3rd September 2023

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The Cambridge Clipper

DEMU Used (2) 1001 (formed: 60118 'Tunbridge Wells'+60528+69337+70262+60529+60119+60116 'Mountfield')

Route :
1Z21 : Hastings to Ely
1Z22 : Ely to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - St Leonards Warrior Square - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Petts Wood Jn - Bickley Jn - Bromley South - Shortlands Jn - Beckenham Junction - Bromley Jn - Crystal Palace - West Norwood - Streatham Hill - Balham - Clapham Junction - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - West Hampstead - Gospel Oak - Camden Road Jn - Camden Road Central Jn - York Way North Jn - Copenhagen Jn - Finsbury Park - Potters Bar - Welwyn Garden City - Stevenage - Hitchin - Letchworth - Royston - Shepreth Branch Jn - Cambridge - Ely
as listed Ely - (reverse of outward route) (3) - Hastings

Notes :
(1) Tour postponed from 02/09/23.
(2) Recently overhauled power car 60119 was added to the usual consist.
(3) The return leg was diverted via Hitchin, due to a signalling failure in the Harlow area.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains & Open Rail Live Railway Data)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 08.04d [P4] 08.04 [P2]   22.53a [P3] 22.54
St Leonards Warrior Square 08.07a ~ 08.09d [P1] 08.06 ~ 08.08   22.48a ~ 22.49d [P2] 22.49 ~ 22.51
Bopeep Jn SB 08/11½ 08/11   22/44½ 22/47
Battle 08.20a ~ 08.22d 08.19 ~ 08.21   22.34a ~ 22.35d 22.32 ~ ?
Mountfield Tunnel 08/27½ 08/26   22/29 22/26
Robertsbridge 08/29½ 08/28   22/26 22/24
Etchingham 08.31a ~ 08.33d 08.31 ~ ?   22.20a ~ 22.22d 22.20 ~ 22.21
Wadhurst Tunnel South 08/41 08/42   22/12 22/13
Wadhurst 08/44 08/43   22/10 22/11
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 08/48½ 08/48   22/02 22/05
Tunbridge Wells Central 08.50a ~ 08.52d [P1] 08.49 ~ 08.52   21.53a ~ 21.59d [P2] 22.02 ~ 22.04
Wells Tunnel Jn 08/53½ 08/53   21/49 22/00
Somerhill Tunnel 08/58½ 08/57   21/40 21/55
Tonbridge 09.00a ~ 09.09d [P1] 08.59 ~ 09.09   21.33a ~ 21.38d [P3] 21.50 ~ 21.52
Sevenoaks 09/22 [P1] 09/21   21/23 [P3] 21/30
Orpington 09/30 [P2] [UF] 09/30   21/13 [P3] 21/21
Petts Wood Jn 09/32 [UFV] 09/32   21/11 [DF] 21/17
Bickley Jn 09/35 [UCF] 09/34   21/09 [DFV] 21/15
Bromley South 09.39a ~ 09.40d [P1] 09.37 ~ 09.39   21.04a ~ 21.06d [P2] 21.09 ~ 21.11
Shortlands Jn 09/42½ 09/41   21/02½ [DCF] 21/07
Beckenham Junction 09/45 09/44   21/00½ 21/05
Bromley Jn 09/49 09/49   20/56 21/00
Crystal Palace 09/51½ [P1] 09/51   20/54 [P2] 20/57
West Norwood 09/55 [P1] 09/55   20/46½ [P2] 20/46
West Norwood Jn 09/55½ 09/56   20/46 20/45
Streatham Hill 09/57½ [P1] 09/58   20/43 [P2] 20/41
Balham 10/06½ [P2] [UBS] 10/04   20/37½ [P1] 20/37
Clapham Junction 10/11½ [P16] 10/10   20*29 ~ 20*31 [P17] [DBS] 20.18 ~ 20.30
