Timings (Booked & actual)
(from John Clifford)
10th December 2014
Railway Touring Company
The Christmas Sussex Belle
| Locos Used | 37668 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere' |
| Stock Used | 35518+99121+3136+99125+99127+99348+1860+4973+99304 |
Route :
1Z87 : London Victoria to Eastbourne
1Z88 : Eastbourne to London Victoria
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 34067 (2) | London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Pouparts Jn - Clapham Junction - Balham - Streatham Common - Selhurst - East Croydon - Purley - Redhill - Gatwick Airport - Three Bridges - Haywards Heath - Keymer Jn - Lewes - Polegate - Eastbourne |
| 37668 (3) | Eastbourne - Bexhill - Bopeep Jn - Hastings |
| 34067 (2) | Hastings - Bopeep Jn - Robertsbridge - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Bat & Ball - Otford Jn - Swanley - St Mary Cray Jn - Bickley Jn - Bellingham - Catford - Nunhead - Denmark Hill - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - London Victoria |
Notes:
(1) John Clifford comments: This tour was originally due to run on 09/12/14,
but was delayed by a fire fighters’ strike on that day. The strike ended at
09.00 on 10/12/14, which was the time that the E.C.S. left Southall. A
person was hit by a train at Cooden Beach, so when we got to Eastbourne we were
held outside for 15 minutes as no platform was available. This also meant a late
start on the return journey and being held at Hastings for the 15.45 Hastings -
Cannon Street stopper to precede us.
(3) 34067 on rear.
Source : John Clifford (on the tour throughout)
Timings (Booked & actual)
(from John Clifford)
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| London Victoria | 10.43d [P2] [FL] | 10.43½ [P2] [FL] |
| Grosvenor Bridge Jn | 10/47 | 10/46 |
| Stewarts Lane Jn | 10/51 [RVL] | 10/48 [RVL] |
| Longhedge Jn | 10/55 | 10/51 |
| Pouparts Jn | 11/01 [DF] | 10.52 ~ 10.59½ [DF] |
| Clapham Junction | 11/03 [P15] [DS] | 11/07 [P15] [DS] |
| Balham | 11/11 [P1] | 11/11½ [P1] [DS] |
| Streatham North Jn | 11/13 | 11/15 [DS] |
| Streatham Common | 11/14 [P1] | 11/16 [P1] [DS] |
| Selhurst | 11/21 [P1] | 11/25 [P1] [DS] |
| Windmill Bridge Jn | 11/24 [DS] | 11/27 [DS] |
| East Croydon | 11/26 [P5] | 11/28 [P5] [SRL] |
| South Croydon | 11/28 [P4] | 11/30 [P4] [DS] |
| Purley | 11/32 [P4] | 11/33 [P4] [DS] |
| Stoats Nest Jn | 11/34 | 11/34½ |
| Redhill | 11/47 [DM] | 11/48 [DM] |
| Earlswood | 11/51 | 11/51 [P2] [DS] |
| Gatwick Airport | 12/00 [P3] | 11/59 [P3] [DS] |
| Three Bridges | 12/05 [P3] | 12/05 [P3] [DS] |
| Balcombe Tunnel Jn | 12/13 | 12/14 |
| Copyhold Jn | 12/20 | 12/21 [DM] |
| Haywards Heath | 12/21 [P2] | 12/22 [P2] |
| Keymer Jn | 12/26 | 12/27½ |
