23rd April 2009

Steam Dreams
The Cathedrals Express

Loco Used steam: 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
Stock Used 17019+5237+1961+5249+99371+9104+13440+1840+5171+5200

Route.
1Z40: London Liverpool Street to Norwich
1Z41 : Norwich to London Liverpool Street

Loco Route
70013 London Liverpool Street - (via GEML) - Norwich
70013 Norwich - (reverse of outward route) - London Liverpool Street

Notes :
(1) 'Lycra' comments: Traversed the down pass avoider at Ilford and Shenfield London end down electric to down main as booked. The outward leg also ran up line Halifax Jn, Middle Road at Ipswich and Down Main from East Suffolk Jn as 90048 on 4L89 was in platform 3.

Source : 'Lycra'

Timings (Booked Only)
(from 'Lycra')

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Liverpool Street 10.23d [P5] [ML] 20.41a [P5]
Bethnal Green 10/28 20/38
Bow Jn 10/31 20/35
Stratford 10/33 [P10] 20/32 [P9]
Forest Gate Jn 10/36 20/29
Manor Park 10/37 [IL] ?
Ilford 10/42 [P4] [EL] 20/27 [P1]
Gidea Park 10/55 20/21 [P1]
Shenfield London End Jn 11/03 [ML] ?
Shenfield 11/05 [P3] 20/14 [P2] [ML]
Chelmsford 11/16 [P2] 20/03 [P1]
Witham 11/25 [P3] 19/54 [P2]
Witham UL - 19*35 ~ 19*52
Marks Tey 11/35 19/25 [P1]
Colchester 11w44 ~ 12w02 [P1] 18w55 ~ 19w18 [P4]
Manningtree 12/11 [P3] 18/43 [P2]
Halifax Jn 12/23 [DL] 18/35
Ipswich 12/25 [P3] [DM] 18/33 [TL] [UL]
East Suffolk Jn 12/27 18/29 [UM]
Stowmarket 12/41 [P2] 18/15 [P1]
Haughley Jn 12/44 18/12
Diss 12/57 [1] 17/58 [P2]
Trowse Jn 13/19 17/35
Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 13/20 17/34
Norwich 13.22a [P4] 17.32d [P2]


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