1st March 1975

British Rail
(Football Specials)

Locos Used at least 37033, 37044, 37265 & 47018

Route : 1G55 (throughout?)

Loco Route
37033 Norwich - Ipswich - ?London Liverpool Street?
37033? ?London Liverpool Street? - (?reverse of outward route?) - Ipswich

Route : 1G56 (throughout?)

Loco Route
37044 Norwich - Ipswich - ?London Liverpool Street?
37044? ?London Liverpool Street? - (?reverse of outward route?) - Ipswich

Route : 1G58 (throughout?)

Loco Route
37265 Norwich - Ipswich - ?London Liverpool Street?
37265? ?London Liverpool Street? - (?reverse of outward route?) - Ipswich

Route : 1Z55 (throughout?)

Loco Route
47018 Norwich - Ipswich - ???
47018? ??? - (?reverse of outward route?) - Ipswich

Notes :
(1) The League Cup Final between Norwich and Aston Villa saw at least the above specials run outward from Norwich via Ipswich
(Aston Villa won 1-0). Gerald Brown believes the 'G' headcode trains were to Liverpool Street and 1Z68 to somewhere nearer Wembley.

Source : Gerald Brown

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