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Last updated on 8 February 2019
On Saturday 22 December 2018, our train worked its annual private Olympia Express charter to Kensington Olympia; a test run to Tonbridge had been carried out on the preceding Monday.
On Friday 14 September 2018, our train was privately chartered for a railway staff retirement outing from Bexhill to Blackfriars.
On Saturday 4 August 2018, our train operated our Weymouth Warrior railtour to Southampton, Bournemouth, Poole, Wareham and Weymouth.
On Saturday 17 June 2018, our train operated our South Devon Coaster railtour to Exeter, Dawlish, Teignmouth and Paignton.
On 21 April 2018, our train operated the HDL West Norfolk Wanderer railtour to Cambridge, Ely and King’s Lynn; an illustrated news article describes the day’s outing.
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.
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.
Unit 1001 is based at St. Leonards depot. Its formation at the depot
is:
[Ashford end]
60116 Mountfield – 60529 – 70262 – 69337 – 60501 – 60118 Tunbridge Wells [Bexhill end]
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.
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 car 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.