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

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


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


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