4th July 2009

Hastings Diesels Limited
The Midland Forester

DEMU Used 1001 (60118+60501+69337+60529+60116)

Route :
1Z82 : Hastings to Nottingham
1Z83 : Nottingham to Hastings

DEMU Used Route
as listed Hastings - Bo Peep Jn - Battle - Tunbridge Wells - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Petts Wood Jn - Bromley South - Shortlands Jn - Beckenham Junction - Herne Hill - Brixton - (1) Factory Jn - Ludgate Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge jn - Willesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - Gospel Oak - Camden Road - Dalston Jn - Hackney Central - Lea Jn - Temple Mills Jn - Copper Mill Jn - Tottenham South Jn (2) - Harringay Park Jn - Junction Road Jn - Carlton Road Jn - West Hamstead Thameslink (1) - (via MML) - Kettering - Corby - Manton Jn - Oakham - Melton Mowbray - Syston East Jn - Syston North Jn - Loughborough - Trent - Beeston - Nottingham
as listed Nottingham - (reverse of outward route) - Manton Jn - Stamford - New England North Jn - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Copenhagen Jn - Camden Road - Gospel Oak - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Notes :
(1) The outward leg was originally advertised to pick up at Clapham Junction. Owing to engineering works in the South West London area and on the Dudding Hill line, this tour was diverted to pick up at Kensington Olympia before making a circular trip around North London before joining the Midland Mainline at Carlton Road Jn. (Original intended outward route from Hastings: Wandsworth Road - Factory Jn - Ludgate Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Chiswick - New Kew Jn - Kew East Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Brent Curve Jn - Hendon - Luton, then as shown).
(2) Train was delayed at Tottenham South Jn due awaiting departure of a London Overground service to depart South Tottenham…London Overground were only operating over the Gospel Oak to South Tottenham section of the GOBLIN Route due to engineering works between South Tottenham and Barking which Network Rail forgot to advertise in the paper work… leaving the tour running almost 15 late for part of the tour shown in the timings.

Source : Matthew Cole

Photo Review


1001 at Tunbridge Wells on the outward leg (photo: Matthew Cole)


1001 at Nottingham (photo: Matthew Cole)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Matthew Cole & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hastings 06.31d [P4] ?   22.46a ?
St Leonards Warrior Square 06.34a ~ 06.37d ?   22.41½a ~ 22.43½d ?
Bo Peep Jn SB 06/39 ?   22/38 ?
Battle 06.48a ~ 06.51d ?   22.27a ~ 22.29d ?
Mountfield Tunnel 06/57 ?   22/21 ?
Robertsbridge 06/59 ?   22/18 ?
Etchingham 07.03a ~ 07.06d ?   22.11a ~ 22.14d ?
Wadhurst 07/18 ?   22/01 ?
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 07/23 ?   21/53 ?
Tunbridge Wells 07.25a ~ 07.28d [P1] 07.25½ ~ 07.29 [P2]   21.47a ~ 21.50d [P2] 21.28 ~ 21.30 [P2]
Wells Tunnel Jn 07/30 07/31   21/45 21/27
Sommerhill Tunnel 07/34 07/35   21/40 21/21½
Tonbridge 07.36a ~ 07.39d [P2] 07.37 ~ 07.39 [P2]   21.36a ~ 21.38d [P2] 21.18 ~ 21.19½ [P3]
Sevenoaks 07/50 [P1] 07/49 [P1]   21/24 [P3] 21/10½ [P3]
Orpington 07/58 [P2] [FL] 07/57 [FL] [P2]   21/16 [P5] 21/02 [P3]
Petts Wood Jn 08/00 [UFV] 07/59 [UFV]   21/14 [SL] 21/00½ [FL]
Bickley Jn 08/02 [FL] 08/00 [SL]   21/12 [DSV] 20/59½ [DSV]
Bromley South 08.04a ~ 08.07d [P1] 08.02½ ~ 08.06½ [P1]   21.06a ~ 21.09d 20.55 ~ 20.56 [P2]
Shortlands Jn 08/10 08/09   21/04 [FL] 20/53 [SL]
Beckenham Junction 08/12 08/10½   21/02 20/52
Herne Hill 08/18 [P2] 08/17 [P2]   20/55 20/46
Brixton 08/22 08/18   20/54 20/45
Shepherds Lane Jn 08/23 08/18½ [Up Chatham]   20/53 20/44
Voltaire Road Jn 08/24 08/19 [RVL]   20/51 [AL] 20/42 [Down Chatham]
Factory Jn 08/25 08/21½ [RVL - Down Ludgate]   20/49½ 20/40 [Up Ludgate - RVL]
Longhedge Jn 08/27 08/23½   20/38 20/38
Latchmere Jn 08/29 08/25½   20/36 20/35
Kensington Olympia 08.36a ~ 08.39d [P2] 08.34½ ~ 08.39 [P2]   20.27a ~ 20.30d [P3] 20.27 ~ 20.29 [P3]
North Pole Jn 08/42 08/42½   20/21 20/21
Mitre Bridge Jn 08/43 08/44   20/18 20/19½
Willesden Junction HL 08/47½ 08/47   20/13 20/14
Kensal Green Jn 08/49 08/48½   20/12 20/13
Gospel Oak 09/06 09/04½   19/54 19/52½
Camden Jn 09/09 09/09   19/48 19/48
Camden Road East Jn 09/10 09/10   19/46 19/46

