15th April 2026

Railway Touring Company
The Sussex Belle

Locos Used 47848 & steam: 34028 'Eddystone'
Stock Used 35011+9527+5998+1200+3350+3325+3397+99712+3278+3364

Route : 
1Z84 : London Victoria to Eastbourne
1Z85 : Eastbourne to Hastings
1Z86 : Hastings to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
34028 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - Tulse Hill - West Norwood - Crystal Palace - Bromley Jn - Norwood Junction - East Croydon - Purley - Redhill - Earlswood - Gatwick Airport - Three Bridges - Haywards Heath - Keymer Jn - Lewes - Southerham Jn - Polegate - Willingdon Jn - Eastbourne
47848 (2) Eastbourne - Willingdon Jn - Pevensey & Westham - Bexhill - Bopeep Jn - Hastings
34028 (1) Hastings - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Robertsbridge - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Bat & Ball - Otford Jn - Swanley - St Mary Cray Jn - Bickley Jn - Bromley South - Shortlands - Bellingham - Catford - Nunhead - Denmark Hill - Voltaire Road Jn - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - London Victoria

Notes: 
(1) 47848 on rear.
(2) 34028 on rear.

Sources : John Clifford & Nick Bartlett (both on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
London Victoria 10.45d [P5] [DCF] 10.47 [P2] [DCF]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 10/49½ 10/49½
Voltaire Road Jn 10/52 10/53
Brixton 10/54 [P2] 10/54 [P2]
Herne Hill 10/55½ [P3] 10/58½ [P3]
Tulse Hill 10/59½ [P4] 11/02½ [P4]
West Norwood Jn 11/02 11/03½
West Norwood 11/02½ [P2] 11/04½ [P2]
Gypsy Hill 11/07½ 11.08½ ~ 11.10
Crystal Palace 11/12 [P2] 11/13 [P2]
Bromley Jn 11/14 11/15
Norwood Junction 11/16 [P6] [DS] 11/18 [P6] [DS]
Windmill Bridge Jn 11/17½ [DS] 11/21 [DS]
East Croydon 11/19 [P4] [RVS] 11/24 [P4] [RVS]
South Croydon 11/22½ [P5] [DS] 11/26 [P4] [DS]
Purley 11/26 [P4] [DS] 11/31 [P4] [DS]
Stoats Nest Jn 11/27½ [DS] 11/32½ [DS]
Redhill 11/40½ [DM] 11/39½ [DM]
Earlswood 11/43 [P2] [DS] 11/40½ [P2] [DS]
Salfords 11/45 [P2] [DS] 11/42 [P2] [DS]
Gatwick Airport 11/50½ [P3] [DS] 11/45 [P3] [DS]
Three Bridges 11/56 [P3] [DS] 11/48 [P3] [DS]
Balcombe Tunnel Jn 11*59 ~ 12*09 [DM] 11.53 ~ 11.59½ [DM]
Copyhold Jn 12/16 [DLH] 12/08 [DLH]
Haywards Heath 12w18 ~ 12w56 [P1] 12.11 ~ 12.57 [P1]
Keymer Jn 13/00½ 13/04
Sig.TLW1 - 13.17 ~ 13.17½
Lewes 13/19 [P1] 13/19½ [P1]
Southerham Jn 13/22 13/21
Polegate 13/35 13/36½ [P1]
Willingdon Jn 13/42 13.39 ~ 13.40
Hampden Park 13/43 [P2] 13/44 [P2]
Eastbourne 13.48a [P3] ~ 15.15d [P3] 13.50 [P3] ~ 15.22½ [P3]
Hampden Park 15/19½ [P1] 15/26 [P1]
Willingdon Jn 15/20 15/27
Pevensey & Westham 15/27 15/33 [P2]
Bexhill 15/37 [P2] 15/38 [P2]
Bopeep Jn SB 15/48 15/42½
St Leonards Warrior Square 15/50 [P2] 15/45 [P2]
Hastings 15.53a [P3] ~ 16.06d [P3] 15.50 [P3] ~ 16.06½ [P3]
St Leonards Warrior Square 16/08 [P1] 16/10 [P1]
Bopeep Jn SB 16/10 16/12
Battle 16/18 16/20 [P1]
Mountfield Tunnel 16/22 16/24½
Robertsbridge 16/26 16/26½ [P1]
Wadhurst Tunnel South 16/41 16/37
Wadhurst 16/44 16/41 [P1]
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 16/50 16.47 ~ 16.52
Tunbridge Wells Central 16/52 [P1] 16/54½ [P1]
Wells Tunnel Jn 16/54 16/57
Somerhill Tunnel 17/07 17/03
Tonbridge East Jn - 17.05 ~ 17.09½
Tonbridge 17c11 ~ 17c13 [P2] 17.12 ~ 17.13½ [P2]
Sevenoaks 17/27 [P3] 17/28 [P3]
Bat & Ball 17/30 17/31
Otford Jn 17/32 17/33
Swanley 17/44 [P1] [UCF] 17/46 [P1] [UCF]
St Mary Cray Jn 17/50 17/53 [UCF]
Bickley Jn 17/51 [UCF] 17/54 [UCF]
Bromley South 17.56a ~ 17.59d [P1] 17.58 ~ 18.01 [P1] [UCF]
Shortlands 18/03 [P1] [UCL] 18/03 [P1] [UCL]
Ravensbourne 18/06 [P1] 18/05 [P1]
Bellingham 18/12 [P1] 18/08 [P1]
Catford 18/14 18/10
Nunhead 18/18 [P1] 18/16 [P1]
Crofton Road Jn 18/22½ [AL] 18/20 [AL]
Denmark Hill 18/26 [P1] 18/21 [P1]
Voltaire Road Jn 18/33 [UCF] 18/26 [UCF]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 18/38 [UCF] 18/28 [UCF]
London Victoria 18.41a [P7] 18.32 [P2]

