8th October 1994

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Doctor Syn

EMU's Used 2306 (61808+70609+69346+61775) + 1886 (76772+62410+71090+76843)
Steam Used RH&DR steam No.s 9 & 10
RH&DR Stock 452+453+451+53+56+60+71+69+67+806+807+ 805+803+58+54+101+51+52+55+61+57+59

Route : 1Z32 throughout

EMU's Route
2306+1886 London Waterloo - [Down Windsor line] - Nine Elms Jn - (1) - Linford Street Jn - [Down Chatham Fast line] - Crofton Road Jn - Nunhead - Lewisham - Courthill Loop Jn Nth - Ladywell Jn - New Beckenham - Shortlands [P4] - [Down Chatham Slow] - Bromley South - Down Chatham Slow - St Mary Cray Jn - [x-overs Down Chatham Slow to Down Chatham Fast] - Swanley - Otford Jn - Sevenoaks - Tonbridge [Down Fast Line] - Paddock Wood - Ashford - Canterbury West - Minster - Minster South Jn - Dover Priory - Folkestone East
1886+2306 Folkestone East - Folkestone Train Roads
2306+1886 Folkestone Train Roads - Folkestone Harbour (for buses to RH&DR) (2)
1886+2306 Folkestone Harbour - Folkestone Train Roads No.1 Siding
2306+1886 Folkestone Trains Roads No1 Sidings - Folkestone East - Folkestone Central [P1] - Ashford [Up Fast Lines, routed to Up Maidstone] - [Lenham Up Loop, x-over prior to Wheeler Street tunnel] - Maidstone East [Reversible -non platform line] - [Up Line] - Otford Jn - Swanley - [Up Chatham Fast] - Bickley Jn [Up Chatham Slow] - Bickley [P3] - Bromley South - Shortlands [P3] - Catford - Nunhead - Denmark Hill - [Chatham Main] - Linford Street Jn - Nine Elms Jn - [Up Windsor line] - Vauxhall [P2] - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) Believed to have been the first railtour to traverse new Eurostar flyover our of Waterloo (in fact, probably first fare paying passengers ever to traverse this piece of track).
(2) For special train on RH&DR hauled by No. 9 & 10 - full round trip of line in a 22-coach train.

Sources : Gary Thornton, Shayne Lewis & Alan Sheppard (all on the train throughout)

Photo Review
(all photos from Gary Thornton)


Waiting to leave London Waterloo in the morning.


10 & 9 at the head of the train at Hythe - well off the platform end!


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton/Shayne Lewis)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Waterloo 09.00d 09.01 [P19]
2.00 Nine Elms Jn 09/04 09/05
2.40 Lindford Street Jn 09/06 09/07
2.60 Voltaire Road Jn 09/07 09/07
5.26 Crofton Road Jn 09/12 09/12
6.36 Nunhead 09/15 09.14a ~ 09.15d
8.22 Lewisham 09/20 09/22 [P2]
11.62 New Beckenham 09/29 09/28
12.34 Beckenham Junction 09/33 09/36
13.38 Shortlands Jn 09/35 09/37
14.52 Bromley South 09.39a ~ 09.40d 09.40 ~ 09.41 [P4]
16.78 St Mary Cray Jn 09/44 09/45
18.38 Swanley 09/48 09/49 [P2]
25.60 Otford Jn 09/57 09/57
27.76 Sevenoaks 10/02 10/00
35.29 Tonbidge 10/10 10/07
40.52 Paddock Wood 10/15 10/12
61.76 Ashford 10c36a ~ 10c37d 10.32 ~ 10.33 [P3]
66.19 Wye 10/43 10/38
76.14 Canterbury West 10/55 10/49
87.51 Minster 11/08 11/09 [P2]
92.38 Sandwich 11/14 11/15
96.48 Deal 11/18 11/19
100.77 Martin Hill 11/23 11/23
104.77 Buckland Jn 11/28 11/29
105.68 Dover Priory 11/30 11/30
112.18 Folkestone East 11.40a ~ 11.46d 11.39 ~ 11.43
112.34 East Train Roads 11.48a ~ 11.54d 11.44 ~ 11.47
113.53 Folkestone Harbour 11.59a ~ 18.00d 11.51 ~ 18.00
114.72 East Train Roads 18.05a ~ 18.11d 18.03 ~ 18.07
119.66 Continental Jn 18/16 18/16
129.78 Ashford 18/26 18/31
140.04 Lenham (Up Loop) 18/39 18/42
149.19 Maidstone East 18/49 18/51
165.08 Otford 19/06 19/07
171.64 Swanley 19/15 19/14 [P1]
175.78 St Mary Cray Jn 19/21 19/19
178.24 Bromley South 19.26a ~ 19.27d 19.22 ~ 19.22 [P3]
179.38 Shortlands Jn 19/29 19/24
184.27 Nunhead 19/36 19/31
186.34 Cambria Jn 19/40 19/35
187.22 Brixton 19/43 19/36
188.25 Voltaire Road Jn 19/44 19/38
188.45 Lindford Street Jn 19/45 19/38
189.05 Nine Elms Jn 19/47 19/39
191.05 Waterloo 19.59a 19.43 [P19]

RH&DR Train :

M.C

 Location Booked Actual

0.00

 Hythe 13.40d 13.42

4.77

 Dymchurch 13/58 13/59

6.11

 Jefferstone Lane 14/01 14/03

8.13

 New Romney 14/07 14/09

10.14

 Romney Sands 14/14 14/16

13.34

 Dungeness 14/24 14/28

16.54

 Romney Sands 14/34 14/38

18.55

 New Romney 14.40a ~ 16.30d 14.45 ~ 16.30

20.57

 Jefferstone Lane 16/38 16/38

21.71

 Dymchurch 16/42 16/42

26.68

 Hythe 17.00a 16.59


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