14th September 2019

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The Ludgershall Legionnaire

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

Route : 
1Z20 : Hastings to Ludgershall
1Z21 : Ludgershall to Salisbury
1Z22 : Salisbury to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - St Leonards Warrior Square - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Godstone - Redhill - Dorking Deepdene - Gomshall - Shalford - Guildford - Ash - Farnborough North - Blackwater - Wokingham - Earley - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Bedwyn - Westbury - Warminster - Salisbury - Andover - Ludgershall - Tidworth Road LC - Perham Jn - Tidworth Branch Stub - Ludgershall - Horse Siding No.5 - Ludgershall
as listed Ludgershall - Andover - Salisbury
as listed Salisbury - Dean - Romsey - Chandler's Ford - Eastleigh - Botley - Fareham - Cosham - Farlington Jn - Havant - Petersfield - Haslemere - Guildford - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes : 
 (1) John Clifford's comments: I joined this train at Guildford. Departure was on time, but we were following the 09.30 Redhill - Reading stopper and this meant that there were a number of signal checks. Nevertheless we left Reading almost on time, but were stopped at Oxford Road Jn to let the 07.03 Birch Coppice - Southampton Freight Liner to proceed (it was 10 minutes late at this point). Nothing further untoward occurred and we reached Salisbury a few minutes early. After waiting for the 12.47 Salisbury - Waterloo to go we followed it. Reversal at Andover saw us onto the Ludgershall branch. At Ludgershall we covered the line up to the level crossing (which formerly went on to Ludgershall Camp), the remaining stub of the Tidworth branch and the Horse sidings. Thanks to the M.O.D. for permitting this. The train returned to Andover and, after reversal back to Salisbury. I left the train there.


1001 on arrival at Salisbury with 1Z20 (photo: Neil Markwick)

Source : John Clifford (joined the outward leg at Guildford, returned to Salisbury)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 07.55d [P3] 07.55   22.19a [P3] 22.14
St Leonards Warrior Square 07.58a ~ 08.00d [P1] 07.57 ~ 08.00   22.15a ~ 22.17d [P2] 22.10 ~ 22.11
Bopeep Jn SB 08/03 08/02   22/13 22/08
Battle 08.13a ~ 08.16d 08.12 ~ 08.16   22.02a ~ 22.04d 21.58 ~ 21.59
Mountfield Tunnel 08/21 08/21   21/58 21/54
Robertsbridge 08/23 08/24   21/55 21/52
Etchingham 08.26a ~ 08.29d 08.27 ~ ?   21.49a ~ 21.51d 21.47 ~ 21.48
Wadhurst Tunnel South 08/37 08/39   21/44 21/41
Wadhurst 08/40 08/40   21/42 21/39
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 08/49 08/48   21/34 ?
Tunbridge Wells Central 08.54a ~ 08.58d [P1] 08.55 ~ 08.59   21.30a ~ 21.32d [P1] 21.29 ~ 21.32
Wells Tunnel Jn 09/00 09/00   21/27 21/28
Somerhill Tunnel 09/05 09/04   21/22 21/22
Tonbridge 09.08a ~ 09.12d [P1] 09.07 ~ 09.12   21.17a ~ 21.20d [P1] 21.15 ~ 21.19
Godstone 09/30 09/30   21/03 20/59
Redhill 09.40a ~ 09.46d [P2] 09.39 ~ 09.46   20.48a ~ 20.54d [P2] 20.47 ~ 20.52
Reigate 09/49 09/50   20/45 20/44
Dorking Deepdene 09/55 09/56   20/38½ 20/38
Gomshall 10/01 10/02   20/32 20/33
Shalford 10/08 10/08   20/24 20/25
Shalford Jn 10/09 10/09   20/22 20/24
Guildford 10.11a ~ 10.14d [P8] 10.13 ~ 10.14 [P8]   20.13a ~ 20.19d [P8] 20.17 ~ 20.21

