26th August 1972

B.R.
(Day Excursion)

EMUs Used 7379, 7398 & 7434

Route : 1Z02 throughout

EMUs Route
7398+7379+7434 Earley - Ascot - Staines Central - Hounslow - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Penge East - Bromley South - Orpington - Sevenoaks - Tonbridge - Headcorn - Ashford - Canterbury West - Ramsgate - Margate
7434+7379+7398 Margate - (reverse of outward route) - Ashford - ??? - Factory Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Earley

Source : John Clifford (on from Clapham Junction to Margate only)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked (rtn)
Earley 09.18d ?   22.22a
Wokingham 09.23a ~ 09.24d ?   22.16d
Bracknell 09.31a ~ 09.32d ?   22.09d
Ascot 09.37a ~ 09.38d ?   22.01a ~ 22.04d
Sunningdale 09.42d ?   21.56½d
Virginia Water 09.48d ?   21.52d
Egham 09.52a ~ 09.53d ?   21.47½d
Staines 09.58a ~ 10.01d ?   21.42a ~ 21.43d
Ashford (Middlesex) 10.04d ?   21.39d
Feltham 10.08½d ?   21.34½d
Feltham Jn 10/10½ ?   21/32
Hounslow 10.11a ~ 10.13d ?   21.29a ~ 21.30d
Brentford 10.17a ~ 10.18d ?   21.23a ~ 21.24d
Kew Bridge 10.21d ?   21.19a ~ 21.20d
Barnes 10.26d ?   21.14d
Putney 10.29d ?   21.10a ~ 21.11d
Clapham Junction 10.33a ~ 10.34d ??.?? ~ 10.47   21.05a ~ 21.06d
Longhedge Jn 10/38 10/51   21/01
Factory Jn 10/40 10/53   ?
Brixton 10/43 10/56½   ?
Herne Hill 10/44½ 10/58   ?
Beckenham Junction 10/50 11/03½   ?
Shortlands Jn 10/51½ 11/06   ?
Bickley Jn 10/54½ 11/10   ?
Petts Wood Jn 10/56 11/11   ?
Orpington 10/58 11/12½   ?
Sevenoaks 11/09 11/20   ?
Tonbridge 11/16½ 11/30   ?
Paddock Wood 11/21½ 11/34   ?
Ashford 11.41a ~ 11.42d 11.53 ~ 11.54   ?
Canterbury West 11.59½a ~ 12.01d 12.09 ~ 12.12   19.35d
Minster 12/14½ 12/23   ?
Ramsgate 12/19½ 12/25½   ?
Broadstairs 12.24a ~ 12.26d 12.30 ~ 12.31   19.11d
Margate 12.31a 12.35   19.04d

Where no arrival time is shown the station stops were timed for 20secs.

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