12th October 2019

Branch Line Society
The Sandwich Deal

EMU Used 375604 (formed: 67804+74254+74204+67854)

Route :
1Z20 : Ramsgate to Margate
1Z21 : Margate to Ashford International
1Z22 : Ashford International to Folkestone East Train Road
1Z23 : Folkestone East Train Road to Dover Priory Sidings
1Z24 : Dover Priory Sidings to Maidstone East
1Z25 : Maidstone East to Ashford East Berthing Sidings
1Z26 : Ashford East Berthing Sidings to Ramsgate

EMU Route
67804 leading Ramsgate - Ramsgate Depot Reception West
67854 leading Ramsgate Depot Reception West - Ramsgate Depot Reception Washer Spur - Ramsgate Depot Exit Minster End - Ramsgate Depot Reception East (No.4 Laybay) - Ramsgate Depot Margate End - Up Thanet - Broadstairs - Margate - Margate Sig.EK5105
67804 leading Margate Sig.EK5105 - Margate P2 - Dn Thanet - Broadstairs - Ramsgate - Minster East Jn - Minster - Canterbury West - Ashford International
67854 leading Ashford International - (via Up Slow & Up Main) - Sevington Loop - Harringe [UM-DM] - Folkestone East Train Road 3
67804 leading Folkestone East Train Road 3 - Folkestone East
67854 leading Folkestone East - Dover Priory - Dover Priory Sig.YE623
67804 leading Dover Priory Sig.YE623 - Dover Priory Siding 1
67854 leading Dover Priory Siding 1 - Dover Priory Sig.YE623
67804 leading Dover Priory Sig.YE623 - Dover Priory - Folkestone Central - Harringe [UM-DM] - Ashford International [Up Fast] - Lenham Loop - Maidstone East - Maidstone Sig.ME9
67854 leading Maidstone Sig.ME9 - Maidstone East Bay Platform
67804 leading Maidstone East Bay Platform - Maidstone Sig.ME14
67854 leading Maidstone Sig.ME14 - Maidstone East - Lenham Loop - Ashford International - Ashford East Berthing Sdg Road 2
67804 leading Ashford East Berthing Sdg Road 2 - Ashford International
67854 leading Ashford International - Ashford Depot CW Bypass Road
67804 leading Ashford Depot CW Bypass Road - Ashford Down Carriage Sdg Road 12
67854 leading Ashford Down Carriage Sdg Road 12 - Ashford Depot CW Bypass Rd - Ashford Down Yard East Jn - Wye - Canterbury West Down Loop - Minster Up Platform - Minster East Jn - Ramsgate

Notes :
(1) Branch Line Society in conjunction with Southeastern raising funds for Railway Children and the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C