 

Location Booked Actual
Ash 10/23 10/24 [P2]
Aldershot South Jn 10/25 10/25
North Camp 10/28 10/26 [P2]
Sig.GD967 - 10.29 ~ 10.29½
Farnborough North 10/33 10/31
Blackwater 10/39 10/35
Sig.WM531 - 10.36 ~ 10.40
Wokingham 10/46 [P2] 10/49 [P2]
Earley 10/51 10/54 [P1]
Reading Spur Jn 10/53 10/56½
Reading Southern Jn 10/54 10/57
Reading 10*57 ~ 11*00 [P14] [DFR] 10.59 ~ 11.00½ [P14] [DFR]
Oxford Road Jn 11/03 11.03 ~ 11.08½
Southcote Jn 11/07 11/12
Theale 11/10 11/15
Newbury 11/21 11/26 [DM]
Bedwyn 11/33 [P1] 11/38 [P1]
Woodborough 11/44 11/48½
Lavington 11/52 11/55
Heywood Road Jn 12/00 12/02
Westbury 12*05 ~ 12*09 [P2] 12.05½ ~ 12.11½ [P2]
Warminster 12/18 12/20 [P2]
Upton Lovell 12/25 12/25
Wylye AHB 12/31 12/29
Wishford 12/35 12/33½
Wilton Jn 12/40 12/37
Salisbury 12.45a ~ 12.52d [P3] 12.41 ~ 12.52 [P3]
Tunnel Jn 12/55 12/55
Andover 13.13 ~ 13.18 [P1] 13.15 ~ 13.23 [P1]
Ludgershall Branch Stop Board 13.21 ~ 13.26 13.24½ ~ 13.27
Ludgershall 13.46a ~ 13.49 ~ 13.52
Tidworth Road LC - 13.58 ~ 14.04½
Perham Jn - 14.07½ ~ 14.11
Tidworth Branch Stub - 14.14 ~ 14.17
Ludgershall - 14.24 ~ 14.27
Horse Siding No.5 - 14.31½ ~ 14.40
Lugershall ~ 14.45d 14/43
Ludgershall Branch Stop Board 15.05 ~ 15.12 15.05 ~ 15.10
Andover 15.14 ~ 15.30 [P1] 15.12 ~ 15.31
Tunnel Jn 15/47 15/50
Salisbury 15.50a [P4] ~ 18.10d [P4] 15.53½ [P4] ~ 18.12 [P4]
Tunnel Jn 18/13 18/15
Dean 18/24 18/25
Romsey 18/31 [P1] 18/32
Chandler's Ford 18/41 18/37
Eastleigh East Jn 18/45 18/52
Eastleigh 18*50 ~ 18*52 [P2] 18.52 ~ 18.53?
Eastleigh South Jn 18/55 18/55
Botley 19/03 [P2] 19/07
Fareham North Jn 19/09 19/16
Fareham 19/14 [P3] 19/18
Cosham 19/22 [P2] 19/25
Cosham Jn 19/23 19/26
Farlington Jn 19/24 19/27
Havant 19/31 [P1] 19/31
Petersfield 19/44 [P1] 19/46
Haslemere 19/56 [P3] 20/01
Farncombe 20/05 [P1] 20/11
Shalford Jn 20/07 20/13

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z20 : (1001) : St Leonards Depot to Hastings
5Z23 : (1001) : Hastings to St Leonards Depot

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
St Leonards Depot 07.35d   22.32a
Bopeep Jn 07/39   22/29
Hastings 07.44a [P3]   22.25d [P3]

5Z21 : (1001) : Salisbury to Salisbury
5Z22 : (1001) : Salisbury to Salisbury

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Salisbury 16.02d [P4]   18.05a [P4]
Salisbury Sig.SY240 16.04 ~ 16.09   17.58 ~ 18.03
Salisbury 16.11a [P5]   17.56d [P5]


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