21st May 1994
The Growler Group
The Medway Growler
| Loco Used | 37421 | 
Route : 1Z61 throughout
| Loco | Route | 
| 37421 | Cardiff Central - Newport - Chepstow - Gloucester - Swindon - Didcot - Reading - Redhill | 
| 37421 | Redhill - Tonbridge - Ashford - Canterbury West - Ramsgate - Margate - Faversham - Strood - Lee - Orpington - Tonbridge - Ashford - Folkestone - Dover Priory - Deal - Canterbury West - Ashford - Redhill | 
| 37421 | Redhill - (reverse of outward route) - Cardiff | 
Source : Steve Cassidy

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Broderick)
| M.C | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | M.C | 
| 0.00 | Cardiff Central | 07.02d | 21.40a | 683.78 | 
| 11.60 | Newport | 07.16a ~ 07.18d | 21.23a ~ 21.25d | 672.18 | 
| 21.49 | Severn Tunnel Junction | 07/32 | ? | ? | 
| 28.77 | Chepstow | 07.39a ~ 07.41d | 21.00a ~ 21.02d | 655.01 | 
| 56.26 | Gloucester | 08.10a ~ 08.13d | 20.30a ~ 20.33d | 627.52 | 
| 79.32 | Kemble | 08/37 | ? | ? | 
| 93.08 | Swindon | 09.05a ~ 09.07d | 19.38a ~ 19.40d | 590.70 | 
| 117.21 | Didcot Parkway | 09.27a ~ 09.28d | 19.21a ~ 19.22d | 566.57 | 
| 134.41 | Reading | 09.45a ~ 09.46d | 19.04a ~ 19.06d | 549.45 | 
| 141.18 | Wokingham | ? | ? | 542.60 | 
| 160.15 | Guildford | 10/16 | 18/35 | 523.63 | 
| 173.25 | Deepdene (Dorking) | ? | ? | 510.53 | 
| 180.50 | Redhill | 10.45 ~ 10.55 | 17.56 ~ 18.06 | 502.28 | 
| 200.26 | Tonbridge | 11c15 ~ 11c16 | 17c25 ~ 17c27 | 483.52 | 
| 216.04 | Headcorn | 11/31 | ? | ? | 
| 226.73 | Ashford | 11/40 | 16/57 | 457.05 | 
| 241.11 | Canterbury West | 11.56a ~ 11.58d | 16.30a ~ 16.40d | 442.67 | 
| M.C | Location | Booked | 
| 252.48 | Minster | 12/12 | 
| 256.51 | Ramsgate | 12w18a ~ 12w39d | 
| 273.14 | Herne Bay | 12/59 | 
| 300.28 | Faversham | 13/10 | 
| 307.56 | Sittingbourne | 13/18 | 
| 316.40 | Gillingham | 13/27 | 
| 333.56 | Dartford | 13/56 | 
| 343.02 | Lee | ? | 
| 343.31 | Lee Spur Jn | 14/09 | 
| 349.52 | Orpington | 14/18 | 
| 365.29 | Tonbridge | 14/37 | 
| 381.07 | Headcorn | 14/50 | 
| 391.76 | Ashford | 14/59 | 
| ? | Continental Jn | 15/10 | 
| 413.13 | Dover Priory | 15/23 | 
| 422.33 | Deal | 15p40a ~ 15p50d | 
| 440.36 | Sturry | 16p15a ~ 16p25d | 
Timings continue in first table.

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