The Railtour Files

Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (East Midlands Branch)
The East Anglian Rambler Rail Tour

DMU	Route
as listed	Nottingham - Netherfield Jn - Aslockton - Allington Jn - Grantham - (via ECML) - Peterborough - March (1) - Ely West Jn - Ely North Jn - Thetford - Wymondham - Norwich
as listed	Norwich - Diss (2) - Haughley Jn - Stowmarket
as listed	Stowmarket - Haughley Jn - Bury-St-Edmunds - Chippenham Jn - Ely - March - Peterborough - Stamford - Melton Mowbray - Syston East Jn - Syston North Jn - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Trent East Jn - Beeston - Nottingham

Notes :
(1) The RCTS Railway Observer magazine report stated; At March South Jn a brisk reversal set up a stretch of wrong-line working to Stonea.
(2) For visit to Bressingham Gardens & Museum. In steam was 2-8-2 S.N.C.F. 141R73 and two 15" gauge pacifics (Krupp-Essen 1937) were working well on the Waveney Valley line whilst on the Nursery line 'Eigian', an 0-4-0 well tank (1912) was operating together with 'Georg Sholto' (0-4-0ST of 1909). During the break it appears from the RO report that the DMU sets returned to Norwich as empty-stock and returned later in the day as empty-stock from Norwich. It is further reported that an LNER Society Railtours trip was visiting Bressingham at the same time (details required).

Sources : Gerald Brown & Stuart Mackay (from RCTS Railway Observer magazine)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Stuart Mackay // RCTS Railway Observer magazine)

Location	Booked	Actual
Nottingham	10.05d	?
Grantham	??.?? ~ ??.??	arrived 2mins early departed 18mins late (relief guard delayed)
Peterborough	??.??a ~ ??.??d	arrived 16mins late [new island platform] departed 14mins late
Norwich	??.?? ~ ??.??	arrived 6mins late departed 16misn late (due to 'suspect engines'
Diss	13.58a ~ 17.48d	14.08 ~ ??.??
Stowmarket	??.?? ~ ??.??	departed 10mins early
Ely	??.?? ~ ??.??	departed 25mins early
Peterborough	??.??a ~ ??.??d	arrived & departed 24mins early
Nottingham	22.02a	21.40