12th April 1986

Hertfordshire Railtours / Southern Electric Group
The Long Thin Drag

DEMUs Used 1032+1011+1001 (1001 was power cars only) (running as 6+6+2 formation)

Route : 1Z25 throughout

DEMUs Route
1032 leading (1) Hastings - Tonbridge - Bromley South - London Victoria (1)
1001 leading London Victoria - Stewarts Lane Jn - Clapham Junction (Windsor Side)
1032 leading Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia - Mitre Bridge Jn - (via WCML, Weedon) - Rugby - Nuneaton
1001 leading Nuneaton - Hinckley - Leicester - Loughborough - Toton - Pye Bridge Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Rotherham - Aldwarke Jn - Cudworth - Normanton - Altofts Jn - Leeds (2)
1032 leading Leeds - Skipton - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Carlisle
1001 leading Carlisle - (via WCML, Weedon) - Nuneaton - (reverse of outward route) - Clapham Junction
1032 leading Clapham Junction - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria
1001 leading (1) London Victoria - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings (1)

Notes :
(1) Passengers allowed to travel on ECS moves - Hastings to Victoria & return. LASERman comments: according to the drivers diagrams these workings were 04.50 from Hastings arriving at Victoria at 06.32 (crew stop at Orpington 06c08 for conductor driver) and 22.30 from Victoria arriving at Hastings 00.10 (with crew stop at Orpington 22c53 ~ 22c54). These working were also shown as 1Z25. A total of eight Southern Region drivers were diagrammed to work this tour throughout (2 each from Grove Park, St Leonards, Tonbridge and Victoria) with some working over two days making a total of 11 duties. I don’t know how many other crews would also have been involved conducting them once off the Southern.
(2) Break taken at Leeds while units went to Neville Hill for re-fuelling.

Sources : PRAR, Mark Herriott, Kevin Law & LASERman

Photo Review


Two of Mark Harringtons photos, at Ribblehead.


Dent - close to the highest point a Hastings unit has ever been (photo:  LASERman)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Greg Beecroft & LASERman)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 06.52d 06.54½ [P7]   22.19a ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 06/58 07/00   22/13 ?
Longhedge Jn 07/00 07/01½   22/11 ?
Clapham Junction 07.03a ~ 07.13d 07.07½ ~ 07.15 [P5]   21.58a ~ 22.08d 22.02 ~ 22.08½ [P5]
Latchmere Jn 07/16 ?   21/55 ?
Kensington Olympia 07/22 07/24   21/49 21/54½
North Pole Jn 07/24 07/28½   21/46 21.47½ ~ 21.48
Mitre Bridge Jn 07.26 ~ 07.28 07.30½ ~ 07.37½   21.41 ~ 21.43 21.43½ ~ 21.44½
Willesden Junction 07/30 07/39 [FL]   21/39 21/42½
Harrow & Wealdstone South Jn ? [SL]   ? ?
Watford Junction 07.42a ~ 07.44d 07.56½ ~ 07.57½   21.20a ~ 21.22d 21.21½ ~ 21.28½
Tring 08/00 08/14½   21/07 ?
Bletchley 08/13 08/27   20/53 ?
Milton Keynes Central 08.18a ~ 08.20d 08.31 ~ 08.33   20.42a ~ 20.44d 20.48½ ~ 20.49½
Hanslope Jn 08/33 08/42½   20/37 ?
Weedon 08/45 08/54½   20/25 20/30
Rugby 08/57 09/07½   20/14 20/18
Nuneaton 09.12a ~ 09.23d 09.23½ ~ 09.27½ [P5]   19.57a ~ 19.59d 19.57½ ~ 20.01

 

Location Booked Actual
Midland Jn 09/25 09/35
Wigston North Jn 09/43 09/51½
Leicester 09.48a ~ 09.50d 10.00½ ~ 10.03
Syston South Jn 09/56 10/08½
Loughborough 10/08 10/15
Trent Jn 10/10 10/21½
Trent 10/11 10/22½
Trowell Jn 10/18 10/28½
Pye Bridge Jn 10/27 10/37
Morton 10/32 10/43½
Clay Cross South Jn 10/37 10/48
Chesterfield 10/43 10/51½
Dronfield 10/49 10/56½
Dore 10/52 10/59½
Sheffield 10.59a ~ 11.01d 11.06½ ~ 11.07½ [P2]
Wincobank Station Jn 11/05 11/11½
Rotherham 11/08 11/14
Aldwarke Jn 11/12 ?
Cudworth 11/24 11/28
Goose Hill Jn 11/41 11/47
Altofts Jn 11/44 ?
Leeds 11.59a ~ 13.15d [P5?] 12.01½ ~ 13.15½ [P8]
Wortley Jn 13/19 13/19½
Guiseley Jn 13/30 13/29
Keighley 13/39 13/36½
Skipton 13.51a ~ 13.53d 13.46½ ~ 13.47
Hellifield 14/06 13/59
Settle Jn 14/09 14/02
Settle 14/11 14/04½
Blea Moor 14/28 14/21
Dent 14.34a ~ 14.46d 14.28 ~ 14.41½
Ais Gill ? 14/49
Appleby 15/12 15.09½ ~ 15.19½
Petteril Bridge Jn 15/50 15/54
Carlisle 15.54a ~ 16.07d 15.57 ~ 16.09 [P4]
Penrith 16.28a ~ 16.35d 16.30 ~ 16.37
Shap Summit ? 16/53
Tebay 16/56 16/58
Oxenholme 17/08 17/08½
Carnforth 17/19 17/23½
Carnforth Up Loop ? 17.25 ~ 17.27½
Lancaster 17.36a ~ 17.40d 17/34½
Fylde Jn ? [SL]
Preston 17/57 17/53½
Euxton Jn 18/04 18/00
Balshaw Lane 18/06 18/03
Wigan North Western 18/13 18/11½
Springs Branch Jn 18/19 18/12½
Winwick Jn 18/20 ?
Warrington Bank Quay 18.21a ~ 18.23d 18.22½ ~ 18.24
Acton Grange Jn 18/25 18/27½
Weaver Jn 18/31 18/33
Winsford 18/37 ?
Crewe Coal Yard 18/48 18/46
Crewe 18/53 [UF] 18.48 ~ 18.51½ [US]
Madeley 19/04 19/02
Norton Bridge 19/14 19/12
Stafford 19/19 19/17½ [FL]
Whitehouse Jn 19/23 19/22
Colwich 19/26 19/25
Armitage 19/34 19/33
Lichfield TV 19/39 19/37
Tamworth 19/44 19.43 [SL]


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