17th December 2021

Northern Belle
Steam Special - Christmas Lunch

Locos Used 57314 & 57601 'Windsor Castle'
Stock Used 99025+3247+3273+1566+3267+3275+3174+325+17167

Route : 
1Z90 : London Victoria to Folkestone West
1Z92 : Folkestone West to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
57601 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Canterbury Road Jn - Cambria Jn - Denmark Hill - Nunhead - Catford - Bellingham - Shortlands Jn - Bromley South - Bickley Jn - St Mary Cray Jn - Swanley - Sole Street - Rochester - Gillingham - Rainham - Sittingbourne - Faversham - Canterbury East - Shepherds Well - Buckland Jn - Dover Priory - Folkestone Central - Folkestone West - Ashford International - Charing - Maidstone East - Otford Jn - Swanley - St Mary Cray Jn - Bickley Jn - Bromley South - Shortlands Jn - Bellingham - Catford - Nunhead - Denmark Hill - Voltaire Road Jn - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) 57314 on rear.
(2) This tour was originally advertised to be steam hauled.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
London Victoria 12.37d [P2] [DCF] 12.38
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 12/40 12/40
Voltaire Road Jn 12/42 12/42
Brixton 12/44 12/45
Canterbury Road Jn 12/44½ 12/46
Cambria Jn 12/53½ 12/47
Denmark Hill 12/54½ [P4] 12/48
Crofton Road Jn 12/56 12/55
Nunhead 12/58 [P2] 12/58
Catford 13/03½ 13/01
Bellingham 13/06 13/03
Shortlands Jn 13/12 [DS] 13/06
Bromley South 13/15 [P4] 13/08
Bickley Jn 13/18 [DS] 13/12
St Mary Cray Jn 13/19 13/13
Swanley 13/25 [P4] 13/20
Fawkham Jn 13/31 13/30
Sole Street 13/36 13/40
Rochester Bridge Jn 13/47 13/49
Rochester 13/49 [P2] 13/50
Gillingham 13/55 [P3] 13/58
Rainham 14/00 [P2] 14/02
Rainham East Jn 14/01 [DNL] 14/03
Newington 14/04 14/04
Western Jn 14/08 14/08
Eastern Jn 14/09 14/09
Sittingbourne 14/10 [P2] 14/10
Faversham 14/18 [P3] 14/16
Canterbury East 14/31 [P2] 14/27
Shepherds Well 14/45 [P2] 14/39
Buckland Jn 14/52 14/47
Dover Priory 14.55 ~ 15.03 [P1] 14.51 ~ 15.06
Folkestone East 15/13 15/16
Folkestone Central 15/15 15/18
Folkestone West 15.18a ~ 15.28d [P1] 15.20 ~ 15.28
Saltwood Jn 15/32 15/32
Ashford International 15/44½ [UM] 15/41
Charing 15/52½ 15/50
Maidstone East 16/17 [P1] 16/13
Borough Green & Wrotham 16/32 16/26
Otford Jn 16/43 16/30
Swanley 16/57½ [P1] [UCF] 16/44
St Mary Cray Jn 17/03 16/50
Bickley Jn 17/04 [UCF] 16/51
Bromley South 17/08 [P1] 16/56
Shortlands Jn 17/11 16/59
Bellingham 17/18 17/18
Catford 17/19½ 17/21
Nunhead 17/23½ [P1] 17/24
Crofton Road Jn 17/27 [AL] 17/26
Denmark Hill 17/31 [P1] 17/27
Voltaire Road Jn 17/36 [UCF] 17/34
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 17/39 17/37
London Victoria 17.45a [P2] 17.41


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z90 : (57314 with 57601 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall WCR 10.24d
Southall 10.34 ~ 10.59
Southall East Jn 11/00
West Ealing 11/02
Acton West 11/06
Acton Main Line 11/09
Acton Wells Jn 11/11
Willesden SW Sidings 11*14 ~ 11*17
Willesden West London Jn 11/19
Mitre Bridge Jn 11/26
North Pole Jn 11/28
Shepherds Bush 11/30
Kensington Olympia 11/34
West Brompton 11/36
Latchmere Jn 11/40
Longhedge Jn 11/44
Stewarts Lane Jn 11/47
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 11/57
London Victoria 12.00a [P2]

5Z92 : (57314 with 57601 on rear) : London Victoria to Southall

Location Booked
London Victoria 18.16d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 18/19
Stewarts Lane Jn 18/21
Longhedge Jn 18/28
Latchmere Jn 18/32
West Brompton 18/35
Kensington Olympia 18/38
Shepherds Bush 18/40
North Pole Jn 18/42
Mitre Bridge Jn 18/44
Willesden West London Jn 18/46
Willesden SW Sidings 18*48 ~ 19*06
Acton Wells Jn 19/08
Acton Main Line 19/12
Acton West 19/15
West Ealing 19/18
Southall East Jn 19/22
Southall 19.23 ~ 19.33
Southall WCR 19.43a


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