8th September 2007

Past Time Rail
The Sussex Belle

Train cancelled due to 'commercial reasons'.

Route:
1Z82: Victoria to Uckfield
1Z83: Uckfield to Bognor Regis
1Z84: Bognor Regis to Littlehampton
1Z85: Littlehampton to Victoria

Booked Traction Booked Route
34067 (2) London Victoria - Herne Hill - Tulse Hill - Streatham - Streatham Common - East Croydon - Oxted - Edenbridge Town - Eridge - Uckfield
2x class 73 (3) Uckfield - (reverse of outward route) - East Croydon
34067 (2) East Croydon - Redhill - Three Bridges - Horsham - Pulborough - Ford - Barnham - Bognor Regis
2x class 73 (3) Bognor Regis - Barnham - Ford - Littlehampton
34067 (2) Littlehampton - Ford - Barnham - Chichester - Havant - Cosham - Fareham - Botley - Eastleigh - Winchester City - Basingstoke - Woking - Chertsey - Staines Central - Richmond - Clapham Junction - Stewarts Lane - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) This train was to have been hauled by 34067 'Tangmere'. However, when 6024 'King Edward I' failed, this left no loco for the Torbay Express tour the following day. As the Torbay tour was well booked and the Sussex tour less so, the decision was taken to cancel the Sussex tour and use Tangmere on the Torbay Express instead. Passenger bookings were transferred to the Railway Touring Co.'s "Sussex Explorer" on 27/10/07.
(2) 2x class 73 booked on rear
(3) 34067 booked on rear.
(4) John Clifford comments: When the tour was first advertised the route was Victoria - Uckfield (R) - Oxted (R) - East Grinstead (R) - South Croydon - Horsham - Littlehampton (R) - Bognor (R) - Horsham - Dorking North - Sutton - Balham - Victoria with an arrival time back in Victoria at 1900. East Grinstead was deleted due to gauging problem but I did not find out why the return route was not via the Mid Sussex line.

Sources : Gary Thornton, Nigel Benning & John Clifford

Booked Timings
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked
Victoria 08.55d
Battersea Pier Jn 09/00
Voltaire Road Jn 09/04
Brixton 09/06
Herne Hill 09/08
Tulse Hill 09/12
Streatham 09/15
Streatham Common 09/18
Selhurst 09/26
Windmill Bridge Jn 09/30
East Croydon 09/32
South Croydon 09/35
Sanderstead 09/37
Oxted 09/50
Hurst Green 09/55
Hever 10/09
Blackham Jn 10/17
Ashurst 10/24
Crowborough 10/35
Greenhurst Jn 10/45
Uckfield 10.54 ~ 11.00
Greenhurst Jn 11/10
Crowborough 11/18
Ashurst Jn 11/28
Ashurst 11/34
Hever 11/42
Edenbridge Town 11.45 ~ 11.55
Hurst Green 12/05
Oxted 12/06
Sanderstead 12/14
South Croydon 12/17
East Croydon 12.19 ~ 12.25
South Croydon 12/27
Purley 12/31
Stoats Nest Jn 12/32
Redhill 12.43 ~ 12.49
Earlswood 12/52
Gatwick Airport 12/59
Three Bridges 13.09 ~ 13.20
Crawley 13/25
Horsham 13/36
Pulborough 13/56
Arundel Jn 14/11
Ford 14/15
Barnham 14.26 ~ 14.30
Bognor Regis 14.38 ~ 14.46
Barnham 14/54
Ford 15/00
Littlehampton 15.08a ~ 16.50d
Ford 16/58
Barnham 17/02
Chichester 17/12
Havant 17/30
Farlington Jn 17/37
Cosham Jn 17/41
Cosham 17/42
Fareham 17/52
Fareham North Jn 17/54
Botley 18w00 ~ 18w16
Eastleigh South Jn 18/25
Eastleigh 18/27
Shawford 18/34
Winchester 18/39
Worting Jn 18/59
Basingstoke 19/03
Fleet 19/15
Farnborough 19/20
Pirbright Jn 19/25
Woking Jn 19/36
Woking 19/38
Byfleet & New Haw 19/45
Addlestone Jn 19/47
Virginia Water 20/04
Staines 20/12
Feltham 20/21
Feltham Jn 20/24
Whitton Jn 20/26
Twickenham Jn 20/30
Twickenham 20/32
St Margarets 20/34
Richmond 20/38
Barnes 20/46
Clapham Junction 20/53
Longhedge Jn 20/57
Stewarts Lane 21/14
Battersea Pier Jn 21/17
Victoria 21.20a


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