12th April 1958

Branch Line Society
Kent & East Sussex Light Railway Tour

Locos Used 32636 & 32678
DEMU Used Hastings sets (1)

Route :

Traction Route
Hastings DEMU (1) 12.20d London Charing Cross - Robertsbridge (1)
32678 (2) Robertsbridge - Rolvenden - Tenterden Town
32636 (3) Tenterden Town - Rolvenden - Robertsbridge
Hastings DEMU (1) Robertsbridge - London Charing Cross (1)

Notes :
(1) Service train.
(2) 32636 on rear.
(3) 32678 on rear.

Sources : John Clifford, Brian Halford, Andrew Fairholm, Gas Hill (BLS) & Brian Read/Edwin Wilmshurst

Photo Review


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Brian Read/Edwin Wilmshurst)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Robertsbridge 14.13d 17.08a
Salehurst Halt 14.24a ~ 14.28d ??/??
Junction Road Halt 14.34a ~ 14.38d ??/?/
Bodiam 14.45a ~ 14.50d 16/53
Northiam 15.00a ~ 15.05d 16/43
Wittersham Road 15.12a ~ 15.18d 16.31a ~ 16.36d
Rolvenden 15.26a ~ 15.32d 16.06a ~ 16.26d
Tenterden Town 15.34a 16.00d


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