HDL Wymondham Winder railtour
Saturday 21 June 2025

Saturday 21 June 2025: HDL Wymondham Winder railtour

Our midsummer railtour is to the cathedral city of Norwich, the medieval county town of Norfolk.

We will pick up passengers at our usual stops from Hastings to Tonbridge, then Bromley South and our final pick-up call at Kensington (Olympia).

On the return leg only, there will be an additional set-down stop at Stratford, east London, before we retrace our outward route via Kensington (Olympia).

Facilities and refreshments

This outing will be formed of both our DEMUs, making a 9-coach train once more.

Our Buffet car, also accessible to passengers in Coaches A, B, C, D and E, will be open all day for the sale of hot & cold food and drink at reason­able prices.

A trolley service of hot & cold drinks and refreshments will operate in Standard Class areas of both DEMUs.

In First Class an inclusive at-table service of drinks and light refreshments is offered through the day, with sandwiches at lunchtime and cheese & wine in the late afternoon.

Fares

Standard Class fares	seat in trailer coach (Buffet/C/D/Y)	£88
	bay of 4 seats in trailer coach (Buffet/C/D/Y)	£330
	seat in motor coach (E/W/Z)	£95
First Class fares	seat in trailer coach (B)	£115
	seat in motor coach (A)	£122

Route and Timings

This 395-mile trip picks up at our usual stations from Hastings to Tonbridge as shown below, and at Bromley South and Kensington Olympia.

Part-way round the Mildmay Line (North London Line), at Gospel Oak we will bear left along the Barking route but then join the East Coast Main Line at Harringay Junction. Thereafter we’ll be routed via Hitchin, and will wind our sinuous way to Norwich via Cambridge, Ely, Thetford, and Wymondham.

On the return leg we’ll take a more direct route, straight back along the Great Eastern Main Line for 111 miles, to Stratford where our progress will be reduced to a plod amid the frequent stopping services on the Mildmay Line once more, to regain our outward route after Camden Road.

A sketch-map of the route has been prepared by Alan Pink. We have also produced a gradient profile. To illustrate the detail of our scheduled route, annotated extracts from Network Rail’s Sectional Appendix have been produced for the outward and return portions of this railtour (updated 18 June 2025).

Timings

Station	Outward journey (read down)		Return journey (read up)
Hastings	depart	06 08	return	22 18
St. Leonards Warrior Square	depart	06 13	return	22 15
West St. Leonards	depart	06 18	return	22 10
Crowhurst	depart	06 25	return	22 03
Battle	depart	06 31	return	21 56
Etchingham	depart	06 44	return	21 41
Tunbridge Wells	depart	07 04	return	21 13
Tonbridge	depart	07 14	return	20 54
Bromley South	depart	07 46	return	20 03
Kensington (Olympia)	depart	08 21	return	19 32
Stratford	—	—	return	18 32
Norwich	arrive	12 26	depart	16 05

Finalised timings have been published. Compared to our original estimates, the times are very similar, with a maximum variance of 11 minutes.

This page and the leaflet have both been updated to show the finalised timings. To avoid any confusion, please ensure that you check these finalised timings prior to arranging your itinerary.

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