 
 Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z83 : (34028 with 47848 on rear) : Southall to Willesden No.7
5Z83 : (47848 with 34028 on rear) : Willesden No.7 to London Victoria

Location Booked Actual
Southall WCR 07.30d  
Southall 07.40 ~ 07.50  
Southall East Jn 07/51  
West Ealing 07/54  
Acton West 07/57  
Acton Main Line 07/58  
Acton Wells Jn 08/00  
Acton Canal Wharf 08/03  
Willesden No.7 08.06 ~ 08.12  
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 08*15 ~ 09*50  
Willesden West London Jn 09/52  
Mitre Bridge Jn 09/53  
North Pole Jn 09/54  
Shepherds Bush 09/56  
Kensington Olympia 09/58 [P3]  
West Brompton 10c00 ~ 10c01 [P3]  
Latchmere Jn 10/05  
Longhedge Jn 10/08  
Stewarts Lane Jn 10/09  
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 10/12  
London Victoria 10.17a [P5] 10.22 [P2]

5Z85 : (47848 with 34028 on rear) : Eastbourne to Eastbourne Signal EB501

Location Booked
Eastbourne 14.00d [P3]
Eastbourne Sig.EB501 14w02a

5Z86 : (34028 with 47848 on rear) : Eastbourne Signal EB501 to Eastbourne

Location Booked
Eastbourne Sig.EB501 15w06d
Eastbourne 15.08a [P3]

5Z87 : (47848 with 34028 on rear) : London Victoria to Willesden No.7
5Z87 : (34028 with 47848 on rear) : Willesden No.7 to Southall

Location Booked Actual
London Victoria 19.07d [P7] 19.07 [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 19/10  
Stewarts Lane Jn 19/14  
Longhedge Jn 19/17  
Latchmere Jn 19/20  
West Brompton 19c23 ~ 19c24 [P4]  
Kensington Olympia 19/26 [DM]  
Shepherds Bush 19/28  
North Pole Jn 19/30  
Mitre Bridge Jn 19/31  
Willesden West London Jn 19/34  
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 19*39 ~ 20*52  
Willesden No.7 20.54 ~ 20.57  
Acton Canal Wharf 21/01  
Acton Wells Jn 21/02  
Acton Main Line 21/05  
Acton West 21/06  
West Ealing 21/09  
Southall East Jn 21/13  
Southall 21.14 ~ 21.26  
Southall WCR 21.36a  


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