31st October 1987

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Channel Packet

Locos Used 09007, 33028, 33030, 73128 & 73136
Stock Used 10x VB coaches

Route : 1Z37 throughout

Loco(s) Route
73136 London Victoria - Factory Jn - Brixton - Tulse Hill - Shortlands Jn - St Mary Cray Jn - Swanley - Otford Jn - Maidstone East - Ashford - Canterbury West - Minster - Sandwich - Deal - Dover Priory - Dover Western Docks
33030 (1) Dover Western Docks - Folkestone East Jn
73136 (2) Folkestone East Jn - Folkestone East Train Roads
????? (3) Folkestone East Train Roads - Folkestone Harbour
33030 (1) Folkestone Harbour - Folkestone East Train Roads
73136 Folkestone East Train Roads - Ashford
33030 Ashford - Appledore - Rye - Hastings - Bexhill - Eastbourne
73128 Eastbourne - Polegate - Southerham Jn - Lewes - Brighton
09007 Brighton - Preston Park
73128 Preston Park - Hove - Worthing - Arundel Jn - Littlehampton
33028 Littlehampton - Ford - Barnham - Fareham - St Denys - Northam Jn - Southampton - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Basingstoke - Woking - Surbiton - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 73136 on rear.
(2) 33030 on rear.
(3) Was this 73136 or 33030 (Steve Clark recorded it as the former, Kevin Driscoll the latter). A double-run round would have taken place at either Folkestone East Train Roads or Folkestone Harbour.

Sources : Steve Clark & Kevin Driscoll

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

M.C Location Booked (Actual)
0.00 Victoria 07.47d (07.48)
1.61 Factory Jn 07/51
3.14 Brixton 07/53
3.76 Tulse Hill 07/54
9.57 Shortlands Jn 08/02
12.36 Bickley Jn 08/05
13.17 St Mary Cray Jn 08/07
17.31 Swanley 08/12
24.53 Otford Jn 08/22
39.76 Maidstone East 08/40
59.17 Ashford 09p02a ~ 09p12d
73.35 Canterbury West 09/29
84.72 Minster 09/45
89.59 Sandwich 09/52
93.69 Deal 09p57a ~ 10p07d
98.18 Martin Mill 10/15
102.18 Buckland Jn 10/21
103.09 Dover Priory 10/23
104.16 Dover Western Docks 10.28a ~ 10.45d
110.09 Folkestone East Jn 10.55a ~ ??.??d
110.24 Folkestone East Train Roads ??.??a ~ ~ 11.10d
111.12 Folkestone Harbour 11.15a ~ 11.30d
112.00 Folkestone East Train Roads 11.35a ~ 11.50d
127.05 Ashford 12.07a ~ 12.24d
135.46 Appledore 12/39
142.30 Rye 12/49
152.38 Ore 13/06
153.30 Hastings 13p09a ~ 13p21d
154.74 Bopeep Jn 13/26
158.01 Bexhill 13/30
164.63 Pevensey & Westham 13/37
166.69 Hampden Park 13/43
168.67 Eastbourne 13.46a ~ 14.36d
170.65 Hampden Park 14/39
173.18 Polegate 14/42
183.46 Southerham Jn 14/53
184.63 Lewes 14/56
192.60 Brighton 15.08a ~ 15.25d
194.08 Preston Park 15.30a ~ 15.44d (15.35 ~ ??.??)
195.43 Hove 15/49
199.77 Shoreham-by-Sea 15/55
204.54 Worthing 16/00
213.09 Arundel Jn 16/13
215.17 Littlehampton 16.17a ~ 16.35d
217.17 Ford 16/38
219.71 Barnham 16/42
226.13 Chichester 16/49
235.03 Havant 16c57a ~ 17c00d
238.00 Farlington Jn 17/02
238.53 Cosham 17/04
244.68 Fareham 17/12
252.49 Netley 17/24
257.35 St Denys 17/35
258.40 Northam Jn 17/45
259.44 Southampton 17c49a ~ 17c57d
261.35 Redbridge 18/06
266.68 Romsey 18/14
274.31 Dean 18/24
281.78 Laverstock South Jn 18/35
282.32 Laverstock North Jn 18/37
298.18 Andover 18/55
314.16 Worting Jn 19/11
316.56 Basingstoke 19.14a ~ 19.15d
340.10 Woking 19/14
352.34 Surbiton 19/47
360.43 Clapham Junction 19/56
364.37 Waterloo 20.03a


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