9th June 2012

NENTA Traintours
2012 Railfest at the N.R.M.

Locos Used 47580 'County of Essex' & 47851
Stock Used 3431+3313+99678+3395+3392+3350+1201+6103+6000+6115+9496

Route :
1Z62 : Norwich to Newcastle
1Z63 : Newcastle to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
47580 (1) Norwich - Diss - Ipswich
47580 + 47851 (2) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Bury St Edmunds - Ely - March - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Newcastle
47580 (1) Newcastle -(via ECML) - Church Fenton - Milford - Ferrybridge North Jn - Knottingley West Jn - Knottingley South Jn - Shaftholme Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Ipswich
47851 (3) Ipswich - Diss - Norwich

Notes:
(1) 47851 on rear.
(2) 47851 dead in train.
(3) 47580 on rear.
(4) Off tour options, the 2012 Railfest at the National Railway Museum, York or Beamish Museum.

Source : Nick Bartlett, Chris Bracey and The Class 47 list

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
Norwich 05.34d 05.34   00.18a 00.16
Thorpe Jn 05/35 ?   00/17 ?
Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 05/36 ?   00/16 ?
Trowse Jn 05/37 05/37   00/15 00/13
Diss 05.55a ~ 05.57d 06.01 ~ 06.03   23.53a ~ 23.56d 23.53 ~ 23.55
Haughley Jn 06/08 06/15   23/42 23/43
Stowmarket 06/11 06/16   23/39 23/40
Ipswich 06.24a ~ 06.37d 06.26 ~ 06.41   23.17a ~ 23.27d 23.12 ~ 23.26
Stowmarket 06.52a ~ 06.54d 06.56 ~ 06.56   23.02a ~ 23.04d 22.56 ~ 22.59
Haughley Jn 07/03 07/03   22/57 22/52
Bury St Edmunds 07.18a ~ 07.20d 07.18 ~ 07.20   22.39a ~ 22.41d 22.35 ~ 22.37
Kennet 07/32 ?   22/27 ?
Chippenham Jn 07/36 07/35   22/23 22/21
Soham 07/43 07/41   22/15 22/13
Ely Dock Jn 07/51 ?   22/07 ?
Ely 07.53a ~ 07.56d 07.52 ~ 07.56   22.04a ~ 22.06d 22.03 ~ 22.06
Ely North Jn 07/59 08/00   22/01 22/00
March 08.15a ~ 08.17d 08.16 ~ 08.18 [P1]   21.42a ~ 21.44d 21.40 ~ 21.42
Whittlesea 08/27 08/27   21/32 21/31
Peterborough 08.37a ~ 08.39d 08.35 ~ 08.39   21.20a ~ 21.22d 21.20 ~ 21.24 [P4]
Helpston Jn 08/46 08/46   - -
Tallington Jn 08/51 08/51   21/03 20/52
Stoke Tunnel 09/10 09/07   20/50 20/42
Grantham 09/17 09/15   20/45 20/38
Claypole Loop 09/25 09/24   20/37 20/30
Newark North Gate 09/30 09/28   20/33 20/27
Retford 09/44 09/42   20/19 20/14
Loversall Carr Jn 09/55 09/51   20/09 20/04
Doncaster 09/59 09/57   20/06 20/00
Shaftholme Jn 10/03 10/02   19/59 19/54
Temple Hirst Jn 10/10 10/09   - -
Hambleton North Jn 10/14 10/14   - -
Knottingley South Jn - -   19/44 ?
Knottingley West Jn - -   19/43 19/39
Ferrybridge North Jn - -   19/42 ?
Milford SB - -   19/35 19/30
Church Fenton - -   19/27 19/24
Colton Jn 10/21 10/20   19/20 19/20
York 10.30a ~ 10.48d 10.29 ~ 10.47 [P11]   19.08a ~ 19.13d 19.10 ~ 19.13 [P3]
Skelton Jn 10/51 10/50   19/05 19/06
Tollerton Jn 10/59 10/58   18/58 19/00
Thirsk 11/09 11/15   18/48 18/53
Longlands Jn 11/23 ?   - -
Northallerton 11/25 11/26   18/43 18/48
Darlington 11/36 11/37   18/33 18/37
Ferryhill South Jn 11/46 11/47   18.18a ~ 18.20d 18/18
Tursdale Jn 11/48 11/49   18/13 18/13
Durham 11.55a ~ 11.59d 11.55 ~ 11.58   18.01a ~ 18.04d 18.00 ~ 18.04
Durham Sig.358 - -   17.52a ~ 17.59d ?
Birtley Jn 12/10 12/06   17/41 17/42
King Edward Bridge Jn 12/14 12/10   17/37 17/37
Newcastle 12.16a 12.13   17.35d 17.35 [P3]


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