21st July 2001

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The Western Ranger

DEMU Used 1001 (6-car)

Route :
1Z84 : Hastings to Gloucester
1Z85 : Gloucester to Hastings

Traction Route
1001

Hastings - Bexhill - Eastbourne

1001 Eastbourne - Lewes - Falmer - Brighton
1001 Brighton - Preston Park - Hove - Worthing - Barnham - Havant - Fareham - Botley - Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Bradford South Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Doctor Day's Jn - Patchway - Seven Tunnel Junction - Newport
1001 Newport - Seven Tunnel Junction - Lydney - Gloucester
1001 Gloucester - Stroud - Swindon - Didcot - Reading West Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh - (reverse of outward route) -  Eastbourne
1001 Eastbourne - (reverse of outward route) -  Hastings

Notes:
(1) There was an option on this tour to get off at Lydney for a trip on the Dean Forest Railway & then continue to Gloucester by service train.

Source : John Clifford (joined/left the train at Brighton)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 06.36d -   22.07a -
St Leonards Warrior Square 06.38a ~ 06.39d -   22.02a ~ 22.03d -
Bopeep Jn 06/41 -   21/59 -
Bexhill Central 06.49a ~ 06.50d -   21.52a ~ 21.54d -
Pevensey 06/57 -   21/43 -
Willingdon Jn 07/00 -   21/40 -
Eastbourne 07.03a ~ 07.08d -   21.29a ~ 21.34d -
Willingdon Jn 07/12 -   21/22 -
Polegate 07.15a ~ 07.16d -   21.17a ~ 21.18d -
Southerham Jn 07/27 -   21/05 -
Brighton 07.43a ~ 08.01d 07.?? ~ 08.01   20.32a ~ 20.38d 20.22 ~ ?.??
Preston park 08.04a ~ 08.09d 08.05 ~ 08.09   20.24a ~ 20.29d 20.12 ~ 20.14
Hove 08.12a ~ 08.22d 08.12 ~ 08.22   20.19a ~ 20.21d 19.51 ~ 19.52
Worthing 08.36a ~ 08.38d 08.37 ~ 08.38   19.56a ~ 19.58d 19.39 ~ 19.39
West Worthing 08/39 08/40   19/54 19/37
Arundel Jn 08/49 08/51   19/40 19/29
Ford 08/51 08/52   19/39 19/28
Barnham 08/54 08/55   19/35 19/25
Chichester 09/01 09/02   19/23 19/18
Havant 09.12a ~ 09.13d 09.14 ~ 09.15   19.10a ~ 19.11d 19.07 ~ 19.08
Farlington Jn 09/18 09/20   19/06 19/03
Cosham 09/26 09.26a ~ 09.28d   18/57 19/01
Fareham 09.40a ~ 09.42d 09.41 ~ 09.42   18.48a ~ 18.50d 18.53 ~ 18.53
Botley 09/51 09/51   18/41 18/45
Eastleigh 10.02a ~ 10.05d 10.03 ~ 10.06   18.23a ~ 18.35d 18.30 ~ 18.38

 

Location Booked Actual
Romsey 10/30 10/19
Dean 10/39 10/28
Tunnel Jn 10/47 10/38
Salisbury 10/49 10/41
Wilton Jn 10/53 10/44
Warminster 11/12 11/03
Westbury 11/17 11/09
Bradford South Jn 11/23 11/16
Bathampton Jn 11/36 11/26
Bath Spa 11/39 11/30
North Somerset Jn 11/51 11/43
Dr Days Jn 11*53a ~ 12*03d 11/45
Stapleton Road 12/06 11/48
Filton Jn 12/10 11/56
Patchway 12/12 11/58
Pilning 12/16 12/02
Severn Tunnel Junction 12/23 12/09
Newport 12.35a ~ 12.40d 12.22 ~ 12.38
Magor 12/53 12/56
Severn Tunnel Junction 12/59 13/00
Chepstow 13/06 13/08
Lydney 13.15a ~ 13.17d 13.18 ~ 13.19
Awre Jn 13/24 13/32
Gloucester 13.45a ~ 16.05d 13.49 ~ 16.05
Horton Road Jn 16/06 16/07
Gloucester Yard Jn 16/07 16/09
Standish Jn 16/14 16/17
Stroud 16/19 16/24
Kemble 16/31 16/39
Swindon 16.45a ~ 16.47d 17.03 ~ 17.04
Uffington 16/58 17/12
Challow 17/00 17/16
Didcot 17/10 17/28
Didcot East Jn 17/11 17/29
Reading West Jn 17/25 17/43
Oxford Road Jn 17/27 17/45
Southcote Jn 17/29 17/47
Bramley 17/40 17/57
Basingstoke 17/54 18/04
Worting Jn 17/57 18/07
Shawford 18/18 18/25

Timings continue in first table.

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