29th September 1968

L.C.G.B.
La Cote du Nord

Locos Used SNCF : 050TQ25, 141R60, 141R500 & 231K82
EMU's Used 2x 4CEP & 1x 4BEP
Stock Used [1]: Booked for: A8+B4D+B11+B11+B11+B11+B11+B4D
Ferry Used St Patrick

Route :

Traction Stock Route
4CEP+4BEP+4CEP -

London Victoria - Brixton - Herne Hill - Beckenham Junction - Bromley South - Swanley- Chatham - Sittingbourne - Canterbury East - Aylesham - Dover Marine
St Patrick - Dover - Calais
231K82 [1] Calais Maritime - 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
141R500 [1] Abbeville - Cambron-Laviers - Cahon - (3) Acheux-Franleu - Chepy-Valines - Woincourt - Eu - Le Treport Mers
141R60 [1] Le Treport Mers - (reverse of outward route) - Abbeville
231K82 [1] Abbeville - (reverse of outward route) - Calais Ville
050TQ25 [1] Calais Ville - Calais Maritime
St Patrick - Calais - Dover
4CEP+4BEP+4CEP - Dover Maritime - Folkestone East - Ashford - Paddock Wood - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Hither Green - New Cross - London Bridge - Waterloo East - London Charing Cross

Notes :
(1) This tour was originally scheduled to run on 19th May 1968, but was postponed at very short notice due to widespread disorder and industrial action in France. The printed itinerary had already been produced and was issued to participants on the tour, still with the original date printed on it, which has caused confusion in some quarters!
(2) Option to leave the train at Noyelles for a run over the Reseau de la Somme railway - details required.
(3) Train delayed on approach to Acheux-Franleu due to faulty level crossing (14.30 - 14.44).

Sources : Chris Totty, Graham Stacey & John Debens

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Chris Totty)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Victoria 08.10d 08.10
3.16 Brixton 08/15 08/19
3.77 Herne Hill 08/16½ 08/20
8.52 Beckenham Junction 08/22 08/27
10.02 Shortlands 08/23½ 08/30
10.71 Bromley South 08/24½ 08/31
12.38 Bickley Jn 08/28 08/36
17.31 Swanley 08/33 08/40
26.71 Sole Street 08/42 08/47
33.00 Rochester Bridge Jn 08/49 08/54
34.23 Chatham 08/52 08/57
44.57 Sittingbourne 09/04 09/10
51.77 Faversham 09/11 09/16
61.65 Canterbury East 09/22 09/25
76.28 Buckland Jn 09/39 09/38
78.30 Dover Marine 09.45a 09.43

 

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Dover 10.15d 10.15   20.05a 20.40
Calais 11.35a 11.45   18.45d 19.05

 

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
0.0 Calais Maritime 12.27d 12.25   18.15a 18.36 196.8
1.6 Calais Ville 12/31 12/29   17L41a ~ 18L10d 18.10 ~ 18.28 195.2
2.9 Bif. des Fontinettes 12/32 12/31   17/39 18/08 193.9
? Bif. de Calais Riviere-Neuve 12/35 12/33   17/37 18/09 ?
6.2 Frethun-les-Calais ? 12/35   ? 18/05 190.6
9.9 Pihen ? 12/40   ? 18/01 186.9
11.8 Caffiers 12/45 12/43   17/30 17/59 185.0
15.5 Le Haut-Blanc ? 12/47   ? 17/56 181.3
16.9 Marquise-Rinxent 12/51 12/48   17/23 17/54 179.9
21.2 Wacquinghem ? 12/52   ? 17/51 175.6
22.4 Aubengue ? 12/53   ? 17/49 174.4
23.3 Wimille-Wimereux 12/57 12/54   17/16 17/48 173.5
26.3 Boulougne - Tintelleries ? 12/57   ? 17/46 170.5
28.2 Boulougne - Ville 13/01 12/58   17/12 17/45 168.6
28.9 Poste 3 d-Outreau 13/02 12/59   17/10 17/43 167.9
29.7 Pont-de-Briques ? 13/01   ? 17/42 167.1
32.4 Hesdigneul 13/06 13/03   17/07 17/40 164.4
35.7 Neufchatel ? ?   ? 17/35 161.1
39.2 Dannes-Camiers ? ?   ? 17/30 157.6
43.8 Etaples 13/17 13/13   16/56 17/29 153.0
47.5 St Josse ? 13/16   ? 17/23 149.3
50.8 Rang-du-Fliers - Verton 13/23 13/19   16/49 17/20 146.0
55.6 Conchil-le-Temple ? 13/23   ? 17/17 141.2
57.6 Quend-Fort-Mahon ? 13/26   ? 17/15 139.2
60.8 Rue 13/31 13/28   16/41 17/12 136.0
65.2 Ponthoile-Romaine ? 13/30   ? 17/10 131.6
67.0 Noyelles 13.37a ~ 13.38d 13.35 ~ 13.38   16.32a ~ 16.33d 17.04 ~ 17.05 129.8
70.4 Port-le-Grand ? 13/43   ? 17/00 126.4
75.4 Abbeville 13c50a ~ 13c57d 13.50 ~ 14.00   16L12a ~ 16L20d 16.42 ~ 16.51 121.4
76.0 Faubourg-Rouvroy ? 14/03   ? 16/40 120.8
77.9 Cambron-Laviers ? 14/06   ? 16/38 118.9
79.8 Gouy-Cahon ? 14/09   ? 16/35 117.0
81.0 Cahon ? 14/11   ? 16/32 115.8
82.3 Quesnoy-le-Montant 14*12 ~ 14*12 14.15   15*56 ~ 15*57 16.28 ~ 16.29 114.5
85.3 Acheux-Franleu ? 14/46   ? 16/22 111.5
86.9 Chepy-Valines 14*22 ~ 14*22 14.50   15*47 ~ 15*47 16.19 109.7
88.0 Fequerolles 14*28 ~ 14*28 14.53   15*41 ~ 15*41 16.17 108.8
88.4 Feuquieres-Fress ? 14/55   ? 16/13 108.4
90.9 Woincourt 14*35 ~ 14*35 15.02   15*34 ~ 15*35 16.07 105.9
96.5 Eu 14*49 ~ 14*49 15.15   15*20 ~ 15*20 15.44 ~ 15.53 100.3
98.4 Le Treport-Mers 14.54a 15.20   15.15d 15.40 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
? St Valery Canal 13.58 ~ 14.10 15.46 ~ 16.00 ?
? St Vallery Ville 14.15 ~ 14.18 15.8 ~ 15.42 ?
? Pende Routh 14/26 15/30 ?
? Lancheres 14.31 ~ 14.31 15.25 ~ 15.26 ?
? Hurt 14/39 15/20 ?
10.5 Cayeaux-Brighton 14.45a 15.15d 10.5

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Dover Marine 20.45d 21.15
5.78 Folkestone East 20/55 21/23
20.63 Ashford 21/09 21/43
42.06 Paddock Wood 21/27 21/54
47.29 Tonbridge 21/32 22/03
54.62 Sevenoaks 21/40 22/15
63.07 Orpington 21/49 22/20
65.53 Chislehurst 21/51½ ?
69.57 Hither Green 21.56 ~ 21.57 22.25 ~ 22.27
72.04 New Cross 22/01 22/30
75.03 London Bridge 22/05½ 22/34
75.41 Metropolitan Jn 22/06½ ?
? Waterloo East ? 22.37 ~ 22.38
76.72 Charing Cross 22.10a 22.45


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