The Mine of Serpents

[trolleyman]

This tour now starts from Waterloo instead of Victoria as originally planned.... any ideas of what route this is taking now?

 

[MidnightFlyer]

I'll be able to tell you provisionally when I see the booklet upon boarding and for definite about 45 mins later

 

[trolleyman]

myself and a mate are booked on it too... im just curious what route it will take... im guessing east croydon/redhill/tonbridge.

should be a cracking tour

 

[MidnightFlyer]

myself and a mate are booked on it too... im just curious what route it will take... im guessing east croydon/redhill/tonbridge.

should be a cracking tour

EDITED:

Should be that.

I suspect it will go over at Stewarts Lane Viaduct, but that has been slewed in one direction recently. The plot thickens.

EDIT - route thereafter is via Swanley and Tonbridge to British Gypsum; then Tonbridge, Redhill and East Croydon to London Bridge; then via East Croydon again to East Grinstead. The way back after that is affected by what I said about Stewarts Lane.

 

[trolleyman]

IVE HEARD the return trip is going over the flyover into Brixton

 

[MidnightFlyer]

IVE HEARD the return trip is going over the flyover into Brixton

Huh? We should go back through Brixton, but it is how we get back to Waterloo thereafter that puzzles me...

 

[trolleyman]

the old line the eurostar's use to use to/from waterloo........

i would of thought it would of taken this route both ways personally...

 

[robertbishop]

Times are on WRGEN.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

the old line the eurostar's use to use to/from waterloo........

i would of thought it would of taken this route both ways personally...

It can't - one of the tracks of it is slewed OOU.

 

[garnon]

Timings posted elsewhere suggest in and out via Brixton (Linford Viaduct) - same route

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Sorry for the confusion guys - got confused between Stewarts Lane and Linford Viaduct. But in either case, I am sure one of the tracks in / out of Waterloo is OOU on the viaduct :?

 

[Hydro]

The Linford St Jn to Nine Elms Jn flyover is OOU, yes.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

It isn't. Did it this morning, and the track seems fine...

 

[Hydro]

That's very odd then, been denied access twice in the past month for a move to Waterloo and for an RM on the flyover. Someone, somewhere needs to pull their finger out in Ops or Train Planning...

 

[OxtedL]

How's Imberhorne looking?

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Up line now well beyond overbridge, Down less so, but clearing looks well.

 

[OxtedL]

Nice. You can hear the waste trains some nights. When the wind is in the right direction.

I understand there's a new track layout just north of East Grinstead (NR)?
And do you know what time the tour is coming back up? I might head up to the station and see it pop past.

Apologies for the random demands for information.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

1740, currently 5 or so down.
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Update - due past Oxted station on time, we are passing Dormans now.
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And Lingfield...

 

[OxtedL]

Made it.

You get a real sense of the demographic of rail tours watching one sail past...

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

Hi Guys, how did this get back to Waterloo yesterday evening in the end? Hope it was a good trip.

 

[MidnightFlyer]

By Stewarts Lane / Linford St Viaduct hock: