15th October 1977

Lea Valley Railway Club
Amazing Grice rail tour

EMU's Used 4CEP 7130 & 4BEP 7021

Route :

EMU's Route
7130 + 7021 London Bridge - New Cross - Ladywell loop - New Beckenham - Beckenham Junction - Bromley South - Swanley - Sole Street - Gillingham - Sittingbourne
7130 + 7021 Sittingbourne - Queenborough - Sheerness
7130 + 7021 Sheerness - Queenborough - Middle Jn - Western Jn - Gillingham - Sole Street - Swanley - St. Mary Cray Jn - Chislehurst - Grove Park - Lee spur - Sidcup - Crayford spur - Slade Green - Plumstead
7130 + 7021 Plumstead - Slade Green - Perry Street Fork Jn - Bexleyheath - Lewisham - Nunhead - Cambria Jn - Brixton - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - East Putney - Wimbledon - Kingston - Teddington - Shepperton
7130 + 7021 Shepperton - Strawberry Hill - Twickenham
7130 + 7021 Twickenham - Staines Central - Chertsey - Byfleet Jn - Woking - Brookwood - Ash Vale - Aldershot - Alton
7130 + 7021 Alton - Aldershot - Ash - Guildford
7130 + 7021 Guildford - Effingham Junction - Leatherhead - Epsom - Mitcham Junction - Merton Park - Wimbledon - Streatham - Tulse Hill - Herne Hill
7130 + 7021 Herne Hill - Tulse Hill - Streatham - Streatham Common - Selhurst - Gloucester Road emergency spur - West Croydon
7130 + 7021 West Croydon - Nor wood Junction - Forest Hill - London Bridge - London Cannon Street
7130 + 7021 London Cannon Street - Metropolitan Jn - London Charing Cross


From Nigel Jordan's ticket collection.

Source : David Hills (compiled from contemporary reports)
& John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual
Charing Cross 08.38d 08.40½
Waterloo East 08.40a ~ 08.42d 08.44 ~ 08.44½
Metropolitan Jn 08/45 08/47
London Bridge 08/47 08/48½
Spa Road Jn 08/48½ 08/51
North Kent East Jn 08/50½ 08/52½
New Cross 08/51 08/53
Parks Bridge Jn 08/53 08/55
New Beckenham 08/58 08/59
Beckenham Junction 09.03a ~ 09.04d 09.05 ~ 09.05
Shortlands Jn 09/06 09/07
Bickley Jn 09/09 09/10
Swanley 09/14 09/14½
Sole Street 09/23 09/22½
Rochester Bridge Jn 09/29 09/30½
Gillingham 09.35a ~ 09.36d 09.36 ~ 09.37
Sittingbourne 09.46a ~ 09.52d 09.48 ~ 09.52
Eastern Jn 09/53½ 09/54
Middle Jn 09/54 09/55
Queenborough 10/02½ 10/04
Sheerness 10.06a ~ 10.30d 10.08½ ~ 10.30
Queenborough 10/33½ 10/38
Middle Jn 10/42 10/45
Western Jn 10/43½ 10/46
Gillingham 10.58a ~ 10.59d 10.59 ~ 11.00½
Rochester Bridge Jn 11/06 11/07
Sole Street 11/15 11/15½
Swanley 11/27 11/28½
St Mary Cray Jn 11/31 11/33
Chislehurst 11/33 11/35
Grove Park 11.34½a ~ 11.37d 11.38 ~ 11.39
Hither Green Sidings "A" 11/39 11/43
Lee 11/41 11/46
Sidcup 11/47 11/55
Crayford 11/50½ 11/59
Crayford Spur "B" 11/52 12/01
Crayford Spur "A" 11.53a ~ 11.59d 12/02
Crayford Creek Jn 12/01 12/03½
Plumstead 12.10a ~ 12.18d 12.11 ~ 12.14
Slade Green 12/25 12.22a ~ 12.22d
Barnehurst 12/28½ 12/26½
Falconwood 12/33 12/30
Blackheath 12/39 12/37
Lewisham 12.41a ~ 12.42d 12.39 ~ 12.40½
Nunhead 12/49 12/48½
Cambria Jn 12/54½ 12.52a ~ 12.54d
Brixton 12/56 12/56½
Factory Jn 12/59 13/00
Longhedge Jn 13/01 13/02
Clapham Junction 13.05a ~ 13.06d 13.07 ~ 13.09
Point Pleasant Jn 13/08 13/12
East Putney 13/10 13/13
Wimbledon 13/16 13/18½
New Malden 13/21 13/22
Kingston 13/25 13/26
Teddington 13/28½ 13/28
Fulwell 13/32 13/31
Shepperton 13.44a ~ 13.50d 13.38½ ~ 13.50
Fulwell 14/02 13/58
Strawberry Hill 14/04 14/00
Twickenham 14.06a ~ 14.15d 14.03 ~ 14.14
Feltham Jn 14/18 14/18
Staines Central 14/27 14/23½
Virginia Water 14/35 14/30
Addlestone Jn 14/44½ 14/39
Byfleet Jn 14/47 14/41
Woking Jn 14/53 14/47½
Brookwood 14/58 14/52
Ash Vale 15/06 15/00
Aldershot 15/10 15/06½
Farnham 15/15 15.15a ~ 15.17d
Alton 15.28a ~ 15.38d 15.30 ~ 15.40
Farnham 15/50 15/48
Aldershot 16/00 15.57a ~ 16.00d
Aldershot North Jn 16/02½ 16/02½
Ash 16/05 16/07
Guildford 16.17a ~ 16.27d 16.17 ~ 16.35
Effingham Junction 16/42 16/46
Leatherhead 16/52 16/53½
Epsom 17.02a ~ 17.03d 17.03 ~ 17.05½
Sutton 17/12 17/12
Mitcham Junction 17.19a ~ 17.19½d 17/18
Mitcham 17.21a ~ 17.21½d 17.19½ ~ 17.20
Merton Park 17.25½a ~ 17.26d 17.23 ~ 17.24
Wimbledon 17/28½ 17/27
Streatham Jn 17/34 17/33
Streatham 17/35 17/34
Tulse Hill 17/37 17/36
Herne Hill 17.40a ~ 17.46d 17.39 ~ 17.46
Tulse Hill 17/49 17/49
Streatham 17/51 17/52
Streatham Common 17/53 17/56
Selhurst 17/56 18.04a ~ 18.08d
West Croydon 17.59a ~ 18.04d 18.12 ~ 18.14
Norwood Junction 18/08 18/19
Forest Hill 18/11 18/22
New Cross Gate 18.14a ~ 18.14½d 18.25 ~ 18.25½
Bricklayers Arms Jn 18/15½ 18/27
Spa Road Jn 18/19 18/28½
London Bridge 18.21a ~ 18.22d 18.33 ~ 18.34
Borough Market Jn 18/24 18/35
Cannon Street 18.26a ~ 18.32d 18.37½ ~ 18.40
Metropolitan Jn 18/34½ 18/43½
Waterloo East 18.36a ~ 18.37d 18.46 ~ 18.50½
Charing Cross 18.39a 18.54


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