 

Location Booked Actual
Dalston Jn 09/19 09/17
Lea Jn 09/26 09/26
Temple Mills East Jn 09/39 09/39
Copper Mill Jn 09/44 09/44½
Tottenham South Jn 09/46 09/46½ ~ 10.02
South Tottenham 09/49 10/03
Harringay Park Jn 09/55 10/11
Upper Holloway 09/58 10/14½
Junction Road Jn 09/59 10/16
Carlton Road Jn 10/02 [SL] 10/22½ [FL]
West Hampstead Thameslink 10/05 10/26
Hendon 10/08 10/29
Radlett Jn 10/18 10/42½ [FL - SL]
St Albans 10/25 [P2] 10/47 [SL]
Harpenden Jn 10/35 10/52½
Luton 10/45 [P2] 10/59 [P2]
Leagrave Jn 10/50 11/02
Flitwick 10/58 11/08
Bedford South Jn 11/07 11/16 [DS - US]
Bedford 11/11 [P3] 11/17½ [P1]
Bedford North Jn 11/12 11/18 [US - DS]
Sharnbrook Jn 11/18 11/25½
Wellingborough 11/30 11/35½
Kettering 11/41 [P4] 11p44½ ~ 11p45½ [P2]
Kettering North Jn 11/43 11/46½
Corby 11/59 11/55½
Manton Jn 12/24 12/22½
Oakham 12/28 [ML] 12/28
Langham Jn 12/35 ?
Melton Mowbray 12/46 12/42
Syston East Jn 12/56 12/55½
Syston North Jn 12/57 [SL] 12/56½ [SL]
Sileby Jn 13/01 13/00½
Loughborough 13.08a ~ 13.13d [P3] 13.07 ~ 13.13½ [P3]
Ratcliffe Jn 13/24 [FL] 13/24 [SL - FL]
Trent South Jn 13/27 ?
Trent 13/28 [P1] ?
Beeston North Jn 13/39 [UM] 13/36½ [UM]
Mansfield Jn 13/43 [US] 13/40 [UF]
Nottingham [P6] 13.48a ~ 16.50d [P6] [SL] [P4] 13.43 ~ 16.52 [P6] [SL]
Mansfield Jn 16/53 16/55
Trent 16/59 17/03
Trent South Jn 17/00 [FL] 17/04
Ratcliffe Jn 17/02 [SL] 17/06
Loughborough 17.12a ~ 17.17d [P3] 17.18½ ~ 17.22½
Sileby Jn 17/24 17/29
Syston North Jn 17/29 17/34
Syston East Jn 17/30 17/35
Melton Mowbray 17/42½ 17/46½
Langham Jn 17/53 [ML] 17/55½
Oakham 17/54 17/56½
Manton Jn 17/58 17/59½
Ketton SB 18/08 18/06
Helpston Jn 18/18 18/14½
New England North Jn 18/22½ [FL] 18/19½ [Up Stamford - UF]
Peterborough 18/25½ [UF] 18c24½ ~ 18c24½ [P3]
Connington South Jn 18/31 18/31
Huntingdon 18/39 18/43
Sandy 18/51½ 18/55
Hitchin 19/02 19/06
Stevenage 19/06 [P2] 19/10 [P2]
Woolmer Green Jn 19/09 19/13½
Digswell Jn 19/11 [SL] 19/15½ [SL]
Welwyn Garden City 19/12 19/16½
Potters Bar 19/21 19/23½
Alexandra Palace 19/30 19/31 [UF]
Finsbury Park 19/36 [P1] 19/34½ [P1]
Hollloway South Jn 19/38 19/37
Copenhagen Jn 19/41 [NLI] 19/41

Timings continue in first table.

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