25th September 2004

N.E.N.T.A. Traintours
The Wensleydale Experience

Locos Used 47703 & 47832
Stock Used 3385+3408+1658+3362+3360+1221+5788+5888+5897+6134+6151+9516

Route:
1Z45 : Norwich to Redmire
1Z46 : Redmire to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
47703 (1) Norwich - Diss - Haughley Jn - Stowmarket - Ipswich
47832 (2) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Haughley Jn - Bury St Edmunds - Chippenham Jn - Soham - Ely - March - Whittlesea - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Thirsk - Longlands Jn - Northallerton - Northallerton relief siding (Castle Hills Jn)
47703 (1) Northallerton relief siding (Castle Hills Jn) - Redmire
47832 (2) Redmire - Northallerton relief siding (Castle Hills Jn)
47703 (1) Northallerton relief siding (Castle Hills Jn) - (reverse of outward route) - Ipswich
47832 (2) Ipswich - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich

Notes:
(1) 47832 on rear.
(2) 47703 on rear.


47832 at Redmire (photo: Simon Pedley, courtesy of Merlin Rail)

Sources : various including Simon Pedley

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 06.46d 06.48   23.16a 23.28
Swing Bridge Jn 06/48 ?   23/14 ?
Trowse Jn 06/49 06/51   23/13 23/25
Diss 07.07a ~ 07.10d 07.11 ~ 07.14   22.46a ~ 22.49d 23.06 ~ 23.08
Haughley Jn 07/22 ?   22/34 ?
East Suffolk Jn 07/34 ?   22/21 ?
Ipswich 07.36a ~ 07.52d ?   22.09a ~ 22.19d 22.28 ~ 22.41
East Suffolk Jn 07/55 ?   22/07 ?
Stowmarket 08.07a ~ 08.10d 07.29 ~ 08.16   21.52a ~ 21.54d 22.11 ~ 22.15
Haughley Jn 08/15 ?   21/48 ?
Bury St Edmunds 08.32a ~ 08.35d 08.35 ~ 08.39   21.28a ~ 21.30d 21.48 ~ 21.51
Chippenham Jn 08/49 08/55   21/11 21/33
Soham 08/56 ?   21/02 ?
Ely Dock Jn 09/02 ?   20/54 ?
Ely 09.03a ~ 09.06d 09.09 ~ 09.12   20.51a ~ 20.53d 21.12 ~ 21.19
Ely North Jn 09/10 09/15   20/48 21/10
March 09.27a ~ 09.29d 09.33 ~ 09.35   20.29a ~ 20.31d 20.53 ~ 20.55
March West Jn 09/30 ?   20/28 ?
Whittlesea 09/37 ?   20/18 ?
Peterborough East Jn 09/45 ?   20/12 ?
Peterborough 09.51a ~ 09.57d 09.51 ~ 09.57   20.08a ~ 20.10d 20.31 ~ 20.35
Tallington Jn 10/04 10/06   20/01 20/23
Stoke Tunnel 10/16 10/18   19/51 20/12
Grantham 10/23 10/23   19/46 20/08
Barkston South Jn 10/26 10/26   19/43 20/04
Newark North Gate 10/36 10/34   19/33 19/56
Retford 10/49 10/47   19/20 19/43
Loversall Carr Jn 10/58 10/56   19/10 19/33
Doncaster 11/01 10/59   19/08 19/29
Shaftholme Jn 11/04 11/02   19/05 19/24
Temple Hirst Jn 11/10 11/09   18/59 19/17
Hambleton North Jn 11/14 11/14   18/52 19/13
Colton Jn 11/19 11/23   18/43 19/06
York 11.25a ~ 11.51d 11.30 ~ 11.56   18.35a ~ 18.37d 18.40 ~ 18.53
Skelton Jn 11/54 11/59   18/32 18/36
Tollerton 12/06 12/08   18/26 18/30
Thirsk 12/17 12/19   18/18 18/22
Longlands Jn 12/22 ?   - -
Northallerton 12.24a ~ 12.26d 12.28 ~ 12.29   18.10a ~ 18.12d 18/14
Northallerton relief siding
(Castle Hills Jn)		 12.31a ~ 12.36d ?   18.04a ~ 18.08d ?
Ainderby 12.50a 13.05   17.50d 17.50
Redmire ? 14.50   ? 15.10


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