18th May 1969
L.C.G.B.
Le Forets du Nord Railtour
| Locos Used | various including SNCF: BB16538 & SNCF steam : 141R 338 & 141R 680 |
Route :
| Traction | Route |
| ????? | London Victoria - (via Catford loop) - Chatham - Canterbury East - Dover Marine |
| Steamer | Dover - Calais |
| 141R 338 | Calais Maritime - Bolougne - Hesdigneul - Desvres |
| 141R 338 | Desvres - Hesdigneul |
| 141R 338 | Hesdigneul - Etaples - St Pol - Arras |
| BB 16538 | Arras - Hazebrouck - Dunkerque Ville |
| 141R 680 | Dunkerque Ville - Gravelines - Calais Maritime |
| Steamer | Calais - Folkestone |
| ????? | Folkestone Harbour - Folkestone East |
| ????? | Folkestone East - Ashford - Maidstone East - Swanley - (via Catford Loop) - London Victoria |
Notes:
(1) Originally uploaded as having run on 18/05/67
in error.
Sources : George Woods, Graham Stacey & Bob
Bridger
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Ticket Review
(all scans from Bob Bridger)
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Bob Bridger)
In UK:
| M.C | Location | Booked | Actual |
| 0.00 | Victoria | 08.10d | 08.10 |
| 3.16 | Brixton | 08/15 | ? |
| 3.70 | Cambria Jn | 08/16½ | ? |
| 5.76 | Nunhead | 08/20 | ? |
| 11.12 | Shortlands | 08/26½ [SL] | ? |
| 12.01 | Bromley South | 08.28a ~ 08.29d | ? |
| 13.48 | Bickley Jn | 08/31½ [SL] | |
| 18.41 | Swanley | 08/36 | ? |
| 28.01 | Sole Street | 08/45 | ? |
| 34.10 | Rochester Bridge Jn | 08/52 | ? |
| 35.33 | Chatham | 08/55 | ? |
| 45.67 | Sittingbourne | 09/06 | ? |
| 53.07 | Faversham | 09/13½ | ? |
| 62.75 | Canterbury East | 09/25½ | ? |
| 72.70 | Shepherd's Well | 09/37 | ? |
| 77.38 | Buckland Jn | 09/42 | ? |
| 79.40 | Dover Marine | 09.48a | (09.48) |
Steamer:
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Dover | 10.15d | (10.15) |
| Calais | 11.35a | (11.15) |
In France:
| km | Location | Booked | Actual |
| 0.0 | Calais Maritime | ??.??d | 12.00 |
| 2.5 | Calais Ville | ??/?? | 12.05 ~ 12.06 |
| 4.5 | Bif. des Fontinettes | ??/?? | 12/09 |
| 6.7 | Bif. de Calais Rivière-Neuve | ??/?/ | ? |
| 10.0 | Fréthun-les-Calais | ??/?? | ? |
| 14.4 | Pihen | ??/?? | ? |
| 18.8 | Caffiers | ??/?? | ? |
| 23.9 | Le Haut-Blanc | ??/?? | ? |
| 27.2 | Marquise-Rinxent | ??/?? | ? |
| 33.1 | Wacquinghem | ??/?? | ? |
| 35.5 | Aubengue | ??/?? | ? |
| 37.6 | Wimille-Wimereux | ??/?? | 12/30½ |
| 42.2 | Boulogne Tintelleries | ??/?? | ? |
| 43.6 | Boulogne Ville | ??/?? | 12.38½ ~ 12.40½ |
| 45.6 | Poste 3 d'Outreau | ??/?? | ? |
| 48.8 | Pont de Briques | ??/?? | ? |
| 52.6 | Hesdigneul | ??.??a ~ ??.??d | 12.49 ~ 12.50½ |
| 55.6 | Carly | ??/?? | ? |
| 58.6 | Samer | ??/?? | ? |
| 65.6 | Longfosse | ??/?? | ? |
| 67.6 | Desvres | ??.??a ~ ??.??d | 13.13½ ~ 13.27 |
| 69.6 | Longfosse | ?/?? | ? |
| 76.6 | Samer | ?/?? | ? |
| 79.6 | Carly | ?/?? | ? |
| 82.6 | Hesdigneul | ??.??a ~ ??.??d | 13.49 ~ 14.01½ |
| 87.8 | Neufchâtel | ??/?? | 14/07½ |
| 93.5 | Dannes-Camiers | ??/?? | ? |
| 100.8 | Etaples | ??.??a ~ ??.??d | 14.18 ~ 14.25 |
| 108 | Beutin | ??/?? | ? |
