Parked up at Brighton I just managed to get this shot of 205033 before it headed back towards Croydon

Sitting at Victoria is 205033 with 60151 leading

As the light was starting to go the Thumper arrived at Croydon where it had a quick turn around and headed off to Uckfiel

The end of the tour at London Bridge......

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from the Six Bells Junction Website)

Location	Booked	Actual	Booked	Actual
London Bridge			17.45a	17.42
Bricklayers Arms Jn			17/38½	17/38
Norwood Junction			17/31½	17/32
Norwood Yard			17/29	17/31
Victoria	09.21d	09.21
Battersea Park	09/24	09/25
Clapham Junction	09/26½	09/27
Balham	09/28½	09/30
Selhurst	09/34	09/35
Windmill Bridge Jn	09/34	09/37	17/28	17/39
East Croydon			17.26a ~ 17.27d	17.27 ~ 17.28
			see below
East Croydon	09.35½a ~ 09.36½d	09/38	15.08 ~ 15.16d	15.14 ~ 15.18
Purley	09/40½	09/41	15/04½	15/10
Stoats Nest Jn	09/42	09/43	15/03½	15/08
Earlswood	09/49	09/50	14/56½	15/00
Gatwick Airport	09/53	09/54	14/52½	14/56
Three Bridges	09/55½	09/56	14/50	14/52
Balcombe Tunnel Jn	09/58	09/58	14/48	14/49
Haywards Heath	10/04	10/04	14/42	14/41
Keymer Jn	10/07½	10/08	14/38	14/36
Preston Park			14/27	14/26
Brighton			13.22a ~ 14.22d	13.24 ~ 14.23
Lewes	10/17½	10/19	13/08	13/10
Southerham Jn	10/19	10/21	13/06	13/09
Polegate	10/33	10/36	12/56	12/56
Willingdon Jn	10/36	10/40	12/54	12/53
Eastbourne	10.42a ~ 10.54d	10.44 ~ 10.54	12.37a ~ 12.50d	12.39 ~ 12.50
Willingdon Jn	10/58	10/59	12/32	12/35
Pevensey	11/01	11/03	12/26	12/32
Bexhill	11/08	11/13	12/20	12/26
Bopeep Jn	11/15	11/15	12/14	12/14
Hastings	11.22a	11.25	12.10d	12.10

(from table above)

Location	Booked	Actual	Booked	Actual
South Croydon	15/18	15/20	17/24	17/25
Sanderstead	15/20½	15/22	17/12½	17/22
Oxted	15/37	15/34	17/03½	17/04
Hurst Green	15/38½	15/36	17/01	17/02
Hever	15/44	15/43	16/54	16/57
Ashurst Jn	15/51	15/50	16/49	16/50
Crowborough	15/58½	15/56	16/41	16/43
Greenhurst Jn	16/12	16.02a ~ 16.07d	16/36	16/39
Uckfield	16.17a	16.13	16.30d	16.33

2014 marks the 10th anniversay of the the Last Thump, to find out how this is being marked click here

The Last Thump

Heading out of Hastings with '33' at the rear, the train heads back towards Eastbourne

With just 11 minutes before departure, people are still wandering down the platform

The middle unit was 205001, it's a shame this was stuck in the middle of the train, it could have been marshalled the other way round and it could have led the train on its final trip.

On The 27th of November 2004, the train operating company "Southern" ran the farewell tour for the DEMU's.

It ran out of Victoria covering most of the areas the Thumpers had run to, ending up that evening at London Bridge.

3 units were used; these were 205009, 205001 & 205033 making up an 8 car unit. I didn't go on the tour but I spent the day whizzing around the Southern region trying to get photos of it wherever it went.

The route planned for the train meant that it had to reverse at several points; so part of the tour was led by 205033 and the other by 205009.

The first leg led by 205033 departed Victoria bang on time at 09:21, where it went straight to Eastbourne via Clapham Jcn, Selhurst, Gatwick, Three Bridges & Polegate.

Now with 205009 leading it revered and headed along the coast line to Hastings running past St Leonard's Depot. After Hastings it headed back along the coast line quickly reversing at Eastbourne and onwards though Lewes to Brighton.

At Brighton there was a layover before the Thumper departed on its way to East Coydon. A short stay at East Croydon was just enough for photographers to get their shots, then they departed for Uckfield via Oxted.

By this time it was dark at Uckfield and I gather there were not many photos taken. So I headed over to London Bridge Station to wait for its arrival at its final destination.

There was another special a week later for staff but this was just with 2 units, but this one on the 27th is considered the proper "last Thumper tour".

The complete makeup of the train was

205009(60808,60508,60108), 205001(60800,60154), 205033(60832,60678,60151)