From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.
19th May 1968
The Locomotive Club of
Great Britain
La Cote du Nord Rail Tour
Tour postponed to 28/09/68 due to industrial action in France.
| Booked Traction | Booked Route |
| 12-CEP EMU |
London Victoria - Brixton - Nunhead - Shortlands - Bromley South - Bickley Jn - Orpington - Sevenoaks - Tonbridge - Ashford - Folkestone East |
|
12-CEP EMU |
Folkestone East - Folkestone Harbour |
| Ferry | Dover - Calais |
| steam: 050TE or TO | Calais Maritime - Calais Ville |
| steam: 231G or K | Calais Ville - Frethun-les-Calais - Caffiers - Marquise-Rinxent - Aubengue - Boulougne-Tintelleries - Boulougne-Ville - Pont-de-Briques - Neufchatel - Etaples - Conchil-le-Temple - Rue - Noyelles (2) - Abbeville |
| steam: 141R | Abbeville - Cambron-Laviers - Cahon - Chepy-Valines - Woincourt - Eu - Le Treport Mers |
| steam: 141R | Le Treport Mers - (reverse of outward route) - Abbeville |
| steam: 231G or K | Abbeville - (reverse of outward route) - Calais Ville |
| steam: 050TE or TO | Calais Ville - Calais Maritime |
| Ferry | Calais - Dover |
| 12-CEP EMU | Folkestone Harbour - (reverse of outward route) - Folkestone East |
| 12-CEP EMU | Folkestone East - (reverse of outward route) - Shortlands - Beckenham Junction - Herne Hill - Brixton - London Victoria |
Notes :
(1) This tour was postponed at very short notice due to widespread disorder and industrial
action in France and ran instead on 29th September. The printed itinerary had already been produced and was
issued to participants on the belated tour on 29th September, still
with the original date printed on it, which has caused confusion in some
quarters!
(2) There was an option to leave the train at Noyelles for a run over the
Reseau de la Somme railway.
From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Sources : Graham Stacey, Chris Totty & John Debens
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Chris Totty)
| M.C | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | M.C |
| 0.00 | Victoria | 08.20d | 22.19a | 73.26 |
| 3.16 | Brixton | 08/25 | 22/14 | 70.10 |
| 3.70 | Cambria Jn | 08/26½ | - | - |
| 5.76 | Nunhead | 08/30 | - | - |
| - | Herne Hill | - | 22/12½ | 69.29 |
| - | Beckenham Junction | - | 22/07 | 64.54 |
| 11.12 | Shortlands | 08/36½ [FL] | 22/05½ | 63.24 |
| 12.01 | Bromley South | 08.37½a ~ 08.40d | 22.02½a ~ 22.03½d | 62.35 |
| 13.48 | Bickley Jn | 08/43 | 22/00 [FL] | 60.68 |
| 14.41 | Petts Wood Jn | 08/44½ [FL] | 21/59 | 59.75 |
| 16.01 | Orpington | 08/47 | 21/57½ [FL] | 58.35 |
| 24.26 | Sevenoaks | 08/57 | 21/48½ | 50.10 |
| 31.59 | Tonbridge | 09/04 | 21/40 | 42.57 |
| 37.02 | Paddock Wood | 09/09 | 21/35 | 37.34 |
| 47.36 | Headcorn | 09/19 | ? | ? |
