1st May 2004

Invicta Train Tours
The Cheltenham Flyer

DEMU Used 1001 (running as 7-car set)

Route:
1Z30 : Hastings to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z31 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - Rye - Ashford International - Headcorn - Tonbridge - Edenbridge - Redhill
as listed Redhill - Deepdene - Guildford - North Camp - Wokingham - Reading General - Didcot - Swindon - Stroud - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill
as listed Worcester Shrub Hill - (reverse of outward route) - Redhill
as listed Redhill - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes:
(1) An optional visit to the Gloucester Warwickshire Railway was on offer (steam 4247 & 5199 were operating).

Source : John Clifford (joined/left the train at Redhill)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 06.07d 06.08   21.37a 21.45
Ore 06/11 ?   21/34 ?
Rye 06/26 06/27   21/19 21/26
Appledore 06/35 06/37   21/10 21/17
Ashford International 06.49a ~ 06.57d 06.52 ~ 06.57   20.57a ~ 20.58d ??.?? ~ 21.05
Headcorn 07.09a ~ 07.12d 07.11 ~ 07.13   20.44a ~ 20.45d 20.46 ~ 20.48
Staplehurst 07.17a ~ 07.20d ?   20.38a ~ 20.39d ?
Marden 07.23a ~ 07.26d ?   20.33a ~ 20.34d ?
Paddock Wood 07.33a ~ 07.36d 07.32 ~ 07.35   20.25a ~ 20.26d 20.28 ~ 20.28
Tonbridge 07.53a ~ 07.55d 07.44 ~ 07.58   20.16a ~ 20.17d 20.19 ~ 20.20
Edenbridge 08.07a ~ 08.09d ??.?? ~ 08.15   20.03a ~ 20.04d ??.?? ~ 20.04
Godstone 08/16 08/21   19/56 19/58
Redhill 08.25a ~ 08.32d 08.28 ~ 08.32   19.44a ~ 19.48d 19.46 ~ 19.50
Reigate 08/35 08/37   19/40 19/39
Gomshall 08/48 08/48   19/27 19/29
Shalford 08/55 08/55   19/18 19/20
Shalford Jn 08/56 08/57   19/17 19/19
Guildford 08.59a ~ 09.10d 07.00 ~ 09.10   18.57a ~ 19.14d 18.57 ~ 19.15
Ash 09/19 09/19   18/47 18/48
Aldershot South Jn 09/20 09/20   18/46 18/47
North Camp 09/21 09/21   18/45 18/45
Blackwater 09/27 09/24   18/40 18/40
Wokingham 09/35 09/34   18/33 18/30
Earley 09/42 09/39   18/26 18/23
Reading Spur Jn 09/53 09/43   18/23 18/17
Reading 09/54 09/45   18/20 18/14
Didcot Parkway 10/12 10/00   18/05 17/58
Wantage Road 10/16 10/06   17/57 17/52
Challow 10/20 10/09   17/54 17/49
Uffington 10/22 10/11   17/51 17/47
Swindon 10.34a ~ 10.38d 10.23 ~ 10.38   17.35a ~ 17.38d 17.35 ~ 17.37
Swindon LHS 10/41 10/41   17/32 17/32
Kemble 10/52 10/52   17/20 17/20
Stroud 11/01 11/06   17/10 17/06
Standish Jn 11/07 11/12   17/02 17/00
Gloucester Yard Jn 11/13 11/18   16/55 16/56
Barnwood Jn 11/14 11/19   16/54 16/55
Cheltenham Spa 11.22a ~ 11.26d 11.24 ~ 11.27   16.43a ~ 16.47d 16.45 ~ 16.47
Ashchurch 11/34 11/34   16/36 16/37
Abbotswood Jn 11/43 11/44   16/26 16/28
Norton Jn 11/44 11/45   16/24 16/26
Worcester Shrub Hill 11.50a 11.51   16.20d 16.20


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