10th September 2011

Hastings Diesels Limited
The Midland Pioneer

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

Route :
1Z42 : Hastings to Butterley Swanwick Junction
1Z43 : Butterley Swanwick Junction to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Tunbridge Wells - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Bromley South - Beckenham Junction - Sydenham Hill - Herne Hill - Factory Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Kew East Jn - New Kew Jn - Acton Canal Wharf - Dudding Hill Jn - Hendon - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Meadow Lane Jn - Toton Centre - Trowell Jn - Langley Mill - Codnor Park Jn - Swanwick Junction (1)
as listed (1) Swanwick Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Toton Centre - Trent East Jn - Trent South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes :
(1) Was booked to run to/from Butterley, but ran ECS each way between Swanwick Junction & Butterley.
(2) This was the 50th public railtour run by Hastings Diesels Limited.

Sources : Paul Atkinson, John Clifford & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Paul Atkinson & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 07.32d [P4] ?   22.21a [P4] ?
St Leonards Warrior Square 07.34a ~ 07.36d [P1] ?   22.16a ~ 22.18d [P2] ?
Bopeep Jn 07/38 ?   22/14 ?
Battle 07.46a ~ 07.48d ?   22.03a ~ 22.05d [P2] ?
Mountfield Tunnel 07/52 ?   21/57½ ?
Robertsbridge 07/55 ?   21/54½ ?
Etchingham 07.58a ~ 08.00d [P1] ?   21.50a ~ 21.52d [P2] ?
Wadhurst 08/10 [P1] ?   21/40 [P2] ?
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 08/16 ?   21/33 ?
Tunbridge Wells 08.18a ~ 08.30d [P1] ?   21.29a ~ 21.31d [P2] ?
Wells Tunnel Jn 08/31½ ?   21/28 ?
Somerhill Tunnel 08/37½ ?   21/22 ?
Tonbridge 08.44a ~ 08.46d [P2] ?   21.15a ~ 21.17d [P3] ?
Sevenoaks 08/55 [P1] ?   21/06 [P3] ?
Orpington 09/04 [P2] [FL] ?   20/56 [P3] ?
Petts Wood Jn 09/07 [UFV] ?   20/52 [FL] ?
Bickley Jn 09/09 [FL] ?   20/48 [DFV] ?
Bromley South 09.12a ~ 09.15d [P1] [FL] 09.19 ~ 09.21½ [P1] [FL]   20.43a ~ 20.45d [P2] [FL] ?
Shortlands Jn 09/17 09/24   20/41 [FL] ?
Beckenham Junction 09/18 [P2] 09/25 [P2]   20/39 [P3] ?
Kent House ? ?   20*32 ~ 20*37 ?
Herne Hill 09/25½ [P2] 09/29½ [P2]   20/26½ [P3] ?
Brixton 09/27 09/31½   20/25 [P2]  
Shepherds Lane Jn ? 09/32 [AL]   20/24  
Voltaire Road Jn 09/29 [RVL] 09/33 [AL]   20/23 [AL]  
Factory Jn 09/30 09/34   20/22 [AL] ?
Clapham Junction 09.38a ~ 09.40d [P5] [FL] 09.40 ~ 09.41½ [P5] [FL]   20.08a ~ 20.10d [P3] 20.09½ ~ 20.11 [P3]
Barnes 09/46½ [P3] 09/47 [P3]   19/59½ [P1] [SL] 20/01 [P1] [SL]
Kew East Jn 09/55 09/54   19/49 19/49½
Acton Canal Wharf 10/05 10/02   19/42 19/44
Dudding Hill Jn 10/12 10/09½   19/36 19/25½
Brent Curve Jn 10/15 [DHL] 10/14 [DHL]   19/33 19/32
Hendon 10/39 [FL] 10/18 [SL]   19/24 [UHL] 19/28½ [UHL]
Radlett Jn 10/46 [FL] 10/46 [FL]   19/14½ [SL] 19/14 [SL]
St Albans City 10/51½ [P4] [FL] 10/52 [P4] [FL]   19/08 [P1] [SL] 19/08 [P1] [SL]
Harpenden Jn 10/56 [FL] 10/56 [FL]   19/03 [SL] 19/03 [SL]
Luton 11/01½ [FL] 11/01 [P5] [FL]   18/56 [P1] [SL] 18/56 [P1] [SL]
Flitwick 11/11½ [FL] 11/09 [FL]   18/46 [SL] 18/45 [SL]
Bedford South Jn 11/21 [FL] 11/16½ [FL]   18/35 [SL] 18/34½ [SL]
Bedford 11/22 [P4] [SL] 11/19 [P4] [SL]   18/33 [P2] [SL] 18/31 [P3] [SL]
Bedford North Jn 11/24 [SL] 11/20½ [SL]   18/31 [SL] 18/30 [SL]
Sharnbrook Jn 11/34 [SL] 11/30 [SL]   18/21 [SL] 18/23 [FL]
Wellingborough 11/46 [P3] [SL] 11/41½ [P3] [SL]   18/12 [P2] [FL] 18/14½ [P2] [FL]
Harrowden Jn 11/48½ [FL] 11/45 [FL]   ? ?
Kettering 11/54½ [P4] [FL] 11/51 [P4] [FL]   18/06 [P3] [FL] 18/08 [P3] [FL]
Market Harborough 12/05 [FL] 12/00 [FL]   17/56 [FL] 17/57 [FL]
Wigston North Jn 12/18½ [FL] 12/15 [FL]   17/44 [FL] 17/44½ [FL]
Leicester 12.25a ~ 12.39d [P1] [FL] 12.21 ~ 12.39 [P1] [FL]   17.36a ~ 17.38d [P3] [FL] 17.38 ~ 17.39 [P3] [FL]
Syston South Jn 12/47 [FL] 12/45 [FL]   17/29 [FL] 17/30½ [FL]
Loughborough 12.56a ~ 12.58d [P1] [FL] 12.52½ ~ 12.58 [P1] [FL]   17.15a ~ 17.19d [P3] [SL] 17.38 ~ 17.39 [P3] [FL]
Loughborough North Jn 12/59 [SL] 12/59 [SL]   ? ?
Ratcliffe Jn 13/11 [HLG] 13/08½ [HLG]   17/04 [SL] 17/01½ [SL]
Trent South Jn 13/13 [HLG] 13/11 [HLG]   17/02 [SL] 16/59½ [SL]
Trent East Jn   17/01 [ML] 16/58 [ML]
Meadow Lane Jn 13/16 [HLG] 13/12 [HLG]  
Toton Jn 13/22 [ML] 13/14 [ML]   16/56 [ML] 16/54 [ML]
Toton Centre 13/23 [ML] 13/15 [ML]   16/55 [ML] 16/53 [ML]
Trowell Jn 13/30 [ML] 13.21 ~ 13.23 [ML]   16/52 [ML] 16/49 [ML]
Langley Mill 13/36 [ML] 13/35½ [ML]   16/47 [ML] 16/45 [ML]
Codnor Park Jn 13*41 ~ 13*44 13/42   16*40 ~ 16*42 16.31 ~ 16.40 [ML]
Ironville GF ? 13.43½ ~ 13.49   ? 16.27 ~ 16.28
Swanwick Jn 13.55a ~ 13.57d 13.58 [P2]   16.18a ~ 16.20d 16.19 [P2]
Butterley 14.00a CANX   16.15d CANX


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z42 : St Leonards Depot to Hastings
5Z43 : Hastings to St Leonards Depot

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
St Leonards Depot 06.55d 22.42a
Bopeep Jn 06/58 22/39
Hastings 07.02a [P4] 22.35d [P4]


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