| 113 | Montreuil-sur-Mer | ??/?? | ? |
| 116 | Beumerie | ??/?? | ? |
| 118 | Brimeux | ??/?? | ? |
| 123 | Beaurainville | ??/?? | ? |
| 126 | Maresquel | ??/?/ | ? |
| 129 | Aubin-St.-Vaast | ??/?? | 14/45 |
| 134 | Hesdin | ??/?/ | 14/48 |
| 139 | Auchy-les-Hesdin | ??/?? | ? |
| 145 | Blangy-sur-Ternoise | ??/?/ | ? |
| 148 | Erin | ??/?? | ? |
| 152 | AQnvin | ??/?? | ? |
| 154 | Monchy-Cayeux | ??/?? | ? |
| 157 | Wavrans | ??/?? | ? |
| 162 | St. Pol-sur-Ternoise | ??.??a ~ ??.??d | 15.08 ~ 15.17 |
| 168 | Ligny-St.-Flochel | ??/?? | ? |
| 174 | Tincques | ??/?? | 15/27 |
| 178 | Savy-Berlette | ??/?? | ? |
| 181 | Aubigny-en-Artois | ??/?? | ? |
| 184 | Frevin-Capelle | ??/?? | ? |
| 187 | Mont-St.-Eloi | ??/?? | ? |
| 190 | Maroeuil | ??/?? | ? |
| 192 | Duisans | ??/?? | ? |
| 196 | Dainville (P. de C.) | ??/?? | 15/42 |
| 201 | Arras | ??L??a ~ ??L??d | 15.48 ~ 16.02 |
| 209 | Bailleul-sur-B. | ??/?? | ? |
| 212 | Farbus | ??/?? | 16/10 |
| 214 | Vimy | ??/?/ | 16/11½ |
| 218 | Avion | ??/?? | 16/13 |
| 221 | Lens | ??/?? | 16/15 |
| 224 | Loos-en-Gohel | ??/?? | ? |
| 225 | Lievin | ??/?? | ? |
| 229 | Bully-Grenay | ??/?? | ? |
| 231 | Mazingarbe | ??/?? | ? |
| 235 | Noeux les Mines | ??/?? | ? |
| 237 | Verquigneul | ??/?? | ? |
| 240 | Béthune | ??/?? | 16/26 |
| 242 | Feuquereuil | ??/?? | ? |
| 245 | Chocques | ??/?? | 16/29 |
| 252 | Lillers | ??/?? | ? |
| 255 | Ham-en-Artois | ??/?? | ? |
| 258 | Berguette-Isbergues | ??/?? | ? |
| 263 | Thiennes | ??/?? | 16/37 |
| 267 | Steenbecque | ??/?? | ? |
| 274 | Hazebrouck | ??/?/ | 16/48 |
| 283.8 | Cassel | ??/?? | 16/49 |
| 291.1 | Arnèke | ??/?? | ? |
| 297.6 | Esquelbecq | ??/?? | ? |
| 307 | Bergues | ??/?? | ? |
| 313.6 | Coudekerque-Branche | ??/?? | ? |
| 315.1 | Dunkerque-Ville | ??L??a ~ ??L??d | 17.04 ~ 17.18 |
| 316.6 | Coudekerque-Branche | ??/?? | ? |
| 320 | Petite Synthe | ??/?? | ? |
| 321 | Grande Synthe | ??/?? | ? |
| 327 | Loon Plage | ??/?/ | 17/30 |
| 329 | Craywick-Cop | ??/?? | ? |
| 332 | Bourbourg | ??/?? | ? |
| 338 | Gravelines | ??/?? | 17.43½ ~ 17.44 |
| 344 | Pont d'Oye | ??/?/ | ? |
| 347 | Offekerque | ??/?? | ? |
| 351 | Marck | ??/?? | 17/57 |
| 356 | St. Pierre-les-Calais | ??/?? | ? |
| ? | Bif. de Coulogne | ??/?? | ? |
| 358 | Bif. des Fontinettes | ??/?? | 18/05 |
| 360 | Calais Ville | ??/?? | 18.07½ ~ 18.09 |
| 362.5 | Calais Maritime | ??.??a | 18.15 |
Steamer:
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Calais | 18.45d | ? |
| Folkestone | 20.15a | ? |
In UK:
| M.C | Location | Booked | Actual |
| 0.00 | Folkestone Harbour | 20.40d | 20.34 |
| 1.25 | Folkestone East | 20.45a ~ 20.49d | ? |
| 16.11 | Ashford | 21/04 | ? |
| 35.33 | Maidstone East | 21/25½ | ? |
| 50.48 | Otford Jn | 21/44½ | ? |
| 58.00 | Swanley | 21/53 [FL] | ? |
| 62.73 | Bickley Jn | 21/58 | ? |
| 64.40 | Bromley South | 22.00a ~ 22.01d | ? |
| 65.29 | Shortlands | 22/03 | ? |
| 70.45 | Nunhead | 22/10 | ? |
| 72.51 | Cambria Jn | 22/13½ | ? |
| 73.25 | Brixton | 22/15 | ? |
| 76.41 | Victoria | 22.20a | ? |