14th September 2024

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The Glevum DEMU

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

Route :
1Z24 : Hastings to Cheltenham Spa
1Z26 : Cheltenham Spa to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - St Leonards Warrior Square - Bopeep Jn - Crowhurst - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Edenbridge - Godstone - Redhill
as listed Redhill - Reigate - Gomshall - Shalford - Guildford - Ash - North Camp - Wokingham - Earley - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Kemble - Stroud - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Gloucester
as listed Gloucester - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa
as listed Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester
as listed Gloucester - (reverse of outward route) - Redhill
as listed Redhill - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes :
(1) 60119 carried unit number 1013.
(2) The outward leg was delayed by a signal failure approaching Wokingham.

Source : John Clifford (joined/left the tour at Reading)

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

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 07.02d [P3] 07.02   21.17a [P3] 21.05
St Leonards Warrior Square 07.05a ~ 07.08d [P1] 07..04 ~ 07.07   21.13a ~ 21.15d [P2] 21.00 ~ 21.02
Bopeep Jn SB 07/10 07/09   21/10 20/58
Crowhurst 07.18a ~ 07.20d 07.15 ~ 07.19   20.59a ~ 21.01d 20.51 ~ ?
Battle 07.25a ~ 07.27d 07.23 ~ 07.26   20.54a ~ 20.56d 20.45 ~ ?
Mountfield Tunnel 07/33 07/31   20/49 20/39
Robertsbridge 07/35 07/33   20/46 20/37
Etchingham 07.38a ~ 07.40d 07.36 ~ 07.37   20.41a ~ 20.43d 20.32 ~ 20.34
Wadhurst Tunnel South 07/48 07/48   20/37 20/25
Wadhurst 07/51 07/50   20/35 20/24
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 07/56 07/54   20/27 20/18
Tunbridge Wells Central 07.58a ~ 08.00d [P1] 07.56 ~ 07.59   20.22a ~ 20.24d [P2] 20.13 ~ 20.16
Wells Tunnel Jn 08/02 08/00   20/19 20/12
Somerhill Tunnel 08/06 08/05   20/14 20/04
Tonbridge 08.08a ~ 08.12d [P1] 08.07 ~ 08.11   19.59a ~ 20.12d [P2] 19.53 ~ 20.01
Edenbridge 08/23 08/24   19/46 19/40
Godstone 08/30 08/30   19/40 19/36
Redhill 08.49a ~ 09.00d [P0] 08.52 ~ 09.00   19.21a ~ 19.30d [P1] 19.22 ~ 19.29
Reigate 09/05½ 09/05   19/18 19/17
Betchworth 09/09 09/08   19/15 19/14
Dorking West 09/12½ 09/10   19/12 19/11
Gomshall 09/17½ 09/16   19/07 19/06
Chilworth 09/21 09/20   19/03 19/01
Shalford 09/23 09/22   19/01 18/59
Shalford Jn 09/24 09/23   18/59 18/58
Guildford 09.27a ~ 09.29d [P8] 09.27 ~ 09.28   18.52a ~ 18.55d [P8] 18.53 ~ 18.54
Ash 09/38 09/38   18/44 18/45
Aldershot South Jn 09/39 09/39   18/43 18/43
North Camp 09/40 09/40   18/42 18/41
Blackwater 09/46 ?   18/38 ?
Wokingham 09/54½ [P2] 10/04   18.29 ~ 18.30 [P1] 18.28 ~ 18.29
Earley 09/59½ 10/08   18/24 18/23
Reading Spur Jn 10/03 10/12   18/21 18/21
Reading Southern Jn 10/04 ?   18/20 18/20
Reading 10.06a ~ 10.08d [P14] [DR] 10.15½ ~ 10.19 [P8] [DM]   18.16a ~ 18.18d [P15] 18.17 ~ 18.18 [P15]
Reading West Jn 10/10 [DR] 10/22 [DR]   18/08½ [UR] 18/14 [UR]
Goring & Streatley 10/17½ [P3] [DR] 10/29 [P3] [DR]   18/00½ [P4] [UR] 18/02 [P4] [UR]
Didcot East Jn 10/25 [DR] 10/36 [DM]   17/54 [UR] 17/55 [UR]
Didcot Parkway 10/27 [P3] [DR] 10/37 [P1] [DM]   17/53 [P4] [UR] 17/54 [P4] [UR]
Foxhall Jn 10/28 [DM] 10/38 [DM]   17/47 [RL] 17/53 [RL]
Wantage Road 10/33½ 10/42 [DM]   17/42 17/46
Challow 10/36½ 10/45   17/39 17/42½ [UM]
Uffington 10/38½ 10/47   17/37 17/41
Swindon 10.50a ~ 10.53d [P3] 10.58 ~ 10.59½ [P3]   17.16a ~ 17.26d [P3] 17.28 ~ 17.29 [P1]
Swindon Jn - -   - 17.24½ ~ 17.26
Rodbourne Jn 10/55 11/02   17/13 17/21½
Kemble 11.10a ~ 11.12d [P2] 11.14 ~ 11.15 [P2]   16.57a ~ 17.00d [P1] 17.03½ ~ 17.04 [P1]
St Mary's LC 11/25 11/25   16/46 16/58
Stroud 11.31a ~ 11.33d [P2] 11.31 ~ 11.31½ [P2]   16.39a ~ 16.41d [P1] 16.53 ~ 16.53½ [P1]
Standish Jn 11/40 11/37   16/33 16/47
Gloucester Yard Jn 11/47 11/46   16/27½ 16/39
Horton Road Jn 11/48 11/47   16/25½ 16/37
Gloucester 11.50a ~ 11.57d [P1] 11.48½ ~ 11.57½ [P1]   16.18a ~ 16.24d [P4] 16.27 ~ 16.35½ [P4]
Horton Road Jn 11/59 [ML] 11/59 [ML]   16/17½ 16.23 ~ 16.24
Barnwood Jn 12/00 12/01   16/15½ 16/21 [ML]
Cheltenham Spa 12.06a [P2] 12.09 [P2]   16.09d [P1] 16.15 [P1]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

3Z24 : (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) : Cheltenham Spa to Gloucester Horton Road

Location Booked Actual
Cheltenham Spa 12.09d [P2] 12.15 [P2]
Alstone C.S. 12.11 ~ 12.17  
Cheltenham Spa 12/19 [P1]  
Barnwood Jn 12/25  
Horton Road Jn 12.28 ~ 12.49  
Gloucester 12.51 ~ 13.01 [P4]  
Horton Road Jn 13.04 ~ 13.07  
Gloucester Horton Road 13.10a  

3Z26 : (1001) : Gloucester Horton Road to Cheltenham Spa

Location Booked Actual
Gloucester Horton Road 14.48d  
Horton Road Jn 14.53 ~ 14.58  
Gloucester 15.01 ~ 15.09 [P4]  
Horton Road Jn 15/12  
Barnwood Jn 15/13  
Cheltenham Spa 15/19 [P2]  
High Street Loop 15.22 ~ 15.52  
Cheltenham Sig.G422 15.53 ~ 15.57  
Cheltenham Spa 16.02a [P1] 16.09 [P1]

5Z27 : (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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