 Location Booked Actual
0.00
Ramsgate 08.32d [P1] 08.32d [P1]
 ?
Ramsgate Depot Recp.W. 08.36 ~ 08.43 08.35½ ~ 08.43
0.34
Ramsgate Depot Washer Road 08/45 08/45
?
 Ramsgate Depot Exit Minster End 08/54 08/48
?
 Ramsgate E.M.U.D 08.56 ~ 08.56 08.50 ~ 08.58½ [No.4 Layby]
0.74
Ramsgate Depot Exit Margate End 09.03 ~ 09.03 08/59½
6.26
Margate 09.11 ~ 09.11 [P3] 09/08½ [P3]
6.42
Margate Sig.EK5105 09.13 ~ 09.19 09.09½ ~ 09.13
?
 Margate 09.21a ~ 09.44d [P2] 09p15a ~ 09p44d [P2]
12.10
Ramsgate 09.52 ~ 09.54 [P2] 09/52½ [P2]
15.60
Minster East Jn 09/58½ 09/57
16.13
Minster 09/59 09/57½ [P2]
27.50
Canterbury West 10/13 [P1] 10/10½ [P1]
37.45
Wye 10/27 10/26 [P1]
41.65
Ashford International 10.36 ~ 10.43 [P2] 10.35½ ~ 10.41 [P2][US]
?
 Ashford East ? 10/42½ [US-UM]
?
 Sevington Loop ? [Loop] 10/45 [Loop]
?
 Harringe ? [UM-DM] 10/50½ [UM-DM]
52.11
Saltwood Jn 10/57 10/54½
55.46
Folkestone Central 11/00½ 10/58 [P2]
56.45
Folkestone East 11/01½ 11/00
56.75
Folkestone East Train Road 11.06 ~ 11.11 [Road 3] 11.02½ ~ 11.18½ [Road 3]
57.18
Folkestone East 11.14 ~ 11.19 11.20½ ~ 11.25 [UM]
63.56
Dover Priory 11.28 ~ 11.28 [P3] 11.36 ~ 11.38 [P3]
63.66
Dover Sig.YE623 11.29 ~ 11.34 11.39½ ~ 11.42 [UC]
63.76
Dover Priory Sidings 11.35 ~ 11.55 [S1] 11.44 ~ 11.54½ [Sdg1]
?
 Dover Sig.YE623 11.56 ~ 12.01 11.58½ ~ 12.02 [UC]
?
 Dover Priory 12.02 ~ 12.02 [P1] 12.05½ ~ 12.06½ [P1]
?
 Folkestone East 12/12 12/14
?
 Folkestone Central 12/14½ 12/15½ [P1]
?
 Saltwood Jn 12/21 12/22
?
 Harringe ? [UM-DM] 12/28½ [UM-DM]
?
 Ashford East ? 12/34 [DM-DF]
84.67
Ashford International 12.32 ~ 12.40 [DML] 12.35½ ~ 12.36 [DF]
?
 Ashford 'B' Jn ? 12/37½ [UF-UM]
90.75
Charing 12.49 ~ 12.49 12/46 [P1]
94.75
Lenham 12.54 ~ 12.54 [UPL] 12/54 [UPL]
101.27
Bearstead 13.01 ~ 13.01 13/03 [P1]
?
 Wheeler Street ? ? [UM-DM]
104.20
Maidstone East 13.07 ~ 13.07 [RVL] 13/09½ [RVL]
?
 Maidstone East Sig.ME9 13.09 ~ 13.14 13.11 ~ 13.14 [UM]
?
 Maidstone East 13.16a ~ 14.07d [P3] 13.16a ~ 14.07d [P3]
?
 Maidstone East Sig.ME14 14.09 ~ 14.14 14.08½ ~ 14.11½ [DM]
?
 Maidstone East 14.16 ~ 14.16 [P2] 14/12 [P2]
?
 Lenham ? 14/24 [DPL]
?
 Charing 14/29 14/29 [P2]
123.53
Ashford International 14.36 ~ 14.36 [P2] 14/37½ [P2]
123.73
Ashford East Berthing Sdgs 14.40 ~ 14.47 [Road 2] 14.39½ ~ 14.46 [Road 2]
124.13
Ashford International 14.51 ~ 14.58 [P2] 14.49 ~ 14.57½ [P2]
124.62
Ashford Down Yard 15/00 15.01 ~ 15.09½ [South Bypass]
?
 Ashford Down Yard Washer Road 15.03 ~ 15.08 [CW] 15.13 ~ ?? [Bypass Rd]
124.76
Ashford Down Sidings 15.19 ~ 15.40 ?? ~ 15.33 [C.S.12]
?
 Ashford Down Yard Washer Road 15.51 ~ 15.52 [CW] 15/35½ [Bypass Rd]
125.11
Ashford Down Yard Canterbury End 15.55 ~ 15.55 15.37 ~ 15.55
?
 Wye 16/03 16/01 [P2]
138.28
Canterbury West 16.14 ~ 16.22 [DPL] 16.14 ~ 16.19½ [DPL]
?
 Sturry 16/26 16/22½ [P2]
149.65
Minster 16.37½ ~ 16.39½ [P2] 16/33 [P2]
?
 Minster East Jn 16/40 16/34
153.62
Ramsgate 16.45a [P2] 16.40a [P2]
 
Mileages taken from Tour Brochure.


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z20 : Ramsgate E.M.U.D. to Ramsgate
5Z26 : Ramsgate to Ramsgate E.M.U.D.

Location Booked
Ramsgate E.M.U.D 08.04d
Ramsgate Depot Exit Minster End 08.06 ~ 08.06
Ramsgate Depot Washer Spur 08/13
Ramsgate Depot Recp.W. 08.15 ~ 08.20
Ramsgate 08.24a [P1]

 
Location Booked Actual
Ramsgate 16.57d [P2] 16.47½ [P2]
Ramsgate Sig.EK5145 16.59 ~ 17.04 ?? ~ ??
Ramsgate Depot Exit Margate End 17/06 16/55½
Ramsgate E.M.U.D 17.13a 16.58
 


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