4th December 2004

NENTA Traintours
Christmas in the North Country

Locos Used 47355 & 47832
Stock Used 3408+3359+1657+3362+3360+1221+5788+5888+5897+5995+6046+9516

Route:
1Z47 : Norwich - Newcastle
1Z48 : Newcastle - Norwich

Loco(s) Route
47355 (1) Norwich - Diss - Ipswich
47832 (2) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Ely - March - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Newcastle
47355 (1) Newcastle - (reverse of outward route) - Ely - Cambridge
47832 (2) Cambridge - Stowmarket - Ipswich
47355 (1) Ipswich - Diss - Norwich

Notes :
(1) 47832 on rear.
(2) 47355 on rear.
(3) Alan Chilestone comments: Return was routed via Cambridge & Newmarket due to engineering works. Ray of NENTA announced that it was a first for NENTA, passing through Newmaket!

Sources : Alan Chilestone (joined/left the train at Bury St Edmunds),
Richard Rooker, Janet Cottrell & Solomon Riley

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Rooker & Janet Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 06.46d 06.49   23.35a 23.32
Swing Bridge Jn 06/48 ?   23/33 ?
Trowse Jn 06/49 06/55   23/31 23/29
Diss 07.07a ~ 07.10d 07.14 ~ 07.16   23.07a ~ 23.10d 23.10 ~ 23.12
Haughley Jn 07/22 ?   22/55 ?
East Suffolk Jn 07/34 ?   22/42 ?
Ipswich 07.36a ~ 07.52d 07.40 ~ 07.52   22.31a ~ 22.40d 22.25 ~ 22.40
East Suffolk Jn 07/55 ?   22/29 ?
Stowmarket 08.07a ~ 08.10d ? ~ 08.09   22.14a ~ 22.16d 22.10 ~ 22.13
Haughley Jn 08/15 ?   22/10 ?
Bury St Edmunds 08.32a ~ 08.35d 08.30 ~ 08.35   21.50a ~ 21.52d 21.49a ~ 21.54d
Kennett ? ?   21/38 ?
Chippenham Jn 08/49 08/49   21/35 21/33
Soham 08/56 ?  
Dullingham   21.12a ~ 21.24d ?
Coldham Lane Jn   20/57 ?
Cambridge   20.51a ~ 29.55d 20.42 ~ 20.46
Coldham Lane Jn   20/49 ?
Ely Dock Jn 09/02 ?   20/33 ?
Ely 09.03a ~ 09.06d 09.03 ~ 09.07   20.29a ~ 20.31d 20.20 ~ 20.25
Ely North Jn 09/10 09/10   20/26 20/18
March 09.27a ~ 09.29d 09.27 ~ 09.29   20.05a ~ 20.07d 20.02 ~ 20.03
March West Jn 09/30 ?   20/04 ?
Whittlesea 09/37 ?   19/54 ?
Peterborough East Jn 09/45 ?   19/48 ?
Peterborough 09.51a ~ 09.57d 09.50 ~ 10.00   19.43a ~ 19.45d 19.30 ~ 19.38
Helpston Jn 10/03 10/07   ? ?
Tallington Jn 10/06 10/09   19/32 19/22
Stoke Jn 10/19 10/21   19/17 19/12
Grantham 10/26 10/25   19/10 19/08
Barkston South Jn 10/29 10/28   19/03 19/04
Newark North Gate 10/36 10/35   18/55 18/57
Retford 10/50 10/48   18/41 18/44
Loversall Carr Jn 10/59 10/57   18/31 18/34
Doncaster 11/02 11/01   18/28 18/31
Shaftholme Jn 11/05 11/05   18/25 18/28
Temple Hirst Jn 11/11 11/12   18/18 18/21
Hambleton North Jn 11/16 11/16   18/11 18/17
Colton Jn 11/22 11/22   18/05 18/11
York 11.28a ~ 11.41d 11.26 ~ 11.51   17.57a ~ 17.59d 18.00 ~ 18.05
Skelton Jn 11/44 11/54   17/54 17/56
Tollerton Jn 11/52 12/05   17/48 17/50
Thirsk 12/04 12/17   17/40 17/43
Longlands Jn 12/11 ?   ? ?
Northallerton 12/12 12/25   17/35 17/38
Darlington 12/23 12/43   17/25 17/28
Ferryhill South Jn 12/32 12/55   17/15 17/19
Tursdale Jn 12/34 ?   17/13 ?
Durham 12.41a ~ 12.49d 13.05 ~ 13.08   17.02a ~ 17.05d 17.04 ~ 17.05
Birtley Jn 13/00 13/16   16/53 16/55
King Edward Bridge South Jn 13/03 13/21   16/49 16/49
Newcastle 13.06a 13.25   16.47d 16.47


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