| Lewes | 12/38 [P1] | 12/39½ [P1] |
| Southerham Jn | 12/41 | 12/41 |
| Polegate | 12/52 | 12/54 [P2] |
| Willingdon Jn | 12/56 | 12/58½ |
| Eastbourne Sig. EB105 | - | 13.04½ ~ 13.18 |
| Eastbourne | 13.01a [P1] ~ 14.26d [P3] | 13.22 [P1] ~ 14.59 [P3] |
| Willingdon Jn | 14/31 | 15/05 |
| Pevensey & Westham | 14/36 | 15/09½ [P2] |
| Bexhill | 14/48 [P2] | 15/24 [P2] |
| Bopeep Jn | 14/58 | 15/28 |
| Hastings | 15.02a [P3] ~ 15.10d [P3] | 15.36 [P4] ~ 15.50½ [P4] |
| Bopeep Jn | 15/15 | 15/58 |
| Mountfield Tunnel | 15/30 | 16/20 |
| Robertsbridge | 15/33 | 16/22 [P1] |
| Wadhurst | 15/45 | 16/37 [P1] |
| Strawberry Hill Tunnel | 15/51 | 16.43½ ~ 16.44 |
| Tunbridge Wells Central | 15/54 [P1] | 16/47½ [P2] |
| Wells Tunnel Jn | 15/56 | 16/49 |
| Somerhill Tunnel | 16/05 | 16/53 |
| Tonbridge | 16/06½ [UF] | 16/54½ [UF] |
| Sevenoaks | 16/16 [P3] | 17/10 [P3] |
| Otford Jn | 16/21 | 17/14 |
| Swanley | 16/30 [P1] [UF] | 17/25 [P3] [US] |
| St Mary Cray Jn | 16/35 | 17/29½ [US] |
| Bickley Jn | 16/37 | 17/30½ [US] |
| Shortlands Jn | 16/42 | 17/35 |
| Bellingham | 16/45 | 17/38½ [P1] |
| Nunhead | 16/51 [P1] | 17/43 [P1] |
| Crofton Road Jn | 16/55 [AL] | 17/45 [CL] |
| Denmark Hill | 16/57 [P1] | 17/46 [P3] |
| Cambria Jn | DIV | 17/47 |
| Brixton | DIV | 17/49 |
| Voltaire Road Jn | 17/04 | 17/52 |
| Factory Jn | 17/06 | 17/52½ |
| Stewarts Lane Jn | 17/08 | DIV |
| Grosvenor Bridge Jn | 17/15 [SL] | 17/54 [SL] |
| London Victoria | 17.18a [P2] | 17.57 [P2] |
Associated E.C.S. Workings
5Z87 :
(37668 with 34067 on rear) : Southall to London
Victoria
5Z89 : (37668 with 34067 on rear) : London Victoria to Southall
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Southall Depot | 09.00d | 20.30a |
| Southall | 09.10 ~ 09.20 | 20.07 ~ 20.20 |
| Southall East Jn | 09/21 | 20/05 |
| Hanwell Bridge Loop | - | 19.08 ~ 20.03 |
| West Ealing | 09/24 | ? |
| Acton West | 09/28 | 19/02 |
| Acton Main Line | 09/31 | 19/00 |
| Acton Wells Jn | 09/34 | 18/49 |
| Willesden SW Sdgs | 09.37 ~ 09.49 | 18.25 ~ 18.46 |
| Mitre Bridge Jn | 09/53 | 18/21 |
| North Pole Jn | 09/55 | 18/19 |
| Kensington Olympia | 10.00 ~ 10.01 | 18.14 ~ 18.16 |
| Latchmere Jn | 10/07 | 18/08 |
| Longhedge Jn | 10/10 | 17/57 |
| Stewarts Lane Jn | 10/12 | 17/46 |
| Grosvenor Bridge Jn | 10/14 | 17/42 |
| London Victoria | 10.17a [P2] | 17.38d [P2] |
5Z88 : (37668 with 34067 on rear) : Eastbourne to
Eastbourne Signal EB501
5Z88 : (34067 with 37668 on rear) : Eastbourne Signal EB501 to Eastbourne
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Eastbourne | 13.16d [P1] | ? |
| Eastbourne Sig.EB501 | 13.18 ~ 14.14 | ? |
| Eastbourne | 14.16a [P3] | 14.53 [P3] |
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