14th May 2011

Hastings Diesels Limited
The Metrolander

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

Route :
1Z56 : Hastings to Quainton Road
1Z57 : Quainton Road via Claydon LNE Jn to Quainton Road (1st trip)
1Z58 : Quainton Road via Claydon LNE Jn to Quainton Road (2nd trip)
1Z59 : Quainton Road to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Robertsbridge - Tunbridge Wells - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Petts Wood Jn - Bickley Jn - Shortlands Jn - Catford - Nunhead - Peckham Rye - Denmark Hill - Voltaire Road Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden SWS - Acton Wells Jn - Acton main Line - West Ealing - Greenford South Jn - West Ruislip - Gerrards Cross - High Wycombe - Princes Risborough - Aylesbury - Quainton Road
as listed Quainton Road - Calvert - Claydon LNE Jn (sig. CN5)
as listed Claydon LNE Jn (sig. CN5) - Quainton Road
as listed Quainton Road - Claydon LNE Jn (sig. CN2)
as listed Claydon LNE Jn (sig. CN2) - Quainton Road - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes :
(1) The tour made two visits to Claydon L&NE Jn. On the first visit, the tour entered and reversed one train length in the Goods Loop (Signal CN5). On the second visit, the tour went further in the loop to Signal CN2

Source : Matthew Cole (joined the train at Tonbridge)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Matthew Cole & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 06.38d [P4] ?   19.44a [P4] ?
St Leonards Warrior Square 06.40a ~ 06.42d [P1] ?   19.39a ~ 19.41d [P2] ?
Bopeep Jn 06/44 ?   19/36 ?
Battle 06.52a ~ 06.55d [P1] ?   19.26a ~ 19.28d [P2] ?
Mountfield Tunnel 07/01 ?   19/21 ?
Robertsbridge 07/03 ?   19/18 [P2] ?
Etchingham 07.06a ~ 07.09d ?   19.12a ~ 19.15d [P2] ?
Wadhurst 07/19 ?   19/02 [P2] ?
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 07/28 ?   18/55 ?
Tunbridge Wells 07.30a ~ 07.33d [P1] ?   18.50a ~ 18.53d [P2] ?
Tonbridge 07.43a ~ 07.45d [P2] 07.42½ ~ 07.44½ [P2]   18.37a ~ 18.40d [P1] 18.23 ~ 18.24 [P3]
Sevenoaks 07/55 [P1] 07/56   18/29 [P3] 18/15 [P3]
Orpington 08/06 [P4] [SL] 08/06 [P4] [SL]   18/15 [P3] 18/06½ [P3]
Petts Wood Jn 08/10 [USV] 08/10 [USV]   18/03 [FL] 17.54 ~ 18.03 [FL]
Bickley Jn 08/12 [FL] 08/11½ [SL]   18/01 [DFV] 17/52½ [DFV]
Bromley South 08.16a ~ 08.18d [P1] 08.14½ ~ 08.17½ [P1]   17.54a ~ 17.56d [P2] 17.47 ~ 17.49 [P2]
Shortlands Jn 08/20 08/19½   17/52 17/44½ [SL]
Ravensbourne Jn 08/22 08/20   17/50 17/43
Bellingham 08/28 [P1] 08/22 [P1]   17/43 [P2] 17/38 [P2]
Nunhead 08/37 [P1] 08/26½ [P1]   17/32 [P2] 17/32 [P2]
Crofton Road Jn 08/39 [AL] 08/29 [AL]   17/29 17/30½ [AL] [CL]
Denmark Hill 08/40 [P1] [AL] 08/30 [P1]   17/27 [P2] [AL] 17/28½ [P2] [AL]
Shepherds Lane Jn 08/42 08/33 [AL]   17/25 17/25½ [AL]
Voltaire Road Jn 08/43 [AL] 08/34 [AL]   17/24 [AL] 17/24½ [AL]
Factory Jn 08/44 08/35   17/23 [AL] 17/23½ [AL]
Longhedge Jn 08/46 08/36   17/21 17/22
Latchmere Jn 08/48 08.39 ~ 08.43   17/19 17/20
Kensington Olympia 08.54a ~ 08.57d [P2] 08.53½ ~ 08.56½ [P2]   17.09a ~ 17.12d [P3] 17.09 ~ 17.13½ [P3]
North Pole Jn 09/00 09/02   17/06 17/04
Mitre Bridge Jn 09/02 [REV] 09/04 [REV]   17/05 [REV] 17/04 [REV]
Willesden SWS 09/04 09/06   17/02 17/01½
Acton Wells Jn 09/07 09/08   17/00 16/59
Acton Main Line 09/12 [RL] 09/11 [RL]   16/56 [RL] 16/56 [RL]
Acton West 09/14 [RL] 09/13 [RL]   16/55 [RL] 16/52 [RL]
West Ealing 09/20 09/17½   16/50 16/50
Drayton Green 09/22 09/19½   16/47 16/47
Greenford South Jn 09/29 09/28   16/41 16/43½
South Ruislip 09/34 [DM] 09/39½ [P4]   16/36 16/34 [P4]
West Ruislip 09/38 09/43½   16/32 [UM] 16/32 [UM]
Gerrards Cross 09/43 09/49   16/27 16/28
Beaconsfield 09.50a ~ 09.53d 09.54 ~ 09.56½   16.19a ~ 16.21d 16.21 ~ 16.23
High Wycombe 10/00 [P2] 10/02½ [P2]   16/12 [P3] 16/15 [P3]
Princes Risborough 10*13 ~ 10*19 [P2] 10.15 ~ 10.18 [P2]   16/03 [P2] 16/04½ [P2]
Little Kimble 10/28 10/25½   15/56 15/58½
Aylesbury 10.38a ~ 10.40d [P2] 10.35 ~ 10.39 [P2]   15.45a ~ 15.47d [P2] 15.41 ~ 15.49 [P2]
Aylesbury North Loop 10*44 ~ 10*47 10.43 ~ 10.46   15*27 ~ 15*41 15.26½ ~ 15.39
Aylesbury Vale Parkway 10/52 10/50½   15/21 15/21
Quainton Road 11.05a ~ 11.35d [P1] 11.02½ ~ 11.33½ [P1]   14.35a ~ 15.08d [P1] 14.53 ~ 15.07½ [P1]
Calvert 11/44 11/46½   14/25 14/36½
Claydon LNE Jn 11.47 ~ 11.57 11.52 ~ 11.58 [UGL to sig. CN5]   14.12 ~ 14.22 14.23 ~ 14.33 [UGL to sig. CN2]
Calvert 12/00 12/02½   14/09 14/17½
Quainton 12.10a [P1] 12.18½ [P1]   14.00d [P1] 14.03½ [P1]


Associated Empty Stock Moves

Location 5Z56 5Z59
Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
St Leonards Depot 06.15d 20.18a
Bopeep Jn 06/18 20/14
Hastings 06.23a 20.09d


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