975025 `Caroline` Visits Kent & Sussex This Thursday 04/04/19
Southern Region manager’s Saloon 975025 will visit Kent and Sussex this Thursday 4th April 2019.
The ex-Southern Region manager’s track inspection coach will work Kensington Olympia to Kensington Olympia ‘via the world’, ie a circular run around Sussex and Kent covering a few hundred miles.
975025, given the nameplate ‘Caroline’, is a coach which has driving controls and a forward-facing window which enables it to control the locomotive which is pushing it. 975025 isn’t self propelled, but the controls operate a locomotive on the rear.
Confirmed allocation: DRS 37409 + 975025 ‘Caroline’
Today, and for the past few years, Caroline has been used for private outings by railway staff for retirement parties etc. A selection of sandwiches and refreshments are served to the employees onboard the staff jolly.
The private, single coach + 1 locomotive charter, often uses a Direct Rail Services class 37; however it has been seen to use a DRS Class 47 or 68. The below video shows 975025 Caroline at Portsmouth Harbour.
Caroline is not in public use and not available for passenger service. You can see the timings for Caroline this Thursday, below.
https://www.rail-record.co.uk/rail/liverail/train/1718945/04/04/19
Train 2Z02 runs THO from 04/04/19 to 04/04/19 Type STP Diesel Loco Timed at 075mph Sector 97 Train service code 95998290 Kensington (Olympia) 0904 Latchmere Jn 0910 Clapham Junction 0912 Balham 0918 Streatham North Jn 0920 Streatham South Jn 0922 Wimbledon 0932 St Helier 0942 West Sutton 0947-0956 Sutton (Surrey) 1000 Wallington 1004 West Croydon 1012-1018 Gloucester Road Junction 1021 Selhurst 1022 Streatham Common 1030 Streatham North Jn 1032 Balham 1036 Clapham Junction 1043 Latchmere Jn 1045-1053 Kensington (Olympia) 1102-1107 Latchmere Jn 1113 Longhedge Jn 1115 Factory Jn 1116 Voltaire Road Jn. 1117 Denmark Hill 1121 Crofton Road Jn 1122 Nunhead 1128 Lewisham Vale Junction 1138 Lewisham 1139 Parks Bridge Jn 1141 Hither Green 1145 Grove Park 1147 Chislehurst 1149 Petts Wood Jn 1150 Orpington 1152 Sevenoaks 1201 Tonbridge 1212-1217 Godstone 1231 Redhill 1245-1252 Earlswood (Surrey) 1255 Gatwick Airport 1301 Three Bridges 1303 Balcombe Tunnel Jn 1305 Copyhold Jn 1310 Haywards Heath 1315 Keymer Jn 1318 Lewes 1332 Southerham Jn 1335 Polegate 1349 Willingdon Jn 1400 Eastbourne 1406-1452 Willingdon Jn 1457 Pevensey & Westham 1503 Bexhill 1519 Bopeep Jn S.B. 1524 St Leonards Warrior Sq 1526 Hastings 1534 Hastings Park Sidings 1538-1546 Hastings 1550 Bopeep Jn S.B. 1556 West St Leonards 1556-1600 Mountfield Tunnel 1611 Robertsbridge 1614 Wadhurst Tunnel South 1628 Wadhurst 1630 Strawberry Hill Tunnel 1638 Tunbridge Wells 1643 Wells Tunnel Jn. 1644 Somerhill Tunnel 1652 Tonbridge 1654 Sevenoaks 1702 Orpington 1711 Petts Wood Jn 1713 Chislehurst 1714 Grove Park 1716 Hither Green 1718 Parks Bridge Jn 1722 Lewisham 1724-1727 Lewisham Vale Junction 1729 Nunhead 1735 Crofton Road Jn 1739 Denmark Hill 1740 Voltaire Road Jn. 1744 Factory Jn 1745 Longhedge Jn 1747 Latchmere Jn 1749-1756 Kensington (Olympia) 1804
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