13th July 2024

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The Derby Researcher

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

Route :
1Z24 : Hastings to Derby
1Z25 : Derby 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 - Herne Hill - Brixton - Shepherds Lane Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - New Kew Jn - Kew East Jn - South Acton - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Canal Wharf - Neasden Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Brent Curve Jn - Hendon - St Albans City - Luton - Bedford - Wellingborough - Kettering - Market Harborough - Leicester - Loughborough - Trent South Jn - Spondon - Derby
as listed Derby - (reverse of outward route) - Voltaire Road Jn - Denmark Hill - Nunhead - Catford - Bellingham - Shortlands Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Source : John Clifford (on the tour from Bromley South, returned to Clapham Junction)

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

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 07.02d [P3] 07.02   21.17a [P3] 21.03
St Leonards Warrior Square 07.05a ~ 07.08d [P1] 07.04 ~ 07.08   21.13a ~ 21.15d [P2] 20.59 ~ 21.01
Bopeep Jn SB 07/10 07/10   21/10 20/57
Crowhurst 07.18a ~ 07.20d 07.15 ~ 07.20   20.59a ~ 21.01d 20.50 ~ 20.51
Battle 07.25a ~ 07.27d 07.23 ~ 07.26   20.54a ~ 20.56d 20.44 ~ 20.45
Mountfield Tunnel 07/33 07/31   20/49 20/40
Robertsbridge 07/35 07/33   20/46 20/37
Etchingham 07.38a ~ 07.40d 07.36 ~ 07.37   20.41a ~ 20.43d 20.33 ~ 20.34
Wadhurst Tunnel South 07/48 07/49   20/37 ?
Wadhurst 07/51 07/50   20/35 20/24
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 07/56 07/55   20/27 ?
Tunbridge Wells Central 07.58a ~ 08.00d [P1] 07.57 ~ 07.59   20.22a ~ 20.24d [P2] 20.14 ~ 20.17
Wells Tunnel Jn 08/02 08/00   20/19 20/12
Somerhill Tunnel 08/06 08/04   20/14 20/06
Tonbridge 08.08a ~ 08.12d [P1] 08.07 ~ 08.12   20.10a ~ 20.12d [P3] 20.02 ~ 20.04
Sevenoaks 08*25 ~ 08*32 [P3] 08.24 ~ 08.31   20/01 [P3] 19/52
Orpington 08/44 [P2] [UF] 08/41   19/47½ [P3] 19/42
Petts Wood Jn 08/46 [UFV] 08/44   19/43 [DF] 19/37
Bickley Jn 08/51 [UCF] 08/46   19/34½ [DFV] 19/23
Bromley South 08.56a ~ 08.58d [P1] 08.48 ~ 08.58 [P1] [UCF]   19.30a ~ 19.32d [P2] 19.17 ~ 19.20
Shortlands Jn 09/01 09/00   19/25 [DCF] 19/15
Beckenham Junction 09/02½ 09/01 [P2]   - -
Kent House 09/03½ [P2] 09/02 [P2]   - -
Herne Hill 09/08 [P2] 09/08 [P2]   - -
Brixton 09/09 [P1] 09/09½ [P1]   - -
Shepherds Lane Jn 09/11 [AL] 09/10 [ML]   - -
Bellingham - -   19/16½ [P2] 19/12
Catford - -   19/14 [P2] 19/10
Nunhead - -   19/08 [P2] 19/06
Crofton Road Jn - -   19/03 19/04
Denmark Hill - -   19/01 [P2] 19/02
Voltaire Road Jn 09/12 [AL] 09/11½ [RVL]   18/55½ [AL] 18/57
Factory Jn 09/13½ 09/12½   18/55 [RVL] 18/56
Longhedge Jn 09/15 09/14   18/54 18/55
Clapham Junction 09.18a ~ 09.20d [P5] [DWF] 09.17 ~ 09.20 [P5] [DWF]   18.48a ~ 18.51d [P3] 18.51 ~ 18.52 [P3]
Barnes 09/25 [P3] 09/25 [P3]   18/40 [P1] [UWS] 18/41 [P1] [UWS]
New Kew Jn 09/30 09.31 ~ 09.31½   18/34½ 18.34 ~ 18.35½
Kew East Jn 09/32 09/34   18/32 18/29
