6th May 1973

B.R.
(Day Excursion)

Loco Used 1714
Stock Used 11 coaches

Route :

Loco Route
1714 Oxford - Reading - Ealing Broadway - Old Oak Common - Kensington Olympia - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Brixton - Penge East - Bromley South - Orpington - Tonbridge - Headcorn - Ashford - Canterbury West - Ramsgate - Margate
1714 Margate - (reverse of outward route) - Shortlands (1) - Catford - Nunhead - Peckham Rye - (1) Brixton - (reverse of outward route) - Oxford

Notes :
(1) Was booked via Penge East but ran via Catford.

Source : John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Oxford 08.00d ?   ? ?
Ealing Broadway ??.??a ~ 09.24d ??.?? ~ 09.30   20.43a ~ ??.??d 20.47 ~ ??.??
Acton Main Line 09.27a ~ 09.28d 09.32½ ~ 09.33   20.39a ~ 20.40d 20.43 ~ 20.43½
Old Oak Common 09/35 09.38a ~ 09.40d   20/32 20.35a ~ 20.39½d
North Pole Jn 09/38 09/41   20/29 20/34
Kensington Olympia 09.44a ~ 09.46d 09.49 ~ 09.51   20.19a ~ 20.21d 20.22 ~ 20.27½
Latchmere Jn 09/53 09/56½   20/12 20/07
Longhedge Jn 09/55 09/58   20/10 20/05
Factory Jn 09/57 10/00   20/07½ 20/04
Brixton 10/00½ 10/08½   20/04½ 20/00
Cambria Jn   DIV 19/58
Nunhead   DIV 19/54
Herne Hill 10/02 10/10   20/03 DIV
Beckenham Junction 10/08 10/18   19/57 DIV
Shortlands Jn 10/09½ 10/16   19/55½ 19/48
Bickley Jn 10/13 10/20   19/50½ 19.40a ~ 19.41d
Petts Wood Jn 10/14½ 10/21   19/49 19/38½
Orpington 10/16 10/23   19/47½ 19/36½
Sevenoaks 10/25 10/32   19/35 19/28
Tonbridge 10/32½ 10/39   19/25½ 19/20
Paddock Wood 10/38 10/43½   19/20 19/16
Ashford 10.58a ~ 11.03d 11.04 ~ 11.06   18.58a ~ 18.59d 18.57½ ~ 18.58½
Canterbury West 11/26 11/26½   18/38½ 18/39
Minster 11/39 11/38   18/24½ 18/25½
Ramsgate 11.46½a ~ 11.47d 11.45 ~ 11.48   18.18½a ~ 18.19v 18.15½ ~ 18.20
Broadstairs 11.52½a ~ 11.53d 11.54½ ~ 11.57   18.10½a ~ 18.11d 18.10 ~ 18.11
Margate 11.58a 12.02½   18.03d 18.04


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