• London Commuter - Brighton
  • Victoria to Brighton - Fast
  • Brighton to London Victoria fast
  • London Victoria to Redhill and Reigate - Slow
  • Redhill and Reigate to Victoria - Slow

Timings for slow line trains are very generous. You never have to travel faster than 45 to 50 mph.

Victoria

• 20
• 45
• 60 - on straight where Porsmouth line parallels

Clapham Junction

Wandsworth Common

Balham

• Junction and R/C
• 70 - straight
• Streatham junction

Streatham Common

Norbury

Thornton Heath

• BP 1 @ Thornton Heath
• 60 @ Selhurst

Selhurst

• Coast
• Selhurst junction
• 45 - OHB before East Croydon

East Croydon

• 40 through points after station
• 60 when clear of points

South Croydon

• 90

Purley Oaks

Purley

• Quarry Line
• Merstham Tunnel
• Red Hill Tunnel
• 80 at tunnel exit

Earleswood

• 90 - Rejoin slow lines

Salfords

• Straight
• Signal
• OHB - BP1 for 60 ahead
• Aim for 70 @ Horley

Horley

• 60 into Gatwick

Gatwick

• 90

Three Bridges

• Coast at Three Bridges
• 80 at Balcombe Tunnel Junction

Balcombe Tunnel

• 90 L/C after tunnel exit

Balcombe (offset platforms)

• Ouse Valley Viaduct
• Copyhold Junction* and OHB - downhill
• 60 if diverging to left platform
• 40 entering left platform

Haywards Heath

• Tunnel

Wivelsfield

• Keyhold Junction to Lewes - uphill

Burgess Hill

• OHB - level then downhill

Hassocks - uphill

• Clayton Tunnel
• High OHB - downhill
• L/C
• OHB BP1 for 75 ahead
• OHB then R/C
• Morphett board 75
• 75 at OHB
• Tunnel

Preston Park

• BP2 at junction for 45 ahead
• 45
• Lover's Walk Depot
• 40 at OHB
• 25 at signal

Brighton

Brighton

• 20
• 25
• Lover's Walk
• 40
• 75 - OHB

Preston Park - uphill

• 90 - tunnel entrance
• Clayton tunnel - downhill
• BP for Hassocks at end of tunnel
• OHB aim for 60
• Siding BP2

Hassocks

• Accel to 60 if stopping at Burgess Hill
• BP1 - OHB then coast until Burgess Hill visible

Burgess Hill (90)

• Keyner Junction

Wivelsfield

• Tunnel

Haywards Heath (90)

• Copyhold Junction and OHB
• Ouse Valley Viaduct

Balcombe - offset platforms

• Balcombe tunnel - coast
• 80 at end of tunnel
• Balcombe tunnel junction - 4 tracks
• 90

Three Bridges (90)

• Coast at Three Bridges
• OHB
• BP sidings on left

Gatwick (90)

Horley

Salfords - coast

• OHP ped
• L/C
• Sig
• R/c

Earleswood

• 80 at Earleswood
• R/C
• 90 at tunnel entrance
• tunnel exit
• X slow line

Needham

Purley - coast

• slight R/C
• L/C

Purley Oaks

• Morphett board 60 - BP1
• 60 - South Croydon

South Croydon - 60

• Morphett board 45 - BP1
• 45
• 30 East Croydon entrance

East Croydon

• 45
• OHB 60
• Windmill Junction

Selhurst - 70

• Downhill to Clapham Junction

Thornton Heath

Norbury

Streatham Common

• Junction - coast
• L/C and OHB
• OHB and straight
• L/C
• 60 at signal

Balham - coast

Wandsworth Common

• R/C

Clapham Junction

• 45 at right curve away from Portsmouth lines

Battersea Park

• 40 - end of Thames bridge
• L/C
• 20 - signal bridge - then steep downhill

London Victoria

• Victoria
• 20
• 40 at left curve
• 45 right curve before Chatham lines junction on left
• Battersea Park
• 60 straight after merge with Portsmouth lines
• 20 warning sign
• 20 at curve into Clapham Junction platform
• Clapham Junction
• 60 when clear of points - when front of train passes under signal bridge
• Accelerate to 50
• Wandsworth Common
• Accelerate to 45
• 50 at Balham Platform entrance
• Balham
• 40 entering right curve out of Balham
• 60 half way around curve (I think the board said 45 - check!)
• Accelerate to 60
• BP - junction to lines heading up ramp to left
• 45 Streatham Platform
• Streatham Common
• 60
• Accelerate to 45
• Norbury
• Accelerate to 50
• 40 warning board
• 40 at Thornton Heath Platform entrance
• Thornton Heath
• 60
• 45 warning board (just after 60)
• Accelerate to 45
• 45 into Selhurst platform
• Selhurst
• 40 start of right curve
• 45 points just before East Croydon
• East Croydon
• 50 at signal gantry past East Croydon
• 20 South Croydon junction points if left of slow line
• South Croydon
• 60
• Purley Oaks
• Points north of Purley station all 20
• Purley
• 80
• Accelerate to 50
• 75 entering Coulsdon South platform
• Coulsdon South
• Accelerate to 60 and hold
• 90 at end of straight before OHB and left curve
• Merstham tunnel
• Coast from signal in tunnel
• BP OHB just out of tunnel
• 80 at right curve
• Merstham
• Accelerate to 50
• Points north of Redhill 40 if going to Reigate
• Redhill (all other points around here mix of 25 and 15)
• 15 towards Reigate
• 30 right curve
• 75
• Accelerate to 45
• Reigate

• Reigate
• 15 over points
• 70
• Accelerate to 45 and coast
• Warning board 20
• BP for 20 - right curve after bridges
• 15 at points and into platforms at Redhill
• 30 out of platform
• 40 through points
• 75 then 80 in quick succession
• Accelerate to 50 then coast
• Merstham just around left curve
• Merstham
• Merstham tunnel
• Accelerate to 70 and coast from signal in tunnel
• Warning board 75
• 75
• BP - OHB and signal
• Coulsdon South
• 80
• Warning board 60
• BP - right curve
• 60
• Purley
• Accelerate to 45
• Purley Oaks just around curve
• Purley Oaks
• Accelerate to 45
• South Croydon
• 45 second signal from South Croydon approaching East Croydon
• Points south of East Croydon 25
• East Croydon
• 40 - start of flying junction bridge ramp
• Points from slow to fast 30
• Selhurst
• 60
• 40 Thornton Heath platform
• Thornton Heath
• 60 when clear of platform
• Norbury
• 45 Streatham Common platform
• Streatham Common
• 60 when clear of platform
• 40 halfway around left curve approaching Balham
• Balham
• 60
• Accelerate to 40
• Wandsworth Common
• Accelerate to 50
• BP - OHB near end of right curve
• 20 - approaching Clapham Junction
• Clapham Junction
• 60
• Warning board 45
• Accelerate to 45 after tail clear of platform
• 45 before curve to right towards flying crossover
• Battersea Park
• Accelerate to 40
• Warning board 20
• 40 - just before left curve
• 20 - at last signal - downhill
• London Victoria