21st June 2003

Green Express Rail Tours
The East Anglian Cathedrals Express

Locos Used 31459 & 47709

Route: (GER tour no. 196)
1Z47 : Leeds to Ely
1Z48 : Ely to Norwich
1Z49 : Norwich to Leeds

Loco(s) Route
47709 (1) Leeds - Horsforth - Harrogate - Poppleton - York - (via ECML) - Peterborough - Whittlesea - March - Ely North Jn - Ely
31459 (2) Ely - Thetford - Wymondham - Norwich
47709 (1) Norwich - Wymondham - Thetford - Ely North Jn - Ely West Jn - March - Whittlesea - Peterborough - (via Down Slow/Down Stamford) - Helpston Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Leeds

Notes :
(1) 31459 on rear.
(2) 47709 on rear.


47709 leads at Wymondham (photo: Nigel Keer)

Sources : various

Timings (Booked Only)
(from the Green Express Rail Tours Website)

M Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M
0.00 Leeds 05.50d 22.32a 491.33
0.29 Leeds West Jn 05/51 22/30 491.04
0.46 Armley Jn 05/53 22/26 490.86
5.05 Horsforth 06/01 22/21 486.28
12.48 Rigton 06/11 22/13 478.85
14.33 Pannal 06.14a ~ 06.16d 22.08a ~ 22.10d 477.00
16.61 Hornbeam Park 06/19 22/05 474.71
17.59 Harrogate 06.21a ~ 06.23d 22.01a ~ 22.03d 473.74
19.73 Starbeck 06.26a ~ 06.28d 21.56a ~ 21.58d 471.60
21.44 Knaresborough 06.31a ~ 06.33d 21.51a ~ 21.53d 469.89
27.81 Cattal 06/41 21/44 463.51
29.31 Hammerton 06/44 21/42 462.01
35.18 Poppleton 06/52 21/36 456.15
36.45 Skelton Jn 06/58 21/34 454.88
38.08 York 07.01a ~ 07.06d 21.29a ~ 21.31d 453.25
42.51 Colton Jn 07/12 21/23 447.74
50.56 Hambleton North Jn 07/18 21/17 439.69
56.41 Temple Hirst Jn 07/22 21/12 433.84
65.30 Shaftholme Jn 07/30 21/06 424.95
69.54 Doncaster 07.35a ~ 07.40d 20.58a ~ 21.00d 420.71
73.50 Loversall Carr Jn 07/48 20/53 416.75
86.89 Retford 07.59a ~ 08.13d 20/42 403.36
118.79 Newark North Gate 08/28 20/28 371.46
129.19 Barkston South Jn 08/37 20/20 361.06
133.41 Grantham 08/42 20/16 356.84
138.95 Stoke Tunnel 08/47 20/11 351.30
154.01 Tallington Jn 09/20 19/55 336.24
- Helpston Jn - 19/52 333.06
162.53 Peterborough 09/49 19.44a ~ 19.46d 327.73
163.29 Peterborough East Jn 09/51 19/41 326.96
168.55 Whittlesea 10/00 19/33 321.70
177.36 March 10/10 19/25 312.89
- Ely West Jn ??/?? 19/09 299.73
191.53 Ely North Jn 10/34 19/05 298.73
192.84 Ely 10.37a ~ 13.35d - -
194.15 Ely North Jn 13/39 - -
208.76 Brandon 13/52 18/50 284.11
215.99 Thetford 14/00 18/42 276.89
230.60 Attleborough 14/16 18/28 262.28
236.23 Wymondham 14.23a ~ 14.26d 18.17a ~ 18.20d 256.65
245.33 Trowse Jn 14/40 18/08 247.55
245.79 Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 14/41 18/07 247.09
246.44 Norwich 14.43a 18.05d 246.44

Mileages are taken from the Green Express Rail Tours Website and no attempt has been made to verify them.

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