31st March 2001

Daylight Railtours
The Sussex Coast Express

Locos Used 34016 'Bodmin' & 33208 (running as D6593)
Stock Used 5249+1659+5236+9104+5216+5200+1105+5125+5171+35329

Route :
1Z91 : Alton to Eastbourne
1Z90 : Eastbourne to Alton

Loco(s) Route
33208 (1)

Alton - Aldershot - Ash - Guildford - Deepdene - Redhill

34016 (2)

Redhill - Edenbridge - Tonbridge - Headcorn - Ashford - Rye - Hastings - Bexhill - Eastbourne

33208 (1) Eastbourne - Bexhill - Hastings
34016 (2) Hastings - Battle - Tunbridge Wells - Tonbridge - Edenbridge - Redhill
33208 (1) Redhill - (reverse of outward route) - Alton

Notes:
(1) 34016 on rear.
(2) 33208 on rear.

Sources : John Clifford (joined/left the train at Redhill) & David Morgan

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Alton 07.27d -   22.17a - 110.14
4.69 Bentley 07.37a ~ 07.51d -   22/07 - 105.25
8.60 Farnham 07/59 -   22/00 - 101.34
11.66 Aldershot 08.05a ~ 08.06d -   21.53a ~ 21.54d - 98.28
13.26 Aldershot North Jn 08/09 -   21/50 - 96.68
13.68 Aldershot South Jn 08/11½ -   21/48 - 96.26
14.51 Ash 08/13 -   21/46½ - 95.43
20.58 Guildford 08.22a ~ 08.37d -   21.34½a ~ 21.36d - 89.36
21.73 Shalford Jn 08/40 -   21/31 - 88.21
22.51 Shalford - -   21/26 - 87.43
28.32 Gomshall 08/52 -   21/16 - 81.62
33.68 Deepdene 09/01 -   21/07 - 76.26
39.26 Reigate 09/09 -   20/59 - 70.68
41.13 Redhill 09.20a ~ 09.24d 09.?? ~ 09.24   20.51a ~ 20.55d 20.?? ~ 20.49½ 69.01
46.66 Godstone 09/33 09/34½   20/43 20/33 63.28
60.69 Tonbridge 10/02 10/04½   20/25 20/15 49.25

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
? signal AD163 10.04a ~ 10.11d 10.07 ~ 10.11
66.11 Paddock Wood 10/19 10/20½
76.43 Headcorn 10w33a ~ 10w59d 10.34 ~ 10.57½
87.32 Ashford 11/11½ 11/17
95.73 Appledore 11/27 11/31½
102.59 Rye 11.37a ~ 11.56d 11.41½ ~ 11.57
112.65 Ore 12/18 12/24½
113.57 Hastings 12.25a ~ 12.27d 12.28 ~ 12.32½
115.21 Bopeep Jn 12/32 12/38½
118.28 Bexhill 12/40 12/43
125.10 Pevensey 12/51 12/50
127.61 Willingdon Jn 12/58 12.54a ~ 12.54½d
130.15
0.00		 Eastbourne 13.02a ~ 18.24d 13.04 ~ 18.24½
2.34 Willingdon Jn 18/28 18/30½
5.05 Pevensey 18/34 18/35½
11.67 Bexhill 18/45 18/48
14.74 Bopeep Jn 18/50 18/55½
16.38 Hastings 18.54a ~ 19.05d 19.01½ ~ 19.07
18.02 Bopeep Jn 19/10 19/13
23.25 Battle 19w22a ~ 19w41d 19.23½ ~ 19.35
26.73 Mountfield GF 19/47½ 19/41
29.24 Robertsbridge 19/49½ 19/43½
39.48 Wadhurst 20/07 19/56½
44.39 Tunbridge Wells Central 20/14 20/04

Timings continue in first table.

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