Middleton Towers, Thumper & Harley D. 21 04 2018

The Hastings Thumper Unit 1001 is seen departing Middleton Towers, from the road opposite the station in the previous picture.

The owner of the Harley had stopped and asked if something special was coming about 40 minutes prior to this and returned after having enjoyed a cup of tea at home. The bike is an ex police machine, from Lancing, not too far from the Thumpers previous stomping grounds.

The train is a Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) that worked on the London Charing Cross – Hastings route under British Rail between 1957 and 1986.

It was subsequently preserved by Hastings Diesels Limited (HDL); we restored it to its former glory and returned it to main-line operation ten years later, in 1996.

The train is commonly referred to as "Unit 1001", as the first “Hastings” DEMU (all six of whose vehicles we own) was so numbered. Although the train we use on our outings does include at least one vehicle from the original unit 1001, some of its vehicles are from other units—and indeed, other trains.

Source: www.hastingsdiesels.co.uk/1001/

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / Norfolk (show map)

Taken on: April 21, 2018

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