Seen approaching West Ruislip from Paddington where it reversed and headed down to Marylebone, In the background is a Class 118 DMU also on its way to Marylebone
Image by 6089 Gardener
This scene can no longer be photographed; the tour is seen passing under Scrubs Lane bridge and onto the Old Oak flyover the image is taken from what is now the former North Pole Eurostar depot.
Next stop was Barking where it was reversed and headed down to Liverpool St
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Onwards to St Pancras, a quick chance for a photostop even though at this point it was running over half hour late
Images by 6089 Gardner
Fenchurch St is another of the stops, the unit alongside may look a but Thumperish but is intact a Class 302 25kv EMU
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The first of the Inner City Express was a little bit of a disaster, It was originally planned to run on 17th October 1987 but was postponed as the pervious day was the infamous storm of 1987 so it finally ran on 14th November 1987.
The plan for the tour was to visit every London terminus. Everything was running ok until late afternoon the train was traversing the line from Willesden Low Level to High Level when the motor car of the 207 derailed cutting the tour short.
The units used were 207004 and celebrity Hastings unit 203001
The Inner City Express 1
Euston, this was the last photostop before the infamous derailment at Willesden.
Sadly I haven't been able to find any shots of the derailment itself
Image by 6089 Gardener
I want to thank 6089 Gardener for the use of his photos for this article
These are the timings for the tour from the excellent Six Bells Jcn website
Location Booked Actual
Waterloo 07.48d 07.49
Clapham Junction 07/56 07.56a ~ 07.57d
Clapham Junction 08/30 08.26a ~ 08.35d
Kensington Olympia 08/40 08.44a ~ 09.00d
Old Oak Common East Jn 08.50a ~ 08.55. d 09.24 ~ 09.36
London Paddington 09.14a ~ 09.24. d 09.45 ~ 09.51
West Ruislip 09.43a ~ 09.47 d 10.11 ~ 10.17
Marylebone 10.08a ~ 10.19 d 10.46 ~ 10.47
West Ruislip 10.41a ~ 10.45. d 11.17 ~ 11.22
Greenford Jn 10/57 11.30a ~ 11.40d
St Pancras 11.35a ~ 11.45 d 12.12 ~ 12.24
West Hampstead Midland 11.52a ~ 11.58. d 12.32 ~ 12.38
Fenchurch Street 12.45a ~ 13.03 d 13.43 ~ 13.50
Barking 13.15a ~ 13.22 d 14.02 ~ 14.12
Liverpool Street 13.38a ~ 13.45. d 14.43 ~ 14.51
Gospel Oak 14.04a ~ 14.06 d 15/26
Wembley Central 14.35a ~ 14.45 d 15.42 ~ 15.45
Euston 14.59a ~ 15.20. d 15.57 ~ 16.24
Willesden Junction LL 15.34a ~ 15.48. d 16.37 ~ 16.46
train derails near Kensal Green Jn 16.48a
http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/871114se.htm