Older news articles

Last modified on Thursday 12 November 2009

This page contains a link to every news article that appeared on the HDL News page, but which has been “closed” (to further revision) and which is no longer of a current nature. They are listed in inverse chronological order.

Note that the 1001 is currently… item is updated on a rolling basis rather than being re-published from scratch; to place each variation of it here would create a highly repetitive and rather unhelpful archive; the DEMU Diary section has been created to hold such information.

Current and Open articles are listed on the News page.

2009:

Wiltshire Warrior railtour to Salisbury, 21 March 2009 (12 April 2009)
Pre-railtour test run to Tonbridge, 19 March 2009 (19 March 2009)

2008:

Christmas Onward railtour to Folkestone, 21 December 2008 (30 December 2008)
Staff charter to Bournemouth, 28 June 2008 (30 June 2008)
Test run with 5-coach train, 26 June 2008 (13 April 2009)

2007:

1001’s motor-coaches accompany 73107 on test runs (2 November 2007)
Ex-4TC Driving Trailer 76275 acquired by HDL (31 October 2007)
Hampshire Driving Trailer 60820 leaves St. Leonards (30 October 2007)
Special working in connection with the Tour de France (14 July 2007)
1001 out on the main line again! (13 July 2007)

2005:

HDL Mid-Hants Venturer railtour, 17 July 2005 (21 July 2005)
HDL Lincoln Green railtour, 7 May 2005 (10 May 2005)
HDL Lydd Ranger railtour, 13 March 2005 (2 June 2005)
1001 assists in wintry weather (10 March 2005)
Motor coach 60000 Hastings repainted (10 March 2005)
Tunbridge Wells motor coach overhauled (10 January 2005)

2004:

Photo of 1001 accelerating away from the depot (30 October 2004)
Photo of The Last Thump railtour passing St. Leonards (30 October 2004)
London Tripper and Hastings Time Traveller outings (14 November 2004)
Unrestored motor coach 60019 (25 July 2004)
Twilight for DEMU operation on the Marsh (18 June 2004)
TPWS modifications (18 May 2004)
Partial repaint for Tunbridge Wells (18 May 2004)
Major engine-overhaul for Tunbridge Wells completed (19 April 2004)
Salisbury Bunny railtour, 10 April 2004
1001 at Winchelsea (photo, 18 February 2004)
De-icing duties (25 March 2004)
Rescue mission to Eastbourne (25 Jan 2004)

2003:

Hastings DEMU returns to Charing Cross (Medway Cracker railtour) (photo, 6 December 2004)
Rescue mission includes Mountfield (19 Dec 2003)
Second-class Open DEMU trailer coach 60529 repainted (14 Dec 2003)
1001 used on HDL’s AGM day (14 Dec 2003)
Sandite season 2003 (14 Dec 2003)
Rescue missions (27 Oct 2003)
“Mark I” rolling-stock-ban exemption obtained! (10 October 2003)
Ultrasonic Axle Testing exams passed (5 September 2003)
Deal Wayfarer railtour, 5 July 2003 (24 Aug 2003)
General News Report digest for May 2003
Lab 4 leaves HDL for a new home (8 June 2003)
60116 Mountfield returns to public passenger-service (4 May 2003)
General News Report digest for March 2003
SouthCentral unit in sunny fog at Three Oaks
‘Tadpole’ returns to traffic
Class 201 DEMU “bve” computer simulation (20 May 2003)
General News Report digest for February 2003

2002:

General News Report digest for December 2002
Cambridge Cracker railtour, 7 December 2002 (9 Jan 2003)
Motor coach 60116 Mountfield back on the main line! (8 Dec 2002)
General News Report digest for September 2002
Cardiff Chieftain railtour, 31 August 2002 (8 Sep 2002)
General News Report digest for August 2002
General News Report digest for July 2002
1001 on Hastings – Charing Cross services (15 May 2002)

2001:

HDL AGM — A special working on the Ashford & Hastings line (27 November 2001)
1001 piloting South Central DEMU (photo at St. Leonards Depot, 16 November 2001)
200,000 miles in preservation! (11 October 2001)
1001 at work on the Ashford & Hastings line (photo near Three Oaks, 11 September 2001)

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