21st March 2009

Hastings Diesels Limited
Wiltshire Warrior

DEMU Used 1001 (60118+60501+69337+60529+60016)

Route.
1Z84 : Hastings to Salisbury
1Z85 : Salisbury to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - Battle - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Edenbridge - Redhill
as listed Redhill - Deepdene - Guildford
as listed Guildford - Haslemere - Havant - Cosham - Fareham - Botley - Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury
as listed Salisbury - (reverse of outward route) - Guildford
as listed Guildford - (reverse of outward route) - Redhill
as listed Redhill - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes :
(1) John Clifford comments: This was the train's first passenger outing of the year. There was a slight delay leaving Hastings caused by a door problem on the first coach but we managed to pick up the lost time quickly. Again there was a slight delay at Guildford to allow a Great Western unit to go ahead. Incidentally we ran over the up line from Guildford to Shalford Jn. Apart from this we kept roughly to time. The return journey started off well until we were held outside Botley to let a train come up the single line. Passing Fareham 7mins. late we then encountered some signal checks & were told that there was a fire near Petersfield & that we might be diverted. However, the fire was brought under control & we ran via our booked route but behind a slow train up the direct line. Haslemere was passed 33mins late but our station time at Guildford was halved so we managed to pick up some of the lost time. An easy schedule between Redhill & Tonbridge also helped. I got off at Tonbridge & saw the train leave just 11mins late. I hear that it got to Hastings early!

Source : John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 07.44d 07.50   20.46a ?
St Leonards Warrior Square 07.47a ~ 07.50d 07.52 ~ 07.53   20.40a ~ 20.43d ?
Bopeep Jn 07/52 07/55   20/38 ?
Battle 08.00a ~ 08.03d 08.04 ~ 08.05   20.29a ~ 20.31d ?
Mountfield Tunnel 08/07 08/10   20/25 ?
Robertsbridge 08/10 08/12   20/22 ?
Etchingham 08.13a ~ 08.16d 08.15 ~ 08.15   20.14a ~ 20.19d ?
Wadhurst 08/25 08/27   20/05 ?
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 08/30 08/31   19/59 ?
Tunbridge Wells Central 08.32a ~ 08.34d 08.33 ~ 08.35   19.45a ~ 19.57d ?
Wells Tunnel Jn 08/36 08/37   19/41 ?
Somerhill Tunnel 08/41 08/41   19/31 ?
Tonbridge 08.43a ~ 08.46d 08.42 ~ 08.46   19.25a ~ 19.30d 19.38 ~ 19.41
Godstone 09/06 09/06   19/04 19/23
Redhill 09.18a ~ 09.23d 09.21 ~ 09.25   18.48a ~ 18.55d 19.08 ~ 19.16
Reigate 09/27 09/30   18/43 19/04
Gomshall 09/49 09/46   19/30 19/54
Shalford 10/01 09/52   18/23 18/47
Shalford Jn 10/03 09.54 ~ 09.55   18/21 18/45
Guildford 10.05a ~ 10.11d 09.59 ~ 10.16   18.04a ~ 18.19d 18.35 ~ 18.42
Shalford Jn 10/13 10/20   18/02 18/33
Farncombe 10/15 10/23   18/00 18/30
Haslemere 10/28 10/34   17/47 18/20
Petersfield 10/43 10/44   17/33 18/00
Havant 10/59 10/59   17/19 17/43
Farlington Jn 11/03 11/03   17/15 17.28 ~ 17.34
Cosham Jn 11.04 ~ 11.15 11.04 ~ 11.13   17/14 17/27
Cosham 11/17 11.15 ~ 11.16   17/13 17.21 ~ 17.26
Fareham 11/31 11/26   17/06 17/13
Fareham North Jn 11/32 11.29 ~ 11.30   17/05 17/12
Botley 11/37 11/37   16/59 17/00
Eastleigh South Jn 11/46 11/46   16/54 16/54
Eastleigh 11.51a ~ 12.22d 11.48 ~ 12.22   16.50a ~ 16.52d 16.47 ~ 16.52
Eastleigh East Jn 12/23 12.24 ~ 12.26   16/49 16/44
Romsey 12/32 12/35   16/40 16/35
Dean 12/40 12/42   16/33 16/25
Tunnel Jn 12/50 12/51   16/19 16/15
Salisbury 12.53a 12.54   16.11d 16.11


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