16th June 2010

Hastings Diesels Limited
The West Somerset limited

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

Route :
1Z82 : Hastings to Minehead
1Z83 : Minehead to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells - Tonbridge - Redhill
as listed Redhill - Reigate - Gomshall - Shalford - Guildford - Ash - Blackwater - Wokingham - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Westbury - Clink Road Jn - Frome - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Coglaod Jn - Taunton - Norton Fitzwarren - Bishops Lydeard - Williton - Minehead
as listed Minehead - (reverse of outward route, except via Frome & Westbury avoiding lines) - Heywood Road Jn - Redhill
as listed Redhill - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes :
(1) John Clifford comments: The timings on this one seemed to be slack. For the outward run we passed Heywood Road Jn 37mins early & stopped outside Westbury for 5mins. To allow an HST to get ahead we were diverted via Frome with a 9min stop outside the station as well as the 8min stop at Blatchbridge Jn. Despite also stopping at Cogload Jn to let a Voyager go ahead we still on to the West Somerset Railway early. There was another charter to the WSR that day so fitting both in meant that we got to Minhead late. On the return we managed to run early again.

Sources : Nick Blyth & John Clifford

Photo Review


1001 at Bishops Lydeard on the return leg to Hastings (photo: Nick Blyth)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Blyth & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 06.31d ?   22.26a ?
St Leonards Warrior Square 06.34a ~ 06.37d ?   22.20a ~ 22.22d ?
Bopeep Jn 06/39 ?   22/17 ?
Battle 06.48a ~ 06.51d ?   22.06a ~ 22.08d ?
Mountfield Tunnel 06/57 ?   22/00 ?
Robertsbridge 06/59 ?   21/57 ?
Etchingham 07.03a ~ 07.06d ?   21.51a ~ 21.53d ?
Wadhurst 07/18 ?   21/41 ?
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 07/23 ?   21/34 ?
Tunbridge Wells Central 07.25a ~ 07.28d ?   21.29a ~ 21.31d ?
Wells Tunnel Jn 07/30 ?   21/25 ?
Somerhill Tunnel 07/34 ?   21/19 ?
Tonbridge 07.36a ~ 07.39d ?   21.13a ~ 21.17d ?
Godstone 07/57 ?   20/47 ?
Redhill 08.05a ~ 08.19d [P1A] ?   20.29a ~ 20.38d ?
Reigate 08/26 ?   20/26 ?
Gomshall 08/39 ?   20/12 ?
Shalford 08/45 ?   20/06 ?
Shalford Jn 08/47 ?   20/04 ?
Guildford 08.52a ~ 08.55d [P6] ?   19.59a ~ 20.01d ?
Ash 09/03 ?   19/49 ?
Aldershot South Jn 09/05 ?   19/47 ?
North Camp 09/13 ?   19/45 ?
Blackwater 09/13 ?   19/37 ?
Wokingham 09/22 ?   19/20 ?
Earley 09/27 ?   19/12 ?
Reading Spur Jn 09/30 ?   19/09 ?
Reading New Jn 09/37 ?   18/53 ?
Reading 09.39a ~ 09.42d [P4] 09.38 ~ 09.42   18.49a ~ 18.55d 18.39 ~ 18.47
Southcote Jn 09/48 09/47   18/43 18.25 ~ 18.26
Newbury Racecourse 10/07 10/01   ? ?
Newbury 10/17 10/02   18/18 18.08 ~ 18.08
Bedwyn 10/36 10/14   18/07 17/55
Woodborough 10/53 10/25   17/56 17/44
Lavington 11/07 10/35   17/47 17/35
Heywood Road Jn 11/15 10/38   17/41 17/29
Westbury 11*19 ~ 11*23 10/47   [AL] [AL]
Fairwood Jn 11/27 10/49   17/38 17/27
Clink Road Jn 11/32 10/55   17/33 17/24
Frome DIV 11/08   [AL] [AL]
Blatchbridge Jn 1/35 11.12 ~ 11.20   17/29 17/23
Witham East Somerset Jn 11/40 11/27   17/23 17/19
Castle Cary 11/50 11/34   17/13 17/10
Somerton 12/01 11/43   17/02 17/00
Athelney 12/10 11/50   16/53 16/51
Cogload Jn 12/16 11.56 ~ 11.58   16/49 16/47
Taunton East Jn ? ?   16/44 16/42
Taunton 12*22 ~ 12*25 12.07 ~ 12.09   16c40 ~ 16c41 16.38 ~ 16.39
Norton Fitzwarren 12/31 12/13   16*31 ~ 16*35 16.31 ~ 16.32
Bishops Lydeard 12.43a ~ 13.05d 12.23 ~ 12.53   16.02a ~ 16.17d 16.16 ~ 16.22
Crowcombe Heathfield ? 13.04 ~ 13.12   15/55 16/06
Williton ? 13.26 ~ 13.46   15/39 15.49 ~ 15.49
Blue Anchor 13.51a ~ 13.52d 14.05 ~ 14.06   15.20a ~ 15.24d 15.25 ~ 15.31
Dunster 13.59a ~ 14.00d 14.12 ~ 14.12   15.10a ~ 15.11d 15.17 ~ 15.18
Minehead 14.05a 14.19   15.05d 15.10


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