The steam engine making the trip today (December 16) is the Braunton 34046, a West Country express passenger engine dating back to 1946.
The trip run by Steam Dreams is on a trip through London before heading through south London and into the Kent countryside with its destination at Canterbury West station.
The train is expected to arrive at Canterbury West at 1:35pm today before departing at 3:55pm today.
We’ve rounded up everywhere you can expect to see it today:
Where and when to see it:
According to Real Train Times the locomotive is expected to pass through these south and south east London stations at the following times:
- Balham: 11:09am
- Streatham Hill: 11:14am
- West Norwood: 11:18am
- Gipsy Hill: 11:22am
- Crystal Palace: 11:25am
- Bromley Junction: 11:28am
- Beckenham Junction: 11:33am
- Shortlands: 11:37am
- Bromley South: 11:39am
- Bickley: 11:40am
- St Mary’s Cray: 11:44am
Return trip
- Purley Oaks: 7:05pm
- South Croydon: 7:07pm
- East Croydon: 7:09pm
- Thornton Heath: 7:10pm
- Streatham Common: 7:13pm
- Ballham: 7:16pm
- Wandsworth Common: 7:18pm
- Clapham Junction: 7:22pm
https://www.wandsworthguardian.co.uk/news/23994278.see-1940s-steam-engine-london-kent-trip/
