25th September 2015

Hastings Diesels Ltd
(Private Charter)

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

Route : 
1Z22 : Hastings to Sheffield Park
1Z66 : Sheffield Park to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - St Leonards Warrior Square - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Edenbridge - Redhill - Stoats Nest Jn - Purley - South Croydon - East Croydon - South Croydon - Oxted - Hurst Green - East Grinstead - Kingscote - Horsted Keynes - Sheffield Park
as listed Sheffield Park - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes : 
(1) This tour was run as a retirement special for Controller John Atkinson.
(2) It is reported that a fill in trip was also done from Sheffield Park to Horsted Keynes and return.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 14.08d [P4] 14.07   23.02a [P2] 23.01
St Leonards Warrior Square 14/10½ ?   22/59½ ?
Bopeep Jn SB 14/13 14/11   22/57½ 22/55
Battle 14/20 ?   22/51 ?
Mountfield Tunnel 14/25 14/24   22/46½ 22/41
Robertsbridge 14/27½ 14/27   22/43½ 22/37
Wadhurst Tunnel South 14/37½ ?   22/32 ?
Wadhurst 14/40½ 14/37   22/30 22/27
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 14/45½ ?   22/21 ?
Tunbridge Wells Central 14.51a ~ 14.54d [P2] 14.45 ~ 14.54   22.16a ~ 22.19d [P2] 22.17 ~ 22.18 [P2]
Wells Tunnel Jn 14/56 ?   22/14 ?
Somerhill Tunnel 15/05 ?   22/09 ?
Tonbridge 15.07a ~ 15.08d [P2] 15.06 ~ 15.08   22.05a ~ 22.07d [P2] ? ~ 22.05
Penshurst 15/14 ?   21/56½ ?
Edenbridge 15.20a ~ 15.22d ?   21.43a ~ 21.46d ? ~ 21.41
Godstone 15/29 15/28   21/36 21/35
Redhill 15.40a ~ 15.42d [P2] 15.39 ~ 15.41   21.26a ~ 21.28d [P3] 21.25 ~ 21.27
Stoats Nest Jn 15/53 15/51   21/17  21/17
Purley 15/57 [P3] 15/54   21/16 [P4] 21/15
South Croydon 16/00 [P3] 15/59   21/13 [P4] 21/12
East Croydon 16.02a ~ 16.07d [P5] 16.01 ~ 16.08   21.06a ~ 21.11d [P5] 21.03 ~ 21.08
South Croydon 16/09 [P5] ?   21/03 [P4] 21/01
Sanderstead 16/11 [P2] 16/12   20/58 [P1] 20/58
Oxted 16/21 [P2] 16/23   20/46½ [P1] 20/46
Hurst Green 16/23 [P2] 16/24   20/44 [P1] 20/43
East Grinstead 16.41a ~ 16.43d [P2] 16.37 ~ ?   20.23a ~ 20.25d [P1] ? ~ 20.26
East Grinstead Sidings 16.46 ~ ? 16.42 ~ ?   ? ~ 20.20 ? ~ 20.20
Kingscote ? ?   ? ?
Horsted Keynes ? ~ ? ? ~ ?   ? ~ ? ? ~ ?
Sheffield Park ?a ?   ?d ?


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z22 : (1001) : St Leonards Depot to Hastings
5Z66 : (1001) : Hastings to St Leonards Depot

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
St Leonards Depot 13.23d   23.24a
Bopeep Jn 13/33   23/14
Hastings 13.40a [P4]   23.10d [P2]


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