22nd May 2005

V.S.O.E. (British Pullman)
(Folkestone Lunch & Tea / Leeds Castle / Sissinghurst Gardens from London)

Locos Used 67018 & 67019
Stock Used 99545+99543+99536+99530+99546+99534+99531+99531+99539+99537+99541+6313

Route:
1Y46 : London Victoria to Folkestone Harbour
1Y44 : Folkestone Harbour to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
????? London Victoria - Brixton - Bickley Jn - Swanley - Maidstone East - Ashford International - Folkestone West - Folkestone Central - Folkestone East - Folkestone Train Roads
????? Folkestone Train Roads - Folkstone Harbour
????? Folkstone Harbour - (reverse of outward route) - Folkestone Train Roads
????? Folkestone Train Roads - (reverse of outward route) (1) - Voltaire Road Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Booked route was : Shortlands Jn - Nunhead - Denmark Hill - Brixton - Stewarts Lane Jn - London Victoria
(2) Assumed locos were top-n-tail - which led each leg?

Source : Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 11.30d 11.30   16.55a 16.39
Grosvenor Bridge Jn   16/53 ?
Stewarts Lane Jn   16/48 ?
Factory Jn   16/45 ?
Voltaire Road Jn 11/34 11/38   16/45 16/32
Brixton 11/36 11/40   ? 16/30
Herne Hill 11/37 11/42   DIV 16/29
Denmark Hill   16/42 DIV
Crofton Road Jn   16/41 DIV
Nunhead   16/38 DIV
Beckenham Junction 11/46 11/51   DIV 16/19
Shortlands Jn 11/48 11/52   16/31 16/17
Bickley Jn 11/56 11/56   16/26 16/09
St Mary Cray Jn 11/57 11/57   16/23 16/08
Swanley 12/02 12/04   16/16 16/04
Otford Jn 12/10 12/13   16/00 15/55
Maidstone East 12/26 12/31   15/44 15/35
Charing 12/45 ?   15/30 ?
Ashford International 12/52 12/53   15/24 15/13
Sandling ? ?   15.11a ~ 15.15d ?
Saltwood Jn 13/01 13/02   15/09 15/02
Folkestone West 13.05a ~ 13.10d ?   15/06 ?
Folkestone Central 13/14 13/07   15/03 14/58
Folkestone East Trainroads 13.16a ~ 13.31d ?   14.50a ~ 15.00d ?
Folkestone Harbour 13.41a 13.34   14.40d 14.35


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