Latchmere Jn 10/13½ 10/12   20/25½ 20/15
West Brompton 10/15½ [P4] 10/14   20/21 [P3] 20/11
Kensington Olympia 10.18a ~ 10.20d [P2] 10.16 ~ 10.19   20.16a ~ 20.18d [P3] 20.08 ~ 20.10
Shepherds Bush 10/22 [P1] 10/20   20/14½ [P1] 20/06
North Pole Jn 10/23 10/22   20/13 20/03
Mitre Bridge Jn 10/24 10/24   20/11½ 20/02
Willesden Junction HL 10c29 ~ 10c30 [P4] 10/31?   20.07a ~ 20.08d [P5] 20/00
Kensal Green Jn 10/31½ 10/32   20/06 19/58
West Hampstead 10/38 [P2] 10/39   19/58½ [P1] 19/52
Gospel Oak 10/45 [P2] 10/46   19/51½ [P1] 19/46
Camden Road Jn 10/49 10/51   19/47 19/41
Camden Road Central Jn 10/51½ ?   DIV ?
York Way North Jn 10/53½ 10/56   DIV ?
Copenhagen Jn 10/55 [DS] 10/57   DIV ?
Holloway South Jn 10/57 10/58   DIV ?
Finsbury Park 10/59 [P7] [DS2] 11/00 [P7]   DIV 19.26 ~ 19.30
Alexandra Palace 11/02½ [P3] [DS] 11/06   DIV 19/02
Potters Bar 11/10½ [P4] 11/15   DIV 18/54
Welwyn Garden City 11/20 [P3] 11/22   DIV 18/47
Digswell Jn 11/21½ [DF] 11/23   DIV ?
Woolmer Green Jn 11/24 [DS] 11/25   DIV 18/44
Stevenage 11/28 [P4] [DS] 11/29   DIV 18/39
Hitchin 11/37 [P2] 11/37   DIV 18/33
Letchworth 11/41½ [P2] 11/46   DIV 18/29
Royston 11/52½ [P2] 11/55   DIV 18/19
Foxton 11/59½ 12/00   DIV ?
Camden Road East Jn - -   19/45½ DIV
Westbourne Road Jn - -   19/42½ [NL] DIV
Highbury & Islington - -   19/41 DIV
Canonbury West Jn - -   19/40 DIV
Navarino Road Jn - -   19/35 DIV
Lea Jn - -   19*19 ~ 19*29 DIV
High Meads Jn - -   19/14½ DIV
Temple Mills East Jn - -   19/12½ DIV
Coppermill Jn - -   19/06½ DIV
Tottenham South Jn - -   19/05½ DIV
Brimsdown - -   18/58½ DIV
Cheshunt - -   18/55 [P1] DIV
Broxbourne - -   18/50½ [P2] DIV
Broxbourne Jn - -   18/48½ DIV
Harlow Town - -   18/43 [P2] DIV
Bishops Stortford - -   18/32 [P2] DIV
Stansted Mountfitchet - -   18/27 DIV
Stansted North Jn - -   18/25 DIV
Audley End - -   18/16 [P1] DIV
Shepreth Branch Jn 12/06 12/05   18/04 18/05
Cambridge 12.10a ~ 12.13d [P7] 12.11 ~ 12.14   17.54a ~ 18.00d [P8] 17.55 ~ 18.00 [P8]
Coldham Lane Jn 12/16 12/17   17/48 17/50
Cambridge North 12/18 [P2] 12/18   17/46½ [P1] 17/49
Waterbeach 12/22 12/21   17/44 17/45
Ely Dock Jn 12/31½ 12/29   17/34 17/36
Ely 12.34a [P1] 12.30 [P1]   17.33d [P1] 17.35


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z20 : (1001) : St Leonards T&RSMD to Hastings

Location Booked
St Leonards T&RSMD 07.39d
Bopeep Jn SB 07/46
St Leonards Warrior Square 07/48
Hastings 07.52a [P4]

5Z21 : (1001) : Ely to Ely Reception

Location Booked
Ely 12.40d [P1]
Ely Reception 12.42a

5Z22 : (1001) : Ely Reception to Ely

Location Booked
Ely Reception 17.24d
Ely 17.26a [P1]

5Z23 : (1001) : Hastings to St Leonards T&RSMD

Location Booked
Hastings 23.05d [P3]
St Leonards Warrior Square 23/07
Bopeep Jn SB 23/09
St Leonards T&RSMD 23.12a


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