17th November 2018
UK Railtours
The Return of the Short-Haired Bumblebee
| Locos Used | 66151 & 66177 |
| Stock Used | 4959+4991+4927+1832+3120+3121+3149+3119+80042+3098+3097+35469 |
Route :
1Z66 : London Victoria to Grain
1Z67 : Grain to Dungeness
1Z68 : Dungeness to London Victoria
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 66151 (1) | London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Brixton Jn - Canterbury Road Jn - Cambria Jn - Denmark Hill - Crofton Road Jn - Nunhead - Lewisham - Blackheath - Woolwich Arsenal - Plumstead - Slade Green - Dartford - Gravesend - Hoo Junction - Grain |
| 66177 (2) | Grain - Hoo Junction - Gravesend - Dartford - Crayford - Sidcup - Lee - Lee Spur Jn - Grove Park - Chislehurst - St Mary Cray Jn - Swanley - Otford Jn - Bat & Ball - Sevenoaks - Tonbridge - Paddock Wood - Headcorn - Ashford International - Appledore - Lydd Town - Dungeness (3) |
| 66151 (1) | Dungeness - Lydd Town - Appledore - Ashford International - Charing - Maidstone East - Otford Jn - Swanley - St Mary Cray Jn - Bickley Jn - Bromley South - Shortlands Jn - Beckenham Junction - New Beckenham - Ladywell Jn - Lewisham - Nunhead - Crofton Road Jn - Denmark Hill - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - London Victoria |
Notes:
(1) 66177 on rear.
(2) 66151 on rear.
(3) Left hand track, up to the gates.
Sources : David Lodwick & Nick Bartlett (both on the tour
throughout)
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Photo Review

66151 at London Victoria at the start of the tour (photo: Nick Bartlett)

66177 on the rear of the tour at London Victoria (photo: Nick Bartlett)
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & Nick Bartlett)
| M.C | Location | Booked | Actual |
| 0.00 | London Victoria | 08.45d [P2] [FL] | 08.47 [P2] |
| 0.73 | Grosvenor Bridge Jn | 08/48 [FL] | 08/49 [DCM] |
| 2.05 | Voltaire Road Jn | 08/50½ | 08/53 |
| 3.14 | Brixton Jn | 08/52 | 08/56 |
| ? | Canterbury Road Jn | 08/52½ | 08/57 |
| 3.70 | Cambria Jn | 08/53½ | 08/58 |
| 4.22 | Denmark Hill | 08/54½ [P4] | 08/59 [P4] |
| 4.67 | Crofton Road Jn | 08/56 | 09/00 |
| 5.77 | Nunhead | 08/58 [P2] | 09/02 [P2] |
| 7.37 | Lewisham Vale Jn | 09/05 | 09/06 |
| 7.63 | Lewisham | 09/07 [P4] | 09/07 [P4] |
| 8.54 | Blackheath | 09/10 [P2] | 09/09 [P2] |
| 10.49 | Charlton | 09/13 [P2] | 09/18 [P2] |
| 12.37 | Woolwich Arsenal | 09/17 [P2] | 09/25 [P2] |
| 13.06 | Plumstead | 09/20 [P2] | 09/27 [P2] |
| 18.35 | Slade Green | 09/33½ [P2] | 09/42 [P2] |
| 18.71 | Crayford Creek Jn | 09/35 | 09/43 |
| ? | Cayford Spur 'A' | 09/36 | 09/44 |
| 20.10 | Dartford Jn | 09/37½ [DM] | 09/45 [DM] |
| 20.37 | Dartford | 09/39½ [P4] | 09/46 [P4] |
| ? | Springhead Jn | 09/48 | 09/59 |
| 27.20 | Gravesend | 09/53 [P2] | 10/01 [P2] |
| 30.44 | Hoo Junction | 09/59 | 10/06 |
| 32.04 | Cliffe Sig.NK509 | 10t04 ~ 10t07 | 10.10 ~ 10.13 |
| 41.66 | |Grain (Old Station) | 10.26 ~ 11.15 | 10.37 ~ 11.15 [P1] |
| 51.48 | Cliffe Sig.NK509 | 11t33 ~ 11t37 | 11.37 ~ 11.38 |
| 53.08 | Hoo Junction | 11/41 | 11/43 |
| 56.32 | Gravesend | 11/47 [P1] | 11/48 [P1] |
| ? | Springhead Jn | 11/49 | 11/50 |
| 63.15 | Dartford | 11/57 [P2] | 11/58 [P2] [UM] |
| 63.42 | Dartford Jn | 11/58 | 11/59 |
