15th March 1980

Lea Valley Railway Club
Entente Cordiale

EMUs Used 7766 & 7888

Route :

Traction Route
7766+7888 London Victoria - ??? - Shortlands - Bromley South - Orpington - Sevenoaks - Tonbridge - Paddock Wood - Ashford - Folkestone Central - Dover Western Docks
Ferry Dover Western Docks - Calais
????? Calais - Roubaix - Lille - Don-Sainghin - Arras - Amiens - Abbeville- Boulogne - Calais
Ferry Calais - Dover Western Docks
7766+7888 Folkestone Harbour - Folkestone Reversing Sidings
7766+7888 Folkestone Reversing Sidings - Folkestone Central - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. Any train reversals in France have not been detailed.

Source : Roger Jones (on the tour throughout)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Roger Jones)

Note: all times are 'local'.

Location Booked Actual
Victoria 07.18d 07.19
Bromley South ??.??a ~ 07.37d ?
Tonbridge ??.??a ~ 08.00d ?
Folkestone Central ??.??a ~ 08.41d  
Folkestone Harbour - -
Dover Western Docks 08.51a ~ 09.30d 07.59 ~ ??.??
Calais 12.05a ~ 12.52d ?
Roubaix 13p58a ~ 14p10d ?
Lille 14p20a ~ 15p24d ?
Don-Sainghin 15/40 ?
Arras 16/11 ?
Amiens 16p45a ~ 17p50d ?
Abbeville 18/19 ?
Boulogne 19/05 ?
Calais 19.40a ~ 20.25d ?
Folkestone Harbour 21.15a ~ 21.55d ??.?? ~ 21.51
Folkestone Central 22.13a ~ ??.??d ?
Tonbridge 22.53a ~ ??.??d ?
Bromley South 23.23a ~ ??.??d ?
Victoria 23.39a 23.36


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