24th November 2012

Hastings Diesels Ltd
A Canterbury Trail

DEMU Used 1001 (formed: 60116 'Mountfield'+60529+70262+69337+60501+60118 'Tunbridge Wells')

Route :
1Z21 : Hastings to Dungeness
1Z22 : Dungeness to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - St Leonards Warrior Square - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Tunbridge Wells - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Petts Wood Jn - Bickley Jn- Bromley South - Shortlands Jn- Beckenham Junction - Herne Hill - Loughborough Junction - London Blackfriars - Loughborough Junction - Cambria Jn - Denmark Hill - Nunhead - Lewisham - Parks Bridge Jn - Hither Green - Sidcup - Dartford - Gravesend - Strood - Rochester - Gillingham - Western Jn - Kemsley - Sheerness-on-Sea - Kemsley - Eastern Jn - Sittingbourne - Faversham - Canterbury East - Shepherds Well - Dover Priory - Folkestone Central - Ashford International - Appledore - Lydd Town - Dungeness
as listed Dungeness - Lydd Town - Appledore - Ashford International - Canterbury West - Minster - Ramsgate - Margate - Herne Bay - Faversham - Sittingbourne - Gillingham - Rochester - Sole Street - Fawkham Jn - Swanley - St Mary Cray Jn - Chislehurst - Hither Green - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes:
(1) John Clifford comments: On the outward leg there were delays in the Lewisham area, possibly caused by congestion. Approaching Ashford we were diverted on to the Up line at Harringe, due to signalling problems in the Ashford area. The stop at Ramsgate on the return leg was to water the Buffet car and toilet tanks. The delay was caused by platform staff not being available to dispatch the train. The lateness was wiped out by omitting the pathing stop at Faversham.

Source : John Clifford (joined the outward leg at Bromley South, returned to London Blackfriars) 

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 07.05d [P4]     22.19a [P4]  
St. Leonards Warrior Square 07.07a ~ 07.10d [P1]     22.14a ~ 22.16d [P2]  
Bopeep Jn SB 07/12     22/12  
Battle 07.21a ~ 07.232d [P1]     22.02a ~ 22.04d [P2]  
Mountfield Tunnel 07/28     21/58  
Robertsbridge 07/31 [P1]     21/56 [P2]  
Etchingham 07.35a ~ 07.37d [P1]     21.50a ~ 21.52d [P2]  
Wadhurst 07/49 [P1]     21/41 [P2]  
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 07/54     21/35  
Tunbridge Wells Central 07.56a ~ 08.02d [P1]     21.29a ~ 21.33d [P2]  
Wells Tunnel Jn 08/04     21/27  
Somerhill Tunnel 08/08     21/22  
Tonbridge 08.13a ~ 08.15d [P2]     21.15a ~ 21.19d [P3]  
Sevenoaks 08/26 [P1]     21/04 [P3]  
Orpington 08/34 [P2] [UF]     20/57 [P5]  
Petts Wood Jn 08/36 [UFV]     20/55 [DS]  
Bickley Jn 08/38 [UF]     20/53 [DSV]  
Bromley South 08.40a ~ 08.42d [P1] [UF] 08.42½ ~ 08.44 [P1] [UF]   20.41a ~ 20.46d [P4] [DS]  
Shortlands Jn 08/45 08/45½   20/39 [DS]  
Beckenham Junction 08/47 [P2] 08/46½ [P2]   20/37½ [P3]  
Herne Hill 08/55½ [P2] 09/00 [P2]   20/32 [P4]  
Loughborough Junction 08/58½ [P1] [US] 09/02 [P1] [US]   20/29 [P2]  
Elephant & Castle 09/02½ [P1] [US] 09/06½ [P1] [US]   20/25 [P2] [DS]  
Southwark Bridge Jn 09/04 [US] 09/08½ [US]   20/24 [DS]  
Blackfriars South Jn 09/05½ [US] 09/09 [US]   20/23 [DS]  
London Blackfriars 09.08a ~ 09.32d [P4] [DF] 09.11 ~ 09.32 [P4] [DF]   20.07a ~ 20.22d [P4] [DS] 20.11 ~ 20.15½ [P4]
Blackfriars South Jn 09/34 [DF] 09/33½ [DF]   20/06 [US] 20/09½ [US]
Southwark Bridge Jn 09/36 [DF] 09/34 [DF]   20/05 [US] 20/09 [US]
Elephant & Castle 09/36½ [P4] [DF] 09/35 [P4] [DF]   20/04 [P1] [US] 20/07 [P1] [US]
Loughborough Junction 09/40½ 09/38   20/01 [US] 20/03 [US]
Cambria Jn 09/41½ 09/39   20/00 20/02
Denmark Hill 09/42½ [P4] 09/40 [P4]   19/59½ [P3] 20/00 [P3]
Crofton Road Jn 09/44 09/40½   19/59 19/59
Nunhead 09/46 [P2] 09/43 [P2]   19/57½ [P1] 19/57 [P1]
Lewisham 09/50½ [P2] 09.57 ~ 10.01 [P2]   19/53½ [P1] 19/52 [P1]
Parks Bridge Jn 09/52 [DS] 10/02½ [DS]   19/51½ 19/50½
Hither Green 09/54½ [P6] 10/04½ [P6]   19/45½ [P3] [US] 19/48 [P3] [US]

