publicly available for haulage at Bluebell Railway as it is for advanced Steam Dreams bookings and not in public use.
Author: matt
Owner of Rail Record