1st June 1974

British Rail (Doncaster Division)
(Holiday Preview Special)

Loco Used 47406
Stock Used 9394+25848+25267+26123+1955+24322+24389+24491+9350

Route : 1G06 throughout

Loco Route
47406 Hull - Brough - Goole - Doncaster - Retford - Newark North Gate - Grantham - Peterborough - March - Ely - Soham - Bury St Edmunds - Haughley Jn - Ipswich - Colchester
47406 Colchester - Thorpe-le-Soken - Clacton
47406 Clacton - (reverse of outward route) - Colchester
47406 Colchester - Hull

Source : Gordon Lacy (on train Newark to Clacton to Grantham) & Gerald Brown

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gordon Lacy)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hull 06.40d ?   ? ?
Brough ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?   ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?
Goole ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?   ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?
Doncaster ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?   ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?
Retford ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?   ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?
Newark North Gate 08.22a ~ 08.24d ??.?? ~ 08.52   22.07a ~ 22.09d ?
Barkston South Jn 08/34 09/02½   21/59 ?
Grantham 08.39a ~ 08.41d 09.06½ ~ 09.08   21.52a ~ 21.54d 21.53 ~ 21.56
Peterborough ??c?? ~ ??c?? 09.34½ ~ 09.35½   21c16½ ~ 21c18½ 21.19 ~ 21.19½
March ??c?? ~ ??c?? 09.55½ ~ 09.57   20c44 ~ 20c46 20.47½ ~ 20.50
Bury St Edmunds ??c?? ~ ??c?? 10.51½ ~ 10.54   ? 19/49½
Ipswich ??c?? ~ ??c?? 11c38½ ~ 11c41   19c20 ~ 19c22 19.20½ ~ 19.22
Colchester ??.?? ~ ??.?? 12.09 ~ 12.20½   18.53 ~ 19.03 18.51 ~ 19.03
Clacton 12.44a 12.47½   18.20d 18.20


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