29th November 2003

NENTA Traintours
Christmas in Yorkshire

Locos Used 47732 & 47739
Stock Used 9709+6827+6800+6152+5973+5922+6036+10223+3399+10216+3351+3338

Route:
1Z47 : Norwich to Skipton
1Z49 : Skipton to Norwich

Loco Route
47739 Norwich - Diss - Ipswich
47739 Ipswich - Stowmarket - Bury St Edmunds - Ely - March - Peterborough - (via ECML) - York (1)
47732 York - (reverse of outward route) - Ipswich
47732 Ipswich - Diss - Norwich

Notes :
(1) 47739 failed at York. Train was scheduled to then run to Leeds, Keighley (for journey over the K&WVR line) & Skipton but this was cancelled as it was not possible to re-time the train to get a sensible amount of time at the above mentioned destinations. Alan Chilestone recalls: We were being sent first a class 56, which failed then a 60, but their lack of electric train supply meant no heat on a cold day and the catering team could not cook in the Mk3 kitchens. This coupled with the already stated lack of time at Keighley, meant the train was terminated at York. This was NENTA’s last use of EWS traction + Anglia rolling stock.

Sources : Alan Chilestone (joined/left the train at Bury St Edmunds),
Andrew Wilson & John Pannell

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 06.46d 06.55   23.55a 23.46
Trowse Jn 06/49 06/58   23/52 23/42
Diss 07.06a ~ 07.08d 07.16 ~ 07.18   23.28½a ~ 23.31½d 23.25 ~ 23.26
Stowmarket 07/22 07/32   ? ?
Ipswich 07.36a ~ 07.55d 07.45 ~ 08.30   22.37a ~ 22.57d 22.25 ~ 22.46
Stowmarket 08.09a ~ 08.12d 08.46 ~ 08.48   22.19a ~ 22.22d 22.09 ~ 22.11
Bury St Edmunds 08.30a ~ 08.33d 09.08 ~ 09.11   21.54a ~ 21.57d 21.49 ~ 21.51
Chippenham Jn 08/50 09/26   21/37 21/32
Ely 09.21a ~ 09.24d 09.42 ~ 09.45   21.15a ~ 21.18d 21.12 ~ 21.17
Ely North Jn 09/27 09/48   21/11 21/09
March 09.45a ~ 09.47d 10.04 ~ 10.06   20.49a ~ 20.52d 20.51 ~ 20.52
Peterborough 10.08a ~ 10.11d 10.23 ~ 10.28   20.25a ~ 20.27d 20.28 ~ 20.32
Helpston Jn 10/18 10/35  
Tallington Jn 10/24 10/38   20/12 20/20
Stoke Tunnel 10/43 10/53   19/50 20/09
Grantham 10/49 10/57   19/45 20/03
Barkston South Jn 10/52 10/59   19/39 19/56
Newark North Gate 10/59 11/06   19/29 19/49
Retford 11/13 11/20   19/13½ 19/35
Loversall Carr Jn 11/24 11/29   19/02 19/23
Doncaster 11/27 11/32   18/59 19/19
Shaftholme Jn 11/30 11/35   18/56 19/10
Temple Hirst Jn 11/36 11/43   18/50 19/03
Hambleton North Jn 11/40½ 11/46   18/45½ 18/59
Colton Jn 11/46½ 11/52   18/39½ 18/54
York 11.52a ~ 12.12d 11.57a ~ DNR   ??.??a ~ 18.33d DNR ~ 18.48
Colton Jn 12/19 DNR   ? DNR
Church Fenton 12/23 DNR   ? DNR
Micklefield 12/29 DNR   ? DNR
Cross Gates 12/33 DNR   ? DNR
Neville Hill West Jn 12/36 DNR   ? DNR
Leeds 12.41a ~ 12.51d DNR   ? DNR
Whitehall Jn 12/53 DNR   ? DNR
Armley Jn 12/55 DNR   ? DNR
Apperley Jn 12/55 DNR   ? DNR
Shipley 13/32 DNR   ? DNR
Keighley 13.39a ~ 13.41d DNR   ? DNR
Skipton 13.59a DNR   ? DNR

DNR = Did Not Run

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