1st July 2017

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The Cleethorpes Clipper

DEMU Used 1001 (formed: 60116 'Mountfield'+60529+70262+69337+60501+60118 'Tunbridge Wells')

Route : 
1Z71 : Hastings to Cleethorpes
1Z72 : Cleethorpes to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - St Leonards Warrior Square - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Petts Wood Jn - Bickley Jn - Bromley South - Shortlands Jn - Bellingham - Catford - Nunhead - Denmark Hill - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - Gospel Oak - Camden Road Jn - York Way North Jn - Copenhagen Jn - Finsbury Park - Alexandra Palace - Gordon Hill - Hertford North - Langley Jn - Stevenage - Hitchin - Sandy - Huntingdon - Peterborough - Spalding - Sleaford South Jn - Sleaford North Jn - Lincoln Central - Market Rasen - Barnetby - Grimsby Town - Cleethorpes
as listed Cleethorpes - (reverse of outward route) - Stevenage - Welwyn Garden City - Potters Bar - Alexandra Palace - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes
(1) John Clifford comments: When this tour was first advertised the train was, after Lincoln, to continue on the return to Newark then up the East Coast main Line. Pathing problems meant that we returned whence we had come. On the day it was found that the schedule was rather slack in parts so we ran early on occasions. However, I don’t suppose that many 'Hastings' diesels have visited Lincolnshire! After I joined the train, the first check was at Willesden High Level Jn to let the 08.15 Stratford - Richmond pass. The early running on the Hertford Loop meant that we were held at Langley South Jn to let the 10.09 Stevenage - Moorgate come up. The layout between there and Stevenage means that up trains starting from Stevenage have to use the down line to Langley South Jn. The rest of the outward journey passed without incident so that, even with a slight check outside Cleethorpes, we got to our destination early. On the return, despite leaving Cleethorpes late, we got to Pelham Street early so had to wait for the 17.22 Lincoln - Grimsby Town and the 17.25 Lincoln - Leicester to vacate platform 4. Further early running ensued so there was a stop at Werrington Jn to let the 16.15 Leeds - Kings Cross go ahead. The stop at Fletton Jn was to let the 15.00 and the 15.30 both Edinburgh - Kings Cross precede us. We stopped in Hitchin station for another East Coast train go ahead but I did not establish what train it was.

