5th April 2008

Kingfisher Railtours
The Golden Arrow

Locos Used 67024 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere'
Stock Used 35518(5)+3231+1659+3188+ 5229+ 5239+ 9391+1842+5419+5278

Route:
1Z85 : Nottingham to Folkestone Harbour
1Z87 : Folkestone Harbour to Nottingham

Loco(s) Route
67024 Nottingham - Leicester - Luton - Brent Curve Jn - Acton Wells Jn - New Kew Jn - Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia - Willesden South West Sidings
34067 (1) Willesden South West Sidings - Kensington Olympia - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Denmark Hill - Nunhead Jn - Shortlands Jn (4) - Bickley Jn - Petts Wood Jn - Tonbridge - Ashford - Folkestone East Sidings
67024 (2) Folkestone East Sidings - Folkestone Harbour
34067 (1)(3) Folkestone Harbour - Folkestone East Sidings
67024 (2)(3) Folkestone East Sidings - Folkestone Harbour
34067 (1) Folkestone Harbour - Folkestone East Sidings
67024 (2) Folkestone East Sidings - Ashford
67024 Ashford - (reverse of outward route) - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Nottingham

Notes :
(1) 67024 on rear.
(2) 34067 on rear.
(3)
Photographic run past for benefit of passengers. Passengers could also stay on the train if they so wished. Originally the tour was to include two run pasts up the Folkestone Harbour Branch, however by the time the tickets were issued, these had been removed due to lack of time in the schedule. However due the incident on the day (see below) the tour was re-timed and one run past was reinstated.
(4) Dive under used at Shortlands Jn on both outward & return legs.
(5) Support Coach, only with formation when the steam loco was on the train.
(6) Engineering work in the Clapham Junction area meant that all services into and out of Waterloo had to run via ‘Windsor’ lines. A lineside fire in the Clapham Junction area, shortly before the trains arrival, damaged signalling cables on these lines. All train services into and out of Waterloo were therefore suspended and a limited service commenced, using the two available up Windsor line platforms at Clapham Junction to terminate trains. (These restarted in the two Down platforms once they had shunted via the Waterloo end of the station). The tour got caught up in all this and was eventually 86 minutes late. The return journey had to terminate on time, as engineering works at Nottingham would close the station shortly after the tours booked arrival. Part of the tour had therefore to be lost otherwise it would have would terminated prior to Nottingham. As Folkestone Harbour is to close shortly, the organisers requested that the train still ran to the Harbour and instead the tour lost the return run to London via Ramsgate behind Tangmere.
(7) Passengers who joined at Kensington Olympia were to have left the train at Victoria, however those passengers detrained at Clapham Junction.

Source : Martyn Brailsford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Martyn Brailsford)

Location
Booked
Actual
 
Booked
Actual
Nottingham
06.10 [P6]
06.12
 
22.26a
22.24
Mansfield Jn
06/13
06/14
 
22/21
22/20
Beeston
06.16a ~ 06.18d
06.18 ~ 06.20
 
22.14a ~ 22.16d
22.12 ~ 22.14
Trent East Jn
06/22
06/24
 
22/10
22/08
Trent South Jn
06/23
06/25
 
22/09
22/07
Ratcliffe Jn
06/25
06/27
 
?
?
Loughborough
06.36a ~ 06.38d [P3]
06.38 ~ 06.40
 
22.01a ~ 22.02d [P1]
21.59 ~ 22.00
Sileby Jn
06/46
06/48
 
21/57
21/55
Syston South Jn
06/50
06/52
 
21/55
21/52
Leicester
06.58a ~ 07.00d [P3]
07.01 ~ 07.03
 
21.48a ~ 21.50d [P2]
21.46 ~ 21.48
Wigston North Jn
07/06
07/08
 
21/43
21/42
Market Harborough
07.17a ~ 07.19d
07.17 ~ 07.19
 
21.31a ~ 21.32d
21.29 ~ 21.31
Kettering
07.31a ~ 07.33d [P3]
07.30 ~ 07.33
 
21.19a ~ 21.20d [P1]
21.10 ~ 21.11
Harrowden Jn
07/40
07/39
 
21/12
21/04
Wellingborough
07.45a ~ 07.47d [P3]
07.41 ~ 07.45
 
21.01a ~ 21.03d [P1]
20.58 ~ 21.00
Sharnbrook Jn
08/02
07/56
 
20/52
20/50
Bedford North Jn
08/12
08/12
 
20/47
20/45
Bedford
08.14a ~ 08.16d [P3]
08.14 ~ 08.17
 
20.44a ~ 20.46d [P4]
20.42 ~ 20.44
Bedford South Jn
08/18
08/20
 
20/43
20/40
Flitwick Jn
?
?
 
