September 2024

London to Goodwood Revival & Chichester - 8th September

Steam Dreams (Locomotive Services Limited) - 70000 "Britannia" and 57311

1Z48 - London Paddington to Chichester

As part of the Goodwood Revival festival near Chichester, Steam Dreams ran a special service connecting London to Chichester. The service departed London Paddington, following the Great Western Mainline to Reading before heading south to Basingstoke and on to the South Western Mainline to Eastleigh. From Eastleigh, the train headed for Fareham and on to Bosham where the first group of passengers were dropped off. The train then continued on to Chichester with passengers for the Goodwood Revival.

70000 ran a afternoon round trip to Littlehampton and Horsham before returning to Chichester. In the evening, the train returned to London Paddington using the same route via Eastleigh, Basingstoke and Reading.

Belmond: Golden Age of Travel by Steam - 12th September

Belmond - 35028 "Clan Line"

Belmond's Golden Age of Travel by Steam returned for another trip around the Kent loop to Dover Priory.

1Y92 - London Victoria to Dover Priory

The first place to see the tour was Brixton where the route passes by the station on the Catford Loop Line rather than passing though the platforms.

Brixton station is also a good station to see the tour as Brixton's Victoria Line connection allows for a quick interchange to St Pancras for the South Eastern High Speed service to Dover Priory.

At Dover Priory

At Dover Priory, the tour stops for 30 minutes while the Clan Line takes on water from a tanker outside the station.

1Y94 - Dover Priory to London Victoria

After departing Dover Priory, the tour follows the coast around past the former Dover Western Docks station and past Shakespeare Beach where it enters the Shakespeare Tunnels.

(Including a well timed butterfly)

At London Victoria

After arriving back at London Victoria, the train waits for approximately an hour while the train is cleared of anything that is stored in Belmond's offices at London Victoria.

5Y41 - London Victoria to Stewarts Lane T&R.S.M.D

At 17:00, the train returned to Stewarts Lane T&R.S.M.D, with one of the Pullman liveried Class 67s leading.