24th April 1966

The Locomotive Club of Great Britain (Croydon Branch)
The PUL/PAN Farewell Rail Tour

EMU Used 3041

Route :

EMU Route
3041 London Victoria - Balham Jn - Streatham Jn - Windmill Bridge Jn - Coulsdon North - Earlswood - Haywards Heath - Keymer Jn - Lewes - Southerham Jn - Polegate - Bexhill Central - Bopeep Jn - Hastings - Ore
3041 Ore - Hastings - Bopeep Jn - Bexhill Central - Eastbourne
3041 Eastbourne - Polegate - Southerham Jn - Lewes
3041 Lewes - Southerham Jn - Seaford
3041 Seaford - Southerham Jn - Lewes - Brighton
3041 Brighton - Keymer Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes:
(1) Route confirmation required - above is taken from booked timings. The tour brochure listed the stock as: six coach Pullman (former 'City' ) Unit 3041 including Pullman Car 'Alice'.

Sources : Terry Jackson (from contemporary sources) & Bluebell Railway Museum

Photo Review


Unit 3041 is seen at Ore (photo : Graham T V Stacey)


A tour ticket courtesy of Rob Fraser.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Bluebell Railway Museum)

M.C Location Booked (out) (Amended) Booked (rtn) Booked (rtn) (Amended) M.C
0.00 Victoria 10.02d [Through Line] 16.58a 16.47a 187.51
4.69 Balham Jn 10/10 [Through Line] 16/50½ [Through Line] 16/39½ [Through Line] 182.62
6.44 Streatham Jn 10/12 16/48½ 16/37½ 181.07
10.04 Windmill Bridge Jn 10/16½ [Local Line] 16/44½ [Through Line] 16/33½ [Through Line] 177.47
15.03 Coulsdon North 10/23½ [Quarry Line] 16/38½ 16/27½ [Local Line] 172.48
21.72 Earlswood 10/31 [Through Line] 16/31 [Quarry Line] 16/20 [Through Line] 165.59
29.45 Three Bridges 10/39 16/23 [Through Line] 16/12½ 158.06
38.02 Haywards Heath 10/49 16/13½ 16/03½ 149.39
41.13 Keymer Jn 10/53 16/10 16/00 146.38

 

M.C Location Booked (Amended)
50.20 Lewes 11/06
51.02 Southerham Jn 11/08½
61.73 Polegate 11/23
63.59 Stonecross Jn 11/27
72.06 Bexhill Central 11/41
75.13 Bopeep Jn 11/46
76.57 Hastings 11/51
77.50 Ore 11.54a ~ 12.04d
78.43 Hastings 12/06
80.07 Bopeep Jn 12/10
83.14 Bexhill Central 12/14½
91.41 Stonecross Jn 12/24
95.03 Eastbourne 12.30a ~ 14.05d
99.20 Polegate 14/11
110.11 Southerham Jn 14/23½
110.73 Lewes 14.26 ~ 14.31
111.35 Southerham Jn 14/33½
119.65 Seaford 14.45 ~ 14.55
127.75 Southerham Jn 15/07
128.57 Lewes 15/09
135.62 Kemp Town Jn 15/20½
136.58 Brighton 15.23a ~ 15.58d (~ 15.48d)

Timings continue in first table.

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