5th May 2012
NENTA Traintours
The North Wales Extravaganza
| Locos Used | 47580 'County of Essex' & 47851 |
| Stock Used | 3431+3313+99679+3359+3350+3362+1201+6103+6115+6000+94?? |
Route :
1Z35 : Norwich to Holyhead
1Z36 : Holyhead to Norwich
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 47851 (1) | Norwich - Diss - Ipswich |
| 47580 (2) | Ipswich - Stowmarket - Bury St Edmunds - Ely - March - Peterborough - (via ?) - Chester - Llandudno Junction - Bangor - Holyhead |
| 47851 (1) | Holyhead - (reverse of outward route?) - Ipswich |
| 47580 (2) | Ipswich - Diss - Norwich |
Notes :
(1) 47580 on rear.
(2) 47851 on rear.
(3) There was an off-train option to visit the Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza.
Sources : Chris Bracey and Nick Bartlett
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Timings (Advertised only)
(from Chris Bracey)
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) | |
| Norwich | 05.05d | 00.25a | |
| Diss | 05.30d | 23.55a | |
| Ipswich | ????a ~ 06.05d | 23.25a ~ ????d | |
| Stowmarket | 06.20d | 23.10a | |
| Bury St Edmunds | 06.55d | 22.45a | |
| Ely | 07.30d | 22.10a | |
| March | 07.50d | 21.45a | |
| Peterborough | 08.15d | 21.25a | |
| Chester | 11.20a | 18.20d | |
| Llandudno Junction | 12.05a | 17.40d | |
| Bangor | 12.45a | 17.00d | |
| Holyhead | 13.30a | 16.15d |