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)

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)


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]

 
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]


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