17th July 2021
Hastings Diesels Ltd
The Wedding Belle / Medway Valley Meanderer
| DEMU Used | 1001 (formed: 60118 'Tunbridge Wells'+60501+69337+70262+60529+60116 'Mountfield') |
Route :
1Z87 : New Eltham to London Cannon Street
1Z88 : London Cannon Street to Tonbridge
| DEMU | Route |
| as listed | New Eltham - Sidcup - Crayford Spur - Crayford Creek Jn - Perry Street Fork Jn - Barnehurst - Eltham - Blackheath - Lewisham - New Cross - London Bridge - London Cannon Street |
| as listed | London Cannon Street - London Bridge - Greenwich - Charlton - Woolwich Arsenal - Plumstead - Slade Green - Crayford Creek Jn - Dartford - Gravesend - Strood - Maidstone West - Paddock Wood - Tonbridge |
Notes :
(1) These two trains were private charters. 1Z87 ran as a Wedding Special.
Sources : Nick Bartlett & Hastings Diesels website
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Timings (Booked &
Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| New Eltham | 15.27d [P2] | 15.27 |
| Sidcup | 15/29½ | 15/29 |
| Crayford | 15/34½ | 15/33 |
| Crayford Spur 'B' | 15/35½ | ? |
| Crayford Spur | 15.36 ~ 15.37 | ? |
| Crayford Spur 'A' | 15/38 | ? |
| Crayford Creek Jn | 15/39 | ? |
| Perry Street Fork Jn | 15/40 | ? |
| Barnehurst | 15/44 | 15/42 |
| Eltham | 15/55 | 15/53 |
| Blackheath | 16/01 [P1] | 15/59 |
| Lewisham | 16/05 [P3] | 16/03 |
| St Johns | 16/06½ [SL] | 16/04 |
| New Cross | 16/07½ [B] | 16/05 |
| North Kent East Jn | 16/08 | 16/06 |
| Surry Canal Jn | 16/09 | ? |
| London Bridge | 16/12½ [P3] | 16/13 |
| Borough Market Jn | 16/14 [UPC] | ? |
| London Cannon Street | 16.16a [P7] | 16.19 |
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| London Cannon Street | 17.30d [P7] | 17.30 |
| Borough Market Jn | 17/32½ [DRV] | ? |
| London Bridge | 17/34 [P1] | 17/32 |
| North Kent East Jn | 17/38½ | 17/36 |
| Greenwich | 17/40½ | ? |
| Charlton | 17/45 [P2] | 17/48 |
| Woolwich Arsenal | 17/48½ [P2] | 17/52 |
| Plumstead | 17/50½ | 17/54 |
| Slade Green | 18/02 | 18/06 |
| Crayford Creek Jn | 18/03 | ? |
| Crayford Spur 'A' | 18/04 | ? |
| Dartford Jn | 18/05 [DM] | ? |
| Dartford | 18/09 [P4] | 18/12 |
| Springhead Jn | 18/24 | 18/25 |
| Gravesend | 18/27 [P1] | 18/28 |
| Hoo Junction | 18/32 | 18/33 |
| Strood | 18/40 [P1] | 18/40 |
| Cuxton | 18/44 | 18/43 |
| Maidstone West | 19/06 [P2] | 19/05 |
| East Farleigh | 19/09 | ? |
| Wateringbury | 19/12½ | 19/11 |
| Paddock Wood | 19/20 [P2] | 19/19 |
| Tonbridge | 19.27a [P2] | 19.27 |
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Associated E.C.S. Workings
5Z87 : (1001) : St Leonards Depot to New Eltham
| Location | Booked |
| St Leonards Depot | 11.40d |
| Bopeep Jn SB | 11/42 |
| St Leonards Warrior Square | 11/45 |
| Hastings | 11.49 ~ 11.55 [P4] |
| St Leonards Warrior Square | 11/58 |
| Bopeep Jn | 12/02 |
| Battle | 12/12 |
| Mountfield Tunnel | 12/19 |
| Robertsbridge | 12/23 |
| Wadhurst Tunnel South | 12/33 |
| Wadhurst | 12/35 |
| Strawberry Hill Tunnel | 12/46 |
| Tunbridge Wells Central | 12/48 |
| Wells Tunnel Jn | 12/50 |
| Somerhill Jn | 12/55 |
| Tonbridge | 12.57 ~ 12.59 [P2] |
| Paddock Wood | 13/08 |
| Wateringbury | 13/15 |
| East Farleigh | 13/19 |
| Maidstone West | 13/21 |
| Cuxton | 13/31 |
| Strood | 13/39 [P2] |
| Hoo Junction | 13/44 |
| Gravesend | 13/54 [P1] |
| Springhead Jn | 13/57 |
| Dartford | 14/09 [P2] |
| Dartford Jn | 14/10 |
| Crayford Spur 'B' | 14/14 |
| Crayford | 14/16 |
| Sidcup | 14/24 |
| Lee | 14/33 |
| Hither Green | 14/36 [P5] |
| Parks Bridge Jn | 14/39 |
| St Johns | 14/44 |
| New Cross | 14.46 ~ 15.04 [B] |
| St Johns | 15/05 |
| Parks Bridge Jn | 15/07 |
| Hither Green | 15/10 [P6] |
| Lee | 15/12 |
| New Eltham | 15.18a [P2] |
5Z88 : (1001) : Tonbridge to St Leonards Depot
| Location | Booked |
| Tonbridge | 19.34d [P2] |
| Somerhill Jn | 19/37 |
| Wells Tunnel Jn | 19/43 |
| Tunbridge Wells Central | 19/45 |
| Strawberry Hill Tunnel | 19/46 |
| Wadhurst | 19/53 |
| Wadhurst Tunnel South | 19/54 |
| Robertsbridge | 20/03 |
| Mountfield Tunnel | 20/06 |
| Battle | 20/12 |
| Bopeep Jn | 20/24 |
| St Leonards Warrior Square | 20/27 |
| Hastings | 20.34 ~ 20.45 [P3] |
| St Leonards Warrior Square | 20/48 |
| Bopeep Jn SB | 20/50 |
| St Leonards Depot | 20.57a |