3rd September 2006

Shepherd Neame
The Spitfire

(Hop Pickers Steam Trains for the Faversham Hop Festival)

Locos Used 31602 & steam : 45231
Stock Used 99241+5237+5249+5236+13440+9392+5216+1840+5171+5222

Route:
1Z92 : Brighton to Faversham
1Z?? : Faversham to Gillingham
1Z?? : Gillingham to Faversham
1Z93 : Faversham to Brighton

Loco(s) Route
45231 (1) Brighton - Lewes - Polegate - Eastbourne
31602 (2) Eastbourne - Bexhill - Hastings - Rye - Ashford
45231 (1) Ashford - Canterbury West - Ramsgate - Margate - Herne Bay - Faversham - Sittingbourne - Queenborough - Sheerness
31602 (2) Sheerness - Queenborough - Gillingham
45231 (1) Gillingham - Sittingbourne - Faversham - (reverse of outward route) - Ashford
31602 (2) Ashford - (reverse of outward route) - Eastbourne
45231 (1) Eastbourne - (reverse of outward route) - Brighton

Notes :
(1) 31602 on rear.
(2) 45231 on rear.

Source : John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Brighton 09.00d 09.00   22.07a ?
Lewes 09.18a ~ 09.21d 09.19 ~ 09.21   21.48a ~ 21.51d ?
Southerham Jn 09/24 09/24   21/45 ?
Polegate 09/39 09/38   21/30 ?
Willingdon Jn 09/46 09/43   21/25 ?
Eastbourne 09.51a ~ 10.06d 09.50 ~ 10.06   21.11a ~ 21.19d ?
Willingdon Jn 10/11 10.12 ~ 10.13   21/03 ?
Pevensey 10/19 10/20   20/57 ?
Bexhill Central 10/30 10/29   20/46 ?
Bo-Peep Jn 10/35 10/34   20/40 ?
Hastings 10.40a ~ 11.01d 10.39 ~ 11.01   20.30a ~ 20.34d ?
Ore 11/06 11/06   20/26 ?
Rye 11/23 11/25   20/08 ?
Appledore 11/33 11/38   19/58 ?
Ashford 11.48a ~ 11.56d 11.56 ~ 12.03   19.38a ~ 19.46d 19.38 ~ 19.46
Wye ? 12/11   19/29 19/30
Chilham 12w12 ~ 12w20 12.18 ~ 12.30   ? ?
Canterbury West 12/30 12/41   19w04 ~ 19w16 19.07 ~ 19.16
Minster 12/43 12/56   18/47 18/40
Minster East Jn 12/45 12/57   18/44 18/39
Ramsgate 12/51 13/03   18/36 18/35
Margate 13/04 13/12   18/24 18/25
Herne Bay 13/16 13/26   18/10 18/12
Faversham 13.29a ~ 14.30d 13.42 ~ 14.33   16.30a ~ 17.55d 16.23 ~ 17.55
Sittingbourne 14/43 14/45   16/13 16/14
Eastern Jn ? 14/46  
Kemsley Halt ? 14/49  
Swale Halt 14/53 14/55  
Queenborough ? 15/00  
Sheerness-on-Sea 15.04a ~ 15.14d 15.06 ~ 15.13  
Queenborough ? 15/28  
Swale Halt 15/26 15/24  
Kemsley Halt ? 15/28  
Western Jn ? 15/32  
Rainham ? 15/41   ? 16/06
Gillingham 15.49a 15.52   15.59d 16.00


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