20/35
20/35
Flitwick
08/26
08/28
 
20/33
20/33
Leagrave Jn
08/33
08/34
 
20/24
20/26
Luton
08.38a ~ 08.39d [P1]
08.39 ~ 08.41
 
20.18a ~ 20.20d [P3]
20.18 ~ 20.20
Harpenden Jn
08/45
08/47
 
20/10
20/10
St Albans City
08.51a ~ 08.53d [P1]
08.54 ~ 08.55
 
20.02a ~ 20.04d [P2]
20.02 ~ 20.05
Silkstream Jn
09/05
09/14
 
?
19.23 ~ 19.39
Hendon
09/07
09/17
 
19/41
19/21
Brent Curve Jn
09/11
09/21
 
19/30
19/18
Dudding Hill Jn
09/14
09/25
 
19/28
19/15
Acton Canal Wharf Jn
09/20
09/31
 
19/22
19/09
Acton Wells Jn
09/24
09/37
 
19/20
19/08
South Acton
09/31
09/45
 
19/15
19/03
Kew East Jn
09/34
09/47
 
19/12
19/01
New Kew Jn
09/37
09.50 ~ 09.53
 
19/09
18/59
Barnes
09/43
10.06 ~ 10.43
 
19/02
18/54
Clapham Junction
09/50
11.09 ~ 11.13
 
18/54 [P5]
18.47 ~ 18.48
Latchmere Jn
09/53
11/16
 
Kensington Olympia
09.59a ~ 10.01d
11.24 ~ 11.27
 
North Pole Jn
10/06
11/31
 
Mitre Bridge Jn
10/07
11/32
 
Willesden South West Sdgs
10L11 ~ 10L28
11.36 ~ 11.51
 
Mitre Bridge Jn
10/32
11/56
 
North Pole Jn
10/34
11/57
 
Kensington Olympia
10/38
12/00
 
Latchmere Jn
10/45
12/04
 
Longhedge Jn
10/48
12/08
 
18/50
18.23 ~ 18.43
Factory Jn
10/50 [AL]
12/10 [AL]
 
DIV
18/22
Stewarts Lane Jn  
18/47
DIV
Grosvenor Bridge Jn  
18/45
DIV
London Victoria  
18.24a ~ 18.42d
DIV
Voltaire Road Jn
10/51
12/11
 
18/18
18/21
Brixton Jn  
18/16
DIV
Cambria Jn  
18/12
DIV
Denmark Hill
10/57
12.15 ~ 12.17
 
18/10 [CL]
18/18 [AL]
Crofton Road Jn
10/58
12/19
 
18/09
18/17
Nunhead
11/01
12/23
 
18/06
18/15
Shortlands Jn
11/17
12/30
 
17/59
18/07
Bickley Jn
11/24
12/34 [FL]
 
17/55
18/03
Petts Wood Jn
11/26
12.35 ~ 12.44
 
DIV
18/02 [FL]
Orpington
11/30
12/49
 
DIV
18/00
Sevenoaks
11/40
12/59
 
DIV
17/51
Tonbridge
11/52
13/06
 
DIV
17/39
Paddock Wood
12/01
13/13
 
DIV
17/33
Headcorn
12w18 ~ 12w32
13.26 ~ 13.43
 
DIV
17/25
St. Mary Cray Jn  
17/54
DIV
Swanley  
17/49
DIV
Fawkham Jn  
17/43
DIV
Sole Street  
17/37
DIV
Rochester Bridge Jn  
17/25
DIV
Rochester  
17/23
DIV
Gillingham  
17/18
DIV
Sittingbourne  
17/09
DIV
Faversham  
16/59
DIV
Whitstable  
16.37 ~ 16.49
DIV
Herne Bay  
16/30
DIV
Margate  
16/17
DIV
Ramsgate  
16/07
DIV
Minster East Jn  
16/01
DIV
Minster  
16/00
DIV
Canterbury West  
15/32
DIV
Wye  
15/22
DIV
Ashford International
12/44
13/59
 
15.02 ~ 15.09
17.04 ~ 17.14
Saltwood Jn
12/59
14/09
 
14/39
16/50
Folkestone Central
13/03
14/13
 
14/32
16/44
Folkestone East Sidings
13.06 ~ 13.21
14.19 ~ 14.26
 
14.21 ~ 14.28
16.33 ~ 16.37
Folkestone Harbour
13.26a
14.32 ~ 15.01
 
14.16d
15.18 ~ 16.29
Folkestone East Sidings
DIV
??.??a
 
DIV
??.??d


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