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Stalking the 717s: 05th December 2019

So here we are in December and I had a day of leave left to use it or lose it. So I had planned a Goblin Line trip but as I had done that recently I set about the 717s again. The aim being: 10 miles on each unit.
Bold = Haulage, Red = Winner, All others are sightings.

Round to Selhurst for the first of the day.
2O09 Watford Junction to East Croydon (Selhurst to East Croydon) 377212, 377207 [0m 77ch] non winners.

East Croydon:
It got a bit confusing here. According to Real Time Trains my 07:01 train to Royston was cancelled yet on the platform it was showing as running and about 9 minutes late. It did turn up at 07:09 and was late throughout.
9S04 Brighton to Royston (East Croydon to Finsbury Park) 700117 [15m 75ch] non winner.

Spa Road Jn
1G87 Faversham to Cannon Street 465240, 466027.

Finsbury Park
A number of the Moorgate trains were a bit late so I decided to wing it for a bit.
2J23 Watton-at-Stone to Moorgate (Finsbury Park to Drayton Park) 717004 [0m 69ch] non winner.

Drayton Park
2J24 Hertford North to Moorgate 717020
2V21 Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City 717009
2G22 Moorgate to Gordon Hill (Drayton Park to Finsbury Park) 717006 [0m 69ch] non winner.

Finsbury Park
2J27 Hertford North to Moorgate 717014
2Y13 Welwyn Garden City to Kings Cross 700034
2K28 Welwyn Garden City to Moorgate 717012
2J29 Gordon Hill to Moorgate 717010
2J30 Watton-at-Stone to Moorgate 717021
2K31 Welwyn Garden City to Moorgate 717022
5D07 Bounds Green TandR.S.M.D to Kings Cross 801106, 801102.
2J32 Gordon Hill to Moorgate (Finsbury Park to Moorgate) 717015 [3m 56ch] winner.

Moorgate
2V35 Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City (Moorgate to Oakleigh Park) 717008 [9m 34ch] winner.

Finsbury Park
3J33 Canonbury West Jn to Harringay Up Rev Sdgs 66181, 66040 (all very dirty).

Alexandra Palace
6L69 BR West Yard to Bow 66135.

Oakleigh Park
2K46 Welwyn Garden City to Moorgate (Oakleigh Park to Finsbury Park) 717020 [6m 69ch] winner.

Finsbury Park
2J47 Watton-at-Stone to Moorgate (Finsbury Park to Moorgate) 717017 [3m 45ch] non winner.

Moorgate
2V49 Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City (Moorgate to Drayton Park) 717017 [2m 56ch] non winner.

Drayton Park
2J51 Watton-at-Stone to Moorgate (Drayton Park to Moorgate) 717001 [2m 56ch] winner.

Moorgate
2V57 Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City (Moorgate to Oakleigh Park) 717010 [9m 34ch] winner.

Barnet Tunnels
1E03 Edinburgh to Kings Cross 800108.

Oakleigh Park
2K64 Welwyn Garden City to Moorgate (Oakleigh Park to Finsbury Park) 717012 [5m 69ch] winner.

Finsbury Park
2B62 Moorgate to Hertford North (Finsbury Park to Enfield Chase) 717003 [6m 48ch] non winner.

Bounds Green
Stabled 90002 + MKIII rake of coaches.

Enfield Chase
2J71 Watton-at-Stone to Moorgate (Enfield Chase to Drayton Park) 717021 [7m 37ch] non winner.

Bounds Green
Stabled 180109

Alexandra Palace
4xxx London Gateway Port Line 2 to Leeds (Stourton) Freightliners 66551.

Harringay
0L37 0954 Hoo Junction Up Yard to Whitemoor Yard L.D.C Gbrf 66759.

Drayton Park
2V69 Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City (Drayton Park to New Barnet) 717020 [7m 40ch] non winner (cleared for 10 miles).

Finsbury Park
1A93 1033 Hull to London Kings Cross 802103 (Note: I was unaware that this was the first day in service!)

New Barnet
2K78 Welwyn Garden City to Moorgate (New Barnet to Old Street) 717004 [9m 15ch] non winner (Cleared for 10 miles).

New Southgate
1N93 Kings Cross to Sunderland 180114.

Old Street
2V79 Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City (Old Street to Harringay) 717003 [3m 71ch] non winner (Cleared for 10 miles).

Harringay
2J83 Watton-at-Stone to Moorgate (Harringay to Moorgate) 717018 [4m 36ch] non winner (Cleared for 10 miles).

Moorgate
2B85 Moorgate to Welwyn Garden City (Moorgate to Alexandra Palace) 717018 [6m 02ch] non winner.

Alexandra Palace
1B85 Lincoln Central to Kings Cross 80205.
1W22 Kings Cross to Stirling 800107.
2J01 Watton-at-Stone to Moorgate (Alexandra Palace to Finsbury Park) 717001 [2m 37ch] non winner.

Finsbury Park
9S39 1424 Cambridge to Brighton (Finsbury Park to London Bridge) 700111 [5m 52ch] winner.

Rather than head to Croydon straight away I wanted to spend time at London Bridge. Thing is it was cold … Very cold so only a short stay.
London Bridge
2S48 Charing Cross to Sevenoaks 465158, 465179.
2D80 Dartford to Charing Cross 465238, 465165.
2K45 Hayes to Cannon Street 465152.
2R48 Charing Cross to Dover Priory 375309, 375712.
2L48 Charing Cross to Dartford 465021, 466039.
2F46 Sevenoaks to Charing Cross 465006, 466040.
2P53 Cannon Street to Cannon Street 465250.
1D82 Gravesend to Charing Cross 465246, 465033.
1E33 London Bridge to Uckfield (London Bridge to East Croydon) 171723, 171730, 171202 [10m 23ch].


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