8th May 1999

Pathfinder Tours
Kent Coastman

Locos Used 477xx & 56074 'Kellingley Colliery'
Stock used ???

Route :
1Z36 : Plymouth to Canterbury West
1Z37 : Canterbury West to Exeter St Davids

Loco Route
477xx Plymouth - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - (via eston-super-Mare avoiding line) - Bristol Temple Meads
56074 Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Thingley Jn - Chippenham - Wootton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Slough - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden SWS - Mitre Bridge Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - Sydenham Hill - Beckenham Junction - Bromley South - St Mary Cray Jn - Swanley - Sole Street - Chatham - Faversham - Margate - Ramsgate - Minster - Canterbury West
56074 Canterbury West - (reverse of outward route) - Rochester Bridge Jn - Strood - Dartford - Sidcup - Hither Green - Lewisham - Nunhead - Brixton - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
?477xx? Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Exeter St Davids

Notes :
(1) Advertised route was: Kensington Olympia - Balham - West Norwood - Birbeck - Shortlands - Swanley.
(2) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings, except between Rochester Bridge Jn and Latchmere Jn which is given as the actual return route. Booked route was; Rochester Bridge Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Beckenham Junction - Bromley Jn - Crystal Palace - West Norwood - Streatham Hill - Clapham Junction - Latchmere Jn. Reason for the on-the-day diversion is not noted.

Sources : Chris Morley (joined at Kensington Olympia, left at Chatham) & Bill Pugsley

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Bill Pugsley)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Plymouth 05.05d - -
1.40 Lipson Jn 05/08 - -
6.65 Hemerdon 05/16 - -
10.56 Ivybridge 05/19 - -
23.12 Totnes 05/33 - -
31.69 Newton Abbot 05.44a ~ 05.46d - -
41.41 Dawlish Warren 05/33 - -
52.03 Exeter St Davids 06.09a ~ 06.12d 22.42a 75.48
53.23 Cowley Bridge Jn 06/14 22/39 74.28
68.49 Tiverton Parkway 06/28 22/23 59.02
82.63 Taunton 06.40a ~ 06.42d 22.05a ~ 22.07d 44.68
87.66 Cogload Jn 06/48 22/00 39.65
94.28 Bridgwater 06/53 21/55 33.23
100.50 Highbridge & Burnham 06/58 21/50 27.01
107.71 Uphill Jn 07/05 21/45 19.60
110.64 Worle Jn 07/09 21/43 16.65
125.60 Parson Street 07/23 - 1.69
127.49
0.00		 Bristol Temple Meads 07L28a ~ 07L52d 21L04a ~ 21L27d 0.00
217.38
0.24 Bristol East Jn 07/53 21/02 217.14
0.56 North Somerset Jn 07/54 21/01 216.62
11.35 Bath Spa 08.05a ~ 08.08d 20.47a ~ 20.50d 206.03
13.51 Bathampton Jn 08/11 20/44 203.67
22.16 Thingley Jn 08/18 20/35 195.22
24.30 Chippenham 08/19 20/34 193.08
35.19 Wotton Bassett Jn 08/29 20/25 182.19
41.03 Swindon 08.35a ~ 08.38d 20.17a ~ 20.19d 176.35
51.67 Uffington 08/50 20/08 165.51
? Challow 08/52 20/04 ?
58.04 Wantage Road 08*57 ~ 09*00 ? 159.34
64.51 Foxhall Jn 09/07 ? 152.67
65.16 Didcot Parkway 09/09 19/58 152.22
82.28 Reading 09.25a ~ 09.29d 19.38a ~ 19.39d 135.10
87.25 Twyford 09/34 19/29 130.13
94.07 Maidenhead 09/3 19/24 123.31
99.70 Slough 09/50 19/20 117.48
? Heathrow Airport Jn 09/57 19/14 ?
109.20 Southall 09/59 19/12 108.18
113.52 Acton West 10/10 19/08 103.66
114.05 Acton Main Line 10/14 19/05 103.33
114.57 Acton Wells Jn 10/17 18/54 102.61
115.55 Willesden SW Sidings 10/20 18/50 101.63
116.51 Mitre Bridge Jn 10/24 18/45 100.67
117.08 North Pole Jn 10/27 18/38 100.30
118.76 Kensington Olympia 10.31a ~ 10.36d 18.31a ~ 18.34d 98.42
121.59 Latchmere Jn 10/42 18/26 95.59
122.44 Longhedge Jn 10/45 - -
123.03 Factory Jn 10*47 ~ 10/55 - -
123.27 Voltaire Road Jn 10/58 - -
124.36 Brixton 10/56 - -
125.18 Herne Hill 10/57 - -
129.08 Kent House (Loop) 11*04 ~ 11*12 - -
- Clapham Junction - 18/24 95.13
- Balham - 18/19 93.18
- Streatham Hill - 18/14 92.13
- West Norwood - 18/12 90.68
- Crystal Palace - 18/08 89.14
- Bromley Jn - 18/06 88.28
128.?5 Beckenham Junction 11/14 18/02 86.08
130.79 Shortlands Jn 11/16 18/00 85.04
133.60 Bickley Jn 11/19 17/56 82.23
134.39 St Mary Cray Jn 11/22 17/52 81.44
138.53 Swanley 11/38 17/48 77.30
148.13 Sole Street 11/49 17/39 67.70
154.23 Rochester Bridge Jn 11/57 17/30 61.60
155.47 Chatham 12.00a ~ 12.03d 17.24a ~ 17.27d 60.36
157.17 Gillingham 12/05 17/21 58.66
166.01 Sittingbourne 12/15 16/59 50.02
173.19 Faversham 12/22 16/51 42.64
184.00 Herne Bay 12/35 16/40 32.03
195.11 Margate 12.45a ~ 12.49d 16.24a ~ 16.27d 20.72
200.43 Ramsgate 12.58a ~ 13.01d 16.13a ~ 16.15d 15.40
204.46 Minster 13/11 16/08 11.37
216.03 Canterbury West 13.25a 15.55d 0.00


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