11th January 2020

Hastings Diesels Ltd
The Faversham Hop

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

Route : 
1Z71 : Eastbourne to Faversham
1Z72 : Faversham to Eastbourne

DEMU Route
as listed Eastbourne - Willingdon Jn - Pevensey & Westham - Bexhill - Bopeep Jn - Hastings - Ore - Rye - Appledore - Ashford International - Folkestone Central - Dover Priory - Buckland Jn - Shepherds Well - Canterbury East - Faversham
as listed Faversham - (reverse of outward route) - Eastbourne

Notes :
(1) John Clifford's comments: This was short day out and the first outing of the year for the Hastings Diesel unit. There were options to visit the East Kent Railway at Shepherds Well (although it transpired that the railway was not open on this day) and Canterbury. We set off slightly late from Eastbourne but had made up most of the time early on. A stop was made at Ore to let the 10.25 Ashford - Eastbourne come off the single line. After Dover there was some slow running as we were behind the 12.18 Dover Priory - Victoria stopper. Nonetheless we reached Faversham a minute early. On the return we were again behind a stopper (14.10 Victoria - Dover Priory) which got to Dover 3 minutes late. The rest of the return journey was accomplished without problem and we got to Hastings a few minutes early.

Source : John Clifford (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Eastbourne 10.22d [P1] 10.24½ [P1]   18.04a [P2] 18.01½ [P2]
Willingdon Jn 10/28½ 10/29   17/58½ 17/57
Pevensey & Westham 10/32½ 10/32 [P2]   17/51 17/53 [P1]
Bexhill 10.42a ~ 10.44d [P2] 10.40 ~ 10.44½ [P2]   17.41a ~ 17.42d [P1] 17.43½ ~ 17.45 [P1]
Bopeep Jn SB 10/48 10/49½   17/37 17/39
St Leonards Warrior Square 10.50a ~ 10.51d [P2] 10.52 ~ 10.53 [P2]   17.34a ~ 17.35d [P1] 17.35 ~ 17.36½ [P1]
Hastings 10.55a ~ 10.57d [P4] 10.55½ ~ 10.57½ [P3]   17.30a ~ 17.31d [P2] 17.31 ~ 17.32½ [P2]
Ore 11.01 ~ 11.06 11.02 ~ 11.06 [P2]   17/28 17/29 [P1]
Rye 11.24 ~ 11.26 11.22½ ~ 11.23½ [P1]   17.11½ ~ 17.12½ 17.11 ~ 17.12 [P2]
Appledore 11/35½ 11/34 [P1]   17/03 17/01½ [P2]
Ashford International 11.47a ~ 11.53d [P2] 11.45 ~ 11.55 [P2]   16.44a ~ 16.50d [P2] 16.43 ~ 16.49 [P2]
Saltwood Jn 12/04½ 12/07   16/33 16/32
Folkestone Central 12/08½ 12/11 [P2]   16/29 16/28 [P1]
Folkestone East 12/10 12/13   16/27½ 16/26½
Dover Priory 12/21 [P2] 12/21 [P2]   16/17½ [P1] 16/16 [P1]
Buckland Jn 12/27½ 12/23   16/15 16/15
Shepherds Well 12.34a ~ 12.38d [P1] 12.33 ~ 12.35 [P1]   16.07a ~ 16.09d [P2] 16.09 ~ 16.10 [P2]
Canterbury East 12.55a ~ 12.57d [P1] 12.52 ~ 12.54 [P1]   15.46a ~ 15.50d [P2] 15.52 ~ 15.54 [P2]
Faversham 13.10a [P2] 13.09 [P2]   15.32d [P2] 15.32 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z70 : (1001) : St Leonards Depot to Eastbourne
5Z73 : (1001) : Eastbourne to St Leonards Depot

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
St Leonards Depot 09.41d     19.00a  
St Leonards Sig.BJ42 09.46 ~ 09.52     -  
St Leonards Sig.BJ64 -     18.44 ~ 18.50  
Bexhill 09/56     18/37  
Pevensey & Westham 10/04     18/29  
Willingdon 10/09     18/25  
Eastbourne 10.14a [P1] 10.19½ [P1]   18.19d [P2] 18.18 [P2]

5Z71 : (1001) : Faversham to Faversham Up Sidings
5Z72 : (1001) : Faversham Up Sidings to Faversham

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn) Actual
Faversham 13.17d [P2]   15.25a 15.25 [P2]
Faversham Up Sidings 13.21a   15.21d  


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