16th May 2010

Shepherd Neame Brewery
Spitfire

Locos Used 37516 & 37706
Stock Used 3093+99121+99127+99128+9392+4994+1861+4973+5222

Route :
1Z82 : Victoria to Faversham
1Z83 : Faversham to Sheeness-on-Sea
1Z84 : Sheeness-on-Sea to Faversham
1Z85 : Faversham to Victoria

Loco(s) Route
37706 London Victoria - Voltaire Road Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - Beckenham Junction - Shortlands Jn - Bromley South - St Mary Cray Jn - Swanley - Maidstone East - Charing - Ashford International - Folkestone Central - Dover Priory - Shepherd's Well - Canterbury East - Faversham
37706 (3) Faversham - Sittingbourne - Eastern Jn - Western Jn - Gillingham
37516 (4) Gillingham - Western Jn - Middle Jn - Swale - Sheerness-on-Sea
37706 (3) Sheerness-on-Sea - Swale - Middle Jn - Eastern Jn - Sittingbourne - Faversham
37706 Faversham - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) 37706 was used in place of failed steam loco 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' which was failed with a cracked firebox. John Clifford comments: On the Monday before the tour and failure of 70013, Network Rail found that the engine was out of gauge at a bridge near Whitstable so the train was diverted to run via Canterbury East instead of Canterbury West and Ramsgate as originally planned.
(2) Craig Simmons comments: This was effectively two trains. One from London to Faversham and back for a brewery visit and, whilst participants were at the brewery, a fill in turn from Faversham to Gillingham to Sheerness to Faversham.
(3) 37516 on rear.
(4) 37706 on rear.

Sources : various including Neil Kearns, Craig Simmons (travelled on the 'fill in' working) & John Clifford

Photo Review


37706 & window stickers at Faversham (photos: Craig Simmons)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neil Kearns & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 10.00d 10.00   20.30a 20.28
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 10/05 10/03   20/27 20/24
Voltaire Road Jn 10/07 10/05   20/24 20/22
Brixton 10/09 10/06   20/22 20/21
Herne Hill 10/10 10/09   20/21 20/19
Beckenham Junction 10/18 10/16   20/14 20/10
Shortlands Jn 10/20 10/18   20/12 20/09
Bromley South 10.24a ~ 10.28d 10.21 ~ 10.28   20.06a ~ 20.09d 20.06 ~ 20.07
Bickley Jn 10/33 10/33   20/03 20/01
St Mary Cray Jn 10/34 10/37   20/01 19.53 ~ 19.58
Swanley 10/39 10/46   19/56 19/47
Otford Jn 10/48 10/52   19/45 19.27 ~ 19.34
Maidstone East 11/05 11/09   19/21 19/06
Lenham 11w17 ~ 11w39 11.26 ~ 11.39 [DL]   ? ?
Charing 11/47 11/44   19/04 18/50
Ashford International 11/57 11.55 ~ 11.58   18/54 18/43
Saltwood Jn 12/09 12/11   18/43 18.25 ~ 18.30
Folkestone West ? ?   18.23 ~ 18.39 18/20
Folkestone Central 12/14 12/14   18/21 18/19
Dover Priory 12/27 12/32   18/11 18/07
Buckland Jn 12/30 12/34   18/09 18/00
Shepherd's Well 12/39 12/41   18/00 17/55
Canterbury East 12/55 12.54 ~ 12.54   17/46 17/41
Faversham 13.10a ~ 14.37d 13.16 ~ 14.36   16.30a ~ 17.25d 16.30 ~ 17.25
Sittingbourne 14/49 14/46   16/20 16/18
Eastern Jn 14/52 14/47   16/19 16/16
Gillingham 15.03a ~ 15.13d 15.00 ~ 15.12  
Western Jn 15/28 15/23  
Kemsley halt 15/34 15/27   16/16 16/13
Swale Halt 15/40 15/30   16/11 16/10
Queenborough 15/47 15/35   16/06 16/05
Sheerness 15.54a 15.42   16.00d 15.59


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