7th September 2024
UK Railtours
The Kent Coaster
Tour postponed to 07/06/25, due to change of rolling stock operator to West Coast Railways.
Route :
| Advertised Locos | Advertised Route |
| GBRf class 66 | East Midlands Parkway - Loughborough - Syston South Jn - Leicester - Wigston North Jn - Market Harborough - Kettering - Wellingborough - Bedford - Bedford St Johns - Ridgmont - Fenny Stratford - Bletchley - Watford Junction - Wembley Central - Sudbury Jn - Wembley Yard South Jn - Willesden No.7 - Acton Lane Reception Sidings |
| 2 x GBRf class 73s | Acton Lane Reception Sidings - Willesden West London Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - ??? - Bromley South - Bickley Jn - Petts Wood - Orpington - Sevenoaks - Tonbridge - Paddock Wood - Headcorn - Ashford International - Folkestone West - Dover Priory - Buckland Jn - Deal - Sandwich - Minster East Jn - Ramsgate - Broadstairs - Margate - Herne Bay - Whitstable - Faversham |
| 2 x GBRf class 73s | Faversham - (reverse of outward route?) - Acton Lane Reception Sidings |
| GBRf class 66 | Acton Lane Reception Sidings - (reverse of outward route?) - East Midlands Parkway |
Notes :
(1) Off tour options: Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway or Dover Castle or
leisure time at Margate, Whitstable or Faversham.
Sources : Doug Lindsay & Sam Lawrence
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Timings (Advertised Only)
(from UKR brochure)
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) |
| East Midlands Parkway | 06.00d | 22.55a |
| Leicester | 06.30d | 22.35a |
| Kettering | 07.10d | 22.00a |
| Bedford | 07.30d | 21.40a |
| Bletchley | 08.15d | 21.00a |
| Watford Junction | 08.45d | 20.30a |
| Folkestone West | ?a | ?d |
| Dover Priory | ?a | ?d |
| Margate | ?a | ?d |
| Whitstable | ?a | ?d |
| Faversham | ?a | ?d |