25th March 2023

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

Route :
1Z65 : Hastings to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z67 : Bristol Temple Meads to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - St Leonards Warrior Square - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Edenbridge - Godstone - Redhill
as listed Redhill - Reigate - Gomshall - Shalford - Guildford - Ash - North Camp - Wokingham - Earley - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
as listed Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Redhill
as listed Redhill - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 06.53d [P3] 06.53   22.06a [P4] 22.06
St Leonards Warrior Square 06.56a ~ 06.58d [P1] 06.56 ~ 06.58   22.02a ~ 22.04d [P2] 22.02 ~ 22.04
Bopeep Jn SB 07/01 07/00   21/59 22/00
Battle 07.10a ~ 07.12d 07.09 ~ 07.12   21.48a ~ 21.50d 21.47 ~ 21.48
Mountfield Tunnel 07/17 07/17   21/43 21/41
Robertsbridge 07/19 07/19   21/40 21/39
Etchingham 07.23a ~ 07.25d 07.22 ~ 07.23   21.33a ~ 21.36d 21.33 ~ 21.36
Wadhurst Tunnel South 07/33 07/36   21/26 21/26
Wadhurst 07/36 07/37   21/20 21/22
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 07/41 07/42   21/12 21/13
Tunbridge Wells Central 07.43a ~ 07.45d [P1] 07.44 ~ 07.46   21.06a ~ 21.09d [P2] 21.08 ~ 21.11
Wells Tunnel Jn 07/47 07/47   21/04 21/07
Somerhill Tunnel 07/51 07/52   20/59 20/59
Tonbridge 07.53a ~ 07.55d [P2] 07.54 ~ 07.56   20.49a ~ 20.57d [P2] 20.51 ~ 20.56
Edenbridge 08/05 ?   20/39 20/38
Godstone 08/12 08/13   20/33 20/34
Redhill Sig.T502 08*20 ~ 08*21 ?   - -
Redhill 08.23a ~ 08.29d [P0] 08.22 ~ 08.29 [P0]   20.18a ~ 20.25d [P0] 20.18 ~ 20.26
Reigate 08/33 08/34   20/13 20/13
Betchworth 08/37 08/38   20/09 20/10
Dorking West 08/41 08/41   20/04 20/07
Gomshall 08/46 08/47   19/58 20/01
Chilworth 08/50 08/51   19/52 19/56
Shalford 08/52 08/53   19/48 19/49
Shalford Jn 08/53 08/54   19/46 19/46
Guildford 08.56a ~ 09.06d [P5] 08.58 ~ 09.06   19.32a ~ 19.43d [P4] 19.33 ~ 19.43
Ash 09/17 09/18   19/22 19/21
Aldershot South Jn 09/19 09/19   19/20 19/19
North Camp 09/20 09/21   19/14 19/18
Blackwater 09/24 09/25   19/09 19/10
Wokingham 09/31 [P2] 09/33   18/59 [P1] 18/57
Earley 09/39 09/38   18/48 18/49
Reading Spur Jn 09/44 09/40   18/45 18/46
Reading Southern Jn 09/47 09/41   18/44 18/45
Reading 09.49a ~ 09.56d [P15] [DR] 09.49 ~ 09.56   18.35a ~ 18.40d [P13] 18.40 ~ 18.43
Reading West Jn 09/59 [DR] 09/59   18/33 [UR] 18/36
Goring & Streatley 10/10 [P3] [DR] 10/09   18/23 [P4] [UR] 18/27
Didcot East Jn 10/23 [DR] 10/23   18/16 [UR] 18/19
Didcot Parkway 10/24 [P3] [DR] 10/24   18*13 ~ 18*14 [P4] [UR] 18/18
Foxhall Jn 10*26 ~ 10*27 [DM] ? ~ 10.28   18/11 [RL] 18/14
Wantage Road 10/34 10/36   17*47 ~ 18*02 [UR] ? ~ 18.05
Challow 10*39 ~ 10*50 [DR] ? ~ 10.49   17/41 17/42
Uffington 10/55 10/53   17/39 17/39
Swindon 11/09 [P4] 11/06   17/29 [UM] 17/31
Wootton Bassett Jn 11/16 11/17   17/23 17/25
Chippenham 11/26 [P1] 11/26   17/13 [P2] 17/12
Thingley East Jn 11/28 11/27   17/11 17/07
Thingley Jn 11/29 11/28   17/10 17/06
Bathampton Jn 11/42 11/45   16/58 16/57
Bath Spa 11.45a ~ 11.48d [P1] 11.50 ~ 11.52 [P1]   16.49a ~ 16.55d [P2] 16.51 ~ 16.54
North Somerset Jn 11/59 12/03   16/38 16/39
Bristol East Jn 12/04 [DF] 12/05   16/37 [UM] 16/38
Bristol Temple Meads 12.06a [P10] 12.06 [P4]   16.36d [P9] 16.36 [P3]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z65 : (1001) : St Leonards T&RSMD to Hastings

Location Booked
St Leonards T&RSMD 06.30d
Bopeep Jn SB 06/36
St Leonards Warrior Square 06/38
Hastings 06.40a [P3]

5Z65 : (1001) : Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol Temple Meads

Location Booked
Bristol Temple Meads 12.15d [P10]
Bristol West Jn 12.17 ~ 12.28
Bristol Temple Meads 12.30 ~ 12.36 [UT]
Bristol Sig.6720 12.38 ~ 12.43
Bristol Motorail Siding 12.50a [P2]

5Z67 : (1001) : Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol Temple Meads

Location Booked
Bristol Motorail Siding 15.27d [P2]
Bristol Sig.6720 15.34 ~ 15.39
Bristol Temple Meads 15.42 ~ 15.47 [P4]
Bristol West Jn 15.49 ~ 15.58
Bristol Temple Meads 16.00a [P9]

5Z67 : (1001) : Hastings to St Leonards T&RSMD

Location Booked
Hastings 22.13d [P4]
St Leonards Warrior Square 22/16
Bopeep Jn SB 22/18
St Leonards T&RSMD 22.21a


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