13th July 2005

Steam Dreams
Sunny South Special

Locos Used 33202 & steam: 45231
Stock Used 99241+5236+1961+5237+9392+13474+5171+1840+5216+5222

Route:
1Z86 : Victoria to Eastbourne
1Z87 : Eastbourne to Victoria

Loco(s) Route
45231 (2) London Victoria – Stewarts Lane Jn – Factory Jn – Nunhead – Shortlands – Swanley – Otford – Maidstone East – Ashford International – Rye – Hastings – Pevensey Bay – Eastbourne
33202 (3) Eastbourne – Pevensey Bay – Hastings
45231 (2) Hastings – Robertsbridge – Tonbridge – Godstone – Redhill – Purley – East Croydon – Selhurst – Balham – Clapham Junction – Longhedge Jn – Stewarts Lane Jn – London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Advertised as “Sunny South Special” but ran with “The Cathedrals Express”  headboard. Headcodes shown on the Steam Dreams timing sheet on the train gave the headcodes as 1Z96 & 1Z97 in error.
(2) 33202 on rear.
(3) 45231 on rear.


45231 at Lewes with the ECS bound for Newhaven Harbour for servicing.
(photo: Janet Cottrell)

Source : Janet Cottrell (on outward leg only)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual
Victoria 09.06d 09.08½
Battersea Pier Jn ? 09/13
Stewarts Lane Jn 09/12 09/15
Factory Jn 09/14 09/17
Voltaire Road Jn 09/15 09/19½
Brixton ? 09/22
Denmark Hill 0/19 09/24½
Crofton Road Jn 09/20 09/27
Peckham Rye ? 09/27
Nunhead 09/22½ 09/29
Bellingham ? 09/33
Shortlands Jn 09/39 09/37
Bromley South ? 09/38
Bickley Jn 09/43 09/42½
St Mary Cray Jn 09/44 09/43½
Swanley 09/49 09/50
Otford Jn 09/58½ 10/00
Maidstone East 10/22 10/23½
Lenham Loop 10.33a ~ 11.23d 10.39½ ~ 11.20
Ashford International 11/39 11/37
Appledore 11/59 12/00½
Rye 12.07a ~ 12.10d 12.10½ ~ 12.12
Ore 12/25 12/30
Hastings 12.28a ~ 12.30d 12.32½ ~ 12.37½
Bopeep Jn 12/34 12/46½
Bexhill 12/39 12.53½a ~ 12.55d
Willingdon Jn 12/50 13/11
Eastbourne 12.56a ~ 17.50d 13.17½ ~ 17.51½
Willingdon Jn 17/54 17/57
Pevensey 18/03 18/01½
Bexhill 18/12 18/14½
Bopeep Jn 18/16 18/20½
Hastings 18.20a ~ 18.27d 18.26½ ~ 18.31½
Bopeep Jn 18/31½ 18/37½
Battle 18.41a ~ 18.47d 18.49 ~ 18.50
Robertsbridge 18/56 18/56
Wadhurst 19/08½ 19/11½
Tunbridge Wells Central 19/22 19/27½
Tonbridge 19/31 19/35
Edenbridge 20/02 20/02½
Godstone 20/08 20.11a ~ 20.13½d
Redhill 20/14½ 20/29½
Stoats Nest Jn 20/23½ 20/38½
Purley 20/25 20/39½
East Croydon 20/29 20/43½
Selhurst 20/31 20/45½
Balham 20/36½ 20/50½
Clapham Junction 20/39½ 20/53
Pouparts Jn 20/41½ 20/55
Longhedge Jn 20/43 20/56½
Stewarts Lane Jn 20/46 20/58½
Battersea Pier Jn ? 21/00
Victoria 20.55a 21.04

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