22nd December 2012

Hastings Diesels Ltd
Olympia Express

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

Route :
1Z59 : Hastings to Kensington Olympia
1Z61 : Kensington Olympia to Hastings

DEMU Route
as listed Hastings - Bo Peep Jn - Battle - Robertsbridge - Etchingham - Wadhurst - Tunbridge Wells Central - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Bromley South - Shortlands Jn - Bellingham - Nunhead - Denmark Hill - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia
as listed Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - Kent House - Beckenham Junction - Shortlands Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes:
(1) This charter train ran in conjunction with a visit to the London International Horse Show at Kensington Olympia.

Source : David Lawery & Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 08.31d [P4] 08.31   19.54a [P3] 19.44
Bo Peep Jn 08/36 08/36   19/47 19/40
Battle 08.45a ~ 08.47d ?   19.33a ~ 19.35d ?
Mountfield Tunnel 08/53 ?   19/26 ?
Robertsbridge 08.56a ~ 08.58d 08.55 ~ 08.59   19.21a ~ 19.23d 19.15 ~ 19.18
Etchingham 09.03a ~ 09.05d ?   19.14a ~ 19.16d ?
Wadhurst 09.19a ~ 09.21d 09.17 ~ 09.21   19.01a ~ 19.03d 18.58 ~ 19.00
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 09/28 ?   18/53 ?
Tunbridge Wells Central 09.30a ~ 09.32d [P1] 09.28 ~ 09.32   18.49a ~ 18.51d [P2] 18.47 ~ 18.50
Wells Tunnel Jn 09/34 ?   18/47 ?
Somerhill Tunnel 09/38 ?   18/42 ?
Tonbridge 09.40a ~ 09.43d [P1] 09.40 ~ 09.43   18.37a ~ 18.39d [P3] 18.36 ~ 18.38
Sevenoaks 09/52 [P1] 09/55   18/29 [P3] 18/28
Orpington 10/01 [P2] 10/03   18/18 [P3] 18/20
Petts Wood Jn 10/03 [UFV] 10/05   18/16 [DF] 18/18
Bickley Jn 10/05 [UF] ?   18/14 [DSV] 18/15
Shortlands Jn 10/19 10/19   18/10 [DS] 18/08
Bellingham 10/22 10/22   - -
Nunhead 10/26 [P1] 10/26   - -
Crofton Road Jn 10/31 [AL] 10/31   - -
Denmark Hill 10/32 [P1] ?   - -
Beckenham Junction - -   18/08 18/07
Kent House - -   18.02a ~ 18.06d [P4] ?
Herne Hill - -   17/52 [P3] 17/52
Brixton - -   17/50 17/50
Voltaire Road Jn 10/35 10/36   17/49 17/48
Factory Jn 10/36 ?   17/46 ?
Longhedge Jn 10/39 ?   17/44 ?
Latchmere Jn 10/52 10/52   17/41 17/44
Kensington Olympia 11.00a [P2] 11.00   17.35d [P2] 17.36


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z60 : (1001) : Kensington Olympia to Beckenham Junction
5Z61 : (1001) : Beckenham Junction to Kensington Olympia

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Kensington Olympia 11.05d -
North Pole Jn 11/08 -
Mitre Bridge Jn 11/09 -
Willesden WL Jn 11/10 -
Acton Lane Jn 11.11 ~ 11.18 -
Willesden WL Jn 11/21 -
Mitre Bridge Jn 11/28 -
North Pole Jn 11/29 -
Kensington Olympia 11/32 17.30a
Latchmere Jn 11/37 17/22
Longhedge Jn 11/42 17/20
Factory Jn 11/46 17/16
Voltaire Road Jn 11/47 17/15
Shepherds Lane Jn 11/49 -
Brixton 11/50 -
Cambria Jn 11/52 -
Denmark Hill 11/55 17/10
Crofton Road Jn 11/56 17/08
Nunhead 12/01 17/03
Lewisham 12/07 16/59
Ladywell Jn 12/08 16/55
New Beckenham 12/15 16/45
Beckenham Junction 12.18a 16.42d


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