30th May 2009

NENTA Traintours
(York, Beamish & Holy Island)

Locos Used 47786 & 47798 'Prince William'
Stock Used 3359+3351+504+3362+3360+551+1201+6115+6103+6000+9466

Route :
1Z47 : Norwich to Newcastle
1Z48 : Newcastle to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
47786 (1)

Norwich - Diss - Haughley Jn - Ipswich

47798 (2)

Ipswich - Stowmarket - Haughley Jn - Bury St Edmunds - Chippenham Jn - Ely - Ely North Jn - March - Whittlesea - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Newcastle

47786 (1) Newcastle - (reverse of outward route) - Ipswich
47798 (2) Ipswich - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich

Notes :
(1) 47798 dead-on-rear.
(2) 47786 dead-on-rear.
(3) Off train options were to the NYMR (leaving the train at York), Beamish Open Air Museum (leaving the train at Durham) or a coach tour to Holy Island (leaving the train at Newcastle).

Source : Alan Chilestone (viewed the train at Bury St Edmunds on the return journey - on time)

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