5th January 1985

F + W
The Kent Hopper

Locos Used 31127, 31226, 33207, 47619, 73003 & 73005

Route : 1Z25 throughout

Loco(s) Route
31127 + 31226 Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Dawlish - Exeter St. Davids - Taunton - Cogload Jn - Bridgwater - Uphill Jn - Worle Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Wootton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Didcot - Reading - Maidenhead - Slough - Southall East Ground Frame
73005 Southall East Ground Frame - Old Oak Common East Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Brixton Jn - Blackfriars Carriage Road
73005 Blackfriars Carriage Road - Metropolitan Jn - London Bridge - North Kent East Jn - New Cross - Ladywell - New Beckenham - Beckenham Junction - Shortlands Jn - Bromley South - Bickley Jn - Swanley - Rochester - Gillingham - Sittingbourne Western Jn - Swale - Sheerness-on-Sea
73003 Sheerness-on-Sea - Swale - Sittingbourne Eastern Jn - Faversham
73003 + 73005 Faversham - Canterbury East - Shepherds Well - Buckland Jn - Dover Priory - Folkestone East (1) - Folkestone Central - Ashford
33207 Ashford - Headcorn - Paddock Wood - Tonbridge - Edenbridge - Redhill
33207 Redhill - Reigate - Gomshall - Shalford - Guildford - Ash - North Camp - Wokingham - Earley - Reading
31127 + 31226 Reading - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
47619 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth

Notes:
(1) Nick Lawford comments: The above is correct for what actually happened on the day, but what took place was not as planned. Train ran as booked to Faversham. It was then snowing quite heavily and most of the local service in Kent was in chaos. 73005 alone was supposed to continue from Faversham but 73003 continued too as security. 33207 was supposed have top/tailed with 73005 only to Folkestone Harbour from Folkestone East but again due to weather this was omitted, the 33 taking up its booked plan at Ashford.

Source : Guy Vincent & Ian Monkton (both joined/left train at Bristol Temple Meads)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Guy Vincent)

M.C Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Plymouth 05.25d   22.15a 209.12
6.65 Hemerdon 05/35   22/08 202.27
16.15 Brent 05/45   21/55 192.77
23.12 Totnes 05.54a ~ 05.55d   21.44a ~ 21.45d 186.00
31.69 Newton Abbot 06.08a ~ 06.09d   21.28a ~ 21.30d 177.23
41.41 Dawlish Warren 06/20   21/18 167.51
52.03 Exeter St Davids 06.32a ~ 06.34d   21.05a ~ 21.07d 157.09
71.75 Whiteball 06/53   20/46 137.17
82.63 Taunton 07.02a ~ 07.04d   20.33a ~ 20.34d 126.29
94.28 Bridgwater 07/14   20/24 114.64
107.71 Uphill Jn 07/24   20/15 101.21
110.64 Worle Jn 07/26   20/13 98.28
127.39 Bristol Temple Meads 07.43a ~ 07.55d   19.54a ~ 19.55d 81.53
132.09 Filton Jn 08/03   19/45 77.03
133.28 Bristol Parkway 08.05a ~ 08.06d   19.42a ~ 19.43d 75.64
137.78 Westerleigh Jn 08/12   19/38 71.14
151.00 Hullavington 08/22   19/29 58.12
162.03 Wootton Bassett Jn 08/30   19/20 47.09
167.67 Swindon 08.37a ~ 08.50d   19.12a ~ 19.13d 41.25
181.60 Challow 09/04   18/59 27.32
192.00 Didcot 09/15   18/52 17.12
209.12 Reading 09.30a ~ 09.32d   18L25a ~ 18L38d 0.00
64.68

 

M.C Location Booked
214.09 Twyford 09/39
220.71 Maidenhead 09/46
226.54 Slough 09/55
236.13
0.00		 Southall East GF 10L07 ~ 10L17
6.13 Old Oak Common East Jn 10/30
6.49 North Pole Jn 10/33
8.37 Kensington Olympia 10/36
11.20 Latchmere Jn 10/42
12.05 Longhedge Jn 10/45
12.43 Factory Jn 10/47
13.70 Brixton Jn 10/50
17.55 Blackfriars Carriage Road 11.02 ~ 11.12
18.15 Metropolitan Jn 11/15
18.54 London Bridge 11/17
21.09 North Kent East Jn 11/20
21.52 New Cross 11/21
22.78 Parks Bridge Jn 11/23
23.34 Ladywell 11/24
26.16 New Beckenham 11/28
26.68 Beckenham Junction 11/31
27.72 Shortlands Jn 11/33
30.53 Bickley Jn 11/36
35.46 Swanley 11/41
45.06 Sole Street 11/51
51.76 Rochester 11/57
54.10 Gillingham (Kent) 12/04
62.05 Sittingbourne Western Jn 12/13
65.30 Swale 12/17
69.34
0.00		 Sheerness-on-Sea 12L25a ~ 12L44d
4.04 Swale 12/51
7.29 Sittingbourne Eastern Jn 12/56
15.08 Faversham 13/05
24.76 Canterbury East 13/20
34.71 Shepherds Well 13/30
39.43 Buckland Jn 13/35
40.34 Dover Priory 13c37 ~ 13c42
46.61 Folkestone East 13L53 ~ 14L03
47.64 Folkestone Harbour 14.08 ~ 15.10
48.67 Folkestone East 15L15 ~ 15L25
63.57 Ashford 15/41
85.01 Paddock Wood 16/00
90.24
0.00		 Tonbridge 16L05a ~ 16L20d
9.13 Edenbridge 16/32
19.56 Redhill 16.45a ~ 17.00d
21.43 Reigate 17/05
32.37 Gomshall 17/17
38.76 Shalford Jn 17/30
39.11 Guildford 17c33 ~ 17c38
45.18 Ash 17/47
47.18 North Camp 17/51
58.08 Wokingham 18/10
62.01 Earley 18/16

Timings continue in first table.

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