Photo Review
19th September 1954
Ian Allan / Trains
Illustrated
The Fenlands Express
| Locos Used | 60136 'Alcazar', 61113, 61530 & 70000 'Britannia' |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 70000 | London Liverpool Street - (via GEML) - Norwich Thorpe |
| 61113 | Norwich Thorpe - Cromer Beach |
| 61113 | Cromer Beach - Melton Constable |
| 61530 | Melton Constable - South Lynn - Spalding - Sleaford |
| 61530 | Sleaford - Grantham - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross |
Notes :
(10 Tour brochure noted this as the thirs Trains Illustrated excursion to tun.
Sources : Chris Harley, Steve Allen, Andy Butler & Richard
Maund
Photo Review
61113 waiting to leave Norwich Thorpe (photo: The John Debens Collection)
From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Richard Maund)
| Miles | Location | Booked |
| 0.0 | Liverpool Street | 09.12d |
| 4.0 | Stratford | 09/20 |
| 10.0 | Chadwell Heath | 09/27 |
| 20.2 | Shenfield | 09/38 |
| 29.7 | Chelmsford | 09/47 |
| 38.6 | Witham | 09/56 |
| 46.6 | Marks Tey | 10/04 |
| 51.7 | Colchester | 10/09 |
| 59.5 | Manningtree | 10/17 |
| 68.7 | Ipswich | 10/27 |
| 82.9 | Haughley | 10/42 |
| 100.5 | Tivetshall | 11/01 |
| 115.0 0.0 |
Norwich Thorpe | 11.17a ~ 13.14d |
| 15.9 0.0 |
North Walsham Main | 13.42a ~ 13.47d |
| 10.7 0.0 |
Cromer Beach | 14.08a ~ 15.08d |
| 15.0 0.0 |
Melton Constable | 15.37a ~ 15.44d |
| 9.8 0.0 |
Fakenham West | 15.59a ~ 16.04d |
| 22.0 0.0 |
South Lynn | 16.40a ~ 16.45d |
| 9.0 0.0 |
Sutton Bridge | 17.01a ~ 17.06d |
| 15.5 0.0 |
Spalding Town | 17.34a ~ 17.42d |
| 19.0 0.0 |
Sleaford | 18.07a ~ 18.15d |
| 10.5 | Barkston East Jn | 18/41 |
| 10.9 | Barkston South Jn | 18/43½ |
| 15.2 | Grantham | 18/47½ |
| 44.3 | Peterborough North | 19/13 |
| 61.8 | Huntingdon | 19/30½ |
| 88.8 | Hitchin | 19/54 |
| 95.7 | Knebworth | 20/01 |
| 103.0 | Hatfield | 20/08 |
| 108.0 | Potters Bar | 20/15 |
| 120.7 | Kings Cross | 20.35a |
