29th April 2006

Railway Touring Company
The Easterling

Locos Used 47245 & steam : 61264
Stock Used ???

Route:

Loco(s) Route
47245 (1) Norwich - Whitlingham Jn - Brundall - Reedham - Somerleyton - Oulton Broad North Jn - Lowestoft
61264 Lowestoft - Oulton Broad North Jn - Saxmundham - East Suffolk Jn - Ipswich - (via GEML) - London Liverpool Street
61264 London Liverpool Street - (via GEML) - Norwich (1)

Notes :
(1) Train was booked to return to Lowestoft but as 47245 had been failed sometime after arriving at Lowestoft in the morning, onward passengers had to use a One Anglia service to return to Lowestoft.

Source : Gareth Kelly (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Gareth Kelly)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Norwich 08.10d [P2] 22L19a ~ 22L49d
Norwich to Lowestoft was traversed in same direction morning and evening
Whitlingham Jn 08/14 22/53
Brundall 08/19 22/58
Reedham 08.32a ~ 08.34d 23.07a ~ 23.09d
Haddiscoe 08.42a ~ 08.44d 23.17a ~ 23.19d
Somerleyton 08/49 23/24
Oulton Broad North 08/57 23/32
Oulton Broad North Jn 08/58 23/33
Lowestoft 09L00a ~ 09L22d [P4] 23.35a [P4]
Norwich to Lowestoft was traversed in same direction morning and evening
Oulton Broad North Jn 09/28 -
Oulton Broad South 09t31 ~ 09t33 -
Halesworth 09t57 ~ 09t59 [P1] -
Darsham 10*00 ~ 10*12 [P1] -
Saxmundham 10t22 ~ 10t24 [P1] -
Melton 10/39 -
Woodbridge 10t48 ~ 10t50 -
Westerfield 11t01 ~ 11t03 -
Trowse Swing Bridge Jn - 22/17
Trowse Jn - 22/15
Diss - 21/54
Haughley Jn - 21/38
Stowmarket - 21/34
East Suffolk Jn 11/13 21/22
Ipswich 11/18 [P2] 21/20 [P3]
Halifax Jn 11/21 21/17
Manningtree 11/30½ 21/05
Colchester 11w45 ~ 12w36 [P4] 20w03 ~ 20w53 [P1]
Marks Tey 12/48 19/56
Witham 12/57 [P2] 19/48 [P3]
Chelmsford 13/06 19/39
Shenfield 13/19 [P2] 19/28 [P3]
London End Jn 13/21 19/27
Gidea Park 13/30 19/15
Ilford 13/43 19/02
Forest Gate Jn 13/49 18/53
Stratford 13/53 [P9] 18/50 [P10]
Bow Jn 13/57 18/48
Bethnal Green 14/00 18/45
Wheler Street Jn 14/06 ?
Liverpool Street 14.09a [P5] 18.40d [P12]


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