 

Location Booked Actual
Lee 09/56 [P2] 10/05½ [P2]
Sidcup 10/03 10/11 [P2]
Crayford 10/11½ 10/14 [P2]
Crayford Spur B Jn 10/12½ 10/15
Dartford Jn 10/16 [DM] 10/16 [DM]
Dartford 10/17½ [P4] 10/17 [P4]
Springhead Jn 10/25½ 10/25
Gravesend 10/28½ [DF] 10/27½ [DF]
Hoo Junction 10/33 10/31
Strood 10/37½ [P1] 10/36 [P1]
Rochester Bridge Jn 10/40½ 10.37 ~ 10.38
Rochester 10.43a ~ 10.48d [P3] 10.42 ~ 10.50 [P4]
Gillingham 10/53 [P3] 10/56½ [P3]
Western Jn 11/02 11/09
Kemsley 11/04½ 11/11½ [P2]
Swale 11/14 11/15½
Queenborough 11/18 [P2] 11/19 [P2]
Sheerness-on-Sea 11.23a ~ 11.43d [P2] 11.25 ~ 11.43 [P2]
Queenborough 11*48½ ~ 11*54½ [P1] 11.51 ~ 11.53 [P1]
Swale 11/58½ 11/58
Kemsley 12/01 12/01 [P1]
Eastern Jn 12/03 12/05
Sittingbourne 12/05 [P2] 12/06½ [P2]
Faversham 12/22 [P3] 12/19 [P3]
Canterbury East 12.37a ~ 12.39d [P2] 12.36 ~ 12.39 [P2]
Shepherds Well 12/49½ [P2] 12/53 [P3]
Buckland Jn 12/54 12/58
Dover Priory 12/56 [P1] 13/00 [P1]
Folkestone East 13/05 13/09½
Folkestone Central 13/06½ [P1] 13/11 [P1]
Saltwood Jn 13/09½ 13.15 ~ 13.16
Harringe ? 13/27 [UM-DM]
Ashford International 13.36a ~ 13.46d [P1] 13.36 ~ 13.46 [P1]
Appledore 14.00 ~ 14.02 [P2] 13.58 ~ 13.58 [P2]
Lydd Town 14.33 ~ 14.38 14.35 ~ 14.42
Dungeness 14.50a ~ 15.10d 14.51 ~ 15.03
Lydd Town 15.21½ ~ 15.26½ 15.12 ~ 15.21
Appledore 16.16 ~ 16.17 [P1] 16/19 [P1]
Ashford International 16.16a ~ 16.43d [P1] 16.38 ~ 16.44 [P1]
Wye 16/49 [P2] 16/51 [P2]
Canterbury West 17.02a ~ 17.04d [P2] 17.03 ~ 17.05 [P2]
Minster 17/17½ [P1] 17/21 [P2]
Minster East Jn 17/18 17/21½
Ramsgate 17.25a ~ 17.52d [P3] 17.28 ~ 18.03½ [P3]
Margate 18/01½ [P3] 18/15 [P3]
Herne Bay 18/12½ [P1] 18/27 [P1]
Faversham 18*25 ~ 18*35 [P2] 18/38½ [P2]
Sittingbourne 18/44 [P1] 18/44 [P1]
Eastern Jn 18/45½ 18/44½
Gillingham 18/57 [P2] 18/58½ [P2]
Rochester 19.03a ~ 19.08d [P2] 19.06 ~ 19.08½ [P2]
Rochester Bridge Jn 19/11½ 19/10½
Sole Street 19/19 [P1] 19/20½ [P1]
Fawkham Jn 19/22½ 19/25
Swanley 19/26½ [P3] [US] 19/30 [P3] [US]
St Mary Cray Jn 19/31½ [RVL] 19/35 [RVL]
Chislehurst 19/39 [P4] [US] 19/38 [P4] [US]
Grove Park 19/41½ [P4] [US] 19.44 ~ 19.44½ [P4] [US]

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z21 : (1001) : St Leonards T&RSMD to Hastings
5Z22 : (1001) : Hastings to St Leonards T&RSMD

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
St Leonards T&RSMD 06.30d 22.45a
Bopeep Jn SB 06/35 22/39
Hastings 06.40a [P4] 22.35d [P4]


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