17th May 1969

Flying Scotsman Enterprises/Alan Bloom
Special to Bressingham Gardens

Loco Used 4472 'Flying Scotsman'

Route :

Loco Route
4472 Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Hitchin - Royston - Cambridge - Ely - Thetford (1) - Norwich (2)
4472 Norwich - Diss (3)
4472 Stowmarket - Bury St. Edmunds - Newmarket - Cambridge - (reverse of outward route) - Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) water stop.
(2) 4472 turned on triangle.
(3) Train then ran empty stock to Ipswich (turning on triangle at Manningtree). Road coaches took passengers from Diss to Bressingham Gardens returning to Stowmarket to rejoin train.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Source : Alan Costello

Timings (booked and actual)
(supplied by Alan Costello)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 09.45d 09.55   21.28a ??.??
Finsbury Park       21/20 21/22
Potters Bar 10/03 10/19   20/59 21/11
Hatfield 10/08 10/29   20/54 21/05
Hitchin 10.28a ~ 10.31d 10.49 ~ 10.51   20.33a ~ 20.35d 20.41 ~ 20.42
Baldock 10/38 11/00   20/20 20/33
Royston 10/47 11/08   20/11 20/23
Shepreth Branch Jn 11/00 11/20   19/59 20/02
Cambridge 11.06a ~ 11.08d 11.28 ~ 11.31   19/52 19/52

 

Location Booked Actual
Ely 11/26 11/52
Ely North Jn 11/29 11/55
Brandon 11/49 12/11
Thetford 12/14 12.19a ~ 12.31d
Wymondham 12/35 12/53
Wensum 12.55a ~ 13.00d  
Norwich Thorpe 13.05a ~ 13.10d 13.21 ~ 13.47
Tivetshall 13/33  
Diss 13.45a 14.21

 

Location Booked Actual
Stowmarket 18.30d 18.32
Haughley 18/37 18/57
Bury St. Edmunds 18/57 19/02
Chippenham Jn 19/22 19/25
Newmarket 19/29 19/30

Timings continue in first table.

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