17th August 1996

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The Crewe & Chester DEMU

DEMU Used 1001 (formed: 60118 'Tunbridge Wells'+60501+70262+60529+60000 'Hastings')

Route : 1Z66 throughout

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Bickley Jn - Bromley South - Shortlands Jn - Beckenham Junction - Herne Hill - Brixton - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden West London Jn - (via WCML, Northampton & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Chester
as listed Chester - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes:
(1) Off tour option: Crewe Works Open Day.

Source : Mark Herriott (on the tour from Tonbridge to Crewe, and Chester to Hastings)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 05.56d 05.56   21.28a 21.46
Bopeep Jn SB 06/00 ?   21/24 21/42
Battle 06.09a ~ 06.10d ?   21.15a ~ 21.16d ?
Mountfield 06/15 ?   21/11 21/27
Robertsbridge 06/20 06/16   21/07 21/24
Etchingham 06.26a ~ 06.27d ?   21.03a ~ 21.04d 21.20 ~ 21.21
Wadhurst 06/39 06/37   20/55 21/12
Tunbridge Wells Central 06.46a ~ 06.47d 06.44 ~ 06.47   20.47a ~ 20.48d 21.04 ~ 21.05
Wells Tunnel Jn 06/49 ?   20/44 ?
High Brooms 06/53 ?   20/40 ?
Tonbridge 06.55a ~ 06.56d 06.55 ~ 06.57   20.37a ~ 20.38d 20.51 ~ 20.54
Sevenoaks 07.07a ~ 07.08d 07.07 ~ 07.09   20.27a ~ 20.28d 20.41 ~ 20.42
Orpington 07/17 07/18   20/18 20/33
Petts Wood Jn 07/19 07/19   20/16 20/30
Bickley Jn 07/21 07/21   20/15 20/27
Bromley South 07.24a ~ 07.26d 07.23 ~ 07.27   20.08a ~ 20.10d 20.25 ~ 20.26
Shortlands Jn 07/28 07/28   20/07 20/21
Beckenham Junction 07/30 07/29   20/05 20/20
Herne Hill 07/36 07/34   19/59 20/15
Brixton 07/37 07/36   19/56 20/14
Voltaire Road Jn 07/39 07/38   19/54 20/12
Factory Jn 07/41 07/40   19/53 20/10
Longhedge Jn 07/44 07/41   19/50 20/09
Latchmere Jn 07/47 07/42   19/48 20/07
Kensington Olympia 07.50a ~ 07.53d 07.49 ~ 07.58   19.41a ~ 19.42d 20.00 ~ 20.02
North Pole Jn 07/58 08/05   19/36 19/56
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/59 08/07   19/35 19/55
Willesden West London Jn 08/04 08/12   19/33 19/53
Wembley Central ? ?   ? 19.46 ~ 19.47
Harrow & Wealdstone 08/10 08/16   19/24 19/43
Watford Junction 08/16 08/24   19/18 19/34
Tring 08/30 08/37   19/02 19/23
Ledburn Jn 08/36 08/43 [DF-DS]   18/54 19/14
Bletchley 08/45 08/53   18/45 19/06
Milton Keynes Central 08/51 08/56   18/38 18/59
Hanslope Jn 08/59 09/03   18/30½ 18/51
Northampton 09p13 ~ 09p23 09.13 ~ 09.24   18/18½ 18/42
Long Buckby 09/34 09/35   18/07½ 18/26
Rugby 09/43 09/44   17/55½ 18.12 ~ 18.13
Nuneaton 09/56 09/59   17/40 17/52
Tamworth LL 10.09 ~ 10.17 10.17 ~ 10.36   17p18 ~ 17p28 17.18 ~ 17.38
Litchfield Trent Valley LL 10/22 10/42   17*05 ~ 17*11 17.05 ~ 17.12
Armitage Jn 10/27 10/47   16/59 16/58
Colwich 10/37 10/51   16/47 16/50
Whitehouse Jn ? ?   16/43 ?
Stafford 10/44½ 10/57   16/39½ 16/41
Norton Bridge 10/50½ 11/02   16/34 16/36
Madeley 10/59 11/10   16/25 ?
Basford Hall Jn 11/05 11/16   16/20 ?
Crewe 11.12a ~ 11.27d 11.19 ~ 11.27   16.11a ~ 16.16d 16.12 ~ 16.16
Crewe Steel Works 11/31 ?   16/04 ?
Beeston Castle & Tarporley 11/39 ?   15/56 15/57
Chester 11.51a 11.50   15.45d 15.45


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z66 : (1001) : St Leonards Depot to Hastings
5Z66 : (1001) : Hastings to St Leonards Depot

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
St Leonards Depot 05.40d   21.55a
Bopeep Jn 05/46   21/50
Hastings 05.50a   21.45d

5T66 : (1001) : Chester to Chester T.M.D.
5Z66 : (1001) : Chester T.M.D. to Chester

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Chester 12.00d   15.35a
Chester North Jn 12.03 ~ 12.07   15.28 ~ 15.32
Chester T.M.D. 12.10a   15.25d


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