15th October 1977

Lea Valley Railway Club
Amazing Grice rail tour

EMU's Used 4CEP 7130 & 4BEP 7021

Route :

EMU's Route
7130 + 7021 London Charing Cross - London Bridge - New Cross - Ladywell loop - New Beckenham - Beckenham Junction - Bromley South - Swanley - Sole Street - Gillingham - Sittingbourne
7130 + 7021 Sittingbourne - Queenborough - Sheerness
7130 + 7021 Sheerness - Queenborough - Middle Jn - Western Jn - Gillingham - Sole Street - Swanley - St. Mary Cray Jn - Chislehurst - Grove Park - Lee spur - Sidcup - Crayford spur - Slade Green - Plumstead
7130 + 7021 Plumstead - Slade Green - Perry Street Fork Jn - Bexleyheath - Lewisham - Nunhead - Cambria Jn - Brixton - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - East Putney - Wimbledon - Kingston - Teddington - Shepperton
7130 + 7021 Shepperton - Strawberry Hill - Twickenham
7130 + 7021 Twickenham - Staines Central - Virginia Water - (1) - Chertsey - Byfleet Jn - Woking - Brookwood - Ash Vale - Aldershot - Alton
7130 + 7021 Alton - Aldershot - Ash - Guildford (2)
7130 + 7021 Guildford - Effingham Junction - Leatherhead - Epsom - Mitcham Junction - Merton Park - Wimbledon - Streatham - Tulse Hill - Herne Hill
7130 + 7021 Herne Hill - Tulse Hill - Streatham - Streatham Common - Selhurst - Gloucester Road emergency spur - West Croydon
7130 + 7021 West Croydon - Nor wood Junction - Forest Hill - London Bridge - London Cannon Street
7130 + 7021 London Cannon Street - Metropolitan Jn - London Charing Cross

Notes :
(1) Bill Lynch comments: Between Virginia Water and Chertsey an undocumented highlight was that the alignment was a temporary (more northerly) one skirting the construction site of the distinctive highly skewed M25 underline bridge.
(2) Reversal at Guildford was to the south of the station.


From Nigel Jordan's ticket collection.

Source : David Hills (compiled from contemporary reports),
John Clifford (on the train throughout) & Bill Lynch

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual
Charing Cross 08.38d 08.40½
Waterloo East 08.40a ~ 08.42d 08.44 ~ 08.44½
Metropolitan Jn 08/45 08/47
London Bridge 08/47 08/48½
Spa Road Jn 08/48½ 08/51
North Kent East Jn 08/50½ 08/52½
New Cross 08/51 08/53
Parks Bridge Jn 08/53 08/55
New Beckenham 08/58 08/59
Beckenham Junction 09.03a ~ 09.04d 09.05 ~ 09.05
Shortlands Jn 09/06 09/07
Bickley Jn 09/09 09/10
Swanley 09/14 09/14½
Sole Street 09/23 09/22½
Rochester Bridge Jn 09/29 09/30½
Gillingham 09.35a ~ 09.36d 09.36 ~ 09.37
Sittingbourne 09.46a ~ 09.52d 09.48 ~ 09.52
Eastern Jn 09/53½ 09/54
Middle Jn 09/54 09/55
Queenborough 10/02½ 10/04
Sheerness 10.06a ~ 10.30d 10.08½ ~ 10.30
Queenborough 10/33½ 10/38
Middle Jn 10/42 10/45
Western Jn 10/43½ 10/46
Gillingham 10.58a ~ 10.59d 10.59 ~ 11.00½
Rochester Bridge Jn 11/06 11/07
Sole Street 11/15 11/15½
Swanley 11/27 11/28½
St Mary Cray Jn 11/31 11/33
Chislehurst 11/33 11/35
Grove Park 11.34½a ~ 11.37d 11.38 ~ 11.39
Hither Green Sidings "A" 11/39 11/43
Lee 11/41 11/46
Sidcup 11/47 11/55
Crayford 11/50½ 11/59
Crayford Spur "B" 11/52 12/01
Crayford Spur "A" 11.53a ~ 11.59d 12/02
Crayford Creek Jn 12/01 12/03½
Plumstead 12.10a ~ 12.18d 12.11 ~ 12.14
Slade Green 12/25 12.22a ~ 12.22d
Barnehurst 12/28½ 12/26½
Falconwood 12/33 12/30
Blackheath 12/39 12/37
Lewisham 12.41a ~ 12.42d 12.39 ~ 12.40½
Nunhead 12/49 12/48½
Cambria Jn 12/54½ 12.52a ~ 12.54d
Brixton 12/56 12/56½
Factory Jn 12/59 13/00
Longhedge Jn 13/01 13/02
Clapham Junction 13.05a ~ 13.06d 13.07 ~ 13.09
Point Pleasant Jn 13/08 13/12
East Putney 13/10 13/13
Wimbledon 13/16 13/18½
New Malden 13/21 13/22
Kingston 13/25 13/26
Teddington 13/28½ 13/28
Fulwell 13/32 13/31
Shepperton 13.44a ~ 13.50d 13.38½ ~ 13.50
Fulwell 14/02 13/58
Strawberry Hill 14/04 14/00
Twickenham 14.06a ~ 14.15d 14.03 ~ 14.14
Feltham Jn 14/18 14/18
Staines Central 14/27 14/23½
Virginia Water 14/35 14/30
Addlestone Jn 14/44½ 14/39
Byfleet Jn 14/47 14/41
Woking Jn 14/53 14/47½
Brookwood 14/58 14/52
Ash Vale 15/06 15/00
Aldershot 15/10 15/06½
Farnham 15/15 15.15a ~ 15.17d
Alton 15.28a ~ 15.38d 15.30 ~ 15.40
Farnham 15/50 15/48
Aldershot 16/00 15.57a ~ 16.00d
Aldershot North Jn 16/02½ 16/02½
Ash 16/05 16/07
Guildford 16.17a ~ 16.27d 16.17 ~ 16.35
Effingham Junction 16/42 16/46
Leatherhead 16/52 16/53½
Epsom 17.02a ~ 17.03d 17.03 ~ 17.05½
Sutton 17/12 17/12
Mitcham Junction 17.19a ~ 17.19½d 17/18
Mitcham 17.21a ~ 17.21½d 17.19½ ~ 17.20
Merton Park 17.25½a ~ 17.26d 17.23 ~ 17.24
Wimbledon 17/28½ 17/27
Streatham Jn 17/34 17/33
Streatham 17/35 17/34
Tulse Hill 17/37 17/36
Herne Hill 17.40a ~ 17.46d 17.39 ~ 17.46
Tulse Hill 17/49 17/49
Streatham 17/51 17/52
Streatham Common 17/53 17/56
Selhurst 17/56 18.04a ~ 18.08d
West Croydon 17.59a ~ 18.04d 18.12 ~ 18.14
Norwood Junction 18/08 18/19
Forest Hill 18/11 18/22
New Cross Gate 18.14a ~ 18.14½d 18.25 ~ 18.25½
Bricklayers Arms Jn 18/15½ 18/27
Spa Road Jn 18/19 18/28½
London Bridge 18.21a ~ 18.22d 18.33 ~ 18.34
Borough Market Jn 18/24 18/35
Cannon Street 18.26a ~ 18.32d 18.37½ ~ 18.40
Metropolitan Jn 18/34½ 18/43½
Waterloo East 18.36a ~ 18.37d 18.46 ~ 18.50½
Charing Cross 18.39a 18.54


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