7th December 2002

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The Cambridge Cracker

DEMU Used 1001 (running as 7-car)

Route:
1Z66 : Hastings to Cambridge
1Z69 : Cambridge to Hastings

DEMU Route
1001 Hastings - Battle - Tunbridge Wells - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Bromley South - Penge East - Brixton - Shepherds Lane - Chatham reversible line - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - Willesden Junction HL - Gospel Oak - Camden Road - Hackney Wick - Lea Jn - Tottenham Hale - Cheshunt - Bishops Stortford - Audley End - Cambridge
1001 Cambridge - (as outward route except via Atlantic lines between Factory Jn & Shepherds Lane) - Hastings


1001 at Cambridge during the layover (photo : Stewart Levett)

Source : John Clifford (joined/left the train at Bromley South)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 07.28d -   21.52a -
Bopeep Jn 07/32 -   21/48 -
Battle 07.41a ~ 07.43d -   21.27a ~ 21.29d -
Mountfield Tunnel 07/49 -   21/22 -
Robertsbridge 07/51 -   21/17 -
Etchingham 07.54a ~ 07.56d -   21.11½a ~ 21.13½d -
Wadhurst 08/07 -   21/01½ -
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 08/11 -   20/53½ -
Tunbridge Wells Central 08.13a ~ 08.15d -   20.48½a ~ 20.50½d -
Wells Tunnel Jn 08/17 -   20/47 -
Somerhill Tunnel 08/21½ -   20/42 -
Tonbridge 08.23a ~ 08.31½d -   20.37a ~ 20.39d -
Sevenoaks 08.43a ~ 08.44d -   20.27a ~ 20.28d -
Orpington 08.54½a ~ 08.56½d -   20.15a ~ 20.17d -
Petts Wood Jn 08/59½ -   20/11 -
Bickley Jn 09/01½ -   20/09½ -
Bromley South 09.05a ~ 09.07d 09.?? ~ 09.10   20.05½a ~ 20.06½d 20.08 ~ 20.09
Shortlands 09/09 09/12   20/04 20/05½
Beckenham Junction 09/10½ 09/13   20/00 20/01½
Herne Hill 09/21½ 09/24   19/54 19/49½
Brixton 09/23½ 09/25½   19/53 19/47
Shepherds Lane 09/24 09/26½   19/52½ 19.42a ~ 19.45d
Voltaire Road Jn 09/25 09/27½   19/51½ 19/38½
Factory Jn 09/25½ 09/28   19/51 19.35a ~ 19.37½d
Longhedge Jn 09/27½ 09/30½   19.40a ~ 19.49d 19/33½
Latchmere Jn 09/30 09/33   19/36 19.28a ~ 19.30d
Kensington Olympia 09.36a ~ 09.38d 09.39 ~ 09.40½   19.24a ~ 19.30d 19.20 ~ 19.21½
North Pole Jn 09/42 09/45   19/21 19/17
Mitre Bridge Jn 09/43 09/46   19/20 19/15½
Willesden Junction HL 09/49 09/49   19/12 19/13
Kensal Green Jn 09/50 09/50½   19/10 19/12
Gospel Oak 10/05 10/05   18/57 18/52½
Camden Road Jn 10/08 10/08   18/53 18/48½
Camden Road East Jn 10/10 10/10   18/50 18/47
Dalston Jn 10/16 10/17½   18/44 18/39½
Lea Jn 10/24 10/25½   18/36 18.27½a ~ 18.28d
Temple Mills East Jn 10/34 10/30   18/31 18/16½
Copper Mill Jn 10/46 10/36½   18/25 18/10½
Tottenham Hale - -   18/23 18/09
Brimsdown 10/58 10/43   18/13½ 18/04½
Cheshunt 11/05½ 10/47½   18/09 18/01
Broxbourne 11/11 10/52   18/03 17/56½
Broxbourne Jn 11/13 10/53½   18/01 17/55
Harlow Town 11/17½ 10/58   17/56 17/50½
Bishops Stortford 11/24½ 11/05½   17/47 17/43
Stansted Mountfitchet 11/31½ 11/09   17/38 17/40
Elsenham 11/35 11/12   17/35 17/36
Audley End 11/41½ 11/18   17/28 17/29
Shepreth Branch Jn 11/54½ 11.31a ~ 11.32d   17/15½ 17/16½
Cambridge 12.01a 11.59½   17.10d 17.10


Back to "The Railtour Files"