There will be another chance to see the 70000 Britannia 1950s steam engine passing through south east London this coming week.

Following on from last week, when the train passed through Bromley South station, there will be another chance to see this 73-year-old train passing through south east London on its way to Kent on Tuesday (August 13).

The train will be passing through south east London stations between Denmark Hill and Swanley in the morning, and between Orpington and Beckenham Junction in the afternoon.

There will be another chance to see this 73-year-old train passing through south east London on Tuesday (August 13).There will be another chance to see this 73-year-old train passing through south east London on Tuesday (August 13). (Image: Emily Davison)

Last week (August 6) the train was spotted travelling through Bromley South on its journey to and from Kent with trainspotters and enthusiasts turning out for a chance to catch a glimpse of the historic locomotive as it trundled past.

Initially built in 1951, the 70000 Britannia was the first of 55 locomotives to be built by British Railways in Crewe.

The engine was used as an express service for passengers travelling between London and Norwich, reaching up to speeds of 100 miles an hour.

The train has also had a history of transporting royalty, when in 1952 she pulled the funeral train of King George VI from Sandringham to London, and again in 2012 when she hauled the Royal Train from Preston to Wakefield

There will be another chance to see this 73-year-old train passing through south east London on Tuesday.The engine was used as an express service for passengers travelling between London and Norwich. (Image: Emily Davison)

The service is operated by train experience company Steam Dreams Co and is one of their popular “Garden of England” tours, where passengers aboard the train will have a chance to see the Kent landscape.

This sold-out journey will first begin from London Victoria before heading through south east London to the Kent countryside, with guests aboard carriages ranging from First Class Dining to luxury Pullman Dining, as they would have done when the carriages were first made in the 1960s.

The train will head to Canterbury and then down to the White Cliffs of Dover, touring around the North Kent Coast and then heading up towards Tonbridge and Sevenoaks, before returning to London Victoria.

This sold-out journey will first begin from London Victoria before heading through south east London to the Kent countryside.This sold-out journey will first begin from London Victoria before heading through south east London to the Kent countryside. (Image: Emily Davison)

Where you can see it

This is where you’ll be able to see the train running through south east London on Tuesday (August 13).

Outward Journey

  • Denmark Hill (Platform 4) – 10:10am
  • Crofton Road Junction – 10:12am
  • Nunhead (Platform 2) – 10:14am
  • Bellingham (Platform 2) – 10:19am 
  • Shortlands Junction – 10:27am
  • Bromley South (Platform 4) – 10:31am 
  • Bickley Junction – 10:33am
  • St Mary Cray Junction – 10:34am 
  • Swanley (Platform 4) – 10:40am

Return Journey

  • Orpington (Platform 4) – 2:53pm-2:57pm
  • Petts Wood Junction – 3:02pm
  • Bickley Junction – 3:04pm
  • Bromley South (Platform 3) – 3:06pm
  • Shortlands Junction – 3:10pm
  • Beckenham Junction – 3:13pm
  • Kent House (Platform 2) – 3:15pm
  • Herne Hill (Platform 2) – 3:25pm
  • Brixton – 3:28pm