30th December 2009

Rail Blue Charters
The 20's Southern Circular

Locos Used 20301, 20304 & 47712
Stock Used 3374+3232+3366+1254+5901+6173+5810+5919+9525

Route :
1Z40 : Barrow Hill to Hastings
1Z42 : Hastings to Barrow Hill

Locos Route
47712 (1) Barrow Hill Platform - Barrow Hill Headshunt
20301 + 20304 (2) Barrow Hill Headshunt - Barrow Hill Reception
47712 (1) Barrow Hill Reception - Barrow Hill North Jn
20301 + 20304 (2) Barrow Hill North Jn – Chesterfield – Derby – Trent - (via MML) – Brent Curve Jn – Dudding Hill Jn – Acton Wells Jn – Acton Central – South Acton Jn – Kew East Jn – Old Kew Jn – Hounslow Jn – Whitton Jn – Twickenham Jn – Richmond – Barnes – Clapham Junction – Ludgate Jn – Longhedge Jn – Factory Jn – Brixton – Peckham Rye – Nunhead Jn – Crofton Park – Catford – Shortlands Jn – Bickley Jn – St Mary Cray Jn – Swanley – Otford Jn – West Malling – Charing – Ashford – Ham Street – Ore – Hastings – Bo Peep Jn – Battle – Tonbridge – Godstone – Redhill – East Croydon – Norwood Jn – Gipsy Hill – West Norwood Jn – Tulse Hill – Herne Hill – Herne Hill North Jn – Brixton – Factory Jn – Clapham Junction – Barnes – Chiswick – New Kew Jn – Kew East Jn – (reverse of outward route) – Barrow Hill Reception - Barrow Hill Headshunt
47712 (1) Barrow Hill Headshunt - Barrow Hill Platform

Notes :
(1) 20301 & 20304 on rear.
(2) 47712 on rear.

Sources : Stuart Smith (on train from Clapham Junction to St Albans), Dan Adkins,
Andy Pullar (on train from Barrow Hill [out] to St Albans [rtn]) & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Dan Adkins, Andy Pullar & John Clifford)

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
Barrow Hill Shed 03.59d (04.02)   23.55a ?
Barrow Hill Reception 04.03 ~ 04.11 ?   23/45 ?
Barrow Hill North Jn 04.15 ~ 04.23 ?  
Tapton Jn 04/28 ?   23/41 ?
Chesterfield 04.30a ~ 04.33d ?   23.34a ~ 23.38d ?
Clay Cross South Jn 04/37 ?   23/29 ?
Ambergate Jn 04/50 ?   23/16 ?
Derby 05.04a ~ 05.08d ?   22.54a ~ 22.59d ?
Spondon 05/14 ?   22/48 ?
Sheet Stores Jn 05/20 ?   22/40 ?
Trent South Jn 05/21 ?   22/39 ?
Ratcliffe Jn 05/23 ?   22/37 ?
East Midlands Parkway 05.26a ~ 05.30d ?   22.31a ~ 22.35d ?
Loughborough 05.41a ~ 05.45d ?   22.16a ~ 22.20d ?
Sileby Jn 05/53 ?   22/09 ?
Syston South Jn 06/02 ?   22/05 ?
Leicester 06.10a ~ 06.14d ?   21.50a ~ 21.58d ?
Wigston North Jn 06/21 ?   21/45 ?
Market Harborough 06.35a ~ 06.39d ?   21.29a ~ 21.31d ?
Kettering 06.51a ~ 06.55d ??.?? ~ 07.05   21.12a ~ 21.15d 21.09 ~ 21.15
Harrowden Jn 07/03 ?   21/05 ?
Wellingborough 07.07a ~ 07.09d 07.13 [P3] [U&DS]   20.44a ~ 20.58d ?
Sharnbrook Jn 07/36 ?   20/29 ?
Bedford North Jn 07/51 ?   20/21 ?
Bedford 07.53a ~ 07.58d ?   20.14a ~ 20.18d ?
Bedford South Jn 08/00 ? [US]   20/11 ?
Flitwick 08/09 08/11   19/58 ?
Leagrave Jn 08/19 ?   19/51 ?
Luton 08/23 ?   19/47 ?
Harpenden Jn 08/30 ?   19/41 ?
St Albans 08.36a ~ 08.38d 08.37 ~ 08.38   19.32a ~ 19.34d 19.31 ~ 19.33
Silkstream Jn 08/54 08/54 [Up Hendon]   19/15 19.10 ~ 19.12 [DS]
Hendon 08/59 08/59   19/10 19/05
Brent Curve Jn 09/04 09/02   19/05 18/59 [Down Hendon]
Dudding Hill Jn 09/08 09/05   19/02 18/55
Acton Canal Wharf Jn 09/20 09/12   18/56 18/48
Acton Wells Jn 09/22 09/13   18/54 18/47
South Acton Jn 09/26 09/17   18/43 18/41
Kew East Jn 09/28 09/19   18/41 18/39

 

Location Booked Actual
Brentford 09/32 09/30
Hounslow 09/39 09/35
Whitton Jn 09/44 09.38 ~ 09.38
Twickenham Jn 09/48 09/42
Twickenham 09/49 09/43
St Margarets 09/50 09/47
Richmond 09/52 09/52
Barnes 09/59 10/01
Clapham Junction 10.08a ~ 10.10d 10/09 ~ 10.11
Longhedge Jn 10/14 10/15
Factory Jn 10/21 10.17 ~ 10.19
Voltaire Road Jn 10/22 10/21
Denmark Hill 10/27 10/27
Crofton Road Jn 10/28 10/29
Nunhead 10/31 10/31
Bellingham 10/39 10/38
Shortlands Jn 10/43 10/43
Bickley Jn 10/47 10/47
St Mary Cray Jn 10/48 10/48
Swanley 10/54 10/54
Otford Jn 11/04 11/08
Maidstone East 11/26 11/27
Charing 11/43 11/45
Ashford International 11/52 11/55
Appledore 12/06 12/09
Rye 12/16 12/18
Ore 12/34 12/33
Hastings 12.37 ~ 16.10d 12.36 ~ 16.11
Bopeep Jn 16/14 16/15
Mountfield Tunnel 16/26 16/28
Robertsbridge 16/28 16/30
Wadhurst 16/40 16/43
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 16/45 16/49
Tunbridge Wells 16/47 16.53 ~ 16.54
Wells Tunnel 16/49 16/57
Somerhill Tunnel 16/54 17.03 ~ 17.04
Tonbridge 16/58 17/08
Godstone 17/17 17/26
Redhill 17/24 17/35
Stoats Nest Jn 17/34 17/44
Purley 17/35 17/45
South Croydon 17/39 17/47
East Croydon 17/41 17/50
Windmill Bridge Jn 17/43 17/51
Norwood Fork Jn 17/44 17/52
Norwood Junction 17/45 17/54
Bromley Jn 17/47 17/56
Crystal Palace 17/49 17/58
West Norwood 17/53 18/02
Tulse Hill 18/00 18/04
Herne Hill 18/04 18/08
Brixton 18/06 18/09
Shepherds Lans Jn 18/07 18/10
Voltaire Road Jn 18/08 18/11
Factory Jn 18/09 18/12
Longhedge Jn 18/16 18/14
Clapham junction 18.19a ~ 18.23d 18.21 ~ 18.24
Barnes 18/30 18/30
New Kew Jn 18/38 18/37

Timings continue in first table.

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