10th December 2011

V.S.O.E. (British Pullman)
(Christmas Lunch)

Locos Used 67005 'Queen's Messenger' & 67019
Stock Used VSOE (BP) set

Route :
1Z63 : London Victoria to Canterbury West
1Z64 : Canterbury West to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
????? (1) London Victoria - Voltaire Road Jn - Brixton - Denmark Hill - Nunhead - Bellingham - Shortlands Jn - Bickley Jn - St Mary Cray Jn - Swanley - Otford Jn - Maidstone East - Charing - Ashford International - Wye - Canterbury West - Minster - Sandwich - Deal - Dover Priory - Folkestone Central - Ashford International - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Locos running top-n-tail but which led?

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 11.48d 11.48   16.42a 16.41
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 11/50 ?   16/38 ?
Voltaire Road Jn 11/53 11/53   16/35 16/35
Brixton 11/55 11/56   16/34 16/33
Cambria Jn 11/57 ?   16/32 ?
Denmark Hill 11/58 ?   16/23 ?
Crofton Road Jn 11/59 11/59   16/22 16/26
Nunhead 12/01 12/01   16/19 16/23
Bellingham 12/09 12/08   16/15 16/19
Shortlands Jn 12/14 12/13   16/12 16/17
Bickley Jn 12/17 12/18   16/08 16/14
St Mary Cray Jn 12/18 12/19   16/07 16/13
Swanley 12/22 12/24   16/02 16/09
Otford Jn 12/31 12/34   15/53 16/01
Maidstone East 12/50 12/52   15/37 15/43
Lenham 13*05 ~ 13*20 [DPL] ?   ? ?
Charing 13/28 ?   15/23 ?
Ashford International 13/38 13/55   15/17 15/22

 

Location Booked Actual
Wye 13/53 ?
Canterbury West 14.09 ~ 14.11 14.15 ~ 14.16
Minster 14/28 14/33
Sandwich 14/34 ?
Deal 14/40 14/43
Buckland Jn 14/50 ?
Dover Priory 14/52 14/59
Folkestone Central 15/04 15/09
Folkestone West 15/05 ?
Saltwood Jn 15/08 15/12

Timings continue in first table.

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