10th April 2004

Railway Touring Company
The Easterling

Locos Used 37057 & steam: 61264

Route:
1Z64 : Liverpool Street to Lowestoft
1Z65 : Lowestoft to Liverpool Street

Loco Route
61264 London Liverpool Street - (via GEML) - Norwich (1)
37037 Norwich - (via GEML) - London Liverpool Street

Notes :
(1) 61264 failed to stop during the run-round at Norwich and hit the buffers. 37057 was called upon to replace 61264 which was withdrawn as part of the investigation into the incident. The booked routing via Lowestoft to Ipswich was abandoned.

Sources : various

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked
(re-timed)		 Actual
Liverpool Street 08.53d 08.54   20.12a (22.48a) 22.14
Bethnal Green 08/58 08/58   ? (22/45) 22/10
Bow Jn 09/00 09/01   ? (22/43) 22/08
Stratford 09/02 09/03   20/04 (22/40) 22/07
Forest Gate Jn 09/06 09/05   ? (22/37) 22/05
Ilford 09/10 09.11a ~ ??.??d   19/57 (22/33) 22/01
Gidea Park 09/24 09/21   19/51 (22/27) 21/57
Shenfield 09/38 09/41   19/42 (22/18) 21/51
Shenfield DGL 09/41 ?  
Chelmsford 09/53 09/53   19/31 (22/07) 21/44
Witham 10/01 10/02   19/22 (21/58) 21/37
Marks Tey 10/07 10/10   19/13 (21/49) 21/31
Colchester 10w15a ~ 10w51d 10.17 ~ 10.51   18w42a ~ 19w05d
(21/41)		 21/24
Manningtree 11/03 11/03   18/32 (21/28) 21/13
Halifax Jn 11/15 ?   ? (21/19) ?
Ipswich 11/17 11/18   18/19
(21.10a ~ 21.15d)		 20.56 ~ 21.03
East Suffolk Jn 11/19 ?   ??.?? ?
Stowmarket 11/31 11/32   DIV (20/55) 20/42
Haughley Jn 11/34 ?   DIV (20/50) ?
Diss 11/50 11/52   DIV (20/37) 20/32
Trowse Jn 12/12 12/13   DIV (20/14) 20/15
Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 12/14 ?   DIV ?
Norwich 12.16a ~ 13.03d 12.17 ~ DIV   DIV (20.10d) 20.13

 

Location Booked Actual
Whitlingham 13/08 DIV
Brundall 13/18 DIV
Reedham 13/33 DIV
Oulton Broad North 13/54 DIV
Lowestoft 14.00a ~ 16.30d DIV
Beccles 16/48 DIV
Darsham 17.13a ~ 17.15d DIV
Saxmundham 17.22a ~ 17.25d DIV
Woodbridge 17.41a ~ 17.43d DIV
Westerfield 18.02a ~ 18.04d DIV

Timings continue in first table.

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