18th September 2010

Hastings Diesels Limited
The English Electric Echo

DEMU Used 1001 (formed: 60118+60501+69337+70262+60529+60116)

Route :
1Z44 : Hastings to Skegness
1Z45 : Skegness to Hastings

DEMU Route
1001 Hastings - Bobeep Jn - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Bickley Jn - Bromley South - Shortlands Jn - Bellingham - Nunhead - Brixton Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Gospel Oak - Camden Road Jn - Copenhagen Jn - (via ECML) - Peterborough - Werrington Jn - Spalding - Sleaford
1001 Sleaford - Boston - Skegness
1001 Skegness - Boston - Sleaford - Ancaster - Allington Jn - Grantham - (via ECML) - Peterborough - (reverse of outward route) - Brixton Jn - Herne Hill - Beckenham Junction - Shortlands Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Sources : Matthew Cole (on the train throughout) & Gordon Lacy

Photo Review


1001 passes through Heckington on 1Z44 (photo: Gordon Lacy)


1001 approaches Ancaster on 1Z45 (photo: Gordon Lacy)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Matthew Cole & Gordon Lacy)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 06.37d 06.37½ [P3]   22.45a 22.31½ [P2]
St Leonards Warrior Square 06.39a ~ 06.42d 06.39½ ~ 06.41½   22.20a ~ 22.22d 22.28 ~ 22.29
Bopeep Jn 06/44 06/44   22/18 22/25½
Battle 06.52a ~ 06.55d 06.52½ ~ 06.55   22.08a ~ 22.10d 22.15 ~ 22.16½
Etchingham 07.03a ~ 07.06d 07.04 ~ 07.06   21.56a ~ 21.58d 21.56 ~ 21.58
Tunbridge Wells 07.25a ~ 07.28d 07.24½ ~ 07.27½ [P1]   21.38a ~ 21.40d 21.43½ ~ 21.46 [P1]
Wells Tunnel Jn 07/29 07/29½   21/36 21/41
Tonbridge 07.43a ~ 07.46d 07.42½ ~ 07.45½ [P1]   21.27a ~ 21.29d 21.29½ ~ 21.31½ [P3]
Sevenoaks 07/55 07/57½ [P1]   21/18 ? [P3]
Orpington 08/04 08/05½ [P2]   21/09 21/09 [P3]
Petts Wood Jn 08/07 08/07½ [UFV]   21/05 21/06 [FL]
Bickley Jn 08/08½ 08/09½ [SL]   21/03 21/02 [DFV]
Bromley South 08.11a ~ 08.14d 08.12 ~ 08.14 [P1]   20.57a ~ 21.00d 20.56½ ~ 20.58½ [P2]
Shortlands Jn 08/16½ 08/17   20/55 20/55 [SL]
Beckenham Junction   20/52 20/53
Penge East   20/50 20/52
Herne Hill   20/47 20/47 [P3]
Bellingham 08/22 08/21½  
Nunhead 08/296 08/26  
Crofton Road Jn 08/29 08/28½ [ATL]  
Denmark Hill 08/31 08/29½ [P1]  
Brixton Jn 08/33 08/32   20/45 20/46
Shepherds Lane Jn 08/34 08/33   20/44 20/45½
Voltaire Road Jn 08/35 08/34 [ATL]   20/43 20/44 [CML]
Factory Jn 08/36 08/35   20/42 20/43 [RVL]
Longhedge Jn 08/38 08/36½   20/41 20/41½
Latchmere Jn 08/45 08.39 ~ 08.42   20/39 20/39
Kensington Olympia 08.53a ~ 08.56d 08.28 ~ 08.59½ [P2]   20.32a ~ 20.34d 20.29½ ~ 20.34 [P3]
North Pole Jn 09/01 09/04   20/29 20/25
Mitre Bridge Jn 09/03 09/05   20/28 20/24½
Willesden Junction HL 09/06 09/06½   20/25 20/22½
Kensal Green Jn 09/08 09/08½   20/23 20/21
Gospel Oak 09/19 09/18½   20/10 20/09
Camden Road Jn 09/22 09/22½   20/05 20/04½
Copenhagen Jn 09/31 09/26   20/01 20/01½
Holloway Jn 09/33 09/28 [SL]   ? 19/59½ [SL]
Finsbury Park 09.36a ~ 09.38d 09.30 ~ 09.37½ [P4/5] [SL2]   19.50a ~ 19.54d 19.54½ ~ 19.56½ [P1] [SL]
Alexandra Palace 09/48 09/50 [P3] [SL]   19/44 19/51 [P1] [SL]
Potters Bar 09/57 10/00½ [P4] [SL]   19/33 19/42 [P2] [FL]
Welwyn Garden City 10/05 10/09½ [P3] [SL]   19/27 19/35 [FL]
Digswell Jn 10/18 10.12½ ~ 10.16   ? 19/34½ [FL]
Woolmer Green Jn ? 10/20½ [FL]   19/24 19/31 [FL]
Langley Jn ? 10/23½   19/18 19/25½
Stevenage 10/23 10/24 [P3] [FL]   19/19 19/24
Hitchin South Jn ? 10/27½ [SL]   ? ?
Hitchin 10/28 10/28 [P2] [SL]   19/11 19/17½ [P1] [SL]
Sandy 10/41 10/38½ [P2] [FL]   18/55 18/59 [FL]
Huntingdon 10/54 10/55½ [FL]   18/43 18/47 [FL]
Conington South Jn   18/35 18/39 [FL]
Holme LC ? 11/06  
Peterborough 11c12 ~ 11c15 11.12½ ~ 11.15 [P2] [USRL]   18c22 ~ 18c26 18.28 ~ 18.29 [FL]
Werrington Jn 11/20 11/20   ? 18/23½ [FL]
Tallington   18/12 18/19½ [FL]
Stoke Jn   18/00 18/07 [FL]
Grantham South Jn   17/54 17/59½ [FL]
Grantham   17/53 17/58½ [P4]
Allington East Jn   17/47½ 17/52½
Allington North Jn   17/46 17/51½
Ancaster   (17/36) 17/43
Spalding 11/36 11/36½ [P2]  
Sleaford 12.04 ~ 12.13 12.05 ~ 12.12½ [P1]   17.23 ~ 17.26 17.31½ ~ 17.32½ [P2]
Heckington 12/23 12/21½   17/15 17/24½
Hubbert's Bridge 12/36 12/29   17/07 17/15½
Boston 12.45a ~ 12.50d 12.37½ ~ 12.49½   17.00a ~ 17.02d 17.08 ~ 17.09½
Sibsey SB 12/59 12/58   16/52 16/59
Bellwater Jn 13/09 13/05   16/45 16/51
Wainfleet 13.18a ~ 13.20d 13.16½ ~ 13.20   16.33a ~ 16.35d 16.38 ~ 16.39
Skegness 13.30a 13.28 [P4]   16.25d 16.29 [P4]


Back to "The Railtour Files"