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67005 and 67 number 008 Victoria to Gillingham 1Y40

Class 67 number 67005 named "Queens Messenger" in Royal Claret livery leads the Belmond British Pullman on a Golden Age of Travel round trip from Victoria to Gillingham and back on 10 January 2015. The price of £310 per person includes a five-course lunch with champagen and half bottle of wine. Alternatively the cheapest fare with Southeastern on a 465 is £15.70 (food and drink not included). Class 67 number 008 was on the back. It was also photographed by Lewis Smith at Gillingham and by Greg Coomber near Grove Ferry. 67005 (works number NUMBER) was built by Alstom at Meinfesa in Valencia, Spain in 2000.

 

According to Yellow Helmet numbers of the coaches being hauled were BR Mk.I VSOE Support Coach No.99545 "Baggage Car No.11", 99541 "Lucille", 99537 "Audrey", 99534 "Ibis", 99535 "Minerva", 99531 "Phoenix", 99532 "Cygnus", 99530 "Perseus", 99546 "Gwen", 99543 "Vera", 99536 "Zena" and mk1 6313.

 

According to Realtime Trains the route and timings were;

London Victoria [VIC] 2.......1148.............1148....................RT

Voltaire Road Junction........1153 1/2.......1153....................RT

Brixton [BRX]..........................1155 1/2.......1156 1/2...............1L

Denmark Hill [DMK] 4...........1201.............1200 1/2.............RT

Crofton Road Junction.........1202............1203 1/4..............1L

Peckham Rye [PMR] 4..........1203 1/2......1204 1/4.............RT

Nunhead [NHD] 2..................1207............1206 3/4............RT

Bellingham [BGM].................1211 1/2........1212 1/4..............RT

Shortlands Junction..............1214.............1216....................2L

Shortlands [SRT]....................1214 1/2.......1217.....................2L

Bromley South [BMS]...........1215 1/2.......1217 3/4.............2L

Bickley Junction[XLY]..........1217..............1219 3/4.............2L

St Mary Cray Junction..........1218.............1221.....................3L

Swanley [SAY] 4....................1222............1228 1/4.............6L

Otford Junction[XOT]...........1233............1238...................5L

Maidstone East [MDE] 2......1254............1256 1/4.............2L

Ashford International 5........1322/1325..1323/1325 3/4..RT

Canterbury West [CBW] 2...1348 1/2......1345 1/2.............3E

Minster [MSR] 1.......................1404............1405 3/4.............1L

Ramsgate [RAM] 3.................1411..............1411 1/2...............RT

Broadstairs [BSR] 1................1416.............1415 3/4.............RT

Margate [MAR] 3....................1423............1421.....................1E

Herne Bay [HNB] 1.................1438............1437 1/2.............RT

Whitstable [WHI] 1..................1443/1456..1443 1/2/1459....3L

Faversham [FAV] 2...............1504............1508 3/4............4L

Sittingbourne [SIT] 1..............1515.............1517 1/2..............2L

Rainham [RAI] 1......................1525 1/2......1524....................1E

Gillingham [GLM] 2...............1531.............1531....................RT

then

Gillingham [GLM] 2...........1533.........1529........4E

Rochester [RTR] 2.............1539.........1535 1/4..3E

Rochester Bridge Jn........1541..........1536 1/2..4E

Sole Street [SOR] 1............1550........1546........4E

Fawkham Junction ..........1555........1550 1/4..4E

St Mary Cray Junction.....1606 1/2..1603 1/2..2E

Bickley Junction[XLY]......1610 1/2...1606 1/4..4E

Bromley South [BMS].......1613 1/2...1611 1/4....2E

Shortlands [SRT]................1615..........1613...........1E

Shortlands Junction.........1615 1/2...1613 3/4...1E

Bellingham [BGM].............1620 1/2..1615 3/4..4E

Nunhead [NHD] 1..............1626........1620 1/4..5E

Peckham Rye [PMR] 3.....1629 1/2..1622 1/4..7E

Crofton Road Junction....1631..........1624 1/4..6E

Denmark Hill [DMK] 3......1632.........1626........6E

Brixton [BRX]......................1635 1/2..1631 1/4...4E

Voltaire Road Junction....1637.........1635 1/2...1E

London Victoria [VIC] 2...1645.........1644.........RT

 

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