9th June 2018

NENTA Traintours
The Tyne & Wear Boat Train

Locos Used 68001 'Evolution' & 68004 'Rapid'
Stock Used 9526+5961+6051+5998+1200+3333+3314+3386+1657+3397+3390

Route : 
1Z?? : Norwich to Newcastle
1Z?? : Newcastle to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
68001 (1) Norwich - Diss - Stowmarket - Ipswich
68004 (2) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Bury St Edmunds - Chippenham Jn - Soham - Ely - March - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Newcastle
68001 (1) Newcastle - (reverse of outward route) - Ipswich
68004 (2) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Diss - Norwich

Notes : 
(1) 68004 on rear.
(2) 68001 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 05.40d [P2] 05.43   23.39a [P2] 23.44
Thorpe Jn 05/41 [W] 05/44   23/37 [W] ?
Trowse Swing Bridge 05/42 [D] 05/45   23/36 [D] 23/42
Trowse Jn 05/44 05/46   23/35 23/41
Diss 06.00a ~ 06.03d 06.01 ~ 06.03   23.18a ~ 23.20d 23.24 ~ 23.26
Haughley Jn 06/13 06/12   23/09 23/15
Stowmarket 06/15 [P1] 06/14   23/07 [P2] 23/12
Europa Jn 06/21 06/20   23/00½ 23/01
East Suffolk Jn 06/23 06/22   22/59½ 23/00
Ipswich 06.25a ~ 06.35d [P2] 06.24 ~ 06.36 [P2]   22.48a ~ 22.58d [P2] 22.51 ~ 22.58
East Suffolk Jn 06/37 06/38   22/46 22/49
Europa Jn 06/38 06/40   22/45 22/46
Stowmarket 06.48a ~ 06.51d [P2] 06.49 ~ 06.51   22.34a ~ 22.36d [P1] 22.36 ~ 22.38
Haughley Jn 06/56 06/55   22/30 22/31
Bury St Edmunds 07.12a ~ 07.15d [P1] 07.08 ~ 07.14   21.56a ~ 22.00d [P2] 21.50 ~ 21.52
Chippenham Jn 07/30 07/30   21/39 21/38
Soham 07/45 07/39   21/31 21/32
Ely Dock Jn 08/00 07/49   21/24 21/25
Ely 08.01a ~ 08.05d [P1] 07.51 ~ 08.05 [P1]   21.19a ~ 21.22d [P3] 21.22 ~ 21.24 [P3]
Ely North Jn 08/09 08/08   21/16 21/19
March [Down Reception Sdg] 08*25 ~ 08*45 08.23 ~ ?   - -
March 08.48a ~ 08.51d [P1] 08.48 ~ 08.51   20.56a ~ 20.59d [P2] 20.55 ~ 20.57
Whittlesea 09/00 09/01   20/47 20/46
Peterborough East Jn 09/09 [DM] 09/09   20/40 20/40
Peterborough 09.11a ~ 09.16d [P5] [DS] 09.11 ~ 09.16   20.34a ~ 20.38d [P5] [MI] 20.34 ~ 20.38
Helpston Jn 09/25 [DS] 09/23   20/29 20/28
Tallington Jn 09/30 [DS] 09/28   20/26½ [UF] 20/26
Stoke Jn 09/44 09/40   20/17½ [UF] 20/17
Grantham 09/51 [P2] 09/47   20/14 [P1] 20/14
Claypole Loop 10*00 ~ 10*18 [DPL] 09.58 ~ 10.15   20/07½ 20/07
Newark North Gate 10/25 [P1] 10/21   20/04½ [P2] 20/05
Newark Flat Crossing 10/26 10/22   20/04 20/04
Retford 10/39 [P2] 10/32   19/53½ 19/53
Loversall Carr Jn 10/53 10/40   19/45 19/44
Doncaster 10/56 [DF] 10/45   19.39 ~ 19.41 [P1] 19/40?
Shaftholme Jn 10/58½ 10/48   19/33 19/34
Temple Hirst Jn 11/04 10/53   19/27½ 19/29
Hambleton North Jn 11/07½ 10/58   19/20½ 19/25
Colton Jn 11/15 11/05   19/15½ 19/20
York 11.22a ~ 11.25d [P11] 11.12 ~ 11.22   19.01a ~ 19.10d [P3] [NNL] 19.10 ~ 19.14
Skelton Jn 11/27½ [DF] 11/24   18/58½ 19/06
Tollerton Jn 11/32½ [DF] 11/31   18/53½ [UF] 18/57
Thirsk 11/40½ [DF] 11/38   18/45 [UF] 18/49
Northallerton 11/45 11/44   18/39½ [UF] 18/44
Darlington 11/55 [DM] 11/55   18*19 ~ 18*29 [UM] 18.20 ~ 18.33
Ferryhill South Jn 12/03½ 12/04   18/10½ 18/12
Tursdale Jn 12/05 12/06   18/09 18/10
Durham 12.10a ~ 12.12d [P2] 12.14 ~ 12.16   18.00a ~ 18.02d [P1] 18.00 ~ 18.03
Birtley Jn 12/20 12/25   17/53 17/53
King Edward Bridge South Jn 12/23 12/29   17/49 17/49
Newcastle 12.25a [P2] 12.31   17.47d [P3] 17.47


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