7th October 1972

Stour Valley Railway Preservation Society / North Norfolk Railway Co. Ltd
The Lenwade Railtour

DMU Used 3-car set

Route : 1G56 throughout

DMU Route
as listed London Liverpool Street - Ipswich - Bury-St-Edmunds - Ely - Attleborough - Wymondham - (via Wensum Curve) - Whitlingham Jn - Wroxham - Aylsham - Lenwade
as listed Lenwade - Aylsham - Wroxham - Whitlingham Jn - (via Wensum Curve) - Diss - Ipswich - London Liverpool Street

Sources : Chris Harley & Kevin Driscoll

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

Location Booked out (Actual) Booked rtn (Actual)
London Liverpool Street 08.34d (08.34 [P14]) 19.32a (19.30 [P14])
Bethnal Green 08/37 19/29
Stratford 08/42 19/25
Gidea Park 08/53 19/12
Shenfield ??.??a ~ 09.05d 19.05a ~ ??.??d
Chelmsford ??.??a ~ 19.15d 18.57a ~ ??.??d
Witham ??.??a ~ 09.30d 18.38a ~ ??.??d
Marks Tey ? 18/28
Colchester ??.??a ~ 09.52d 18.20a ~ ??.??d
Manningtree 10/00 18/10
Bentley 10/05 18/06
Ipswich 10.17a ~ 10.20d 17.50a ~ 17.54d
Haughley Jn 10/37 17/35

 

Location Booked (Actual)
Bury St. Edmunds 10/52
Chippenham Jn 11/08
Soham 11/18
Ely Dock Jn 11/27
Ely 11/28
Ely North Jn 11/30
Brandon 11/46
Thetford 11c54a ~ 11c55d
Attleborough 12/08
Wymondham 12/13
Wensum Jn 12c26a ~ 12c28d
Whitlingham Jn 12/34
Wroxham 12.57a ~ 12.59d
Lenwade Station 14.40a ~ 14.50d
Wroxham 16.40a ~ 16.42d
Whitlingham Jn ?
Wensum Jn 16c57a ~ 17c00d
Tivetshall 17/19

Timings continue in first table.

No distances provided, but Kevin Driscoll worked out the total mileage as 349.5 miles.

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