18th January 2025

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The Mick Tester Memorial

DEMU Used (1) 1001 (formed: 60000 'Hastings'+60116 'Mountfield') &
1013 (formed: 60119+60529+70262+69337+60528+60118 'Tunbridge Wells')

Route :
1Z17 : Hastings to Eastleigh
1Z18 : Eastleigh to Hastings

DEMUs Route
1013+1001 Hastings - St Leonards Warrior Square - Bopeep Jn - Crowhurst - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Edenbridge - Godstone - Redhill
1001+1013 Redhill - Reigate - Gomshall - Shalford - Guildford - Woking
1013+1001 Woking - Farnborough (Main) - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh
1001+1013 Eastleigh - (reverse of outward route) - Woking
1013+1001 Woking - (reverse of outward route) - Redhill
1001+1013 Redhill - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes :
(1) Power car 60000 'Hastings' reinstated to service.
(2) This was a special tour run in memory of Hastings Diesels Group colleague Mick Tester.
(3) The return leg was delayed by congestion at Woking.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 08.02d [P4] 08.02   18.30a [P3] 18.43
St Leonards Warrior Square 08.05a ~ 08.07d [P1] 08.05 ~ 08.08   18.27a ~ 18.28d [P2] 18.39 ~ 18.41
Bopeep Jn SB 08/09 08/10   18/24 18/37
West St Leonards 08.10a ~ 08.12d 08.11 ~ 08.13   18.22a ~ 18.23d 18.35 ~ 18.36
Crowhurst 08.19a ~ 08.21d 08.17 ~ 08.21   18.15a ~ 18.16d 18.29 ~ 18.30
Battle 08.26a ~ 08.28d 08.24 ~ 08.28   18.08a ~ 18.10d 18.21 ~ 18.22
Mountfield Tunnel 08/33 08/33   18/03 18/16
Robertsbridge 08/35 08/36   18/00 18/14
Etchingham 08.39a ~ 08.41d 08.38 ~ 08.39   17.55a ~ 17.57d 18.10 ~ 18.11
Wadhurst Tunnel South 08/49 08/50   17/48 18/02
Wadhurst 08/52 08/51   17/46 18/00
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 08/58 08/56   17/40 17/53
Tunbridge Wells Central 09.00a ~ 09.02d [P1] 08.58 ~ 09.02   17.33a ~ 17.37d [P2] 17.50 ~ 17.51
Wells Tunnel Jn 09/04 09/03   17/30 17/48
Somerhill Tunnel 09/08 09/07   17/24 17/44
Tonbridge 09.10a ~ 09.12d [P1] 09.09 ~ 09.12   17.20a ~ 17.22d [P2] 17.39 ~ 17.41
Edenbridge 09/23 09/25   17/10 17/24
Godstone 09/30 09/30   17/04 17/16
Redhill 09.52a ~ 10.00d [P0] 09.47 ~ 10.00   16.49a ~ 16.56d [P0] 16.57 ~ 17.04
Reigate 10/05 10/05   16/45 16/54
Betchworth 10/09 10/08   16/42 16/49
Dorking West 10/13 10/10   16/39 16/45
Gomshall 10/18 10/15   16/34 16/39
Chilworth 10/22 10/20   16/29 16/35
Shalford 10/24 10/21   16/26 16/33
Shalford Jn 10/25 10/23   16/24 16/31
Guildford 10.28a ~ 10.43d [P5] 10.27 ~ 10.42   16.19a ~ 16.21d [P3] 16.27 ~ 16.29
Woking Jn 10/56 [DF] 10/58   16/11 16/18
Woking 10.57a ~ 11.06d [P4] [DF] 11.00 ~ 11.04   16.06a ~ 16.10d [P2] 16.09 ~ 16.16
Woking Jn 11/07 [DF] 11/05   16/04 [US] 16/06
Pirbright Jn 11/12 [DF] ?   15/57 [US] 15/54
Farnborough (Main) 11/16 [DF] 11/14   15/50 [P1] [US] 15/49
Fleet 11/19 [DF] 11/17   15/44 [P1] [US] 15/44
Basingstoke 11/30 [P2] [DS] 11/27   15/31 [P3] [US] 15/31 [P3]
Worting Jn 11/35 11/29   15/28 [UF] 15/27
Wallers Ash Loop 11/44 11/38   15/15 15/17
Winchester 11.52a ~ 11.56d [P2] 11.51 ~ 11.55   15.04a ~ 15.07d [P1] 15.05 ~ 15.09
Shawford Down Jn 12/00 [DF] 11/58   - -
Shawford Up Jn - -   14/59 ?
Eastleigh 12.05a [P3] 12.05 [P3]   14.54d [P3] 14.56 [P3]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z16 : (1001+1013) : St Leonards T&RSMD to Hastings

Location Booked
St Leonards T&RSMD 07.41d
Bopeep Jn SB 07/44
St Leonards Warrior Square 07/47
Hastings 07.50a [P4]

5Z17 : (1001+1013) : Eastleigh to Eastleigh East Yard

Location Booked
Eastleigh 12.17d [P3]
Eastleigh East Jn 12/18
Eastleigh East Yard 12.20a

5Z18 : (1013+1001) : Eastleigh East Yard to Eastleigh

Location Booked
Eastleigh East Yard 14.44d
Eastleigh East Jn 14/45
Eastleigh 14.47a [P3]

5Z19 : (1013+1001) : Hastings to St Leonards T&RSMD

Location Booked
Hastings 18.43d [P3]
St Leonards Warrior Square 18/46
Bopeep Jn SB 18/48
St Leonards T&RSMD 18.51a


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