17th November 2018

Belmond British Pullman
The Golden Age of Travel

Locos Used 67021 & 67024
Stock Used ???

Route :
1Z71 : London Victoria to Folkestone West
1Z?? : Folkestone West to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
????? (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Lindford Street Jn - Factory Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Clapham High Street - Shepherds Lane Jn - Brixton - Denmark Hill - Peckham Rye - Nunhead - Catford - Beckenham Hill - Shortlands - Bromley South - Bickley Jn - St Mary Cray - Swanley - Eynsford - Maidstone East - Charing - Ashford International - Canterbury West - Minster - Sandwich - Buckland Jn - Dover Priory - Folkestone East - Saltwood Jn - Ashford International - Headcorn - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Petts Wood - Bickley Jn - (2) - Brixton - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes : 
(1) 67021 & 67024 running top-n-tail but which loco led?
(2) Booked route was reverse of outward but lack of actual timings between Shortlands Jn and Brixton suggest the train may have been routed via Sydenham Hill & Herne Hill?

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 11.08d 11.10   16/12a 16/12
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 11/10 11/12   16/09 16/08
Linford Street Jn 11/11½ 11/13   16/06½ 16/07
Factory Jn 11/11½ 11/13½   16/05½ 16/06½
Wandsworth Road 11/12 11/14   16/05 16/06
Voltaire Road Jn 11/12½ 11/14   16/04 16/06
Clapham High Street 11/12½ 11/15   16/04 16/05½
Shepherds Lane Jn 11/13½ 11/16   16/03 16/04
Brixton 11/14 11/17   16/02½ 16/03½
Canterbury Road Jn 11/14½ 11/17½   16/02 ?
Cambria Jn 11/16 11/19   16/00½ ?
Denmark Hill 11/19 11/20   15/59½ ?
Crofton Road Jn 11/20 11/22½   15/58½ ?
Peckham Rye 11/21 11/23   15/57 ?
Nunhead 11/24 11/26½   15/54 ?
Nunhead Jn 11/24 11/27   15/53½ ?
Crofton Park 11/26 11/29   15/52 ?
Catford 11/27 11/30½   15/50½ ?
Bellingham 11/28½ 11/33   15/49 ?
Beckenham Hill 11/29½ 11/34   15/47½ ?
Ravensbourne 11/30½ 11/35   15/45½ ?
Shortlands Jn 11/31 11/36   15/44½ 15/50
Shortlands 11/31½ 11/36½   15/43½ 15/49½
Bromley South 11/32½ 11/37   15/40 15/47½
Bickley 11/33½ 11/39   15/38½ 15/46
Bickley Jn 11/34 11/39½   15/37½ 15/45

 

Location Booked Actual
St Mary Cray Jn 11/37 11/42
St Mary Cray 11/37 11/42
Swanley 11/40 11/46
Eynsford 11/45 11/51
Shoreham 11/48½ 11/53
Otford 11/51 11/55
Otford Jn 11/52 11/56½
Kemsing 11/54½ 12/00
Borough Green & Wrotham 11/58 12/03
West Malling 12/04 12/08
East Malling 12/05 12/09
Barming 12/07 12/11
Maidstone East 12/10 12/14½
Bearsted 12/13½ 12/19
Hollingbourne 12/16½ 12/22
Harrietsham 12/19½ 12/25
Lenham 12/21½ 12/26½
Charing 12/26½ 12/31
Hothfield 12/31 12/33
Ashford A Jn 12/36½ ?
Ashford International 12/38 12/43
Wye 12/50½ 12/49½
Chilham 12/55½ 12/54½
Chartham 12/58 12/58
Canterbury West 13.02 ~ 13.20 13.02 ~ 13.19½
Sturry 13/24½ 13/26
Minster 13/35½ 13/38
Minster West Jn 13/35½ 13/38½
Minster South Jn 13/36½ 13/40
Sandwich 13/41½ 13/48
Deal 13/47½ 13/53
Walmer 13/49½ 13/55
Martin Hill 13/52 13/59
Buckland Jn 13/57½ 14/03½
Dover Priory 13.59½ ~ 14.01½ 14/05
Folkestone East 14/11 14/15
Folkestone Central 14/12½ 14/15½
Folkestone West 14.16 ~ 14.31 14.17 ~ 14.33
Continental Jn 14/35 ?
Saltwood Jn 14/36 14/37½
Sandling 14/37 14/39
Westenhanger 14/38 14/40½
Herringe 14/40 14/43
Sevington Loop 14/44 ?
Ashford East Jn 14/44 14/48
Ashford International 14/45 14/50
Ashford West Jn 14/46 14/50½
Pluckley 14/50 14/56
Headcorn 14/55 15/01
Staplehurst 14/58½ 15/04
Marden 15/01 15/07
Paddock Wood 15/06 15/11½
Tonbridge UL 15/11½ 15/18
Tonbridge 15/12½ 15/20
Hildenborough 15/16½ 15/23
Sevenoaks 15/23½ 15/29
Dunton Green 15/25½ 15/31
Knockholt 15/30 15/35
Chelsfield 15/31½ 15/36
Orpington 15/33½ 15/37
Petts Wood 15/35 15/39
Petts Wood Jn 15/35½ 15/40

Timings continue in first table.

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