BRITISH RAIL TOURS
RAIL TOUR - 'EAST LONDON SPECIAL' - organised by the RCTS, this tour ran on April 14th, 1951. The engines used were E8619, 47300 and 64647 but there is some doubt as to which sections of the tour the latter two actually hauled, although here we see 47300 at Stratford which would suggest that it hauled the last leg. The tour ran as follows:-
E8619 - Fenchurch Street - Stepney East - Salmonds Lane Jn - Gas Factory Jn - Bromley - Abbey Mills Upper Jn - Abbey Mills Lower Jn - Canning Town - Custom House - North Woolwich
64647 - North Woolwich - Custom House - Canning Town - Abbey Mills Lower Jn - Stratford Market - Stratford Southern Jn - Stratford Western Jn - Bow Jn - Gas Factory Jn - Stepney East
47300 - Stepney East - Gas Factory Jn - Bromley - Abbey Mills Upper Jn - East Ham - Woodgrange Park - Forest Gate Jn - Stratford