7th May 2022

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The Worcester Sauce DEMU

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

Route :
1Z65 : Hastings to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z66 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - St Leonards Warrior Square - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Edenbridge - Godstone - Redhill - Reigate - Gomshall - Shalford - Guildford - Ash - Aldershot South Jn - North Camp - Wokingham - Reading - Didcot East Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Wolvercote Jn - Charlbury - Moreton-in-Marsh - Evesham - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill
as listed Worcester Shrub Hill - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes:
(1) John Clifford's comments: The tour was booked to follow the 09.50 London Paddington - Hereford from Didcot North Jn. However the 09.50 had been delayed and followed the 10.30 Didcot Parkway to Oxford stopper from Didcot North Jn, instead of preceding it. The 09.50 had been 8 minutes late at Didcot North Jn, which became 14 minutes late leaving Oxford. Furthermore the 10.30 from Didcot Parkway left late for Oxford sidings. Consequently we left Oxford just over 10 minutes late and encountered a few checks on the way to Worcester. Some pathing allowances let us get to Worcester Shrub Hill only slightly late. The return journey to Oxford was achieved without problem.

Source : John Clifford (on the tour from/to Oxford)

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

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 07.17d [P3] 07.17   21.18a [P3] 21.18
St Leonards Warrior Square 07.20a ~ 07.21d [P1] 07.19 ~ 07.21   21.14a ~ 21.15d [P2] 21.13 ~ 21.15
Bopeep Jn SB 07/23 07/23   21/12½ 21/11
Battle 07.32a ~ 07.33d 07.31 ~ 07.33   21.02a ~ 21.04d 20.58 ~ ?
Mountfield Tunnel 07/39 07/40   20/56½ 20/53
Robertsbridge 07/41 07/43   20/54 20/50
Etchingham 07.43a ~ 07.45d 07.45 ~ 07.46   20.49a ~ 20.51d 20.45 ~ 20.47
Wadhurst Tunnel South 07/53 07/56   20/42 20/38
Wadhurst 07/56 07/57   20/40 20/37
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 08/00½ 08/02   20/32½ 20/31
Tunbridge Wells Central 08.02a ~ 08.04d [P1] 08.04 ~ 08.06   20.28a ~ 20.30d [P2] 20.27 ~ 20.29
Wells Tunnel Jn 08/06 08/07   20/25½ 20/26
Somerhill Tunnel 08/10 08/11   20/20½ 20/20
Tonbridge 08.12a ~ 08.14d [P2] 08.13 ~ 08.15   20.15a ~ 20.19d [P1] 20.14 ~ 20.18
Edenbridge 08/27 ?   20/06 20/00
Godstone 08/40 08/32   20/00 19/56
Redhill 08.51a ~ 09.05d [P2] 08.40 ~ 09.05   19.31a ~ 19.50d [P0] 19.35 ~ 19.48 [P0]
Reigate 09/12 09/09   19/27 19/32
Dorking Deepdene 09/20½ 09/19   19/21 19/25
Gomshall 09/28½ 09/30   19/15 19/20
Shalford 09/37½ 09/37   19/08 19/12
Shalford Jn 09/39 09/38   19/06½ 19/11
Guildford 09.42a ~ 09.44d [P5] 09.41 ~ 09.44   19.00a ~ 19.02d [P8] 19.06 ~ 19.07
Ash 09/53 09/56   18/52 18/58
Aldershot South Jn 09/54 09/57   18/49½ 18/57
North Camp 09/55 09/58   18/47½ 18/56
Blackwater Sig.WM530 - -   18/41 18/51
Blackwater 09/59½ 10/02   ? ?
Wokingham 10/06½ [P2] 10/10   18/34 [P1] 18/44
Earley 10/14 10/14   18/29 18/39
Reading Spur Jn 10/17 10/18   18/26 18/36
Reading New Jn 10/18 [DM] 10/19   - -
Reading Southern Jn - -   18/25½ 18/35
Reading 10.19a ~ 10.21d [P8] [FVL] 10.20 ~ 10.23   18.21a ~ 18.23d [P15] 18.27 ~ 18.34
Reading High Level Jn 10/22 [FVL] 10/24   - -
Reading West Jn 10/22½ [DR] 10/25   18/19½ [UR] 18/24
Goring & Streatley 10/29½ [P3] [DR] 10/33   18/13 [P4] [UR] 18/17
Didcot East Jn 10/37 10/42   18/06½ [UR] 18/09
Didcot North Jn 10/40 10/44   18/05½ 18/08
Kennington Jn 10/47 10/52   17/57½ 18/01
Oxford 10.52a ~ 10.54d [P4] [DM] 11.02 ~ 11.04½ [P4] [DM]   17.53a ~ 17.55d [P4] 17.55½ ~ 17.58 [P4]
Oxford North Jn 10/57 11/06   17/46½ [UM-DM] 17/51 [DM]
Wolvercote Jn 11/02 11/10   17/45 [UM] 17/47½ [UM]
Sig.OD2425 - 11.11 ~ 11.15   - -
Charlbury 11/12½ 11/26½   17/37 17/38 [P2]
Sig.AW2413 - 11.32 ~ 11.34   - -
Ascott-under-Wychwood 11/21 [P1] 11/35 [P1]   17/33 [P2] 17/34 [P2]
Moreton-in-Marsh 11.36 ~ 11.36 [P1] 11/50 [P1]   17/22 17/24½ [P2]
Honeybourne 11/50 ?   17/12 ?
Evesham 11.57 ~ 11.57 12.07½ ~ 12.08 [P1]   17/07 17/07 [P2]
Norton Jn 12/14½ 12/21   16/56 16/57
Worcester Shrub Hill 12.28a [P1] 12.28½ [P1]   16.50d [P1] 16.50 [P1]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z64 : (1001) : St Leonards T&R.S.M.D. to Hastings

Location Booked
St Leonards T&R.S.M.D. 06.48d
Bopeep Jn SB 06/58
St Leonards Warrior Square 07/00
Hastings 07.03a [P3]

5Z65 : (1001) : Worcester Shrub Hill to Worcester L.M.D.
(The stock was actually berthed in Worcester Long Siding)

Location Booked Actual
Worcester Shrub Hill 12.39d [P1] 12.37 [P1]
Worcester L.M.D. 12.43a  

5Z66 : (1001) : Worcester L.M.D. to Worcester Shrub Hill

Location Booked Actual
Worcester L.M.D. 16.37d  
Worcester Shrub Hill 16.40a [P1] 16.21½ [P1]

5Z67 : (1001) : Hastings to St Leonards T&R.S.M.D.

Location Booked
Hastings 21.21d [P3]
Hastings Park Sidings 21.25 ~ 21.50
Hastings 21/56 [P3]
St Leonards Warrior Square 21/59
Bopeep Jn SB 22/00
St Leonards T&R.S.M.D. 22.11a


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