8th June 2024

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The Lincolnshire Poacher

DEMU Used (1) 1001 (formed: 60118 'Tunbridge Wells'+60528+69337+70262+60529+60119+60116 'Mountfield')

Route :
1Z44 : Hastings to Skegness
1Z45 : Skegness to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - St Leonards Warrior Square - Bopeep Jn - Crowhurst - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Petts Wood Jn - Bickley Jn - Bromley South - Shortlands Jn - Beckenham Junction - Kent House - Herne Hill - Brixton - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - West Hampstead - Gospel Oak - Junction Road Jn - Upper Holloway - Harringay Park Jn - Harringay - (via ECML) - Peterborough - Spalding - Sleaford
as listed Sleaford - Boston - Skegness
as listed Skegness - Boston - Sleaford
as listed Sleaford - (reverse of outward route) - Harringay - Finsbury Park - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Central Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes :
(1) 60119 carried unit number 1013.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 06.08d [P3] 06.08   22.17a [P2] 22.18
St Leonards Warrior Square 06.11a ~ 06.13d [P1] 06.10 ~ 06.13   22.13a ~ 22.15d [P2] 22.14 ~ 22.15
Bopeep Jn SB 06/15 06/15   22/10 22/12
Crowhurst 06.22a ~ 06.24d 06.21 ~ 06.23   22.04a ~ 22.05d 22.04 ~ 22.05
Battle 06.29a ~ 06.31d 06.27 ~ 06.31   21.57a ~ 21.59d 21.57 ~ 21.58
Mountfield Tunnel 06/36 06/36   21/52 21/51
Robertsbridge 06/38 06/38   21/49 21/45
Etchingham 06.42a ~ 06.44d 06.40 ~ 06.41   21.42a ~ 21.45d 21.40 ~ 21.42
Wadhurst Tunnel South 06/52 06/53   21/32 21/32
Wadhurst 06/55 06/54   21/30 21/27
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 07/00 06/59   21/19 21/18
Tunbridge Wells Central 07.02a ~ 07.04d [P1] 07.01 ~ 07.04   21.13a ~ 21.16d [P2] 21.13 ~ 21.16
Wells Tunnel Jn 07/06 07/05   21/10 21/11
Somerhill Tunnel 07/10 07/09   21/04 21/04
Tonbridge 07.12a ~ 07.14d [P2] 07.12 ~ 07.14   20.52a ~ 21.02d [P2] 20.55 ~ 21.01
Sevenoaks 07/26 [P1] 07/24   20*31 ~ 20*40 [P4] 20.31 ~ 20.40
Orpington 07/36 [P2] [UF] 07/36   20/18 [P3] 20/15
Petts Wood Jn 07/38 [UFV] 07/38   20/16 [DF] 20/11
Bickley Jn 07/41 [UCF] 07/41   20/14 [DFV] 20/10
Bromley South 07.43a ~ 07.46d [P1] 07.43 ~ 07.45   20.09a ~ 20.12d [P2] 20.01 ~ 20.06
Shortlands Jn 07/49 07/47   20/07 [DCF] 19/59
Beckenham Junction 07/51 07/49   20/05 19/58
Kent House 07/53 [P2] 07/50   20/04 [P3] 19/57
Herne Hill 07/57 [P2] 07/55   19/59 [P3] 19/52
Brixton 07/59 [P1] 07/58   19/58 [P2] 19/51
Shepherds Lane Jn 08/00 [AL] 07/59   19/57½ 19/50
Voltaire Road Jn 08/01 [AL] 08/00   19/56 19/48
Factory Jn 08/03 08/03   19/55 [RVL] 19/45
Longhedge Jn 08/05 [DKL] 08/04   19*46 ~ 19*52 19/44
Latchmere Jn 08*08 ~ 08*10 [DWL] 08.07 ~ 08.09   19/43 [UKL] 19/42
