4th November 2006

Past Time Rail
The Man of Kent

Locos Used 66127 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere'
Stock Used 35518+4998+4949+5008+3097+3119+1680+3147+3146+35469

Route:
1Z82 : Cannon Street to Dungeness
1Z83 : Dungeness to London Bridge

Loco(s) Route
34067 (1) London Cannon Street - London Bridge - Spa Road Jn - North Kent East Jn - New Cross - Parks Bridge Jn - Hitehr Green - Grove Park - Chislehurst - Petts Wood - Orpington - Sevenoaks - Hildenborough - Tonbridge - Tunbridge Wells - Robertsbridge - Battle - Bopeep Jn - Hastings - (2) - Ore - Rye - Appledore - Ashford International
66127 (3) Ashford International - Appledore - Lydd Town - Dungeness
34067 (1) Dungeness - Lydd Town - Appledore - Ashford International
34067 Ashford International - Headcorn - Paddock Wood - Tonbridge - Hildenborough - Sevenoaks - Otford - Swanley - St Mary Cray Jn - Bromley South - Beckenham Junction - Catford Bridge - Ladywell Jn - Parks Bridge Jn - New Cross - North Kent East Jn - Spa Road Jn - London Bridge

Notes :
(1) 66127 on rear.
(2) 34067 slipped to a stand on the approach to Ore (between MP82 & 81¾) and was assisted by 66127 to approx. MP 80¼.
(3) 34067 on rear.


66127 at Dungeness & 34067 at London Bridge (photos: Rob Fraser)

Source : Rob Fraser (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Rob Fraser)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Cannon Street 08.43d [RVL] [P7] 08.45½ [RVL]
0.35 Borough Market Jn 08/47 08/49
0.55 London Bridge 08.50a ~ 08.57d [No.4 Dn] [P3] 08.50½ ~ 08/57 [No.4 Dn]
1.57 Spa Road Jn 09/00 09/00½
3.10 North Kent East Jn 09/02 [DF] 09/02 [DF]
3.53 New Cross 09/04 09/03 [DF]
4.14 Tanners Hill Jn 09/06 09/03½
4.79 Parks Bridge Jn 09/07 09/04½
6.00 Hither Green 09/10 09/06 [P2]
7.63 Grove Park 09/13 [DS] [P2] 09/09 [DF]
10.04 Chislehurst 09/17 [P2] 09/14½ [DS]
11.10 Petts Wood Jn 09/19 09/17½ [P4]
12.45 Orpington 09/25 09.24a ~ 09.25½d [P5]
20.74 Sevenoaks 09/37 09/41 [P3]
28.26 Tonbridge 09/47 09/49 [DF]
28.78 Somerhill Tunnel (North) 09/50 09/51
32.41 Wells Tunnel Jn 09/57 10/00
33.17 Tunbridge Wells 09/59 10/01½ [P2]
33.77 Strawberry Hill Tunnel (North) 10/01 10/03½
38.08 Wadhurst 10/06 10/10½
48.24 Robertsbridge 10w17a ~ 10w27d 10w22½ ~ 10w38
50.31 Mountfield Tunnel (North) 10/32 10/44½
59.64 Bopeep Jn 10/47 11/00
61.03 Hastings 10.53a ~ 11.01d [P4] 11.03 ~ 11.04 [P3]
62.09 Ore 11/11 11/11
72.15 Rye 11/29 11/28½
79.01 Appledore 11/40 11/39½
87.37
0.00		 Ashford International 12.00a ~ 12.15d 12.01½ ~ 12.15½ [P1]
8.36 Appledore 12.31a ~ 12.34d 12/32½
15.47 Lydd Town 13.02a ~ 13.05d 13w04 ~ 13w17
17.48
0.00		 Dungeness 13.10a ~ 13.20d 13.24 ~ 13.31½
2.01 Lydd Town 13w25a ~ 13w50d 13w43 ~ 13w54
9.12 Appledore 14.19a ~ 14.21d 14/29
17.49 Ashford International 14.39a ~ 14.50d 14.48½ ~ 15.00½ [P1]
28.45 Headcorn 15/03 15/17 [UF]
38.68 Paddock Wood 15.16a ~ 15.22d 15.28 ~ 15.31 [P1]
44.20 Tonbridge 15/30 15/41 [UF]
51.53 Sevenoaks 15/43 15/56 [P3]
53.67 Otford Jn 15/51 16/00
60.74 Swanley Jn ??/?? [UF] 16/09 [UF]
61.10 Swanley 16/00 16/09½ [P1]
65.24 St Mary Cray Jn 16/04 16/14
66.3 Bickley Jn 16/08 16/15
68.64 Shortlands Jn 16/14 16/18½
69.68 Beckenham Junction 16/17 16/22
70.38 New Beckenham 16/30 16/23½
73.41 Ladywell Jn ??/?? [ULL] 16/30½ [ULL]
73.57 Parks Bridge Jn 16/39 [UF] 16/31½ [UF]
74.42 Tanners Hill Jn 16/40 16/36½
75.02 New Cross 16/41 [UF] 16/37½ [No.6 UP]
75.45 North Kent East Jn 16/42 16/38½ [New Cross Spur (No.6 UP)]
76.39 Blue Anchor ??/?? [UPL] 16/40½ [UPL]
76.78 Spa Road Jn 16/46 16/41½ ['D' Line]
77.72 London Bridge 16.50a 16.47½ [P9]


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