5th April 2025

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The East West DEMU

DEMUs Used (1) 1001 (formed: 60000 'Hastings'+60501+60116 'Mountfield') &
1013 (formed: 60118 'Tunbridge Wells'+60528+69337+70262+60529+60119)

Route :
1Z49 : Hastings to Milton Keynes Central
1Z50 : Milton Keynes Central to Bicester Village
1Z51 : Bicester Village to Hastings

DEMUs Route
1013+1001 Hastings - St Leonards Warrior Square - Bopeep Jn - West St Leonards - Crowhurst - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Edenbridge - Godstone - Redhill
1001+1013 Redhill - Reigate - Gomshall - Shalford - Guildford - Ash - North Camp - Wokingham - Earley - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Oxford Parkway - Bicester Village - Gavray Jn - Winslow - Bletchley HL - Milton Keynes Central
1013+1001 Milton Keynes Central - (reverse of outward route) - Redhill
1001+1013 Redhill - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes :
(1) 60116 carried unit number 201001.

Source : John Clifford (joined the tour at Reading, returned to Bicester Village)

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

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 09.02d [P4] 09.02   21.12a [P3] 21.12
St Leonards Warrior Square 09.05a ~ 09.07d [P1] 09.05 ~ 09.07   21.09a ~ 21.10d [P2] 21.07 ~ 21.09
Bopeep Jn SB 09/09 09/09   21/06 21/06
West St Leonards 09.10a ~ 09.12d 09.10 ~ 09.13   21.04a ~ 21.05d 21.03 ~ 21.05
Crowhurst 09.19a ~ 09.21d 09.18 ~ 09.21   20.57a ~ 20.58d 20.57 ~ 20.58
Battle 09.26a ~ 09.28d 09.24 ~ 09.28   20.50a ~ 20.52d 20.50 ~ 20.51
Mountfield Tunnel 09/33 09/33   20/45 20/44
Robertsbridge 09/35 09/36   20/42 20/41
Etchingham 09.39a ~ 09.41d 09.39 ~ ?   20.37a ~ 20.39d 20.34 ~ 20.38
Wadhurst Tunnel South 09/49 09/50   20/30 20/27
Wadhurst 09/52 09/51   20/28 20/25
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 09/58 09/57   20/20 20/19
Tunbridge Wells Central 10.00a ~ 10.02d [P1] 09.59 ~ 10.03   20.15a ~ 20.17d [P2] 20.14 ~ 20.17
Wells Tunnel Jn 10/04 10/04   20/13 20/13
Somerhill Tunnel 10/08 10/09   20/08 20/05
Tonbridge 10.10a ~ 10.12d [P1] 10.12 ~ 10.15   19.52a ~ 20.06d [P2] 19.56 ~ 20.02
Edenbridge 10/23 10/26   19/24 19/22
Godstone 10/30 10/31   19/18 19/16
Redhill 10.52a ~ 11.00d [P0] 10.52 ~ 11.01   18.53a ~ 19.03d [P0] 18.52 ~ 19.03
Reigate 11/05 11/06   18/42 18/41
Betchworth 11/09 11/08   18/38½ 18/37
Dorking West 11/13 11/10   18/35 18/34
Gomshall 11/18 11/16   18/30 18/29
Chilworth 11/22 11/20   18/24 18/24
Shalford 11/24 11/22   18/21 18/22
Shalford Jn 11/25 11/24   18/19 18/21
Guildford 11.28a ~ 11.30d [P5] 11.30 ~ 11.32   18.14a ~ 18.16d [P4] 18.16 ~ 18.18
Ash 11/39 11/43   18/06 18/06
Aldershot South Jn 11/40 11/44   18/04 18/04
North Camp 11/41 11/45   18/03 18/02
Blackwater 11/46 11/50   17/58 17/55
Wokingham 11/54 [P2] 11/57   17/49 [P1] 17/47
Earley 11/58 12/02   17/44 17/43
Reading Spur Jn 12/01 12/04   17/41 17/40
Reading Southern Jn 12/02 12/05   17/40 17/39
Reading 12.04a ~ 12.06d [P13] [DR] 12.07½ ~ 12.13 [P13] [DR]   17.35a ~ 17.37d [P15] 17.35 ~ 17.38
Reading West Jn 12/08 [DR] 12/15½ [DR]   17/33 [UR] 17/32
Goring & Streatley 12/16 [P3] [DR] 12/23 [P3] [DR]   17/22 [P4] [UR] 17/22
Didcot East Jn 12/25 [DR] 12/30 [DR]   17/14 [UR] 17/14
Didcot Parkway 12.26a ~ 12.41d [P3] [DOX] 12.33 ~ 12.40½ [P3] [DOX]   17.10a ~ 17.12d [P5] [UR] 17.10 ~ 17.12
Didcot North Jn 12/44 12/44   17/06 17/02
Kennington Jn 12/52 12/51½   16/58 16/55
Hinksey North 12/54 12/54   16/56 16/53
Oxford 12.57a ~ 13.00d [P4] [DM] 12.57 ~ 13.04 [P4] [DM]   16.47a ~ 16.50d [P3] [UR] 16.48 ~ 16.51
Oxford North Jn 13/04 [DB] 13/07 [DB]   16/44 [UM] 16/45
Woodstock Road Jn 13/06 13/08½   16/42 16/43
Oxford Parkway 13/08 [P2] 13/09½ [P2]   16/41 [P1] 16/42
Bicester Village 13.17a ~ 13.22d [P2] 13.18 ~ 13.24 [P2]   14.49a [P1] ~ 16.30d [P1] 14.52 [P1] ~ 16.33 [P1]
Gavray Jn 13/24 13/25½   14/47 14/50
Claydon West Jn 13/31 13/32   14/34 14/45
Winslow 13/36 13/37 [P2]   14/29 14/41 [P1]
Bletchley HL 13/45 [P7] 13/44 [P7]   14/19 [P8] 14/32 [P8]
Denbigh Hall South Jn 13/47 [SL] 13/46 [DS]   14/17 14/30
Denbigh Hall North Jn 13/52 [FL] 13.48½ ~ 13.49 [FL]   14/14 [US] 14/28 [SL]
Milton Keynes Central 13.55a [P5] 13.55 [P5]   14.11d [P5] [UF] 14.24½ [P5] [FL]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z49 : (1001+1013) : St Leonards T&RSMD to Hastings

Location Booked
St Leonards T&RSMD 08.39d
Bopeep Jn SB 08/42
St Leonards Warrior Square 08/45
Hastings 08.48a [P4]

5Z50 : (1013+1001) : Bicester Village to Bicester Depot
5Z50 : (1001+1013) : Bicester Depot to Bicester Village

Location Booked
Bicester Village 15.00d [P1]
Bicester Depot 15.04 ~ 16.22 [GL]
Bicester Village 16.25a [P1]

5Z51 : (1013+1001) : Hastings to St Leonards T&RSMD

Location Booked
Hastings 21.20d [P3]
St Leonards Warrior Square 21/23
Bopeep Jn SB 21/25
St Leonards T&RSMD 21.28a


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