7th June 2014
Railway Touring Company
Seaford to Brighton Railway
150
Locos Used | 33207 'Jim Martin' & steam: 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' |
Stock Used | 14099+99304+4973+1860+99348+3136+99127+99125+99316+99122 |
Route :
1Z46 : London Victoria to Eastbourne
1Z47 : Eastbourne to London Victoria
Loco(s) | Route |
70013 (1) | London Victoria – Battersea Pier Jn – Voltaire Road Jn – Brixton – Herne Hill – Tulse Hill – West Norwood Jn – Crystal Palace – Bromley Down Jn – Norwood Junction – Windmill Bridge Jn – East Croydon – South Croydon – Purley – Stoats Nest Jn (3) – Redhill – Earlswood – Gatwick Airport – Three Bridges – Haywards Heath – Keymer Jn – Plumpton – Cooksbridge – Lewes – Southerham Jn – Newhaven Harbour – Bishopstone - Seaford |
33207 (2) | Seaford – Bishopstone – Newhaven Harbour |
70013 (1) | Newhaven Harbour – Newhaven Marine |
33207 (2) | Newhaven Marine – Newhaven Harbour – Southerham Jn – Lewes – Falmer – London Road – Brighton |
70013 (1) | Brighton – London Road – Falmer – Lewes – Southerham Jn – Polegate – Willingdon Jn – Eastbourne |
33207 (2) | Eastbourne – Willingdon Jn – Pevensey & Westham – Bexhill – Bo-Peep Jn – Hastings |
70013 (1) | Hastings – Bo-Peep Jn – Robertsbridge – Tunbridge Wells – Tonbridge – Sevenoaks – Orpington – Petts Wood Jn – Bickley Jn – Bromley South – Shortlands – Bellingham – Nunhead – Denmark Hill - Voltaire Road Jn – Factory Jn – Stewarts Lane Jn – Battersea Pier Jn – London Victoria |
Notes:
(1) 33207 on rear.
(2) 70013 on rear.
(3) Booked route was
via the Quarry Line but diverted via Redhill for an unknown reason.
(4) Delays in the Newhaven Harbour area were caused by signalling problems.
(5) 70013 suffered
valve problems and was heavy assisted by 33207 on the return leg from Hastings.
Source : Nicholas Wason (on the train throughout)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)
to follow, when I've time to type them up...