South Acton 09/34½ [P2] 09/35 [P2]   18/29 [P1] 18/27 [P1]
Acton Wells Jn 09/39½ 09/39   18/21½ 18.18½ ~ 18.21
Acton Canal Wharf 09/41½ 09/40   18/17 18/17
Neasden Jn 09/45½ ?   18/13 ?
Dudding Hill Jn 09/47½ 09/46½   18/11 18/09
Brent Curve Jn 09/50½ [DHL] 09.50 ~ 09.51½ [DHL]   18/08 18/07
Hendon 09/54½ [DHL] 09/55 [DHL]   18/02 [UHL] 18/03 [UHL]
Silkstream Jn 10/09½ [DS] 09.58½ ~ 10.06 [DS]   17/57 [UHL] 17.57 ~ 17.57½ [UHL]
Radlett Jn 10/20½ 10/21 [DS]   17/47 17/47 [US]
St Albans City 10/27 [P2] [DS] 10/33 [P2] [DS]   17/40 [P1] [US] 17/41 [P1] [US]
Sig.WH272 - -   - 17.36 ~ 17.39½
Harpenden Jn 10/33½ 10/37½ [DS]   17/30 17/30 [US]
Luton 10/45½ [P3] [DS] 10/44 [P3] [DS]   17/21 [P1] [US] 17/22 [P1] [US]
Luton North Jn - -   17/20 17.19 ~ 17.20 [US]
Leagrave Jn 10/49½ [DS] 10/54   17/14½ [US] 17/14 [US]
Sundown South Jn - -   17/12½ 17/12 [US]
Harlington - -   17/11 [P1] [US] 17/10 [P1]
Flitwick 11/02½ [P2] [DS] 10.58 ~ 11.02  [P2] [DS]   17/08 [P1] [US] 17/07½ [P1] {US]
Flitwick Jn 11/05½ [DF] 11/03 [DF]   17/07½ 17/06
Bedford South Jn 11/14½ 11/10½ [DF]   16/57 [US] 16/58 [US]
Bedford 11c16 ~ 11c17 [P4] [DF] 11.12 ~ 11.17 [P4] [DF]   16c51 ~ 16c54 [P3] [DS] 16.52 ~ 16.54 [P3] [DS]
Bedford North Jn 11/19 11/20 [DF]   16/48 [DS] 16.49 ~ 16.49½ [DS]
Sharnbrook Jn 11/24 11/26 [DF]   16/41 16/38 [US]
Wellingborough 11/32 [P1] [DF] 11/34 [P1] [DF]   16/33 [P2] [UF] 16/28 [P2] [UF]
Harrowden Jn 11/33½ 11/36 [DF]   16/31 16/26 [UF]
Kettering South Jn 11/37 11/39½ [DF]   16/27 [UF] 16/23½ [UF]
Kettering 11/38 [P4] 11/40½ [P4] [DF]   16/23 [P1] 16/22 [P3] [UF]
Kettering North Jn 11/39½ 11/42 [DF]   16/18 [US] 16/21 [UF]
Market Harborough 11/47½ 11/50 [P1]   16/09½ 16/13 [P2]
Kilby Bridge Jn 11/56½ 11/59½ [DF]   16/00½ 16/04
Wigston North Jn 11/58½ 12/01 [DM]   15/58½ 16/01½
Leicester 12.02a ~ 12.04d [P4] [SL] 12.07 ~ 12.08½ [P4] [SL]   15.53a ~ 15.55d [P3] [UF] 15.55 ~ 15.57 [P3] [UF]
Syston South Jn 12/09 12/15 [DS]   15/47 15/47 [UF]
Sileby Jn 12/14 12/19 [DS]   15/44 15/45 [UF]
Loughborough 12.20a ~ 12.22d [P3] [DS] 12.24½ ~ 12.26 [P3] [DS]   15.35a ~ 15.38d [P2] [UF] 15.37½ ~ 15.39½ [P2] [UF]
Ratcliffe Jn 12/32 [DF] 12/37 [DF]   15/26½ 15/28
Trent South Jn 12/34 12/38   15/25½ [UF] 15/26½
Sheet Stores Jn 12/35½ 12/38½   15/25 15/26
Spondon 12/40½ 12/45 [P2]   15/19 15/21 [P1]
Way & Works Jn 12/45 [UM] 12/49½ [UM]   15/16 [UM] 15/17 [UM]
Derby 12.46a [P6] 12.51 [P6]   15.14d [P6] 15.15½ [P6]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z24 : (1001) : St Leonards T&RSMD to Hastings

Location Booked
St Leonards T&RSMD 06.40d
Bopeep Jn SB 06/43
St Leonards Warrior Square 06/45
Hastings 06.48a [P3]

5Z25 : (1001) : Derby to Derby

Location Booked
Derby 12.55d [P6]
Chaddesden Curve 12.57 ~ 13.15
Derby 13.17 ~ 14.48 [P7]
Chaddesden Curve 14.50 ~ 14.57
Derby 14.59a [P6]

5Z26 : (1001) : Hastings to St Leonards T&RSMD

Location Booked
Hastings 21.20d [P3]
Park Sidings 21.24 ~ 21.31
Hastings 21/35 [P2]
St Leonards Warrior Square 21/38
Bopeep Jn SB 21/40
St Leonards T&RSMD 21.43a


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