| 58.25 | Ashford | 09/28 | 21/17½ | 16.11 |
| 73.11 | Folkestone East | 09.42 ~ 09.45 | 20.59 ~ 21.03 | 1.25 |
| 74.36 | Folkestone Harbour | 09.50a | 20.54d | 0.00 |
| M.C | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | M.C |
| 0.00 | Folkestone | 10.15d | 20.15a | (30.00) |
| (30.00) | Calais | 11.45a | 18.45d | 0.00 |
| Miles | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | Miles | |
| 0.0 | Calais Maritime | 12.20d | 18.15a | 196.8 | |
| 1.6 | Calais Ville | 12/24 | 17L41a ~ 18L10d | 195.2 | |
| 2.9 | Bif. des Fontinettes | 12/25 | 17/39 | 193.9 | |
| ? | Bif. de Calais Riviere-Neuve | 12/28 | 17/37 | ? | |
| 6.2 | Frethun-les-Calais | ? | ? | 190.6 | |
| 9.9 | Pihen | ? | ? | 186.9 | |
| 11.8 | Caffiers | 12/38 | 17/30 | 185.0 | |
| 15.5 | Le Haut-Blanc | ? | ? | 181.3 | |
| 16.9 | Marquise-Rinxent | 12/44 | 17/23 | 179.9 | |
| 21.2 | Wacquinghem | ? | ? | 175.6 | |
| 22.4 | Aubengue | ? | ? | 174.4 | |
| 23.3 | Wimille-Wimereux | 12/50 | 17/16 | 173.5 | |
| 26.3 | Boulougne - Tintelleries | ? | ? | 170.5 | |
| 28.2 | Boulougne - Ville | 12/54 | 17/12 | 168.6 | |
| 28.9 | Poste 3 d-Outreau | 12/55 | 17/10 | 167.9 | |
| 29.7 | Pont-de-Briques | ? | ? | 167.1 | |
| 32.4 | Hesdigneul | 12/59 | 17/07 | 164.4 | |
| 35.7 | Neufchatel | ? | ? | 161.1 | |
| 39.2 | Dannes-Camiers | ? | ? | 157.6 | |
| 43.8 | Etaples | 13/10 | 16/56 | 153.0 | |
| 47.5 | St Josse | ? | ? | 149.3 | |
| 50.8 | Rang-du-Fliers - Verton | 13/16 | 16/49 | 146.0 | |
| 55.6 | Conchil-le-Temple | ? | ? | 141.2 | |
| 57.6 | Quend-Fort-Mahon | ? | ? | 139.2 | |
| 60.8 | Rue | 13/24 | 16/41 | 136.0 | |
| 65.2 | Ponthoile-Romaine | ? | ? | 131.6 | |
| 67.0 | Noyelles | 13.30a ~ 13.31d | 16.32a ~ 16.33d | 129.8 | |
| 70.4 | Port-le-Grand | ? | ? | 126.4 | |
| 75.4 | Abbeville | 13L43a ~ 13L50d | 16L12a ~ 16L20d | 121.4 | |
| 76.0 | Faubourg-Rouvroy | ? | ? | 120.8 | |
| 77.9 | Cambron-Laviers | ? | ? | 118.9 | |
| 79.8 | Gouy-Cahon | ? | ? | 117.0 | |
| 81.0 | Cahon | ? | ? | 115.8 | |
| 82.3 | Quesnoy-le-Montant | 14*05 ~ 14*05 | 15*56 ~ 15*57 | 114.5 | |
| 85.3 | Acheux-Franleu | ? | ? | 111.5 | |
| 86.9 | Chepy-Valines | 14*15 ~ 14*15 | 15*47 ~ 15*47 | 109.7 | |
| 88.0 | Fequerolles | 14*21 ~ 14*21 | 15*41 ~ 15*41 | 108.8 | |
| 88.4 | Feuquieres-Fress | ? | ? | 108.4 | |
| 90.9 | Woincourt | 14*28 ~ 14*28 | 15*34 ~ 15*35 | 105.9 | |
| 96.5 | Eu | 14*42 ~ 14*42 | 15*20 ~ 15*20 | 100.3 | |
| 98.4 | Le Treport-Mers | 14.47a | 15.15d | 98.4 |
Train (Reseau de la Somme)
| M.C | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | M.C |
| 0.00 | Noyelles | 13.50d | 16.15a | 21.00 |
| 10.5 | Cayeaux-Brighton | 14.50a | 15.15d | 10.5 |
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