Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)
16th June 2001
Hastings Diesels Ltd
Mid-Summer Evening Explorer
| DEMU Used | 1001 + one motor coach from 930301 |
Route :
1Z65 : Hastings to Tonbridge
1Z66 : Tonbridge to Folkestone Harbour
1Z67 : Folkestone Harbour to Folkestone Harbour
1Z68 : Folkestone Harbour to Folkestone Harbour
1Z69 : Folkestone Harbour to Hastings
| Traction | Route |
| DEMU |
Hastings - Tunbridge Wells - Tonbridge |
| DEMU | Tonbridge - Tunbridge Wells - Hastings - Rye - Ashford |
| DEMU | Ashford - Folkestone East Train Roads |
| DEMU | Folkestone East Train Roads - Folkestone Harbour |
| DEMU | Folkestone Harbour - Folkestone East Train Roads |
| DEMU | olkestone East Train Roads - Folkestone Harbour |
| DEMU | Folkestone Harbour - Folkestone East Train Roads |
| DEMU | Folkestone East Train Roads - Sevington Up Loop - Ashford - Headcorn Up Loop - Tonbridge - Tunbridge Wells - Hastings |
Notes:
(1) Then there should have been 3 return trips to Folkestone East Train Roads
& back to Folkestone Harbour but only 2 were made due to adhesion problems.
Source : John Clifford (joined/left the train at Tonbridge)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| Hastings | 15.04d | - | 21.53a | - | |
| St Leonards Warrior Square | - | - | 21.49½a ~ 21.51d | - | |
| Bopeep Jn | 15/08 | - | 21/46 | - | |
| Battle | 15/16 | - | 21.37a ~ 21.38½d | - | |
| Mountfield Tunnel | 15/20 | - | 21/33 | - | |
| Robertsbridge | 15/24 | - | 21/29 | - | |
| Etchingham | 15/26 | - | 21.24a ~ 21.26d | - | |
| Wadhurst | 15/36 | - | 21.12½a ~ 21.14d | - | |
| Strawberry Hill Tunel | 15/40½ | - | 21/05½ | - | |
| Tunbridge Wells Central | 15/42 | - | 21.01½a ~ 21.03d | - | |
| Wells Tunnel Jn | 15/44 | - | 21/00 | - | |
| Somerhill Tunnel | 15/48 | - | 20/55 | - | |
| Tonbridge | 15.50a ~ 15.58d | 15.?? ~ 15.58½ | 20.48a ~ 20.52d | 20.43½a ~ ??.??d |
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Somerhill Tunnel | 16/01 | 16/01 |
| Wells Tunnel Jn | 16/06 | 16/06 |
| Tunbridge Wells Central | 16.07½a ~ 16.09½d | 16.07½ ~ 16.09 |
| Strawberry Hill Tunnel | 16/12 | 16/11½ |
| Wadhurst | 16.19a ~ 16.20½d | 16.17 ~ 16.20 |
| Etchingham | 16.30½a ~ 16.32d | 16.29 ~ 16.30 |
| Robertsbridge | 16/35 | 16/33½ |
| Mountfield Tunnel | 16/38 | 16/35½ |
| Battle | 16.41a ~ 16.42½d | 16.40 ~ 16.42 |
| Bopeep Jn | 16/50 | 16/50 |
| St Leonards Warrior Square | 16.53½a ~ 16.55d | 16.52½ ~ 16.54½ |
| Hastings | 16.57a ~ 16.58d | 16.58 ~ 16.59 |
| Ore | 17/00 | 17/01½ |
| Rye | 17.13a ~ 17.16d | 17/17 |
| Appledore | 17/24 | 17/26½ |
| Ashford | 17.34a ~ 17.40d | 17.37½a ~ 17.43½ |
| Continental Jn | 17/52 | 18/01½ |
| Folkestone Central | 17.55½a ~ 17.56d | 18.05 ~ 18.05½ |
| Folkestone Jn Sidings | 17.59a ~ 18.06d | 18.10 ~ 18.14½ |
| Folkestone Harbour | 18.11a ~ 18.25d | 18.21 ~ 18.29 |
| Folkestone Jn Sidings | 18.30a ~ 18.37d | 18.54½ ~ 18.58½ |
| Folkestone Harbour | 18.42a ~ 18.55d | 19.07a ~ 19.28d |
| Folkestone Jn Sidings | 19.00a ~ 19.07d | CANCELLED |
| Folkestone Harbour | 19.12a ~ 19.25d | CANCELLED |
| Folkestone Jn Sidings | 19.30a ~ 19.37d | 19.32a ~ 19.36d |
| Folkestone Central | 19/39 | 19/39½ |
| Continental Jn | 19/44 | 19/43 |
| Ashford | 19/54 | 20.02a ~ 20.02½d |
| Headcorn | 20/06 | 20/13½ |
| Paddock Wood | 20.18a ~ 20.35d | 20.25 ~ 20.34½ |
Timings continue in first table.
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