Last updated on 20 July 2021
Unit 1001 is based at St. Leonards depot. Its formation at the depot
is:
[Bexhill end]
60116 Mountfield – 60529 – 70262 – 69337 – 60501 – 60118 Tunbridge Wells [Ashford end]
Our train has six vehicles re-certified for main-line use, including the CEP coach and Buffet car. See our Fleet list for full details. Progress is being made on the restoration of 60019 our fourth motor coach.
Please visit the DEMU Diary to see details of our train’s many workings on the main line since March 2003. See also the HDL Railtour archive.
Here are the most recent news articles or events:
On Saturday 17 July 2021, our train operated two private charters which took it to the Dartford lines and London Cannon Street; please see the Diary page for details.
On Saturday 11 January 2020, our train operated our Faversham Hop railtour to Canterbury and Faversham.
On Saturday 14 September 2019, our train operated our Ludgershall Legionnaire railtour to Salisbury and MoD Ludgershall; an illustrated news article describes the day’s outing.
News articles which are fresh, still being updated, or still current and relevant, are linked below. Older news articles, all closed, have been placed in the News Archive.
Coronavirus update, January 2021 (published 13 January 2021)
Restoration of trailer coach 60502 (published 1 November 2020)
Coronavirus update, October 2020 (published 4 October 2020)
Ludgershall Legionnaire railtour, 14 September 2019 (published 18 September 2019)
East Anglian Explorer railtour, 11 May 2019 (published 26 May 2019)
Dave Markwick Memorial Tour, 6 April 2019 (published 11 April 2019)
Dave Markwick (published 31 January 2019)
West Norfolk Wanderer railtour, 21 April 2018 (published 23 April 2018)
Hastings Blue Belle railtour, 7 May 2016 (published 19 June 2016)
Restoration of motor coach 60019 (new photos added on 30 August 2015)
1001’s motor coaches visit Three Bridges depot, August 2015 (published 7 April 2018)
Warwickshire Wanderer railtour, 4 July 2015 (published 19 July 2015)
Green Dragon railtour, 18 April 2015 (cab-video links added 15 May 2015)
On-Train Monitoring Recorders (updated on 7 March 2015)
Comings & goings at St. Leonards depot (part 3) (3 photos added on 12 October 2014)
Restoration of trailer coach 60528 (photo added on 18 March 2014)
1001 visits Slade Green depot (article opened on 17 September 2013)
Refreshing the interior (2 more photos added on 29 July 2013)
Central Door Locking (updated on 10 June 2012)
Older news articles, all closed, have been placed in the News Archive.