12th April 2012

V.S.O.E. (British Pullman)
Discover Folkestone

Locos Used 67006 'Royal Sovereign' & 67026 'Diamond Jubilee'
Stock Used load 11 VSOE (BP) rake

Route :
1Y46 : London Victoria to Folkestone West
1Y44 : Folkestone West to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
????? (1) London Victoria - Voltaire Road Jn - Brixton - Denmark Hill - Nunhead - Bellingham - Shortlands Jn - Bromley South - Bickley Jn - St Mary Cray Jn - Swanley - Fawkenham Jn - Gillingham - Sittingbourne - Faversham - Canterbury East - Dover Priory - Folkestone Central - Folkestone West - Ashford International - Maidstone East - Otford Jn - Swanley - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Locos running top-n-tail but which one led?
(2) There was an off-train option to visit Leeds Castle.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 10.48d 10.48   19.19a 19.18
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 10/50 ?   19/16 ?
Voltaire Road Jn 10/52 ?   19/13 ?
Brixton 10/54 10/55   ? ?
Cambria Jn 10/56 ?   ? ?
Denmark Hill 10/58 ?   19/09 ?
Crofton Road Jn 10/59 10/59   19/07 19/08
Nunhead 11/00 11/01   19/04 19/05
Bellingham 11/11 11/08   19/00 19/01
Shortlands Jn 11/13 11/12   18/57 18/59
Bickley Jn 11/16 11/16   18/50 18/52
St Mary Cray Jn 11/17 11/17   18/48 18/51
Swanley 11/21 11/20   18/43 18/47

 

Location Booked Actual
Fawkenham Jn 11/28 11/26
Sole Street 11/33 ?
Rochester Bridge Jn 11/40 11/40
Gillingham 11/50 11/50
Sittingbourne 12/08 12/06
Faversham 12/21 12/18
Canterbury East 12/37 12/36
Shepherds Well 12/49 12/51
Buckland Jn 12/56 ?
Dover Priory 13/00 13/00
Folkestone Central 13/12 13/14
Folkestone West 13.15a ~ 17.28d 13.16 ~ 17.20
Saltwood Jn 17/31 ?
Ashford International 17/43 17/39
Charing 17/52 ?
Maidstone East 18/08 18/11
Otford Jn 18/30 18/36

Timings continue in first table.

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