30th May 1965

L.C.G.B.
The Pas de Calais Rail Tour

Locos Used B.R.: D4102, E5020, E6002
SNCF: 230D22 & 231K40
Stock Used UK: Booked for load 7 (formed: BSK, 5x SO, BSK)
France: Booked for load 5

Route :

Loco(s) Route
E5020 Charing Cross - London Bridge - New Cross - Hither Green - Chislehurst - St Mary Cray Jn - Swanley - Otford - Maidstone East - Ashford - Westenhanger - Folkestone Central - Folkestone Jn Siding
D4102 Folkestone Jn Siding - Folkestone Harbour
Expected to have been:
S.S. 'St. Patrick'		 Folkestone - Boulogne
230D22 Boulogne Maritime - Hesdigneul - Etaples - Rue - Noyelles - Abbeville
231K40 Abbeville - (reverse of outward route) - Boulogne Maritime
Expected to have been:
S.S. 'Maid of Orleans'		 Boulogne - Folkestone
E6002 (1) Folkestone Harbour - Folkestone Jn Siding
D4102 (2) Folkestone Jn Siding - Folkestone Jn
E6002 Folkestone Jn - Dover Priory - Shepherds Well - Canterbury East - Faversham - Sittingbourne - Sole Street - Swanley - (reverse of outward route) - Charing Cross

Notes:
(1) D4102 on rear.
(2) E6002 on rear.
(3) The covering letter sent out with the tour tickets records a change to the booked timings due to single-line working forced by engineering works between Ashford and Folkestone Central (to those as given below in the timings section)

Source : Terry Jackson & John Debens

Photo Review


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Debens)

M.C Location {original} Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Charing Cross 08.33d [P6] ?   21.38a [P6] ? 83.73
1.31 Metropolitan Jn 08/37 ?   21/34 ? 82.42
1.69 London Bridge 08/38 ?   21/3 ? 82.04
4.68 New Cross 08/43 ?   21/28½ ? 79.05
6.13 Parks Bridge Jn 08/45 ?   21/26½ ? 77.62
7.15 Hither Green 08/46 ?   21/25½ ? 76.58
11.19 Chislehurst 08/51 ?   21/22 ? 72.54
12.10 St Mary Cray Jn 08/52½ ?   21/20 ? 71.63
16.24 Swanley 08/56½ ?   21/15 ? 67.49
- Sole Street   21/06 ? 58.09
- Rochester Bridge Jn   20/57 ? 52.00
- Chatham   20/54 ? 50.57
- Sittingbourne   20/42 ? 40.23
- Faversham   20/34 ? 33.03
- Canterbury East   20/20 ? 23.15
- Shepherds Well   20/07 ? 13.20
- Buckland Jn   20/00 ? 8.52
- Dover Priory   19/58 ? 7.56
22.79 Otford 09/05 ?  
38.71 Maidstone East 09/24 ?  
58.13 Ashford 09/46 ?  
? Smeeth {?} 09.51 ~ 09.51½ ?  
? Westenhanger {?} 09.58 ~ 09.58½ ?  
72.79 Folkestone East {10.01 ~ 10.05} 10.07 ~ 10.11 ?   19.38 ~ 19.48 ? 1.25
74.24 Folkestone Harbour {10.10a} 10.16a ?   19.33d ? 0.00

 

Miles Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
0.00 Folkestone 10.55d ? 18.45a ?
(25.00) Boulogne 12.25a ? 17.15d ?

 

Miles Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
0.00 Boulogne Maritime 12.50d 13.50 16.18a 17.00
3.50 Pont-de-Briques ? 14/00 ? 16/58
6.20 Hesdigneul ? 14/02 ? 16/55
9.50 Neufchatel ? 14/06 ? 16/50
13.00 Dannes-Camiers ? 14/10 ? 16/46
17.70 Etaples 13.25 ~ 13.35 14.15 ~ 14.32 15/36 16/43
21.30 St Josse ? 14/38 ? 16/40
24.50 Rang-du-Fl.-V. ? 14/42 ? 16/36
? Conchil-le-Temple ? 14/46 ? 16/33
? Quend-Fort-Mahon ? 14/48 ? 16/31
34.50 Rue ? 14/51 ? 16/28
? Ponthoile-Romaine ? 14/54 ? 16/25
40.80 Noyelles ? 14/58 ? 16/23
44.20 Port-le-Grand ? 15/02 ? 16/20
48.30 Abbeville 14.13a 15.08 15.15d 16.11


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