17th December 1995

Pathfinder Tours
The Kentish Spinner

Locos Used 33046, 37055, 47703, 58022, 58028, 60043,73103 & 73133

Route :
1Z29 : Bristol Temple Meads to Canterbury West
1Z30 : Canterbury West to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco(s) Route
47703 Bristol Temple Meads - (via GWML) - Swindon
58028 Swindon - Reading - Wokingham - Staines - Feltham Jn - Twickenham - Barnes - Clapham Junction
73103 + 73133 Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Herne Hill - Beckenham Junction - Swanley - Maidstone East - Ashford - Canterbury West
37055 + 33046 Canterbury West - Ramsgate - Strood - Dartford - Sidcup - Lee Spur Jn - Grove Park Down Sidings
60043 Grove Park Down Sidings - Lewisham - Nunhead - Stewarts Lane Jn - Clapham Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Reading
58022 Reading - (via GWML) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) route confirmation required.

Alan Vickers comments : A funny thing happened on this tour and the individual has begged me not to mention it but, as he has not paid the ransom I feel it is my duty to divulge to SBJ what happened. Having had a few sherbets on the outward run my good friend Glyn Thomas decided to have a wander around Canterbury on his own, unfortunately his internal compass  had failed him (no doubt aided by some more sherbets) and he ended up in Canterbury East  for the return journey. The alarm bells did not start ringing in my head until sometime after departure from Canterbury West, luckily for him the 45 minute delay in the Hither Green area and the crew change at Clapham Junction meant that he was able to catch us up there. A good laugh for those of us in the coach.

Sources : Andrew Wilson (on the train throughout), Stuart Smith (joined/left the train at
Clapham Junction) & Alan Vickers

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Vickers)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 09.15d 09.35   22.06a 22.11 82.28
0.24 Bristol East Jn 09/16 ?   22/05 ? 82.04
0.60 North Somerset Jn 09/17 ?   22/04 ? 81.48
11.35 Bath Spa 09.27a ~ 09.29d 09.48 ~ 09.50   21.50a ~ 21.52d 21.54 ~ 21.58 70.73
13.51 Bathampton Jn 09/33 ?   21/47 ? 68.57
22.16 Thingley Jn 09/42 ?   21/40 ? 60.12
24.30 Chippenham 09.44a ~ 09.46d 10.04 ~ 10.07   21.35a ~ 21.37d 21.37 ~ 21.40 57.78
35.19 Wootton Bassett Jn 09/58 ?   21/27 ? 47.09
41.03
0.00
Swindon 10L05a ~ 10L25d 10.24 ~ 10.39   21.19a ~ 21.21d 21.20 ~ 21.22 41.25
10.64 Uffington 10/35 ?   21/08 ? 30.41
? Foxhall Jn ? ?   20/57 ? 17.57
24.13 Didcot Parkway 10.47a ~ 10.49d 10.59 ~ 11.01   20.49a ~ 20.55d 20.53 ~ 20.55 17.12
41.25 Reading 11.11a ~ 11.14d 11.26 ~ 11.38   20L18a ~ 20L33d 20.20 ~ 20.33 0.00
48.76
41.63 Reading New Jn 11/16 ?   19*59a ~ 20*16d 20.12 ~ 20.18 48.38
42.26 Reading Spur Jn 11/18 ?   19/57 ? 47.75
44.17 Earley 11/21 ?   19/53 ? 46.04
48.10 Wokingham 11/26 11/55   19/47 20/02 42.11
55.62 Ascot 11/36 ?   19/36 ? 34.39
61.46 Virginia Water 11/43 ?   19/27 ? 28.55
65.59 Staines 11/50 ?   19/19 19/39 24.42
? Feltham ? ?   19/11 ? 18.75
69.73 Feltham Jn 11/57 ?   19/09 ? 18.75
73.39 Twickenham 12/04 ?   19/06 ? 16.62
? Richmond ? ?   19/03 19/28 15.17
77.54 Barnes 12/15 ?   18/59 ? 12.47
80.67
0.00
Clapham Junction 12L21a ~ 12L40d 12.32 ~ 12.48   18c38a ~ 18*53d 19.18 ~ 19.20 9.34
1.08 Longhedge Jn 12/43 ?   18/34 ? 8.26

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
1.47 Factory Jn 12/46 ?
3.00 Brixton 12/48 ?
3.62 Herne Hill 12/50 ?
8.39 Beckenham Junction 13/00 13/03
9.43 Shortlands Jn 13/03 ?
12.24 Bickley Jn 13/10 ?
17.17 Swanley 13/15 13/17
24.39 Otford Jn 13/25 ?
39.62 Maidstone East 13/43 13/44
59.03 Ashford 14/07 14/09
63.26 Wye 14/13 ?
73.21
0.00
Canterbury West 14L27a ~ 15L50d 14.27 ~ 16.01
11.37 Minster 16/06 ?
32.02 Herne Bay 16/33 ?
42.64 Faversham 16/45 16/55
50.02 Sittingbourne 16/53 17/02
58.66 Gillingham 17c02a ~ 17c03d 17/12
61.60 Rochester Bridge Jn 17/10 ?
62.03 Strood 17/12 17/18
69.19 Gravesend 17/23 17/27
76.02 Dartford 17/33 ?
81.21 Sidcup 17/40 ?
85.28 Lee 17/45 17/46
86.00 Lee Spur Jn 17/47 18/40
86.34
0.00
Grove Park Sidings 17L52a ~ 18L05d 18.47 ~ 18.52
0.62 Hither Green 18/10 18/56
1.64 Parks Bridge Jn 18/12 ?
2.01 Lewisham 18/14 19/00
3.67 Nunhead 18/20 19/05
4.77 Crofton Road Jn 18/24 ?
7.43 Voltaire Road Jn 18/29 ?
7.67 Stewarts Lane Jn 18/31 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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