| ? | Crayford Spur 'B' | 11/59½ | 12/00 |
| 65.02 | Crayford | 12/05 | 12/04 [P1] |
| 68.34 | Sidcup | 12/14 | 12/13 [P1] |
| 72.64 | Lee | 12/23 [P1] | 12/23 [P1] |
| 73.13 | Lee Spur Jn | 12/26 [DS] | 12/25 [DS] |
| 74.47 | Grove Park | 12/31 [P5] [DS] | 12/31 [P5] [DS] |
| 77.02 | Chislehurst | 12/38 [P4] [RVL] | 12/37 [P4] [RVL] |
| 77.59 | St Mary Cray Jn | 12/40 [DCS] | 12/39 [DCS] |
| 81.73 | Swanley | 12/46 [P4] | 12/45 [P4] |
| 89.15 | Otford Jn | 12/56 | 12/56 |
| ? | Bat & Ball | 12/58 | 12/58 |
| 91.31 | Sevenoaks | 13/00 [P3] | 13/01 [P3] |
| 98.64 | Tonbridge | 13/08 | 13/09 [DF] |
| 104.07 | Paddock Wood | 13/14 | 13/22 [P2] |
| 114.42 | Headcorn | 13*24 ~ 13*39 [P2] | 13.35 ~ 13.41 [P2] |
| 125.31 | Ashford International | 13/49 [P2] | 13/57 [P2] |
| 133.72 | Appledore | 14t04 ~ 14t05 [P2] | 14.09 ~ 14.12 |
| 140.73 | Lydd Town | 14*33 ~ 14*40 | 14.47 ~ 14.49 [Loop] |
| 143.22 | Dungeness | 14.46 ~ 15.26 | 15.06 ~ 15.20 |
| 145.51 | Lydd Town | 15*31 ~ 15*41 | 15/33 [Main] |
| 152.52 | Appledore | 16t10 ~ 16t11 [P1] | 16/11 [P1] |
| 161.13 | Ashford International | 16/27 [P2] | 16/29 [P2] |
| 167.19 | Charing | 16/36 [P1] | 16/38 [P1] |
| 180.34 | Maidstone East | 16/52½ [P1] | 16/53 [P1] |
| 195.57 | Otford Jn | 17/14½ | 17/11 |
| 202.79 | Swanley | 17/28 [P3] [UCS] | 17/25 [P3] [UCS] |
| 207.13 | St Mary Cray Jn | 17/34 [US] | 17/30 |
| 207.72 | Bickley Jn | 17/35 [US] | 17/31 [US] |
| 209.39 | Bromley South | 17/37 [P3] [US] | 17/33 [P3] [US] |
| 210.53 | Shortlands Jn | 17/41 | 17/34 |
| 211.57 | Beckenham Junction | 17/45 [P2] | 17.39 ~ 17.40 [P2] |
| 212.29 | New Beckenham | 17/48 [P1] | 17/45 [P1] |
| 215.11 | Ladywell Jn | 17/58 | 17/52 |
| 215.69 | Lewisham | 18/00 [P1] | 17.56 ~ 17.59 [P1] |
| 216.15 | Lewisham Vale Jn | 18/01 | 18/01 |
| 217.55 | Nunhead | 18/05 [P1] | 18/05 |
| 218.65 | Crofton Road Jn | 18/09 [AL] | 18/07 |
| 219.30 | Denmark Hill | 18/10 [P1] [AL] | 18/09 [P1] [AL] |
| ? | Voltaire Road Jn | 18/15 [RVL] | 18/16 [UCF] |
| 221.71 | Factory Jn | 18/16 [RVL] | 18/17 [UCF] |
| 222.59 | Grosvenor Bridge Jn | 18/18 [SL] | 18/19 [UCF] |
| 223.52 | London Victoria | 18.21a [P2] | 18.24 [P2] |
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Associated E.C.S. Workings
5Z66 : (66177 with 66151 on rear) : Eastleigh Arlington to
London Victoria
5Z68 : (66177 with 66151 on rear) : London Victoria to
Eastleigh Arlington
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Eastleigh Arlington | 05.45d | 21.12a |
| Eastleigh | 05/53 | 21/07 |
| Shawford | 06/11 | 21/02 |
| Winchester | 06/14 | 20/59 |
| Worting Jn | 06/29 | 20/45 |
| Basingstoke | 06/33 | 20/41 |
| Fleet | 06/45 | 20/23 |
| Farnborough Main | 06/50 | 20/18 |
| Woking Jn | 07/04 | 20/05 |
| Woking | 07/06 | 20/04 |
| Byfleet & New Haw | 07/15 | 19/52 |
| Addlestone Jn | 07/17 | 19/46 |
| Virginia Water | 07/28 | 19/39 |
| Staines | 07/42 | 19/29 |
| Feltham | 07/50 | 19/25 |
| Feltham Jn | 07/51 | 19/23 |
| Hounslow | 07/53 | 19/21 |
| Brentford | 07/59 | 19/13 |
| Barnes | 08/08 | 19/07 |
| Clapham Junction | 08/18 | 19/01 |
| Longhedge Jn | 08/22 | 18/58 |
| Stewarts Lane Jn | 08/25 | 18/51 |
| Grosvenor Bridge Jn | 08/27 | 18/48 |
| London Victoria | 08.31a [P2] | 18.46d [P2] |