21st December 1991
Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Man of Kent
| Loco Used | 58042 |
| Stock Used | 35469+99347+99348+1680+99351+99352+99357+99132+99124+99122+99335+99353+99129 |
Route : 1Z36 throughout
| Loco | Route |
| 58042 | London St Pancras - Cricklewood curve Jn - Acton Wells Jn - South Acton - New Kew Jn - Chiswick -Barnes - Clapham Junction - Factory Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - Beckenham Jn - St Mary Cray Jn - Meopham - Strood - Rochester - Faversham - Margate - Ramsgate - Minster East Jn - Minster South Jn - Deal - Dover Priory - Folkestone Central - Ashford - Tonbridge - Orpington - Bickley - Brixton - Clapham Junction - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras |

58042 at Ramsgate (photo: Richard Rooker)
Sources : Gary Blyth
(on train throughout) & LASERman
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from LASERman & John Broderick)
| M.C |
Location |
Booked |
Actual |
|
Booked |
Actual |
M.C |
| 0.00 |
London St. Pancras |
08.45 |
08.51½ [P7] |
|
16.19 |
15 59 [P7] |
214.12 |
| 2.13 |
Carlton Road Jn |
08/50 |
? |
|
16/16 |
? |
211.79 |
| 4.00 |
West Hampstead |
08c53 ~ 08c55 |
? |
|
16c09 ~ 16c11 |
? |
210.12 |
| 5.19 |
Cricklewood Curve Jn |
08/57 |
? |
|
16/02 |
? |
208.73 |
| 6.03 |
Dudding Hill Jn |
09/00 |
09/08½ |
|
15/59 |
? |
208.09 |
| ? |
Acton Canal Wharf Jn |
09/05 |
? |
|
15/54 |
? |
? |
| 9.00 |
Acton Wells Jn |
09.08 ~ 09.11 |
09/19½ |
|
15/52 |
15/41 |
205.12 |
| ? |
South Acton Jn |
09/17 |
? |
|
15/47 |
? |
? |
| 11.46 |
Kew East Jn |
09/21 |
? |
|
15/44 |
? |
202.46 |
| 12.05 |
New Kew Jn |
09/24 |
? |
|
15/41 |
? |
202.07 |
| 14.32 |
Barnes |
09/32 [SL] |
09/32 |
|
15/34 |
? |
199.60 |
| 17.45 |
Clapham Junction |
09.38a ~ 09.39d |
09.36½ ~ 09.46½ |
|
15.27a ~ 15.28d |
15.18½ ~ 15.22½ |
196.47 |
| 18.53 |
Longhedge Jn |
09/44 |
09/51½ |
|
15/22 |
? |
195.39 |
| 19.12 |
Factory Jn |
09/46 |
? |
|
15/20 |
15/13½ |
195.00 |
| 20.45 |
Brixton |
09/49 |
? |
|
15/17 |
15/11 |
193.47 |
| 21.27 |
Herne Hill |
09/50 |
? |
|
15/15½ |
? |
192.65 |
| 27.08 |
Shortlands Jn |
09/59 [SL] |
? |
|
15/05 |
? |
187.04 |
| 29.69 |
Bickley Jn |
10/02 |
? |
|
15/02 [FL] |
? |
184.23 |
| M.C | Location |
Booked |
Actual |
| 30.48 |
St Mary Cray Jn |
10/03 |
? |
| 34.62 |
Swanley |
10/07 |
10/13½ |
| 44.22 |
Sole Street |
10/16 |
? |
| 50.32 |
Rochester Bridge Jn |
10/23 |
10/27½ |
| 53.26 |
Gillingham |
10/28 |
? |
| 56.25 |
Rainham |
10/32 |
? |
| 58.75 |
Newington |
10/34 |
? |
| 62.10 |
Sittingbourne |
10/38 |
10/42½ |
| 69.28 |
Faversham |
10/45 |
10/50 |
| 80.09 |
Herne Bay |
10/57 |
? |
| 91.20 |
Margate |
11/09 |
11/11½ |
| 96.52 |
Ramsgate |
11.20a ~ 13.20d |
11.22½ ~ 13.20½ [P2] |
| 104.79 |
Sandwich |
13/32 |
? |
| 109.09 |
Deal |
13/37 |
? |
| 113.38 |
Martin Mill |
13/42 |
? |
| 117.38 |
Buckland Jn |
13/48 |
? |
| 118.29 |
Dover Priory |
13/50 |
? |
| 125.62 |
Folkestone Central |
14/01 |
14/02/34 |
| 139.46 |
Ashford |
14/15 |
14/14/41 |
| 160.70 |
Paddock Wood |
14/35 |
? |
| 166.13 |
Tonbridge |
14/40 |
14/38/10 |
| 173.46 |
Sevenoaks |
14/50 |
? |
| 181.70 |
Orpington |
14/59 [FL] |
14/55/59 |
| 183.30 |
Petts Wood Jn |
15/01 |
? |
Timings continue in first table.
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