1st May 1976

Lea Valley Railway Club
Sunny South Express

Traction Used DEMU 1034

Route :

Traction Route
1034 London Charing Cross - London Bridge - New Cross - Lewisham - Blackheath - Angerstein Jn
1034 Angerstein Jn - Angerstein Wharf (1)
1034 Angerstein Wharf - Charlton - Woolwich Arsenal - Slade Green - Dartford - Gravesend Central - Strood - Gillingham - Faversham - Canterbury East - Shepherds Well 
1034 Shepherds Well - down siding
1034 down siding - Tilmanstone Colliery
1034 Tilmanstone Colliery - Shepherds Well
1034 Shepherds Well - Dover Priory - Dover Marine
1034 Dover Marine - Folkestone Central - Ashford
1034 Ashford - Rye - Hastings - Bexhill Central - Pevensey - Eastbourne
1034 Eastbourne - Lewes - Plumpton - Haywards Heath (slow line north of station)
1034 Haywards Heath (slow line north of station) - down siding
1034 down siding - Ardingly (m.p. ¾)
1034 Ardingly (m.p. ¾) - Haywards Heath - Preston Park - Hove - Shoreham - Beeding Siding (m.p. 55 ¾) (2)
1034 Beeding Siding (m.p. 55 ¾) - Shoreham - Hove
1034 Hove - Worthing Central - Barnham - Chichester - Chichester Yard (3)
1034 Chichester Yard - Chichester (Up Line) (3)
1034 Chichester (Up Line) - Lavant (Brandy Hole Lane Bridge) (4)
1034 Lavant (Brandy Hole Lane Bridge) - Chichester - Arundel - Pulborough - Horsham - Dorking North - Leatherhead - Epsom - Sutton - West Croydon - Selhurst - Clapham Junction - Battersea Park - London Victoria
1034 London Victoria - Clapham Junction - Streatham Hill - Crystal Palace - Sydenham - New Cross Gate - London Bridge - London Charing Cross

Notes:
(1) To crossover just past turnout of line to Murphy Aggregates.
(2) To accommodation crossing short of loop, near milepost 55¾.
(3) Confirmation on exact movements at Chichester required, timing sheet had 'Stops to shunt - Do not alight'.
(4) To just beyond Brandy Hole Bridge.

Sources : John Clifford (on the train throughout)
& Kevin Driscoll (on the train from Charing Cross to Victoria)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll & Bill Lynch)

Miles

 Location Booked Actual
0.0
Charing Cross 08.40d 08.40
0.75
Waterloo East 08.42a ~ 08.43d ?
1.25
Metropolitan Jn 08/45 ?
1.75
London Bridge 08.48a ~ 08.49d ?
2.75
Spa Road Jn 08/51 ?
4.25
North Kent East Jn 08/53 ?
4.75
New Cross 08/54 ?
6.0
Lewisham 08/57 ?
7.0
Blackheath 08/59 ?
8.5
Angerstein Jn 09.02 ~ 09.05 ?
9.25
Angerstein Wharf 09.15 ~ 09.32 09.14 ~ 09.31
10.0
Angerstein Jn 09/42 ?
10.5
Charlton 09/44 ?
12.25
Woolwich Arsenal 09/47 ?
18.5
Slade Green 09/59 ?
19.75
Dartford 10/02 ?
26.75
Gravesend 10/12 ?
34.0
Strood 10/22 ?
34.5
Rochester Bridge Jn 10/24 ?
37.0
Gillingham 10/30 ?
45.75
Sittingbourne 10/40 ?
53.0
Faversham 10*47 ~ 10*56 ?
62.75
Canterbury East 11/12 ?
72.75
Shepherdswell 11.23 ~ 11.27 ?
75.75
Tilmanstone Colliery 11.52 ~ 12.05 11.45 ~ 12.09
78.75
Shepherdswell 12.30 ~ 12.35 ?
83.25
Buckland Jn 12/41 ?
84.25
Dover Priory 12/43 ?
85.25
Dover Marine 12.47 ~ 12.55 12.54 ~ 13.02
91.25
Folkestone East 13/05 ?
106.25
Ashford 13.21 ~ 13.26 ?
114.75
Appledore 13/35 ?
121.5
Rye 13/42 ?
131.75
Ore 13/57 ?
132.75
Hastings 14c05 ~ 14c06 ?
134.25
Bopeep Jn 14/11 ?
137.25
Bexhill on Sea 14/16 ?
144.0
Pevensey & Westham 14/26 ?
147.75
Hampden Park 14/30 ?
149.75
Eastbourne 14.33 ~ 14.37 ?
153.5
Polegate 14/44 ?
164.75
Southerham Jn 14/55 ?
165.0
Lewes 14/58 ?
174.25
Keymer Jn 15/11 ?
177.25
Haywards Heath 15.11 ~ 15.30 ?
179.75
Ardingly (MP ¾) 15.40 ~ 15.46 ?
182.25
Haywards Heath 15*55 ~ 15*56 ?
185.25
Keymer Jn 16/00 ?
193.75
Preston Park 16/10 ?
195.25
Hove 16/13 ?
199.75
Shoreham by Sea 16*23 ~ 16*24 ?
202.75
Beeding Siding 16.33 ~ 16.41 16.31 ~ 16.43
205.75
Shoreham by Sea 16*50 ~ 16*51 ?
210.25
Hove 16.58 ~ 17.05 ?
214.75
Shoreham by Sea 17/11 ?
219.25
Worthing Central 17/18 ?
227.25
Arundel Jn 17/30 ?
231.25
Barnham 17/35 ?
237.5
Chichester 17.43 ~ 17.51 ?
??
Fishbourne Crossing 17/54 ?
241.25
Lavant 18.01 ~ 18.11 17.57 ~ ??.??
??
Fishbourne Crossing 18/18 ?
245.0
Chichester 18*22 ~ 18*23 ?
251.25
Barnham 18/31 ?
254.75
Arundel Jn 18/36 ?
264.5
Pulborough 18/48 ?
276.75
Horsham 19/03 ?
290.25
Dorking North 19/20 ?
294.25
Leatherhead 19/26 ?
298.25
Epsom 19/34 ?
302.0
Sutton 19/43 ?
306.5
West Croydon 19/58 ?
307.5
Selhurst 20/01 ?
??
Streatham Jn 20/06 ?
312.25
Balham Jn 20/08 ?
317.0
Victoria 20.17a (20.20a) ~ 20.23d ?
321.75
Balham Jn 20/32 ?
322.75
Streatham Hill 20/34 ?
324.0
West Norwood 20/38 ?
325.75
Crystal Palace 20/43 ?
327.25
Sydenham 20/46 ?
328.0
Forest Hill 20/48 ?
330.75
New Cross Gate 20/52 ?
331.5
Bricklayers Arms Jn 20/55 ?
??
Spa Road Jn 20/57 ?
333.5
London Bridge 20.59a ~ 21.00d ?
334.0
Metropolitan Jn 21/02 ?
334.5
Waterloo (East) 21.04a ~ 21.05d ?
335.25
Charing Cross 21.08a 21.06


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