Unusual Track website

[iandelg]

For those interested in unusual or hard to get track, this should be of interest:

http://www.auod93.dsl.pipex.com/UT.htm

Note that it is a work in progress, and that it only covers scheduled passenger services (ie no railtours).

Ian

 

[craigwilson]

One that struck my eye is a one-off Broadstairs-Grove Park service on the 13th July only, running 09:07 Grove-Park to Broadstairs (1Z75) and 1500 (1Z77) for the return journey. Is this a charter train of some description?

 

[iandelg]

These are advertised Southeastern services.

Ian

 

[Cletus]

Looking on NRE, the Grove Park/Broadstairs services are non-stop.

What’s the story behind these services?

 

[craigwilson]

Looking on NRE, the Grove Park/Broadstairs services are non-stop.

What’s the story behind these services?

Indeed. It was the non-stop nature of these services that made me wonder if they were something chartered. Olympics-related maybe?

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[SouthEastern-465]

One that struck my eye is a one-off Broadstairs-Grove Park service on the 13th July only, running 09:07 Grove-Park to Broadstairs (1Z75) and 1500 (1Z77) for the return journey. Is this a charter train of some description?

Grove Park and the surrounding area is local to me, and the train is usually chartered each year by the local Coopers Lane Primary School as a treat for the leaving students to go to the coast. IIRC

Last time I saw it, it showed a 'charter' on the info screens and I was expecting a diesal loco... To my surprise a 12-car Class 375 showed up!