1st October 1972

Southern Electric Group
Nelson to Waterloo

Traction Used E6021 & "4COR" EMU's 3102 & 3143

Route :

Traction Route
3102 + 3143 Waterloo - Clapham Junction
3102 + 3143 Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Stewarts Lane - London Victoria (C)
3102 + 3143 London Victoria (C) - Stewarts Lane - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Streatham Hill - Tulse Hill - Herne Hill - Blackfriars
3102 + 3143 Blackfriars - Metropolitan Jn - London Bridge - New Cross - Parks Bridge Jn - Hither Green - Sidcup - Dartford - Gravesend Central - Strood - Gillingham - Western Jn - Middle Jn - Queenborough - Sheerness
3102 + 3143 Sheerness - Queenborough - Middle Jn - Eastern Jn - Sittingbourne - Faversham - Margate - Ramsgate - Deal - Dover Priory - Dover Marine
3102 + 3143 Dover Marine - Folkestone Jn
3102 + 3143 Folkestone Jn - Folkestone Jn Sidings
3102 + 3143 Folkestone Jn Sidings - Folkestone Harbour
3102 + 3143 (1) Folkestone Harbour - Folkestone Jn Sidings
3102 + 3143 Folkestone Jn Sidings - Folkestone Central - Ashford - Headcorn - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Bromley South - Beckenham Junc. - Crystal Palace - Streatham Hill - Clapham Junc. - Battersea Park - London Victoria
3102 + 3143 London Victoria - Battersea Park - Clapham Junction - Tooting - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Guildford - Haslemere - Havant - Portsmouth Harbour
3102 + 3143 Portsmouth Harbour - Havant - Chichester - Barnham - Arundel - Pulborough - Horsham - Crawley - Three Bridges - Quarry line - East Croydon - Selhurst - Clapham Junction - Battersea Park - London Victoria

Notes:
(1) banked by E6021.

When the SEG organised this tour it was intended to be the last run of the "4COR's" but there was a further one 2 months after they had been withdrawn - see "Nelson Farewell" on 9/12/72.

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual
Waterloo 08.54d 08.55
Queens Road 08/58½ 08/59½
Clapham Junction 09.01a ~ 09.05d 09.03 ~ 09.06
Longhedge Jn 09/09 09/10
Stewarts Lane 09/12 09/11½
Battersea Pier Jn 09/14½ 09.14a ~ 09.17d
Victoria (C) 09.18a ~ 09.23d 09.20½ ~ 09.25½
Battersea Pier Jn 09/26½ 09/28
Stewarts Lane 09/29 09/30
Longhedge Jn 09/32 09/31½
Pouparts Jn 09/35 09/33
Clapham Junction 09.36½a ~ 09.37d 09.35 ~ 09.36
Balham Jn 09/41 09/41
Streatham Hill 09/43½ 09/43
Tulse Hill 09/46 09/46
Herne Hill 09/49 09/49
Loughborough Junction 09/50½ 09/50½
Blackfriars 09.57a ~ 10.04d 09.58 ~ 10.05
Metropolitan Jn 10/06½ 10/08
Borough Market Jn 10/07 10/09
London Bridge 10.08a ~ 10.09d 10.10 ~ 10.11½
Spa Road Jn 10/11 10/13½
North Kent East Jn 10/13½ 10/16
New Cross 10/14 10/17
Parks Bridge Jn 10/16½ 10/19½
Hither Green 10/18 10/22
Sidcup 10/25½ 10/27½
Dartford 10/32½ 10/35
Gravesend Central 10/42 10/45
Strood 10/51 10/53½
Rochester Bridge Jn 10/52½ 10/54
Gillingham 10/58 10/59
Western Jn 11/06 11/07
Middle Jn 11/07 11/07½
Queenborough 11/16 11/16
Sheerness 11.19½ ~ 11.29d 11.23 ~ 11.33
Queenborough 11/32½ 11/37
Middle Jn 11/40½ 11/46
Eastern Jn 11/41 11/47
Sittingbourne 11/42½ 11/48
Faversham 11/50½ 11/56
Herne Bay 12/03½ 12/07
Margate 12.17a ~ 12.27d 12.18 ~ 12.28½
Ramsgate 12/36 12/37
Deal 12.54a ~ 13.04d 12.55 ~ 13.05
Buckland Jn 13/19 13/18
Dover Priory 13/21 13/20
Dover Marine 13.25a ~ 13.31d 13.23 ~ 13.31½
Folkestone Jn 13.42a ~ 13.52d 13.40½ ~ 13.48
Folkestone Harbour 13.57a ~ 14.19d 13.55 ~ 14.46
Folkestone Jn 14.24a ~ 14.38d 14.50 ~ 14.56½
Ashford 14/53 15/11
Paddock Wood 15/12½ 15/28
Tonbridge 15/18 15/33
Sevenoaks 15/28½ 15/40
Orpington 15.38a ~ 15.48d 15.48½ ~ 15.53
Petts Wood Jn 15/51 15/56
Bickley Jn 15/52½ 15/57
Shortlands Jn 15/55½ 15/59½
Beckenham Junction 15.57½a ~ 15.58½d 16.01 ~ 16.02
Crystal Palace 16/09 16/07½
Streatham Hill 16/15 16/15
Balham Jn 16/17½ 16/17
Victoria 16.27a ~ 16.32d 16.33 ~ 16.39
Balham Jn 16/40 16/46½
Streatham Jn 16/42½ 16/49½
Wimbledon 16.50a ~ 16.53d 16.55 ~ 16.58
Hampton Court Jn 17/02 17/06
Woking 17.17a ~ 17.20d 17.21 ~ 17.24
Guildford 17.29a ~ 17.35d 17.32 ~ 17.45
Farncombe 17.40a ~ 17.46d 17.50 ~ 17.51
Haslemere 17/59 18/04
Petersfield 18/10 18/14
Havant 18/23 18/25
Portcreek Jn 18/28 18/29
Portsmouth & Southsea (HL) 18/34 18/34
Portsmouth Harbour 18.37a ~ 19.02d 18.36 ~ 19.02
Portsmouth & Southsea (HL) 19/05 19/04
Portcreek Jn 19/10 19/10
Havant 19/15 19/14½
Chichester 19/26 19/25½
Barnham 19/33 19/33
Arundel Jn 19/37½ 19/37½
Pulborough 19/48½ 19/50½
Horsham 20/02 20/35
Three Bridges 20/13 20/46
Earlswood 20/21 20/55
Coulsdon North 20/29 21/03½
Windmill Bridge Jn 20/35½ 21/09
Streatham Jn 20/40 21/12½
Balham Jn 20/42 21/14
Victoria 20.51a 21.23½


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