Source : John Clifford (joined the outward leg at Bromley South, returned to Kensington Olympia)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
Hastings 06.37d [P4] ?   23.22a [P3] ?
St Leonards Warrior Square 06.39a ~ 06.41d [P1] ?   23.17a ~ 23.19d [P2] ?
Bopeep Jn SB 06/43 ?   23/14½ ?
Battle 06.52a ~ 06.55d ?   23.03a ~ 23.05d ?
Mountfield Tunnel 07/01 ?   22/58 ?
Robertsbridge 07/02½ ?   22/56 ?
Etchingham 07.05a ~ 07.07d ?   22.51a ~ 22.53d ?
Wadhurst Tunnel South 07/17 ?   22/43½ ?
Wadhurst 07/18 ?   22/42 ?
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 07/23 ?   22/35 ?
Tunbridge Wells Central 07.26a ~ 07.29d [P1] ?   22.30a ~ 22.3d [P2] ?
Wells Tunnel Jn 07/31 ?   22/28½ ?
Somerhill Tunnel 07/35 ?   22/23½ ?
Tonbridge 07.42a ~ 07.44d [P2] ?   22.18a ~ 22.21d [P1] ?
Sevenoaks 07/54 [P1] ?   22/09 [P3] ?
Orpington 08/04 [P2] [UF] ?   21/58½ [P5] ?
Petts Wood Jn 08/06 [UFV] ?   21/54½ [DS] ?
Bickley Jn 08/07 [UF] ?   21/51½ [DSV] ?
Bromley South 08.11a ~ 08.13d [P1] 08.12 ~ 08.13½ [P1] [UF]   21.46a ~ 21.48d [P4] ?
Shortlands Jn 08/15 08/16   21/44 [DS] ?
Bellingham 08/18 08/18 [P1]   21/40 ?
Nunhead 08/21½ [P1] 08/22 [P1]   21/30½ [P2] ?
Crofton Road Jn 08/25½ 08/24 [AL]   21/26½ ?
Denmark Hill 08/26½ [P1] [AL] 08/25 [P1] [AL]   21/25½ [P4] ?
Cambria Jn - -   21/23 ?
Brixton - -   21/20 ?
Shepherds Lane Jn - -   21/18½ ?
Voltaire Road Jn 08/30½ 08/31 [AL]   21/16½ ?
Factory Jn 08/31½ 08/32   21/16 [AL] ?
Longhedge Jn 08/35 [DKL] 08/34   21/12 ?
Latchmere Jn 08/38 [DWL] 08/36½ [DWL]   21/09 [UKL] ?
Kensington Olympia 08.44a ~ 08.46d [P2] 08.43 ~ 08.45½ [P2]   21.00a ~ 21.03d [P3] 20.59 ~ 21.00 [P3]
North Pole Jn 08/50 08/50   20/55 20/53
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/51 08/52   20/54 [UWL] 20/52 [UWL]
Willesden High Level Jn ? 08.53½ ~ 08.57   - -
Willesden Junction HL 08.59a ~ 09.01d [P4] 08.59 ~ 09.00 [P4]   20.50a ~ 20.51d [P5] 20.48 ~ 20.49 [P5]
Kensal Green Jn 09/03 09/01½   20/47½ 20/46½
Gospel Oak 09/15 [P2] 09/12½ [P2]   20/35 [P1] 20/34½ [P1]
Camden Road Jn 09/19 09.16 ~ 09.17   20/30 20/32
Camden Road Central Jn 09/21½ 09/20   20/29 20/31
York Way North Jn 09/24½ 09/22½   20/22½ 20/29
Copenhagen Jn 09/26½ [DS] 09/23 [DS]   20/21½ 20.23½ ~ 20.26½
Holloway South Jn ? ?   20/19½ 20/22 [US]
Finsbury Park 09/30½ [GL] [SL2] 09/27½ [P8] [SL2]   20/17½ [P2] [US] 20/20 [P2] [US]
Alexandra Palace 09/34½ [P4] 09/30½ [P4]   20/15 [UF] 20/16 [UF]
Gordon Hill 09/44 [P3] 09/39 [P3]   - -
Hertford North 09/56 [P2] 09/50 [P2]   - -
Molewood Jn 10/01½ 09/52   - -
Bragbury Jn 10/03½ 09/58   - -
Langley South Jn ? 10.00 ~ 10.09   - -
Potters Bar - -   20/08½ [P2] [UF] 20/09½ [P2] [UF]
Welwyn Garden City - -   20/02½ [UF] 20/03 [UF]
Woolmer Green Jn - -   19/58½ 20/00½
Langley Jn 10/06½ [DS] 10/11 [DS]   ? ?
Stevenage 10/08½ [P4] [DS] 10/12½ [P4] [DS]   19/55½ [P2] [UF] 19/56½ [P2] [UF]
Hitchin 10/12 [P2] [DS] 10/17 [P2] [DS]   19/52 [UF] 19.47½ ~ 19.50 [P1] [UF]
Sandy 10/23 [P2] [DS] 10/26½ [P2] [DS]   19/42 [P1] [UF] 19/33 [P1] [US]
Huntingdon 10/36 [P3] [DS] 10/38½ [P3] [DS]   19/24½ [P2] [US] 19/20 [P2] [US]
Connington South Jn ? ?   19/17 19/11½ [UF]
Holme Jn 10/46 10/50   ? ?
Fletton Jn ? ?   19.03 ~ 19.07 18.55 ~ 19.02
Peterborough 10.54a ~ 10.57d [P4] 10.58 ~ 10.58½ [P4]   18.55a ~ 18.58d [P1] 18.47 ~ 18.51½ [P1] [US]
Werrington Jn 11/02 11/05½   18/47 [SL] 18.33 ~ 18.39 [SL]
Spalding 11/18 11/20   18/29 18/19 [P1]
Quadring Sig.WS7071 11/28 11/28   - -
Sleaford South Jn 11/38 [DA] 11/38 [DA]   18/05 18/02
Sleaford North Jn 11/40 11/40   18/03 [UA] 18/00 [UA]
Metheringham 11/49 11/49½   17/53 17/51½
Pelham Street 12/00½ 12/00   17/41 17/41
Lincoln Central 12.06a ~ 12.13d [P3] 12.01 ~ 12.13½ [P3]   17.29a ~ 17.39d [P4] 17.29 ~ 17.39½ [P4]
Pelham Street 12/15 12/15   17/28 17.18½ ~ 17.26½
Langworth 12/23½ 12/22   17/17½ 17/11
Wickenby 12/29½ 12/27   17/11½ 17/07
Market Rasen 12/34 12/30½ [P1]   17/04½ 17/03 [P2]
Holton-le-Moor 12/41 12/36   16/58 16/58
Wrawby Jn 12/51 [FL] 12/45 [FL]   16/44½ 16/48
Barnetby 12/52½ [P2] 12/46 [P2] [ML]   16/43½ [P3] [FL] 16/47 [P3] [FL]
Brocklesby Jn 12/58 12/51   16/39 [ML] 16/41½ [ML]
Habrough 13/00½ 12/53½   16/37 16/39½ [P2]
Stallingborough 13/04 12/58   16/31 16/36
Grimsby Town 13/14½ [P1] 13/04½ [P1] [ML]   16/25 [P1] 16/30 [P2]
Signal. IP988 - 13.11 ~ 13.12½   - -
Cleethorpes 13.23a [P4] 13.14½ [P3]   16.18d [P4] 16.22 [P1]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z71 : (1001) : St Leonards Depot to Hastings
5Z72 : (1001) : Hastings to St Leonards Depot

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
St Leonards Depot 06.11d   23.4a
Bopeep Jn 06/16   23/40
Hastings 06.23a [P4]   23.36d [P3]


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