30th May 2009
NENTA Traintours
(York, Beamish & Holy Island)
Locos Used | 47786 & 47798 'Prince William' |
Stock Used | 3359+3351+504+3362+3360+551+1201+6115+6103+6000+9466 |
Route :
1Z47 : Norwich to Newcastle
1Z48 : Newcastle to Norwich
Loco(s) | Route |
47786 (1) |
Norwich - Diss - Haughley Jn - Ipswich |
47798 (2) |
Ipswich - Stowmarket - Haughley Jn - Bury St Edmunds - Chippenham Jn - Ely - Ely North Jn - March - Whittlesea - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Newcastle |
47786 (1) | Newcastle - (reverse of outward route) - Ipswich |
47798 (2) | Ipswich - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich |
Notes :
(1) 47798 dead-on-rear.
(2) 47786 dead-on-rear.
(3) Off train options were to the NYMR (leaving the train at York), Beamish Open
Air Museum (leaving the train at Durham) or a coach tour to Holy Island (leaving
the train at Newcastle).
Source : Alan Chilestone (viewed the train at Bury St
Edmunds on the return journey - on time)
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