HDL Remembering Rosemary railtour
Saturday 17 January 2026

Saturday 17 January 2026: HDL Remembering Rosemary railtour

Our first railtour of 2026 is to the Royal station of Windsor & Eton Riverside.

This wintertime outing is 174 miles long — our more ambitious trips take place in summertime when the duration of daylight is greater. We will pick up passengers at our usual stops from Hastings to Tonbridge, then Bromley South, and during reversal at London Waterloo. We are scheduled to have well over 2 hours in Windsor, whose Riverside station is within 5 minutes’ walk of both Windsor Castle and the bridge over the River Thames leading into Eton village.

Facilities and refreshments

Our Buffet car will be open all day for the sale of hot & cold food and drink at reason­able prices. A trolley service of hot & cold drinks and refreshments will operate in Standard Class areas.

In First Class an inclusive at-table service of drinks and light refreshments is offered through the day, with tea/coffee and toast after boarding, sandwiches prior to arrival, and savoury biscuits with cheese & wine as we return from Windsor.

Fares

Standard Class fares	seat in trailer coach (Buffet/C/D)	£65	£50 from Bromley / Waterloo*
	bay of 4 seats in trailer coach (Buffet/C/D)	£240	£180 from Bromley / Waterloo*
	seat in motor coach (E)	£72	£57 from Bromley / Waterloo*
First Class fares	seat in trailer coach (B)	£92	£77 from Bromley / Waterloo*
	seat in motor coach (A)	£99	£84 from Bromley / Waterloo*

Reduced fares apply for those boarding & alighting at Bromley South or at London Waterloo*

Route and Timings

Route

From the Hastings Line up to Tonbridge we continue on the South Eastern Main Line as far as Petts Wood Junction, joining the Chatham Main Line at Bickley and calling at Bromley South. We continue via Penge Tunnel and the Brixton area to Linford Street Junction where we take the curve (built for international trains to access the original Eurostar station at Waterloo from 1994) onto the South West Main Line into London Waterloo.

Following reversal at Waterloo, we are being routed direct down the Windsor line through Twickenham to Staines, and onward to Windsor & Eton Riverside station which dates from 1849 and is a Listed Building.

The return leg of this railtour is similar to the outward.

A sketch-map of the route has been prepared by Alan Pink. To illustrate the detail of our scheduled route, annotated extracts from Network Rail’s Sectional Appendix have been produced for the outward and return portions of this railtour (updated 12 January 2026).

Timings

Finalised timings have been published. Compared to our original estimates, departure times are very similar; we also have slightly longer to spend in Windsor than originally foreseen.

This page and the leaflet have both been updated to show the finalised timings. To avoid any confusion, please ensure that you check these finalised timings prior to arranging your itinerary.

Station	Outward journey (read down)		Return journey (read up)
Hastings	depart	08 02	return	17 14
St. Leonards Warrior Square	depart	08 07	return	17 10
West St. Leonards	depart	08 12	return	17 05
Crowhurst	depart	08 21	return	16 58
Battle	depart	08 28	return	16 51
Etchingham	depart	08 40	return	16 38
Tunbridge Wells	depart	09 02	return	16 16
Tonbridge	depart	09 12	return	16 05
Bromley South	depart	09 45	return	15 33
London Waterloo	depart	10 27	return	14 51
Windsor & Eton Riverside	arrive	11 11	depart	14 00

Booking

Booking is now a simple 3-step process:

1. Please check our Seat Availability Guide.

2. Fill in our online booking form right here in your web browser.

3. Make payment — either via Faster Payments in your online banking, or by cheque; directions for both are given in the booking form

The previous methods of booking which rely on the PDF leaflet are still available, should you wish.