22nd July 2021

Railway Touring Company
The Kentish Belle

Locos Used 47245 'V.E. Day 75th Anniversary' & steam: 45596 'Bahamas'
Stock Used 14060+3058+99351+99712+99347+99125+3143+1860+5035+99723

Route : 
1Z80 London Victoria to Faversham
1Z82 Faversham to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
45596 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - Beckenham Junction - Shortlands Jn - Bromley South - Bickley Jn - Swanley - Otford Jn - Maidstone East - Charing - Ashford International - Wye - Canterbury West - Minster - Ramsgate - Broadstairs - Margate - Herne Bay - Faversham
45596 (1) Faversham - (reverse of  outward route) (2) - London Victoria

Notes : 
(1) 47245 on rear.
(2) John Clifford comments: This was the first outing to Kent for 45596 which was spending part of the summer in the south of England. We set off from Victoria slightly late and found ourselves behind the 08.43 Victoria to Bromley South which we followed to Shortlands Jn. At this point we were a few minutes late but by cutting down the water stop at Charing we got back on time. There were signal checks outside both Ramsgate & Faversham so we arrived at our destination 9 minutes late. The return journey ran roughly to time until an extended water stop at Harrietsham. This delayed the 17.40 Ramsgate to Victoria, but that train passed us when we had been looped at Kent House. The return journey had been planned to go via Catford but could not do so as our engine was out of gauge at Bellingham. We did not go via Stewarts Lane so got back to Victoria early.


Water stop for 45596 at Charing on the outward leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : John Clifford & Nick Bartlett (both on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford & Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Revised Actual
London Victoria 08.47d [P2] [DCF] 08.48 [P2] [DCF]   20.08a [P2] 20.15a [P2] 20.08½ [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49½ 08/51 [DCM]   20/02 [UCS] 20/08½ [UCS] 20/05 [UCF]
Stewarts Lane Jn - -   19/59 20/06½ [DIV]
Linford Street Jn - -   [DIV] - 20/04 [UCF]
Factory Jn - -   19/56 20/05½ 20/03½ [UCM]
Voltaire Road Jn 08/52 08/53 [DCM]   19/55 [AL] 20/04 20/03 [UCM]
Shepherds Lane Jn 08/53½ 08/54   ? 20/03 20/02 [UCM]
Brixton 08/54 [P2] 08/56 [P2]   [DIV] 20/02 [P1] 20/01 [P1]
Herne Hill 08/59 [P3] 08/57 [P3]   [DIV] 19/59 [P2] 20/00 [P2]
Kent House 09/06 [P3] 09/09 [P3]   [DIV] 19*46 ~ 19*53 [P1] 19.46½ ~ 19.53½ [P1]
Beckenham Junction 09/08 [P3] 09/11 [P3]   [DIV] 19/44½ [P2] 19/44½ [P2]
Denmark Hill - -   19/49 [P1] - [DIV]
Crofton Road Jn - -   19/47 [AL] - [DIV]
Nunhead - -   19/44 [P1] - [DIV]
Bellingham - -   19/36 - [DIV]
Shortlands Jn 09/10 [DS] 09/13 [DS]   19/32 19/43 19/41
Bromley South 09.11a ~ 09.14d [P4] 09.15 ~ 09.18 [P4]   19.25a ~ 19.29d [P3] 19.38a ~ 19.40d [P3] 19.36 ~ 19.38½ [P3]
Bickley Jn 09/17 [DS] 09/23 [DS]   19/22 [US] 19/35 [US] 19/33 [US]
St Mary Cray Jn 09/18 [DS-DF] 09/24 [DS-DF]   19/21 [US] 19/34 [UF-US] 19/32 [UF-US]
Swanley 09/24 [P2] 09/30 [P2]   19/15 [P3] [US] 19/28 [P1] [UF] 19/26 [P1] [UF]
Otford Jn 09/35 09/40   19/05 19/05 19/16
Borough Green & Wrotham 09/42 09/47 [P2]   18/56 18/56 19/10 [P1]
Maidstone East 09/54½ [P2] 09/57 [P2]   18/41 [P1] 18/41 [P1] 18/58 [P1]
Harrietsham 10/04 10/08   18w18 ~ 18w30 [P1] 18w18 ~ 18w30 [P1] 18.22 ~ 18.46½ [P1]
Lenham 10/06½ 10/11   18/15 18/15 18/20 [P1]
Charing 10w12 ~ 10w43 10.17 ~ 10.43 [P2]   18/10½ 18/10½ 18/15 [P1]
Ashford International 10*55 ~ 11*11 [DM] 10.54½ ~ 11.11 [DM]   18/02½ [DM] 18/02½ [DM] 18.04 ~ 18.05 [UM]
Wye 11/19 11/19 [P2]   17/56½ 17/56½ 17/56 [P1]
Canterbury West 11.34a ~ 11.39d [P2] 11.32½ ~ 11.39½ [P2]   17.40a ~ 17.42d [P1] 17.40a ~ 17.42d [P1] 17.42 ~ 17.43 [P1]
Sturry 11/43 11/45 [P2]   17/35 17/35 17/37 [P1]
Minster 11/56 11/55½ [P1]   17/22 17/22 17/26½ [P2]
Minster East Jn 11/57 11/56   17/21 17/21 17/26
Manston Jn ? 12.02½ ~ 12.03   ? ? ?
Ramsgate 12.04a ~ 12.07d [P3] 12.06½ ~ 12.08½ [P3]   17.12a ~ 17.14d [P2] 17.12a ~ 17.14d [P3] 17.18 ~ 17.19 [P3]
Broadstairs 12.12a ~ 12.14d [P1] 12.13 ~ 12.15 [P1]   17.05a ~ 17.07d [P2] 17.05a ~ 17.07d [P2] 17.09 ~ 17.10½ [P2]
Margate 12.18a ~ 12.21d [P3] 12.21½ ~ 12.24 [P3]   16.52a ~ 16.58d [P1] 16.52a ~ 16.58d [P1] 16.53 ~ 17.00 [P1]
Sig.EK5107 - -   ? ? 16.50 ~ 16.51
Herne Bay 12.34a ~ 12.36d [P1] 12.40 ~ 12.41 [P1]   16.31a ~ 16.35d [P2] 16.31a ~ 16.35d [P2] 16.32 ~ 16.35 [P2]
Whitstable 12/41 12/46   16/26 [P2] 16/26 [P2] 16/26½ [P2]
Faversham Jn ? 12.55 ~ 12.56   ? ? ?
Faversham 12.51a [P1] 13.00 [P1]   16.16d [P3] 16.16d [P3] 16.17 [P3]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z79 : (47245 with 45596 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall WCR 05.45d
Southall 05.55 ~ 06.05
Southall East Jn 06/06
West Ealing 06/09
Acton West 06/12
Acton Main Line 06/15
Acton Wells Jn 06/18
Willesden SW Sidings 06*21 ~ 07*30
Willesden SW Goods Lines 07/32
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/35
North Pole Jn 07/36
Shepherds Bush 07/39
Kensington Olympia 07/41
West Brompton 07c43 ~ 07c45
Latchmere Jn 07/50
Longhedge Jn 07/52
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/57
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/06
London Victoria 08.10a [P2]