West Brompton 08/15 [P4] 08/14   19/39 [P3] 19/38
Kensington Olympia 08.19a ~ 08.21d [P2] 08.18 ~ 08.21   19.32a ~ 19.35d [P3] 19.34 ~ 19.35
Shepherds Bush 08/24 [P2] 08/22   19/30 [P1] 19/32
North Pole Jn 08/25 08/24   19/28 19/30
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/27 08/26   19/26 [UWL] 19/29
Willesden Junction HL 08c30 ~ 08c31 [P4] 08/31?   19c22 ~ 19c23 [P5] 19.20 ~ 19.23
Kensal Green Jn 08/33 08/32   19/20 19/17
West Hampstead 08/40 [P2] 08/37   19/13 [P1] 19/11
Gospel Oak 08/46 08/43   19/06 [P1] 19/04
Junction Road Jn 08/49 08/47   - -
Upper Holloway 08/51 [P2] 08/48   - -
Harringay Park Jn 08/55 08/51   - -
Camden Road Jn - -   19/01 18/59
Camden Road Central Jn - -   18*55 ~ 18*59 ?
York Way North Jn - -   18/52 18/55
Copenhagen Jn - -   18/51 18/54
Holloway South Jn - -   18/48 [US] 18/51
Finsbury Park - -   18*40 ~ 18*46 [P1] 18/48
Harringay 08/57 [DS2] ?   18/37 18/45
Alexandra Palace 09/00 [P3] [DS] 08/57   18/32 [P1] [US2] 18/43
Potters Bar 09/09 [P4] [DS] 09/11   18/23 [P1] [US] 18/35
Welwyn Garden City 09/21 [P3] [DS] 09/23   18/16 [P2] [US] 18/28
Digswell Jn 09*23 ~ 09*26 [DF] ? ~ 09.26   18/14 [US] 18/27
Woolmer Green Jn 09/30 [DF] 09/30   18/12 18/25
Stevenage 09/34 [P3] [DF] 09/34   18/08 [P2] [UF] 18/22
Hitchin 09/38 [DF] 09/39   18/03 [UF] 18/18
Cadwell Sig.K718 - -   18/00 [UF] ?
Biggleswade 09/46 [P3] [DF] 09/46   17/50 [P1] [US] 18/09
Sandy 09/51 [P2] [DS] 09/50   17/47 [P1] [US] 18/06
Huntingdon 10/03 [P3] [DS] 10/10 [P3]   17/34 [P2] [US] 17/53
Conington South Jn 10/11½ [DS] 10/19   17/27 [UF] 17/45
Holme Jn 10/13 [DF] 10/20   17/25½ [UF] 17/44
Fletton Jn 10/18 [DS] 10/26   17/21 [UF] 17/37
Peterborough 10c21 ~ 10c27 [P5] [DS] 10.29 ~ 10.32   17c16 ~ 17c18 [P1] 17.31 ~ 17.32
Marholm Jn 10/31 [WL] 10/36   - -
Werrington Jn - -   17/11 [US] 17/25
Glinton Jn 10/33 10/38   17/09 17/23
Spalding 10/46 [P2] 10/52   16/55 [P1] 17/11
Sleaford South Jn 11/13 11/14   16/39 16/53
Sleaford 11.17a ~ 11.25d [P3] 11.19 ~ 11.26 [P3]   16.29a ~ 16.36d [P1] 16.45 ~ 16.50
Heckington 11/33 ?   16/21 ?
Hubberts Bridge 11/42 ?   16/12 ?
Boston 11.51a ~ 11.55d 11.51 ~ 11.56   16.01a ~ 16.04d 16.17 ~ 16.22
Sibsey SB 12/04 12/05   15/52 16/08
Bellwater Jn SB 12/11 12/12   15/45 15/53
Wainfleet 12/22 ?   15/34 ?
Skegness 12.32a [P3] 12.33   15.25d [P3] 15.26


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z44 : (1001) : St Leonards T&RSMD to Hastings

Location Booked
St Leonards T&RSMD 05.50d
Bopeep Jn SB 05/53
St Leonards Warrior Square 05/56
Hastings 05.59a [P3]

5Z45 : (1001) : Hastings to St Leonards T&RSMD

Location Booked
Hastings 22.32d [P2]
St Leonards Warrior Square 22/35
Bopeep Jn SB 22/37
St Leonards T&RSMD 22.40a


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