25th June 2005

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The West Country Cruiser & Tarka Special

DEMU Used 1001 (60116+60529+70262+69337+60501+60118+60000)

Route:
1Z27 : Hastings to Exeter St Davids
1Z28 : Exeter St Davids to Hastings

Tour Name DEMU Route
West Country Cruiser 1001 Hastings - Battle - Robertsbridge - Tunbridge Wells - Tonbridge - Redhill
West Country Cruiser 1001 Redhill - Reigate - Gomshall - Shalford - Guildford - Ash - Blackwater - Wokingham - Earley - Reading Spur Jn - Reading New Jn - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Westbury - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Cowley Bridge Jn - Exeter St Davids - Exeter Central
West Country Cruiser 1001 Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids
Tarka Special 1001 Exeter St Davids - Cowley Bridge Jn - Crediton - Eggesford - Barnstaple
Tarka Special 1001 Barnstaple - (reverse of outward route) - Exeter St Davids
West Country Cruiser 1001 Exeter St Davids - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Source : Mark Tickner

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Tickner & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 07.00d [P2] ?   21.57a [P2] ?
Bopeep Jn 06/49 ?   21/52½ ?
Battle 07.00½a ~ 07.03½d ?   21.42½a ~ 21.44½d ?
Mountfield Tunnel 07/08½ ?   21/37½ ?
Robertsbridge 07/11 ?   21/35½ ?
Etchingham 07.13½a ~ 07.16½d ?   21.29½a ~ 21.31½d ?
Wadhurst 07/26½ ?   21/20½ ?
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 07/32½ ?   21/15½ ?
Tunbridge Wells 07/34½a ~ 07.36½d [P1] ?   21.11a ~ 21.13d ?
Wells Tunnel Jn 07/38 ?   21/09 ?
Somerhill Tunnel 07/42 ?   21/04 ?
Tonbridge 07.44½a ~ 07.47½d [P2] ?   21.00a ~ 21.02d [P2] ?
Edenbridge 08.00½a ~ 08.02½d ?   20.47a ~ 20.49d ?
Godstone 08/10 ?   20/41 ?
Redhill 08.20½a ~ 08.24½d [P1] ?   20.28a ~ 20.33d [P1] ?
Reigate 08/28 ?   20/24 ?
Dorking (Deepdene) 08/34 ?   20/18 ?
Gomshall 08/40 ?   20/12 ?
Shalford 08/46 ?   20/04½ ?
Shalford Jn 08/48 ?   20/03 ?
Guildford 08.52½a ~ 08.55½d [P5] 08.54 ~ 08.57½   19.58a ~ 20.00d [P4] 20.11½ ~ 20.12½
Ash 09/06 09/06½   19/49 20/03
Aldershot South Jn 09/07 09/07½   19/46 20/01
North Camp 09/08 09/08½   19/40 20/00
Blackwater 09/12 09/12½   19/35 19/55
Wokingham 09.20½a ~ 09.22½d 09.19 ~ 09.21½   19.18a ~ 19.20d 19.31½ ~ 19.33
Earley 09/29 09/25½   19/13 19/18½
Reading Spur Jn 09/32 09/30   19/10 19/15½
Reading New Jn 09/34 [ML] 09/31½   19/02½ 19/14½
Reading 09/36 [P4] 09.35½ ~ 09.37   18*58a ~ 19*01d [TL] 19.07½ ~ 19.12½
Southcote Jn 09/39 09/40½   18/52 [ML] 19/02
Newbury 09/54 09/57   18/37 18.41 ~ 18.44½
Bedwyn 10/05 10/08   18/25½ 18/28
Woodborough 10/16 10/18½   18/15 18/17
Lavington 10/24 10/26   18/07 18/09
Heywood Road Jn 10/31½ 10/32   18/00 18/02
Westbury 10c34a ~ 10c36d 10.34½ ~ 10.36½   17c43a ~ 17c48d [P3] 17.52½ ~ 17.59
Fairwood Jn 10/39 10/39   17/40 17/49½
Clink Road Jn 10/43 10/43   17/35 17/46
Blatchbridge Jn 10/47 10.47 ~ 10.54½   17/31 17/44
Castle Cary 11/01 [P2] 11/10½   17/20 17/26½
Cogload Jn 11/21 11/30½   17/00 17/05
Taunton 11/25 [P3] 11/34   16/56 [P4] 17/01
Tiverton Parkway 11/38 11/47   16/43 16/46
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/52 11/59   16/29 16/32½
Exeter St Davids 11/59 [P1] [RVL] 12/02   16.26d [P4] 16/29½
Exeter Central 12.02a ~ 12.07d [P2] 12.05 ~ 12.10½  
Exeter St Davids 12.11a ~ 13.26d [P3] [P6] 12.13 ~ 13.38½   16.18a [P4] 16/17
Cowley Bridge Jn 13/29 13/41½   16/12½ 16/14
Crediton 13*36a ~ 13*40d 13.51 ~ 13.52½   15x44a ~ 16x04d 15.53½ ~ 16.05
Eggesford 14x03a ~ 14x16d 14.20½ ~ 14.22   15x18a ~ 15x25d 15.23½ ~ 15.33½
Barnstaple 14.42a 14.48a   14.54d 14.56½


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