28th August 1999

Pathfinder Tours
The Sandwich Dealer

Locos Used 37040 & 37230
Stock Used 21246+4949+4938+4991+5005+4999+3115+3149+3107+3148

Route :
1Z90 : Finsbury Park to Sheerness-on-Sea
1Z91 : Sheerness-on-Sea to Finsbury Park

Loco(s) Route
37040 Finsbury Park - Camden Road Jn - Willesden Junction High Level - Acton Wells Jn - Kew East Jn - Brentford - Clapham Junction - Factory Jn - Nunhead - Shortlands - Orpington - Sevenoaks - Ashford - Dover Priory - Ramsgate - Sheerness-on-Sea
37230 (1) Sheerness-on-Sea - Gillingham - Hoo Jn Up Yard
37040 (2) Hoo Jn Up Yard - Strood - Paddock Wood
37230 Paddock Wood - Ashford - Rye - Hastings - Tunbridge Wells - Tonbridge - Redhill - East Croydon - Balham - Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia - Willesden Junction High Level - (reverse of outward route) - Finsbury Park

Notes :
(1) 37040 on rear.
(2) 37230 on rear.


37040 on arrival at Sheerness-on-Sea (photo: Howard Parker)

Sources : Stuart Smith (joined at Clapham Junction/left at Paddock Wood), Scott Spencer,
Howard Parker (joined at Finsbury Park/left at Clapham Junction) & Mike Tetlow

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Broderick & Howard Parker)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Finsbury Park 07.57d 08.10   20.05a   132.43
1.57 Kings Cross Freight Jn 08/03 ?   19/56   130.66
2.11 Camden Road East Jn 08/08 ?   19/50   130.32
3.26 Camden Road Jn 08/11 08.20 ~ 08.23   ?   ?
4.37 Gospel Oak 08/15 ?   19/45   128.76
8.44 Kensal Green Jn 08/23 ?   19/37   124.69
8.66 Willesden Junction HL 08/25 08/47   19/34   124.47

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
9.51 Acton Wells Jn 08/27 ?
11.38 South Acton Jn 08/33 08/56
12.18 Kew East Jn 08/35 ?
13.31 Brentford 08/40 ?
15.19 Hounslow 08/44 09/07
17.79 Twickenham 08/49 ?
19.44 Richmond 08/53 ?
22.14 Barnes 08/58 ?
25.27 Clapham Junction 09.05a ~ 09.07d 09.26 ~ 09.30
26.35 Longhedge Jn 09/10 ?
26.74 Factory Jn 09/12 ?
29.35 Denmark Hill 09/20 09/40
31.10 Nunhead 09/23 09/44
35.77 Shortlands Jn 09/31 09/51
38.58 Bickley Jn 09/35 09/54
39.51 Petts Wood Jn 09/37 09/56
41.11 Orpington 09*41 ~ 09*55 09/58
49.35 Sevenoaks 10/08 10/07
56.68 Tonbridge 10/15 10.15 ~ 10.17
62.11 Paddock Wood 10/23 ?
72.46 Headcorn 10/35 ?
83.35 Ashford International 10c50 ~ 10c56 10.52 ~ 10.55
94.27 Continental Jn 11/09 11/08
97.19 Folkestone Central 11/12 ?
104.54 Dover Priory 11/22 11/22
105.45 Buckland Jn 11/24 ?
113.74 Deal 11/39 11/41
118.04 Sandwich 11/44 ?
122.61 Minster East Jn 11/50 ?
126.31 Ramsgate 11/56 12/04
131.63 Margate 12/03 12/14
142.74 Herne Bay 12/14 ?
153.55 Faversham 12/24 12/38
160.73 Sittingbourne 12/31 12/46
161.34 Eastern Jn 12/32 ?
164.59 Swale 12/36 ?
168.63
0.00		 Sheerness-on-Sea 12L45a ~ 14L00d 13.09 ~ 14.30
4.04 Swale 14/07 ?
7.29 Western Jn 14/14 ?
15.24 Gillingham 14/24 15/07
18.18 Rochester Bridge Jn 14/30 ?
18.41 Strood 14/32 15/17
22.45
0.00		 Hoo Jn Sig. D230 14.39 ~ 14.57 15.25 ~ 15.32
4.04 Strood 15/05 ?
15.29 Maidstone West 15/21 15/59
25.25
0.00		 Paddock Wood 15L34a ~ 15L42d 16.29 ~ 16.33
10.35 Headcorn 15/54 16/44
21.24 Ashford International 16c10 ~ 16c12 16.57 ~ 16.59
29.65 Appledore 16/24 17/18
36.49 Rye 16*33 ~ 16*55 17.29 ~ 17.55
44.57 Ore 17/10 ?
47.49 Hastings 17/16 18/13
49.13 Bopeep Jn S.B. 17/20 ?
60.35 Robertsbridge 17/38 ?
70.59 Wadhurst 17/53 18/43
75.50 Tunbridge Wells 18/01 18/56
80.40 Tonbridge 18/10 19/09
94.43 Godstone 18/25 ?
100.16 Redhill 18/40 19/35
106.52 Stoats Nest Jn 18/48 ?
107.43 Purley 18/50 19/43
110.44 East Croydon 18/56 19/48
111.53 Selhurst 18/57 ?
116.24 Balham 19/04 20/04
118.19 Clapham Junction 19.09a ~ 19.12d 20.11 ~ ??.??
118.65 Latchmere Jn 19/20 ?
121.48 Kensington Olympia 19/26 ?
123.73 Mitre Bridge Jn 19/31 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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