19th January 2008

Kingfisher Railtours
The Golden Arrow

Train cancelled due to pathing difficulties.

Route:

Booked Loco(s) Booked Route
diesel Coventry - Leamington Spa - High Wycombe - Ealing Broadway - Kensington Olympia
steam: 34067 'Tangmere' (2) Kensington Olympia - ??? - Tonbridge - Ashford International - Folkestone Jn
diesel (3) Folkestone Jn - Folkestone Harbour
steam: 34067 'Tangmere' (2) Folkestone Harbour - Folkestone Jn
diesel (3) Folkestone Jn - Folkestone Harbour
steam: 34067 'Tangmere' (2) Folkestone Harbour - Folkestone Jn
diesel (3) Folkestone Jn - Ashford International
steam: 34067 'Tangmere' (2) Ashford International - Canterbury West
steam: 34067 'Tangmere' Canterbury West - Minster - Deal - Dover Priory - Ashford International
steam: 34067 'Tangmere' (2) Ashford International - Tonbridge - Orpington - ??? - Kensington Olympia
diesel Kensington Olympia - (reverse of outward route) - Coventry

Notes :
(1) The latter from Kingfisher stated: "The original route via Margate & Ramsgate is closed for essential engineering work and whilst we could run through Dover this would add over an hour to the journey necessitating a start from Coventry around 05.00 and not returning until midnight. This would then mean that our train is affected by overnight engineering work in the Midlands. In addition the timetable changed on 10th December and Network Rail was having problems finding a path for our train between the increased timetabled services along the Chiltern line and south of London." The tour was originally advertised as running on 24/11/2007 behind 30850 'Lord Nelson', then transferred to 01/12/2007 but with the loco changed to 34067 as 30850 was out of action with boiler problems. The 01/12/2007 tour was postponed again as 34067 was not available due, also, to boiler repairs. Both of these were shown as returning via Margate & Sole Street.
(2) Diesel on rear.
(3) 34067 on rear.

Source : John Clifford

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