17th April 1993

The Class 37 Group
The Felixstowe Phoenix

 
Locos used 37154, 37271, 37414 & 37370
Stock Used 6105+6223+9537+6168+6227+6135+6035+6652+3256

Route : 1Z46 throughout

 
Loco(s) Route
37414 Derby - Loughborough - Syston East Jn - Melton Mowbray - Peterborough - March - Ely - Bury St Edmunds - Stowmarket - Ipswich
37370 (1) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Norwich
37414 (2) Norwich - North Walsham
37370 (1) North Walsham - Norwich
37414 (2) Norwich - Stowmarket - Ipswich
37370 (3) Ipswich - Felixstowe North FLT
37154 + 37271 (2) Felixstowe North FLT - Trimley
37370 (3) Trimley - Felixstowe Town
37154 + 37271 (2) Felixstowe Town - Felixstowe Beach Jn
37370 (3) Felixstowe Beach Jn - Felixstowe Beach
37154 + 37271 (2) Felixstowe Beach - Felixstowe Beach Jn - Ipswich
37414 Ipswich - Stowmarket - Bury St Edmunds - Ely - March - Peterborough - Grantham - Nottingham - Derby

Notes :
(1) 37414 on rear.
(2) 37370 on rear.
(3) 37154 + 37271 on rear.

Tour was supposed to run to Sheringham but refused as to travel further would have meant disconnection of track circuits at Cromer. Regional Railways were not prepared to do this as it would have "undermined safety equipment". The HST special a couple of years before was a "one off".

Sources : Dave Burbridge (joined/left train at Peterborough)
& Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & actual)
(courtesy of Ian Dobson, on the train throughout & Alan Sheppard)

 

M Location Booked Actual
0.00 Derby 06.40d 06.53
2.62 Spondon 06/45 -
8.11 Long Eaton - -
- Sheet Stores Jn 06/51 -
9.26 Trent South Jn 06/56 -
17.76 Loughborough 07.03a ~ 07.05d 07.15 ~ 07.17
25.15 Syston North Jn 07/14 07/28
- Syston East Jn 07/16 07/29
31.29 Frisby LC - -
35.13 Melton Mowbray 07/28 -
46.64 Oakham - 07/51
- Manton Jn 07/42 -
- Ketton S.B. 07/49 -
60.26 Stamford - 08/08
66.99 Helpston Jn 07/58 08/14
72.53 Peterborough 08.05a ~ 08.07d 08.22 ~ 08.24
- Peterborough East Jn 08/09 -
78.69 Whittlesea 08/19 -
87.43 March 08/32 08/41
93.18 Manea - 08/49
101.87 Ely North Jn 08/51 08/58
103.31 Ely 08.54a ~ 09.05d 09.00 ~ 09.05
- Ely Dock Jn 09/07 -
109.14 Soham 09/13 -
115.22 Chippenham Jn 09/20 09/20
118.04 Kennett - 09/22
127.72 Bury St Edmunds 09/33 09/32
131.82 Thurston - -
135.31 Elmswell - -
138.82 Haughley Jn 09/46 09/46
141.11 Stowmarket - 09/49
144.58 Needham Market - 09/52
152.22 East Suffolk Jn - -
152.98 Ipswich 10L03a ~ 10L20d 10.00 ~ 10.21
153.74 East Suffolk Jn - -
161.38 Needham Market - -
164.85 Stowmarket - 10/33
167.14 Haughley Jn 10/35 10/36
179.25 Diss 10/46 10/45
184.99 Tivetshall LC - -
- Trowse Jn 11/13 10/59
- Trowse Swing Bridge 11/14 11/03
199.20 Norwich 11.16a ~ 11.41d 11.04 ~ 11.41
201.08 Whitlingham Jn 11/45 11/45
205.13 Salthouse - -
207.95 Hoveton & Wroxham 11/56 11/54
212.58 Worstead - 12/02
215.41 North Walsham 12.07a ~ 12.22d 12.07 ~ 12.28
218.24 Worstead - 12/33
222.87 Hoveton & Wroxham 12/33 12/41
225.69 Salthouse - -
229.74 Whitlingham Jn 12/44 12/50
231.62 Norwich 12.48a ~ 14.10d 12.54 ~ 14.10
- Trowse Swing Bridge 14/12 14/12
- Trowse Jn 14/13 14/13
245.83 Tivetshall LC - -
251.57 Diss 14/35 14/29
263.68 Haughley Jn 14/48 -
265.97 Stowmarket - 14/41
269.44 Needham Market - 14/44
277.08 East Suffolk Jn - -
277.84 Ipswich 15.04a ~ 15.14d 14L51 ~ 15L13
278.60 East Suffolk Jn - 15/16
281.55 Westerfield 15/21 15/22
284.23 Derby Road 15/27 15/26
292.20 Trimley 15/38 15/38
293.45 Felixtowe North FLT 15.44a ~ 15.49d 15.47 ~ 15.53
294.70 Trimley 16.05a ~ 16.09d 15.57 ~ 16.01
296.22 Felixstowe Town South 16.13a ~ 16.18d 16.05 ~ 16.19
296.59 Felixstowe Beach Jn 16.22a ~ 16.26d 16.22 ~ 16.23
297.62 Felixstowe Beach Station 16.34a ~ 16.52d 16.27 ~ 16.53
298.65 Felixstowe Beach Jn 16/56 16/59
299.80 Trimley 17/00 17.02a ~ 17.03d
307.77 Derby Road 17/11 17/14
310.45 Westerfield 17/17 17/18
313.40 East Suffolk Jn - 17/24
314.16 Ipswich 17L25a ~ 18L15d 17.25 ~ 18.15
314.92 East Suffolk Jn - 18/17
322.56 Needham Market - 18/26
326.03 Stowmarket - 18/28
328.32 Haughley Jn 18/30 18/31
331.83 Elmswell - 18/36
335.32 Thurston - 18/40
339.42 Bury St Edmunds 18/45 18/45
349.10 Kennett - 19/01
351.92 Chippenham Jn 19/01 19/04
358.00 Soham 19/10 19/12
- Ely Dock Jn 19/20 19.20a ~ 19.23d
363.83 Ely 19.22a ~ 19.23d 19.25 ~ 19.26
365.27 Ely North Jn 19/26 19/29
- Ely West Jn 19.30a ~ 19.35d 19/30
373.96 Manea - 19/39
379.71 March 19/52 19/46
388.45 Whittlesea 20/03 19/54
- Peterborough East Jn 20/18 20.01a ~ 20.03d
394.61 Peterborough 20.19a ~ 20.21d 20.05 ~ 20.07
400.15 Helpston Jn - 20/15
419.36 Stoke Summit - -
423.73 Grantham 20/51 20.45a ~ 20.46d
- Nottingham Branch Jn 20/53 20/49
- Allington Jn 20/57 20/54
431.10 Bottesford - -
- Bottesford West Jn 21/03 -
437.12 Bingham - -
442.43 Netherfield - 21/14
- Netherfield Jn 21/17 -
445.56 Nottingham 21.22a ~ 21.25d 21.21 ~ 21.25
- Mansfield Jn 21/27 -
448.86 Beeston - 21/31
450.26 Attenborough - 21/32
- Trent Jn 21/33 21/34
- Sheet Stores Jn 21/34 21/37
453.42 Long Eaton - -
458.88 Spondon 21/41 21/45
461.51 Derby 21.46a 21.50

Key;
a : arrival time
d : departure time
L : loco change
/ : passing time

All distances, in decimal miles, are taken from the timing sheet given out on the train. No attempt has been made to verify the mileages given.


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