24th March 2018

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The 60 Marches (Private Charter)

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

Route : 
1Z84 : Hastings to Hereford
1Z85 : Hereford to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - St Leonards Warrior Square - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Godstone - Redhill - Dorking Deepdene - Gomshall - Shalford - Guildford - Ash - Farnborough North - Blackwater - Wokingham - Earley - Reading - Oxford Road Jn - Southcote Jn - Theale - Newbury - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - Hawkeridge Jn - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Day's Jn - Filton Abbey Wood - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn - Cwmbran - Abergavenny - Hereford
as listed Hereford - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings


1001 near Hawkeridge Jn, Westbury on the outward leg (photo: Mark V.Pike)

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Adrian Boyt & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 06.37d [P4] 06.41   22.56a [P3] 23.19
St Leonards Warrior Square 06.40a ~ 06.41d [P1] 06.44 ~ 06.45   22.51a ~ 22.52d ?
Bopeep Jn SB 06/45 06/47   22/49 23/13
Battle 06.53a ~ 06.55d 06.56 ~ 06.57   22.36a ~ 22.38d 23.02 ~ ?
Mountfield Tunnel 06/59½ 07/02   22/31 22/57
Robertsbridge 07/02 07/04   22/27 22/55
Etchingham 07/04½ 07/06   ? ?
Wadhurst Tunnel South 07/13½ 07/13   22/17 ?
Wadhurst 07/16 07/14   22/14 22/45
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 07/21 07/23   22/07 ?
Tunbridge Wells Central 07/26½ [P1] 07/25   22/04 22/38
Wells Tunnel Jn 07/29 07/26   22/02 ?
Somerhill Tunnel 07/35 07/33   21/56 ?
Tonbridge 07.42a ~ 07.44d [P1] 07.38 ~ 07.43   21.52a ~ 21.54d 22.26 ~ 22.27
Godstone 07/57½ 08/00   21/39 22/09
Redhill 08.03a ~ 08.19d [P0] 08.07 ~ 08.20 [P0]   21.27a ~ 21.32d 21.57 ~ 22.02
Reigate 08/25 08/25   21/23 21/53
Dorking Deepdene 08/32½ 08/34   ? ?
Gomshall 08/39½ 08/43   21/13 21/43
Shalford 08/45½ 08/48   21/04 21/35
Shalford Jn 08/47 08/49   21/02 21/33
Guildford 08.51a ~ 08.53d [P8] 08.53 ~ 08.54   20.57a ~ 20.59d 21.29 ~ 21.31
Ash 09/02 09/05   20/48 21/20
Aldershot South Jn 09/03½ 09/06   20/45 21/19
North Camp 09/05½ 09/07   20/42 21/17
Farnborough North 09/07½ 09/09   ? ?
Blackwater 09/10½ 09/10   20/37 21/12
Wokingham 09/17½ [P2] 09/18   20/30 [P1] 21/03
Earley 09/22 09/23   20/26 20/58
Reading Spur Jn 09/24½ 09/26   20/24 20/56
Reading New Jn 09/26 09/27   - -
Reading Southern Jn - -   20/23 20/55
Reading 09.28a ~ 09.42d [P8] 09.28 ~ 09.41 [P8]   20.18a ~ 20.20d 20.51 ~ 20.53
Oxford Road Jn 09/45½ 09/45   20/15 20/48
Southcote Jn 09/47½ 09/48   20/13 20/46
Theale 09/51½ 09/54   ? ?
Newbury 10.05a ~ 10.16d [P2] 10.09 ~ 10.16   19/59 20/23
Bedwyn 10/39 10/38   19/45 20/07
Woodborough 10*56 ~ 11*10 [DGL] 10.52 ~ 11.06   19*25 ~ 19*34 [UGL] 19.43 ~ 19.55
Lavington 11/21 11/16   19/15 19/32
Heywood Road Jn 11/30 11/24   19/10 19/24
Hawkeridge Jn 11/33 11/27   19/07 19/22
Trowbridge 11/38 [P1] 11/31   ? ?
Bradford Jn 11/40 11/33   19/00 19/12
Bathampton Jn 11/54 11/49   18/49 18/58
Bath Spa 11/57½ [P1] 11/53   18/46 [P2] 18/51
North Somerset Jn 12/08 12/07   18*31 ~ 18*34 ? ~ 18.38
Dr Day's Jn 12/11 12/08   18/29 18/23
Narroways Hill Jn 12/15 12/12   18/26 18/20
Filton Abbey Wood 12/19½ [P3] 12/27   18/22 18/17
Patchway 12/22 [P2] 12/32   18/17 18/15
Pilning 12/25½ [P2] 12/37   18/09 18/05
Severn Tunnel East 12/27 12/38   18/07 18/03
Severn Tunnel West 12/32 12/42   18/02 17/59
Severn Tunnel Junction 12/33½ [P3] 12/44   18/00 17/58
Llanwern West Jn 12/40½ 12/50   17/53 17/52
Maindee East Jn 12/45 12/53   17/50 ?
Maindee North Jn 12/48½ 12/57   17/46 17/43
Cwmbran 12/58 13/05   17/35 17/36
Little Mill Jn 13/05 13/12   17/31 17/33
Abergavenny 13/13 13/19   17/24 17/26
Pontrilas 13/23½ 13/30   17/13 17/15
Tram Inn 13/30 13/35   17/08 17/09
Hereford 13.42a [P3] 13.42   17.00d 17.00


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z83 : (1001) : St Leonards Depot to Hastings
5Z86 : (1001) : Hastings to St Leonards Depot

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
St Leonards Depot 06.15d   23.19a
Bopeep Jn 06/18   23/17
Hastings 06.23a [P4]   23.11d [P3]


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