Timings (Advertised Only)
(from Gareth Kelly)
27th July 1996
Pathfinder Tours
The Kent & East Sussex Explorer
Did this train run? Details taken from pre-tour advertising.
| Loco(s) Advertised | ????? & steam: 777 'Sir Lamiel' |
| Stock Used | ??? |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| diesel | Cardiff Central- Newport - Severn Tunnel Jn - Pilning - Filton Abbey Wood - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads |
| diesel | Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Kensington Olympia |
| 777 | Kensington Olympia - Redhill - Tonbridge - Headcorn - Ashford - Hastings - Battle - Tonbridge - Orpington - Kensington Olympia |
| diesel | Kensington Olympia - (?reverse of outward route?) - Bristol Temple Meads |
| diesel | Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Cardiff Central |
Notes :
(1) Route & loco confirmation required, assuming it ran. Off train option
on offer was;
a) leaving the train at Headcorn, visit Tenterden and the Kent & East Sussex
Railway, rejoining the tour at Hastings (extra fare).
Source : Gareth Kelly
Timings (Advertised Only)
(from Gareth Kelly)
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) |
| Cardiff Central | 06.40d | 22.55a |
| Newport | 06.55d | 22.36a |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 07.47d | 21.45a |
| Bath Spa | 08.04d | 21.29a |
| Chippenham | 08.20d | 21.13a |
| Swindon | 08.38d | 20.55a |
| Didcot Parkway | 09.02d | 20.30a |
| Reading | 09.22d | 20.10a |
| Kensington Olympia | ??L??a ~ 10L45d | 18L26a ~ ??L??d |
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