30th December 1995

D-Tours
The Christmas Pudding

Locos Used 33025, 33109, 37037 & 58023
Stock Used 3591 (76917+62475+71143+76918) + 3500 (76470+62455+70921+76469)

Route : 1Z66 Throughout

Traction Route
33109 Victoria - Brixton Jn - Nunhead - Lewisham - New Beckenham - Addiscombe
EMU's (1) Addiscombe to Elmers End (3)
33109 Elmers End to Hayes
EMU's (1) Hayes - Elmers End - Lewisham - New Cross
33109 New Cross - Parks Bridge Jn - Grove Park - Bromley North
37037 Bromley North - Grove Park - Lee Spur Jn - Lee Jn - Sidcup - Dartford - Strood - Maidstone West - Paddock Wood - Tonbridge
58023 Tonbridge - Tunbridge Wells - Battle - Hastings
58023 Hastings - Battle - Tunbridge Wells - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Hither Green - London Bridge
EMU's (2) London Bridge - Cannon Street
33025 Cannon Street - London Bridge - Lewisham - Bexleyheath - Perry St. Fork Jn - Slade Green - Charlton - Blackheath - Lewisham - Nunhead - Brixton Jn - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) 33109 dragged (on rear). Between Addiscombe and Elmers End, and between Hayes and New Cross, the train (formed of a pair of Class 423 EMU's) should have been propelled by 33109, but a control fault meant the EMU's had to use their own power on these sections, dragging the 33.
(2) 58023 detached at London Bridge as locomotives were not allowed at buffer stop end of Cannon Street Station. EMUs only London Bridge to Cannon Street, 33025 then attached at Cannon Street.
(3) Stock ran ECS from Platform 2 to Platform 1 at Elmers End.

Sources : Richard Hughes (boarded at Victoria, left at London Bridge)
& Alan Sheppard (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 London Victoria [P2] 10.01d 10.02d
1.61 Factory Jn 10/06 10/06
2.06 Voltaire Road 10/08 10/07
4.52 Crofton Road 10/15 10/12
5.62 Nunhead 10/17 10/15
7.48 Lewisham [P2] 10/22 10/26
9.06 Catford Bridge 10/25 10/29
11.08 New Beckenham 10/28 10/42
12.51 Elmers End 10/32 10/45
14.41 Addiscombe [P1] 10p39a ~ 10p50d 10p52 ~ 10p58
16.31 Elmers End [P2] 10.55a ~ ECS 11.06a ~ ECS
16.31 Elmers End [P1] ECS ~ 11.07d ECS ~ 11.17d
19.54 Hayes [P2] 11.14a ~ 11.20d 11.24 ~ 11.31
22.79 Elmers End 11/27 11/37
24.42 New Beckenham 11/31 11/40
28.02 Lewisham [P1] 11/40 11/47
29.18 New Cross [P.B] 11.43a ~ 11.53d 11.50 ~ 11.54
30.44 Parks Bridge Jn 11/56 11/58
31.42 Hither Green [P2] 11/57 11/59
33.24 Grove Park 12/01 12/02
34.73
0.00		 Bromley North [P1] 12L06a ~ 12L30d 12.06 ~ 12.30
1.49 Grove Park 12/35 12/34
3.03 Lee Spur Jn 12/38 12/38
7.62 Sidcup 12/45 12/46
12.54 Dartford Jn 12/52 12/51
13.01 Dartford [P4] 12/54 12/54
19.64 Gravesend 13/05 13/02
27.00 Strood 13/15 13.12a ~ 13.15d
38.25 Maidstone West 13/30 13/34
48.21 Paddock Wood 13/48 13/54
53.44
0.00		 Tonbridge [P1] 13L55a ~ 14L12d 14.02 ~ 14.32
0.61 Somerhill Tunnel 14/15 14/34½
4.70 Tunbridge Wells 14/21 14/42
5.56 Strawberry Hill Tunnel 14/23 14.42½a ~ 14.43d
9.61 Wadhurst 14/28 14/52
20.05 Robertsbridge 14/39 15/10
22.26 Mountfield Tunnel 14/41 15.14a ~ 15.14½d
31.27 Bo-Peep Jn 14/52 15/29
32.71 Hastings [P3] 14.58a ~ 15.32d 15.34 ~ 15.58
34.35 Bo-Peep Jn 15/37 16/03
43.46 Mountfield Tunnel 15/47 16.17a ~ 16.17½d
45.57 Robertsbridge 15/51 16/20
56.01 Wadhurst 16/01 16/31½
60.06 Strawberry Hill Tunnel 16/09 16.39½a ~ 16.40d
60.72 Tunbridge Wells 16/11 16/41
65.01 Somerhill Tunnel 16/17 16.47a ~ 16.47½d
65.62 Tonbridge [P1] 16/20 16.50a ~ 16.54d
73.15 Sevenoaks [P2] 16/30 17/04
81.39 Orpington [P2] 16/39 17/10
82.79 Petts Wood Jn 16/41 17/11
84.05 Chislehurst [P1] 16/43 17/12
86.26 Grove Park [P2] 16/46 17/15
88.08 Hither Green [P1] 16c49 ~ 16c50 17.18 ~ 17.19
89.10 Parks Bridge Jn 16/52 17/21½
90.36 New Cross [P.A] 16/54 17/24
90.79 North Kent East (No.3 Up) 16/55 17/25
92.33 Spa Road 16/57 17/26½
93.34 London Bridge [P2] 16/59 17L28a ~ 17L40d
93.53 Borough Market Jn 17/00 17/40½
94.11
0.00		 Cannon Street [P7] 17L03a ~ 17L18d 17L43 ~ 17L53
0.57 London Bridge [P1] 17/21 17.56a ~ 17.57d
1.58 Spa Road 17/23 18/00
3.12 North Kent East (No.4 Down) 17/25 18/02
3.55 New Cross (Down Fast) 17/25 18/03
4.16 Tanners Hill Jn (Reversible) 17/26 18/04
4.71 Lewisham [P4] 17/31 18/08½
5.62 Blackheath 17/33 18/10
11.46 Bexleyheath 17/43 18/19
12.58 Barnehurst 17/45 18/20
13.74 Perry Street Fork Jn 17/47 18/24
14.24 Slade Green 17/50 18/25
22.08 Charlton 18/01 18/37
24.05 Blackheath 18/07 18/40
24.76 Lewisham [P3] 18/10 18/43
26.62 Nunhead 18/15 18/48
28.37 Denmark Hill [P3] 18/20 18/51
28.69 Cambria Jn 18/22 18/52
29.51 Brixton 18/26 18.54½a ~ 18.56d
30.54 Voltaire Road 18/28 18/58
32.59 London Victoria [P1] 18.33a 19.03a


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