22nd December 2018

Hastings Diesels Ltd
Olympia Express

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

Route :
1Z89 : Hastings to Kensington Olympia
1Z91 : Kensington Olympia to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Wadhurst - 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
as listed Kensington Olympia - (reverse of outward route) - Bickley Jn - St Mary Cray Jn - Swanley - Otford Jn - Bat & Ball - Sevenoaks - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes:
(1) This charter train ran in conjunction with a visit to the London International Horse Show at Kensington Olympia.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 08.30d [P4] 08.30   20.44a [P3] 20.44
St Leonards Warrior Square 08/32½ [P1] 08/32   20/41 [P2] 20/41
Bopeep Jn SB 08/35 08/34   20/38 20/39
Battle 08.44a ~ 08.47d [P1] 08.43 ~ 08.47   20.26a ~ 20.28d [P2] 20.26 ~ ?
Mountfield Tunnel 08/52 08/52   20/22 20/20
Robertsbridge 08.55a ~ 08.58d [P1] 08.55 ~ 08.59   20.16a ~ 20.18d [P2] 20.14 ~ 20.17
Etchingham 09.02a ~ 09.05d [P1] 09.02 ~ ?   20.10a ~ 20.12d [P2] 20.07 ~ 20.10
Wadhurst Tunnel South 09/13 09/15   20/04 20/01
Wadhurst 09.16a ~ 09.19d 09.16 ~ 09.19   19.59a ~ 20.01d 19.57 ~ 19.59
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 09/24 09/24   19/53 19/51
Tunbridge Wells Central 09.26a ~ 09.30d [P1] 09.26 ~ 09.30   19.48a ~ 19.51d [P2] 19.45 ~ 19.49
Wells Tunnel Jn 09/32 09/31   19/45 19/44
Somerhill Tunnel 09/39 09/35   19/40 19/38
Tonbridge 09.41a ~ 09.43d [P2] 09.41 ~ 09.43   19.35a ~ 19.38d [P3] 19.32 ~ 19.36
Sevenoaks 09/54 [P1] 09/54   19*09 ~ 19*23 [P3] 19.08 ~ 19.23
Orpington 10/02 [P2] [UF] 10/02   - -
Petts Wood Jn 10/04 [UFV] 10/05   - -
Bat & Ball - -   19/01½ 18/58
Otford Jn - -   18/56 18/56
Swanley - -   18/44 [P2] 18/40
St Mary Cray Jn - -   18/39 18/35
Bickley Jn 10/05 [UF] 10/06   18/38 [DF] 18/35
Bromley South 10/07 [P1] 10/08   18/36 [P2] 18/33
Shortlands Jn 10/11 10/11   18/34 [DF] 18/31
Bellingham 10/14 10/13   18/31 18/29
Catford 10/15 10/14   18/29½ 18/28
Nunhead 10/18 [P1] 10/17   18/26 [P2] 18/25
Crofton Road Jn 10/24 [AL] 10/22   18/24 18/23
Denmark Hill 10/26 [P1] 10/25   18/23 [P2] 18/22
Voltaire Road Jn 10/32 [AL] 10/31   18/19 [AL] 18/18
Factory Jn 10/33 10/32   18/18 [AL] 18/17
Longhedge Jn 10/37 10/35   18/16 18/15
Latchmere Jn 10*41 ~ 10*54 10.38 ~ 10.52   18/13 18/14
Kensington Olympia 11.02a [P2] 11.00   18.07d [P2] 18.07 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z89? : (1001) : St Leonards T&RSMD to Hastings
5Z92? : (1001) : Hastings to St Leonards T&RSMD

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
St Leonards T&RSMD 08.09d 21.03a
Bopeep Jn SB 08/13 21/00
Hastings 08.18a [P4] 20.55d [P3]

5Z90? : (1001) : Kensington Olympia to Beckenham Junction
5Z91? : (1001) : Beckenham Junction to Kensington Olympia

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Kensington Olympia 11.08d [P2] 18.01a [P2]
Latchmere Jn 11/14 17*41 ~ 17*53
Longhedge Jn 11/23 17/37
Factory Jn 11/25 17/33
Voltaire Road Jn 11/26 17/31
Denmark Hill 11/31 17/28
Crofton Road Jn 11/32 17/27
Nunhead 11/37 17/24
Lewisham Vale Jn 11/49 17/20
Lewisham 11/50 17/19
Ladywell Jn 11/52 17/14
New Beckenham 11/57 17/10
Beckenham Junction 12.00a [P4] 17.07d [P4]


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