7th June 1992

Network South East
(Ashford 150 Festival Special)

Loco Used 33114 'Ashford 150' (1) & steam: 34027 'Taw Valley' & 75069
EMU's Used 4CEP's

Route :  (four round trips made; 2Z35 to 2Z42)

Loco Route
75069 Ashford - Appledore - Rye - Hastings
75069 Hastings - Rye - Appledore - Ashford

Route :
1X27 : Ashford to London Bridge
2Z62 : London Bridge to Ashford

Traction Route
34027 Ashford - Paddock Wood - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Chislehurst - Hither Green - New Cross - North Kent East Jn - London Bridge
4CEP's London Bridge - (reverse of outward route) - Ashford

Notes :
(1) 33114 hauling a 4VEP unit operated service trains between Ashford and Hastings in place of the usual DEMU traction.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Dick Franklin

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Dick Franklin)

Location 2Z35 2Z36   2Z37 2Z38   2Z39 2Z40   2Z41 2Z42
Booked (out) Booked (rtn)   Booked Booked (rtn)   Booked Booked Actual   Booked Booked (rtn)
Ashford 08.15d 10.22a   11.15d 13.22a   14.15d 16.22a 16.53   17.15d 19.22a
Appledore 08/32 10/07   11/32 13/07   14/32 16/07 ??.?? ~ 16.33   17/32 19/07
Rye 08/43 09/56   11/43 12/56   14/43 15/56 16/21   17/43 18/56
Ore 09/00 09/40   12/00 12/40   15/00 15/40 16/04½   18/00 18/40
Hastings 09.05a 09.35d   12.05a 12.35d   15.05a 15.35d 15.56   18.05a 18.35d

 

Location Booked Actual   Booked (rtn)
Ashford 21.30d 21.33   00.45a
Headcorn 21/50 21.51½   00/33½
Paddock Wood 22/02 22/02   ??.??a ~ 00.28d
Tonbridge 22/15 22/15   ??.??a ~ 00.12d
Sevenoaks 2/27 22/26   ??.??a ~ 00.03d
Orpington 22/41 [FL] 22/42   ??.??a ~ 23.53d
Chislehurst 22/46 22/48   23/51
Hither Green 22/52 22/53½   23/46
Parks Bridge Jn 22/54 ?   23/44½
New Cross 23/01 23/00½   23/42½
North Kent East Jn 23/02 ?   23/51
Spa Road 23/05 ?   23/40½
LondonBridge (C) 23.15a 23.09   23.38d


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