5th June 2004

NENTA Traintours
Bicentennial Rail Celebrations 2004

Locos Used 47355 & 47703
Stock Used 3408+3359+1981+3362+3360+1221+5788+5888+5897+5827+5824+9479

Route:

Loco(s) Route
47355 (1) Norwich - Diss - Ipswich
47703 (2) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Bury St Edmunds - Ely - Peterborough - (via ECML) - York - Malton - Scarborough
47355 (1) Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - Ipswich
47703 (2) Ipswich - Diss - Norwich

Notes :
(1) 47703 on rear.
(2) 47355 on rear.


47355 pulls into York on the return journey (photo: David Russell)

Source : various including David Russell, Gary Sherman, Graham Hardinge
& the NENTA Traintours Website

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Graham Hardinge)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Norwich 06.48d ? 23.15a ?
Diss ??.??a ~ 07.12d ? 22.09a ~ ??.??d ?
Stowmarket ? ? ? ?
Ipswich 07.??a ~ 07.52d ??.?? ~ 07.56 22.09a ~ ??.??d 22.13 ~ ??.??
Stowmarket ??.??a ~ 08.10d ??.?? ~ 08.12 21.52a ~ ??.??d 21.59 ~ 22.00
Bury St Edmunds ??.??a ~ 08.35d 08.31 ~ 08.35 21.28a ~ ??.??d 21.34 ~ 21.40
Chippenham Jn ? 08/50 ? 21/15
Ely ??.??a ~ 09.06d 09.05 ~ 09.07 20.51a ~ ??.??d 20.49 ~ 20.57
March ??.??a ~ 09.29d 09.26 ~ 09.29 20.29a ~ ??.??d 20.29 ~ 20.30
Peterborough ??.??a ~ 09.57d 09.48 ~ 09.57 20.08a ~ ??.??d 20.04 ~ 20.11
Grantham 10/23 10/28 19/47 19/41
Newark Northgate 10/36 10/39 19/33 19/30
Retford 10/49 10/53 19/20 19/17
Doncaster ? 11/06 19/08 19/05
Arksey Loop 11*04a ~ 11*14d 11.11 ~ 11.38 - -
Hambleton North Jn 12/02 11/59 18/52 ?
York 12.15a ~ 12.19d 12.15 ~ ??.?? 18.31a ~ 18.37d ??.?? ~ 18.37
Malton 12.45a ~ 12.47d ? 17.56a ~ 18.01d ?
Seamer 13/03 ? 17/40 ?
Scarborough 13.08a ? 17.35d ?


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