1st April 1972

R.C.T.S.
Brighton Belle Commemorative

EMU Used "5BEL" no. 3053

Route :

EMU Route
3053 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Brentford Central - Staines Central - Chertsey - Byfleet Junc. - Woking - Guildford - Haslemere - Havant - Portsmouth Harbour
3053 Portsmouth Harbour - Havant - Chichester - Barnham
3053 Barnham - Bognor Regis
3053 Bognor Regis - Barnham - Littlehampton
3053 Littlehampton - Arundel - Pulborough - Horsham - Crawley - Three Bridges
3053 Three Bridges - Haywards Heath - Plumpton - Lewes - Polegate - Eastbourne
3053 Eastbourne - Bexhill Central - Hastings - Ore
3053 Ore - Hastings - Bexhill Central - Eastbourne
3053 Eastbourne - Polegate - Lewes
3053 Lewes (- Newhaven Town - Seaford
3053 Seaford - Newhaven Harbour
3053 Newhaven Harbour - Newhaven Harbour (Quayside platform) (1)
3053 Newhaven Harbour (Quayside platform) (1) - Newhaven Town - Lewes - Falmer - Brighton
3053 Brighton - Haywards Heath - Three Bridges - Quarry line - East Croydon - Selhurst - Clapham Junction - Battersea Park - London Victoria 

Notes :
(1) Booked route omitted the Quayside branch.

This tour was repeated one week later in exactly the same format.

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual
Waterloo 10.10d 10.09½
Queens Road 10/14½ 10/14½
Point Pleasant Jn 10/18½ 10/18
Barnes 10/21 10/20½
Hounslow 10/30 10/29
Feltham Jn 10/32 10/31
Staines Central 10/40 10/38
Virginia Water 10/47 10/45
Addlestone Jn 10/55 10/53
Byfleet Jn 10/58 10/55
Woking Jn 11/03½ 11.01a ~ 11.01½d
Guildford 11/12 11/10½
Haslemere 11/30 11.29a ~ 11.35d
Petersfield 11/46 11/47
Havant 12/01 12/01
Portcreek Jn 12/07½ 12/05
Porstmouth & Southsea (HL) 12/13 12/11
Portsmouth Harbour 12.17a ~ 12.23d 12.13 ~ 12.23
Porstmouth & Southsea (HL) 12/26 12/25
Portcreek Jn 12/31½ 12/30
Havant 12/36 12/34
Chichester 12/50 12/49
Barnham 12.58a ~ 13.04d 12.59 ~ 13.03
Bognor Regis 13.11a ~ 13.31d 13.10 ~ 13.31½
Barnham 13/36½ 13/36½
Ford 13/40 13/40
Littlehampton 13.44a ~ 13.49d 13.44 ~ 13.49
Arundel Jn 13/53 13/55½
Arundel 13/55½ 13/57½
Pulborough 14/05 14/07½
Christs Hospital 14.16a ~ 14.24d 14.18 ~ 14.25
Horsham 14/28 14/29
Three Bridges 14.40a ~ 14.48d 14.40 ~ 14.48
Balcombe Tunnel 'Box 14/42 14/53
Haywards Heath 14/58 14/58½
Keymer Jn 15/02½ 15/02
Lewes 15/14½ 15.13a ~ 15.14d
Southerham Jn 15/17 15/16
Polegate 15/29 15/27
Eastbourne 15.35a ~ 16.07d 15.33 ~ 16.07
Hampden Park 16/10½ 16/10½
Pevensey 16/15 16/15
Bexhill Central 16/23 16/21½
Bopeep Jn 16/27 16/25½
Hastings 16/31 16/29
Ore 16.33a ~ 16.43d 16.32 ~ 16.43½
Hastings 16/47 16.47a ~ 16.47d
Bopeep Jn 16/50½ 16/52
Bexhill Central 16/55 16/56
Pevensey 17/06½ 17/02
Hampden Park 17/11 17/08
Eastbourne 17.14a ~ 17.18d 17.11 ~ 17.18
Hampden Park 17/21 17/21½
Polegate 17/24 17/24
Southerham Jn 17/36 17/36
Lewes 17.41a ~ 17.45d 17.38½ ~ 17.45
Southerham Jn 17/48 17/47½
Seaford 18.00a ~ 18.10d 17.59½ ~ 18.10
Newhaven Harbour 18.15a 18.14a ~ 18.17d
Newhaven Quayside - 18.18a ~ 18.27d
Newhaven Harbour 18.28d 18.28 ~ 18.29½
Southerham Jn 18/36 18/37
Lewes 18/38 18/38½
Brighton 18.51a ~ 19.21d 18.50 ~ 19.21
Keymer Jn 19/32½ 19/32
Haywards Heath 19/35½ 19/35
Balcombe Tunnel 'Box 19/41½ 19/40½
Three Bridges 19/44 19/42½
Earlswood 19/51 19/50
Coulsdon North 19/58 19/59
Windmill Bridge Jn 20/03 20/05
Streatham Jn 20/07½ 20/08
Balham Jn 20/09 20/10
Victoria 20.16a 20.18d


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