28th May 1977

M. & G. N. Joint Railway Society Limited
Sunny South Express

Locos Used ?????
Stock Used ???

Route :

Loco(s) Route
????? Great Yarmouth - ??? - Norwich
????? Norwich - Attleborough - Thetford - Ely - Cambridge - Bishops Stortford - Stratford - ??? - Haywards Heath - Keymer Jn - Preston Park - Hove - Worthing
????? Worthing - (?reverse of outward route?) - Norwich
????? Norwich - (?reverse of outward route?) - Great Yarmouth

Notes :
(1) Off-train options;
Tour 1: 'Haywards Heath, Hove or Worthing. Passengers alight and return to any one of these stations and spend their time sight-seeing locally'.
Tour 2: 'Bluebell Railway. Passengers alight at Haywards Heath and join the awaiting coaches for the short journey to Sheffield Park, where there will be time to look around the workshops and collection of locos before joining the 14.45 steam train to Horsted Keynes. There there wil be plenty of opportunity to look around the carriage sheds before returning on the 16.25 train to Sheffield Park. The coaches will leave Sheffield Park at 17.40 for the journey back to Haywards Heath the train home'.
Tour 3: 'Sussex Downs. Passengers alight at Haywards Heath and join the awaiting coaches for the journey via Ditching Common, Hassocks and Bramber to Arundel where there will be time for viewing and refreshments. The coaches will return via Patching, St. Leonard's Forest, Pease Pottage and Balcombe to Haywards Heath for the return ride home'.

(2) Route & loco confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Source : Alan Restell

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From Alan Restell's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Restell)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Great Yarmouth 07.06d 00.05a
Norwich ??.??a ~ 08.00d 23.05a ~ ??.??d
Attleborough ??.??a ~ 08.20d 22.42a ~ ??.??d
Thetford ??.??a ~ 08.36d 22.24a ~ ??.??d
Ely ??.??a ~ 09.03d 21.49a ~ ??.??d
Cambridge ??.??a ~ 09.22d 21.28a ~ ??.??d
Bishops Stortford ??.??a ~ 09.56d 20.58a ~ ??.??d
Stratford ??.??a ~ 10..35d 20.18a ~ ??.??d
Haywards Heath 12.28a ~ ??.??d ??.??a ~ 18.33d
Hove 12.53a ~ ??.??d ??.??a ~ 18.12d
Worthing 13.08a 17.51d


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