5Z81 : (45596 with 47245 on rear) : Faversham to Sittingbourne Eastern Jn
5Z81 : (47245 with 45596 on rear) : Sittingbourne Eastern Jn to Sittingbourne
(cancelled)

Location Booked
Faversham 13.20d [P1]
Sittingbourne 13.31 ~ 13.33 [P1]
Eastern Jn 13.35 ~ 13.38
Sittingbourne 13.40a [DGL]

0Z81 : (45596) : Sittingbourne - Gillingham - Swale - Sittingbourne
(Loco turning trip)  (cancelled)

Location Booked
Sittingbourne 14.28d [DGL]
Eastern Jn 14/31
Western Jn 14/32
Newington 14/38
Rainham 14/41
Gillingham 14.44 ~ 14.47 [P2]
Rainham 14/52
Newington 15/00
Western Jn 15/04
Kemsley 15/07
Swale 15.10 ~ 15.16
Kemsley 15/21
Eastern Jn 15/24
Sittingbourne 15.28a [DGL]

5Z91 : (45596 with 47245 on rear) : Faversham to Swale
5Z91 : (47245 with 45596 on rear) : Swale to Rochester
5Z91 : (45596 with 47245 on rear) : Rochester to Sittingbourne
(whole train turned)
This was the actual working to turn 45596. The original plan was to take the train to Sittingbourne Down Goods Loop,
detach 45596 and turn it going via Gillingham and Swale, then reunite it with its train at Sittingbourne Down Goods Loop.

Location Revised
Faversham 13.20d [P1]
Sittingbourne 13/30 [P1]
Eastern Jn 13/31
Kemsley 13/35
Swale 13.40 ~ 13.53
Kemsley 13/57
Western Jn 14/03
Newington 14/08
Rainham 14/12
Gillingham 14/17
Chatham 14/21
Rochester 14.24 ~ 14.32 [P3]
Chatham 14/36
Gillingham 14/40
Rainham 14/45
Newington 14/51
Western Jn 14/57
Eastern Jn 14/59
Sittingbourne 15.02a [DGL]

5Z82 : (45596 with 47245 on rear) : Sittingbourne to Faversham

Location Booked
Sittingbourne 16.00d [DGL]
Faversham 16.11a [P3]

5Z83 : (47245 with 45596 on rear) : London Victoria to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z83 : (45596 with 47245 on rear) : Willesden No.7 Jn to Southall

Location Booked
London Victoria 20.37d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 20/39
Stewarts Lane Jn 20/42
Longhedge Jn 20/52
Latchmere Jn 21/05
West Brompton 21c09 ~ 21c11
Kensington Olympia 21/13
Shepherds Bush 21/15
North Pole Jn 21/17
Mitre Bridge Jn 21/18
Willesden West London Jn 21/19
Willesden No.7 Jn 21.22 ~ 21.31
Acton Canal Wharf 21/34
Acton Wells Jn 21/36
Acton Main Line 21*39 ~ 21*54
Acton West 21/59
West Ealing 22/04
Southall East Jn 22/11
Southall 22.13 ~ 22.23
Southall WCR 22.33a


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