15th March 1980
Lea Valley Railway Club
Entente Cordiale
EMUs Used | 7766 & 7888 |
Route :
Traction | Route |
7766+7888 | London Victoria - ??? - Shortlands - Bromley South - Orpington - Sevenoaks - Tonbridge - Paddock Wood - Ashford - Folkestone Central - Dover Western Docks |
Ferry | Dover Western Docks - Calais |
????? | Calais - Roubaix - Lille - Don-Sainghin - Arras - Amiens - Abbeville- Boulogne - Calais |
Ferry | Calais - Dover Western Docks |
7766+7888 | Folkestone Harbour - Folkestone Reversing Sidings |
7766+7888 | Folkestone Reversing Sidings - Folkestone Central - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria |
Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. Any train
reversals in France have not been detailed.
Source : Roger Jones (on the tour throughout)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Roger Jones)
Note: all times are 'local'.
Location | Booked | Actual |
Victoria | 07.18d | 07.19 |
Bromley South | ??.??a ~ 07.37d | ? |
Tonbridge | ??.??a ~ 08.00d | ? |
Folkestone Central | ??.??a ~ 08.41d | |
Folkestone Harbour | - | - |
Dover Western Docks | 08.51a ~ 09.30d | 07.59 ~ ??.?? |
Calais | 12.05a ~ 12.52d | ? |
Roubaix | 13p58a ~ 14p10d | ? |
Lille | 14p20a ~ 15p24d | ? |
Don-Sainghin | 15/40 | ? |
Arras | 16/11 | ? |
Amiens | 16p45a ~ 17p50d | ? |
Abbeville | 18/19 | ? |
Boulogne | 19/05 | ? |
Calais | 19.40a ~ 20.25d | ? |
Folkestone Harbour | 21.15a ~ 21.55d | ??.?? ~ 21.51 |
Folkestone Central | 22.13a ~ ??.??d | ? |
Tonbridge | 22.53a ~ ??.??d | ? |
Bromley South | 23.23a ~ ??.??d | ? |
Victoria | 23.39a | 23.36 |