27th November 1982

Fakenham & Dereham Railway Society
GN/GE Joint Farewell

DMU Used 50379+56433

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Cambridge - Ely - March - Spalding - Sleaford South Jn - (via Sleaford avoiding line) - Sleaford North Jn - Greetwell Jn - Boultham Jn - West Holmes Jn - Lincoln Central - Greetwell Jn - Sleaford North Jn - Sleaford - Boston - Skegness
as listed Skegness - Boston - Sleaford
as listed Sleaford - Sleaford South Jn - Spalding - March - Ely - Cambridge

Notes :
(1) This was the day of closure for the line between March and Spalding, as well as the Lincoln avoiding line. It was also expected that the Sleaford avoiding line would close on this day also, though that proved not to be the case.

Source : John Broderick

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Broderick)

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
0 Cambridge 10.28d 10.45   19.44a 19.59 260
14 Ely 10/46 11.03½ ~ 11.04   19/25 19.33½ ~ 19.34½ 246
? Ely North Jn ? 11/14   ? ? ?
30 March 11.05a ~ 11.18d 11.35½ ~ 11.39½   19.01a ~ 19.07d 19.09 ~ 19.13 230
50 Spalding 11.42a ~ 11.57d 12.05 ~ 12.11   18.34a ~ 18.36d 18.39 ~ 18.43 210
? Sleaford South Jn ? 12/31½     18/16 ?
? Sleaford North Jn ? 12/33½  
? Greetwell Jn ? 12/54  
? Boultham Jn ? 12/59  
? West Holmes Jn ? 13/00½  
90 Lincoln Central 12.53a ~ 12.58d 13.03½ ~ 13.09½  
? Greetwell Jn ? 13/12½  
111 Sleaford 13.28a ~ 13.38d 13.38½ ~ 13.48½   18.06a ~ 18.09d 18.09½ ~ 18.13 191
? Boston ? 14/13   ? 17/47½ ?
151 Skegness 14.39a 14.43½   17.00d 17.10 151


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