15th December 2012

UK Railtours
The Short-Haired Bumblebee

Locos Used 66021 & 66089
Stock Used 6310+3122+3147+1651+3069+3149+3123+1691+3066+3119+1832+5292+5322

Route : 
1Z72 : London Victoria to Dungeness
1Z73 : Dungeness to Grain
1Z74 : Grain to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
66021 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Denmark Hill - Crofton Road Jn - Nunhead - Bellingham - Shortlands Jn - Bromley South - Bickley Jn - Petts Wood Jn - Orpington - Sevenoaks - Tonbridge - Paddock Wood - Headcorn - Ashford International - Appledore - Lydd Town - Dungeness
66089 (2) Dungeness - Lydd Town - Appledore - Ashford International - Charing - Maidstone East - Otford Jn - Swanley - St Mary Cray Jn - Chislehurst - Grove Park - Lee Spur Jn - Lee - Sidcup - Crayford - Dartford - Gravesend - Hoo Jn - Grain
66021 (1) Grain - Hoo Jn - Gravesend - Dartford - Slade Green - Plumstead - Woolwich Arsenal - Blackheath - Lewisham - Nunhead - Crofton Road Jn - Denmark Hill - Cambria Jn - Brixton - Voltaire Road Jn - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - London Victoria

Notes: 
(1) 66089 on rear.
(2) 66021 on rear.
(3) The outward leg was delayed on the Dungeness branch, due to a fallen tree on the line, near Snargate Crossing.
(4) The ninth coach in the formation was originally uploaded as 3068 however two contributors separately confirmed it as 3066.


66021 at London Victoria at the start of the day (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Stuart Hicks, Nick Bartlett, Martin Diamond, David Lodwick (all on the tour throughout) & Matt Bradshaw

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & David Lodwick)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 London Victoria 08.33d [P2] 08.33 [P2]
0.73 Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/36 ?
2.05 Voltaire Road Jn 08/39 08/38
4.22 Denmark Hill 08/45 [P2] ?
4.67 Crofton Road Jn 08/47 08/45
5.77 Nunhead 08/50 [P2] 08/47 [P2]
8.73 Bellingham 08/55 [P2] 08/52
10.66 Shortlands Jn 08/58 [DF] 08/54 [DF]
13.47 Bickley Jn 09/04 [DFV] 08/58
14.40 Petts Wood Jn 09/08 [DF] 09.02 ~ 09.13
16.00 Orpington 09/15 [P3] 09/16 [P3]
24.24 Sevenoaks 09/29 [P3] 09/29 [P3]
31.57 Tonbridge 09/39 [DF] 09/37 [DF]
37.00 Paddock Wood 09/50 [DM] 09/42 [DM]
47.35 Headcorn 09/59 [DM] 09/51 [DM]
58.24 Ashford International 10c12a ~ 10c14d [P2] 10.04 ~ 10.07 [P2]
66.65 Appledore 10t30a ~ 10t31d 10.23 ~ 10.26
73.66 Lydd Town 11.17a ~ 11.18d 11.25 ~ 11.32
76.15 Dungeness 11.26a ~ 11.45d 11.39 ~ 11.50
78.44 Lydd Town 11.53a ~ 11.54d 11.58 ~ 12.01
85.45 Appledore 12t40a ~ 12t41d 12/37
94.06 Ashford International 12c57a ~ 12c59d [P1] 12.54 ~ 12.58 [P1]
100.12 Charing 13/09 13/07
113.27 Maidstone East 13/23 [P1] 13/22
128.50 Otford Jn 13/48 13/49
135.72 Swanley 13/59 [P3] [US] 14/00 [P3] [US]
140.06 St Mary Cray Jn 14/04 [RVL] 14/05 [RVL]
140.63 Chislehurst Jn 14/06 [P4] [US] 14/09 [P4] [US]
143.18 Grove Park 14/09 [P4] 14/13 [P4]
144.52 Lee Spur Jn 14/13 14/17
145.01 Lee 14/18 [P2] 14/21 [P2]
149.31 Sidcup 14/28 14/29 [P2]
152.63 Crayford 14/36 14/37 [P2]
153.49 Crayford Spur 'B' Jn 14/37 14/39
154.23 Dartford Jn 14/39 [UM] 14/41 [UM]
154.50 Dartford 14/42 [P1] 14/44 [P1]
? Springhead Jn 14/56 14/56
161.33 Gravesend 14/58 14/59
164.57 Hoo Jn 15/03 15/04
166.17 Cliffe Sig. NK509 15t07a ~ 15t10d 15.10 ~ 15.11
175.79 Grain 15.30a ~ 15.58d 15.30 ~ 15.58
185.61 Cliffe Sig. NK509 16t17a ~ 16t20d 16.24 ~ 16.26
187.21 Hoo Jn 16/25 16/32
190.45 Gravesend 16/30 [UM] 16/37 [UM]
? Springhead Jn 16/32 16/39
197.28 Dartford 16/41 [P2] [UM] 16/46 [P2] [UM]
197.55 Dartford Jn 16/42 16/47
198.18 Crayford Spur 'A' Jn 16/43 16/49
198.74 Crayford Creek Jn 16/44 16/50
199.30 Slade Green 16/49 16/50
204.59 Plumstead 16/59 [P1] 17/00 [P1]
205.28 Woolwich Arsenal 17/02 [P1] 17/01 [P1]
207.16 Charlton 17/08 17/07
209.11 Blackheath 17/11 17/13
210.02 Lewisham 17/17 [P3] 17/16 [P3]
211.68 Nunhead 17/30 [P1] 17/24
212.78 Croft Road Jn 17/33 17/27
213.43 Denmark Hill 17/34 [P3] ?
? Cambria Jn 17/35 ?
? Brixton 17/37 17/32
215.60 Voltaire Road Jn 17/38 [UF] 17/34
216.72 Grosvenor Bridge Jn 17/41 17/37
217.65 London Victoria 17.44a [P2] 17.40 [P2]

 
Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z72 : (66089 with 66021 on rear) : Wembley Yard to London Victoria

Location Booked (out)
Wembley Yard 07.10d
Willesden No.7 Jn 07/20
Willesden WL Jn 07/22
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/23
North Pole Jn 07/24
Kensington Olympia 07/30
Latchmere Jn 07/38
Longhedge Jn 07/41
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/46
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/51
London Victoria 07.54a [P2]

5Z74 : (66089 with 66021 on rear) : London Victoria to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked (rtn)
London Victoria 18.00d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 18/03
Stewarts Lane Jn 18/06
Longhedge Jn 18/19
Latchmere Jn 18/22
Kensington Olympia 18c30 ~ 18c31
North Pole Jn 18/35
Mitre Bridge Jn 18/36
Willesden SW Sdgs 18/40
Acton Wells Jn 18/45
South Acton Jn 18/50
Kew East Jn 18/57
Hounslow 19/04
Feltham 19/14
Staines 19/18
Virginia Water 19/28
Addlestone Jn 19/38
Byfleet & New Haw 19/52
Woking 20/04
Basingstoke 20/35
Winchester 20c54 ~ 20c55
Eastleigh 21.06 ~ 21.09
Eastleigh South Jn 21/12
Eastleigh T&RSMD 21.24a


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