30th March 2018

Belmond British Pullman
Golden Age of Travel by Steam

Locos Used 67028 & steam: 35028 'Clan Line'
Stock Used 17096+6313+99536+99539+99546+99532+99530+99535+99537+99534+99541+99543+99545

Route : 
1Z82 : London Victoria to Margate
1Z83 : Margate to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
35028 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Brixton - Cambria Jn? - Denmark Hill - Nunhead - Catford - Bellingham - Shortlands Jn - Bromley South - Bickley Jn - St Mary Cray Jn - Swanley - Fawkham Jn - Sole Street - Rochester - Gillingham - Rainham - Newington - Sittingbourne - Faversham - Herne Bay - Margate - Broadstairs - Ramsgate - Minster - Canterbury West - Wye - Ashford International - Charing - Maidstone East - Otford Jn - Swanley - St Mary Cray Jn - Bickley Jn - Bromley South - Shortlands Jn -  (3) Beckenham Junction? - Penge East? - Brixton - Voltaire Road Jn - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - London Victoria

Notes : 
(1) Banked by 67028 from London Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge.
(2) This tour was diverted to run via Margate, rather than the normal 'Surrey Hills' route, due to engineering work.
(3) Route confirmation required. Did the return leg run via Beckenham Junction and Penge East?

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
London Victoria 12.28d [P2] 12.28 [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 12/32 [FL] 12/31
Voltaire Road Jn 12/34 12/34
Brixton 12/36 12/36
Cambria Jn 12/38 DIV?
Denmark Hill 12/39 [P4] 12/38 [P2]
Crofton Road Jn 12/41 12/39
Nunhead 12/43 [P2] 12/41
Catford 12/46½ 12/45
Bellingham 12/48 12/46
Shortlands Jn 12/52 [DF] 12/56
Bromley South 12/55 [P2] 13/03
Bickley Jn 12/59 [DF] 13/06
St Mary Cray Jn 13/00 13/07
Swanley 13/05 [P2] 13/12
Fawkham Jn 13/11 13/18
Sole Street 13/17 13/26
Rochester Bridge Jn 13/26 13/34
Rochester 13/28 [P2] 13/36
Gillingham 13/36 [P3] 13/41
Rainham 13/39 [P2] 13/47
Rainham East Jn 13/40 13/48
Newington 13/42 13/50
Western Jn 13/45 13/53
Eastern Jn 13/45½ 13/53½
Sittingbourne 13/48 [P2] 13/54
Faversham 13/57 [P3] 14/03 [P3]
Herne Bay 14/11 [P2] 14/16 [P2]
Margate 14.27a ~ 14.41d [P1] 14.34 ~ 14.50
Broadstairs 14/48½ 14/58
Ramsgate 14/53 [P2] 15/02
Minster East Jn 14/59 15/07
Minster 15/00 15/07½ [P2]
Canterbury West 15/16 [P1] 15/28 [P1]
Wye 15/30 15/42
Ashford International 15*37 ~ 15*42 [UM] 15.47 ~ 15.51
Charing 15/52 16/01 [P1]
Lenham 16*00 ~ 16*25 [UPL] ?
Harrietsham 16.30 ~ 16.50 16.28 ~ 16.51
Maidstone East 17/00 [P1] 17/01
Otford Jn 17/22 17/38
Swanley 17/32 [P1] [UF] 17/58
St Mary Cray Jn 17/37 18/04
Bickley Jn 17/39 [UF] 18/05
Bromley South 17/41½ 18/07
Shortlands Jn 17/43 18/08
Bellingham 17/46 DIV?
Catford 17/47 DIV?
Nunhead 17/50 [P1] DIV?
Crofton Road Jn 17/55 DIV?
Denmark Hill 17/57 [P3] DIV?
Cambria Jn 17/59 DIV?
Beckenham Junction DIV? ?
Penge East DIV? ?
Brixton 18/05 18/18
Voltaire Road Jn 18/07 [FL] 18/20
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 18/10 18/22
London Victoria 18.14a [P2] 18.26 [P2]


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