10th November 2001

Past Time Rail
The Easterling

Locos Used 61264 & 67024

Route :

Loco Route
61264

London Liverpool Street - Colchester West Goods Loop - Colchester - Ipswich - Norwich (1)

67024

Norwich - Reedham Jn - Lowestoft

67024 Lowestoft - (2) Wensum Jn - Swing Bridge Jn - (2) Ipswich - Colchester - London Liverpool Street

Notes:
(1) 61264 suffered a hot box between Colchester and Norwich and was failed on arrival at Norwich.
(2) The tour was booked to run from Lowestoft to Ipswich via the East Suffolk line but, as the 67 was not passed for this line, returned via Norwich and the main line.

Source : Terry Jackson

Timings (Booked only)
 (from Terry Jackson)

M Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M
0.0 Liverpool Street 07.49d 19.12a 117.8
1.1 Bethnal Green 07/54 19/08 116.7
2.9 Bow Jn 07/57 19/05 114.9
4.0 Stratford 07/58 19/01 113.8
5.8 Forest Gate Jn 08/01 18/59 112.0
7.4 Ilford 08/03 18/57 110.4
13.5 Gidea Park 08/10 18/51 104.2
20.2 Shenfield 08/20 18/43 97.5
29.8 Chelmsford 08/31 18/32 87.9
38.6 Witham 08/40 18/23 79.1
46.6 Marks Tey 08/48 18/14 71.1
51.3 Colchester Goods Loop 08w57a ~ 09w50d  
51.7 Colchester 09/53 17w15a ~ 18w06d 66.1
59.4 Manningtree 10/02 17/01 58.3
68.7 Ipswich 10/17 16/46 49.0

 

M Location Booked
80.7 Stowmarket 10/30
83.0 Haughley Jn 10/34
95.0 Diss 10/47
113.8 Trowse Jn 11/10
114.5 Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 11/12
115.0 Norwich 11w14a ~ 12w10d
116.9 Whitlingham Jn 12/15
120.8 Brundall 12/23
127.2 Reedham 12/39
137.1 Oulton Broad North 12/59
138.5
0.0		 Lowestoft 13w05a ~ 14w30d
2.1 Oulton Broad South 14*34a ~ 14*36d
8.5 Beccles 14/46
13.1 Brampton 14/55
17.0 Halesworth 15*00a ~ 15*02d
22.2 Darsham 15/11
26.5 Saxmundham 15*17a ~ 15*19d
33.1 Wickham Market 15/41
37.3 Melton 15/48
38.8 Woodbridge 15*51a ~ 15*53d
45.5 Westerfield 16*05a ~ 16*07d
48.2 East Suffolk Jn 16/12
48.4 Ipswich Reception 16*20a ~ 16*39d

Timings continue in first table.

Key;
a : arrival time
c : crew cnahge
d : departure time
w : watering stop
/ : passing time
* : operational stop

No attempt has been made to verify the mileages given
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