3rd October 1998
Past Time Rail
The Thanet Belle
| Locos Used | 34027 & 35028 (running as 35017) |
Route :
| Locos | Route |
| 34027 + 35028 | London Victoria - Bromley South - Otford Jn - Maidstone East - Ashford - Canterbury West - Minster - Margate - Chatham - Bromley South - London Victoria |
Source : Terry Jackson
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Terry Jackson)
| M | Location | Booked |
| 0.0 | Victoria | 09.20a |
| 3.2 | Brixton | 09/27 |
| 3.9 | Herne Hill | 09/28 |
| 7.8 | Kent House | 09*35a ~ 09*47d |
| 8.7 | Beckenham Junction | 09/49 |
| 9.7 | Shortlands Jn | 09/49 |
| 10.9 | Bromley South | 09.54a ~ 09.56d |
| 12.5 | Bickley Jn | 10/00 |
| 13.2 | St. Mary Cray Jn | 10/01 |
| 17.4 | Swanley | 10/06 |
| 24.7 | Otford Jn | 10/15 |
| 39.9 | Maidstone East | 10/35 |
| 49.1 | Lenham | 10*47a ~ 11*02d |
| 59.2 | Ashford International | 11*17a ~ 11*27d |
| 73.4 | Canterbury West | 11w47a ~ 14w06d |
| 84.9 | Minster | 14/22 |
| 85.3 | Minster East Jn | 14/23 |
| 88.9 | Ramsgate | 14/29 |
| 94.3 | Margate | 14w39a ~ 16w37d |
| 105.4 | Herne Bay | 16/54 |
| 116.2 | Faversham | 17/06 |
| 123.4 | Sittingbourne | 17/14 |
| 126.6 | Newington Loop | 17*19a ~ 17*26d |
| 129.2 | Rainham | 17/29 |
| 132.2 | Gillingham | 17/34 |
| 134.4 | Rochester | 17/40 |
| 135.2 | Rochester Bridge Jn | 17/41 |
| 141.3 | Sole Street | 17/52 |
| 150.8 | Swanley | 18/05 |
| 155.0 | St. Mary Cray Jn | 18/13 |
| 155.7 | Bickley Jn | 18/14 |
| 157.3 | Bromley South | 18.18a ~ 18.20d |
| 158.5 | Shortlands Jn | 18/23 |
| 159.5 | Beckenham Junction | 18/24 |
| 164.3 | Herne Hill | 18/31 |
| 165.0 | Brixton | 18/32 |
| 168.2 | Victoria | 18.43a |
Key;
a : arrival time
c : crew change
d : departure time
w : watering stop
/ : passing time
* : operational stop
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