7th August 2021

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The Sussex & Kent Explorer (2 trains)

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

Route : 
1Z71 : Eastbourne to Tonbridge
1Z72 : Tonbridge to Hastings
1Z73 : Hastings to Tonbridge
1Z74 : Tonbridge to Eastbourne

DEMU Route
as listed Eastbourne - Willingdon Jn - Pevensey & Westham - Bexhill - Bopeep Jn - Hastings
as listed Hastings - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge
as listed Tonbridge - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings
as listed Hastings - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge
as listed Tonbridge - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings
as listed Hastings - (reverse of outward route) - Eastbourne

Notes :
(1) The train carried 'Sussex Coast Express' headboards.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Hastings Diesels website

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Eastbourne 09.29d [P1] 09.31   18.55a [P1] 18.45
Willingdon Jn 09/37 09/36   18/45½ 18/36
Pevensey & Westham 09/40 09/41   18/37½ 18/32
Bexhill 09.50a ~ 09.52d [P2] 09.51 ~ 09.52   18.23a ~ 18.25d [P1] 18.21 ~ 18.23
Bopeep Jn SB 09/57½ 09/58   18/18½ 18/17
St Leonards Warrior Square 10.00a ~ 10.01d [P2] 10.01 ~ 10.02   18.14a ~ 18.15d [P1] 18.13 ~ 18.14
Hastings 10.04a ~ 10.11d [P3] 10.05 ~ 10.11   17.59a ~ 18.11d [P2] 18.01 ~ 18.11
St Leonards Warrior Square 10.14a ~ 10.15d [P1] 10.14 ~ 10.15   17.54a ~ 17.55d [P2] 17.54 ~ 17.55
Bopeep Jn 10/17 10/17   17/51½ 17/52
Battle 10.25a ~ 10.27d 10.25 ~ 10.27   17.36a ~ 17.38d 17.35 ~ 17.36
Mountfield Tunnel 10/32½ 10/32   17/31½ 17/30
Robertsbridge 10.36a ~ 10.38d 10.34 ~ 10.39   17.25a ~ 17.27d 17.23 ~ 17.26
Etchingham 10.42a ~ 10.44d 10.42 ~ ?   17.18a ~ 17.20d 17.15 ~ 17.19
Wadhurst Tunnel South 10/53 10/54   17/11 17/08
Wadhurst 10/55 10/55   17/08½ 17/07
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 11/00½ 10/59   17/03½ 17/01
Tunbridge Wells Central 11.03a ~ 11.05d [P1] 11.01 ~ 11.05   16.59a ~ 17.01d [P2] 16.57 ~ 16.59
Wells Tunnel Jn 11/07½ 11/06   16/56½ 16/56
Somerhill Jn 11/11½ 11/10   16/50 16/50
Tonbridge 11.14a [P1] 11.12   16.48d [P2] 16.48

 

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Tonbridge 12.34d [P2] 12.35   16.42a [P2] 16.41
Somerhill Jn 12/36 12/38   16/35½ 16/33
Wells Tunnel Jn 12/41½ 12/45   16/31½ 16/29
Tunbridge Wells Central 12.44a ~ 12.46d [P2] 12.47 ~ 12.50   16.27a ~ 16.29d [P1] 16.25 ~ 16.28
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 12/48½ 12/52   16/24½ 16/24
Wadhurst 12/53½ 12/58   16/19 16/19
Wadhurst Tunnel South 12/56 13/01   16/17 16/18
Etchingham 13.03a ~ 13.05d 13.09 ~ 13.11   16.06a ~ 16.08d 16.06 ~ ?
Robertsbridge 13.10a ~ 13.12d 13.15 ~ 13.16   16.00a ~ 16.02d 15.59 ~ 16.03
Mountfield Tunnel 13/16½ 13/20   15/56½ 15/56
Battle 13.21a ~ 13.31d 13.25 ~ ?   15.49a ~ 15.51d 15.50 ~ 15.51
Bopeep Jn 13/42 13/41   15/41 15/41
St Leonards Warrior Square 13.44a ~ 13.45d [P2] 13.43 ~ 13.44   15.38a ~ 15.39d [P1] 15.38 ~ 15.39
Hastings 13.49a [P4] 13.47   15.35d [P2] 15.35


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z71 : (1001) : St Leonards Depot to Eastbourne

Location Booked
St Leonards Depot 08.40d
Bopeep Jn SB 08/44
St Leonards Warrior Square 08/46
Hastings 08.48 ~ 08.54 [P3]
St Leonards Warrior Square 08/56
Bopeep Jn SB 08/59
Bexhill 09/04
Pevensey & Westham 09/11
Willingdon Jn 09/15
Eastbourne 09.21a [P1]

5Z72 : (1001) : Tonbridge to Tonbridge

Location Booked
Tonbridge 11.19d [P1]
Tonbridge West Yard 11.22 ~ 12.25
Tonbridge 12.28a [P2]

5Z73 : (1001) : Hastings to Hastings

Location Booked
Hastings 13.53d [P4]
Hastings Park Sidings 13.58 ~ 15.29
Hastings 15.33a [P2]

5Z74 : (1001) : Eastbourne to St Leonards Depot

Location Booked
Eastbourne 19.02d [P1]
Willingdon Jn 19/07
Pevensey & Westham 19/10
Bexhill 19/24
St Leonards Sig.BJ64 19.28 ~ 19.33
St Leonards Depot 19.37a


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