SOUTHERN REGION: 11.15am CHARING CROSS-RAMSGATE Engine: Battle of Britain class 4-6-2 no 34066 Spitfire Load: 10 coaches, 335 tons tare, 355 tons full, from Folkestone 4 coaches, 135 tons tare, 140 tons full ----------------------------------------------------- miles sch m/sec mi/hr ----------------------------------------------------- 0.00 CHARING CROSS 0 0:00 0.77 WATERLOO EAST 2 2:51 ---- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 1.10 LONDON BRIDGE 3 3:08 4.08 New Cross 8 7:00 51/49 4.82 St Johns 7:55 46 6.42 Hither Green 11 9:56 47 8.20 Grove Park 12:23 39 9.49 Elmstead Woods 14:26 36 10.47 Chiselhurst 18 15:57 42 11.92 Petts Wood 17:54 43 13.05 Orpington 21 19:26 49/50 14.55 Chelsfield 21:19 45 15.77 Knockholt 23:00 41 19.80 Dunton Green 27:24 66 21.35 SEVENOAKS 31 29:31 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 2.96 Weald SB 5:49 62 4.91 Hildenborough 7:30 70 7.41 TONBRIDGE 10 10:51 ---- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 2.47 mp 32 5:11 52 5.29 PADDOCK WOOD 8 7:55 68/69 7.47 mp 37 (Collier St) 9:54 65 9.88 Marden 12:14 57 12.34 Staplehurst 14:43 65/67 15.71 Headcorn 19 18:34 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 18.22 mp 47.75 (Swifts Green) 5:37 42 20.91 Pluckley 8:49 60 24.47 mp 54 (Chart Sdg) 10:23 59 sigs 26.60 ASHFORD 16 16:45 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0.00 1.87 mp 58 (Sevington) 4:17 40 4.28 Smeeth 7:31 53/55 6.12 mp 62.25 (Herringe) p.w.s 15* 8.04 Westenhanger 12:25 9.31 Sandling Junction 13 15:08 ---- -- ----- 0.00 0 0.00 2.56 mp 68 (Cheriton) 4:54 58 3.81 Shorncliffe 6 6:48 ---- -- ----- 0.00 0 0.00 0.66 FOLKESTONE CENTRAL 2 2:17 ---- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 1.05 Folkestone Junction 2:17 2.09 Warren Halt (mp 72) 3:34 58/62 3.38 Abbotscliffe Tunnel W 5.57 5.20 Shakespeare Cliff Halt 6:47 6.76 Hawkesbury St Jc SB sigs 7.38 DOVER PRIORY 14 11:20 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 0.90 Bucklands Jc SB 2:38 3.27 Guston Tunnel N 7:28 31 4.95 Martin Mill 11 10:15 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 Cold Blow Xg 3:37 2.72 Walmer 5 4:33 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 43 1.65 DEAL 4 3:09 ----- -- ----- Date: 22nd June 1955: dep: Charing Cross 11.15am..R time arr: Deal 2 mins late ----------------------------------------------------- Day Trips to Kent Steam 1954-1967 Archives Page