22nd June 2019

NENTA Traintours
A Scottish Adventure

Locos Used 68003 'Astute' & 68016 'Fearless'
Stock Used 9520+5985+6158+5929+1200+3345+3364+3314+1657+3333+3356

Route : 
1Z03 : Norwich to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z04 : Edinburgh Waverley to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
68003 (1) Norwich - Diss - Stowmarket - Ipswich
68016 (2) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Bury St Edmunds - Chippenham Jn - Soham - Ely - March - Peterborough - (via ECML)  - Edinburgh Waverley
68003 (1) Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) -Ipswich
68016 (2) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Diss - Norwich

Notes : 
(1) 68016 on rear.
(2) 68003 on rear.
(3) Off tour options: Visit to Beamish Museum or the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 04.25d [P2] 04.25   00.09a [P1] 23.58
Thorpe Jn 04/26 [W] 04/26   00/07 [W] 23/56
Trowse Swing Bridge 04/27 [D] 04/27   00/06 [D] 23/55
Trowse Jn 04/28 04/28   00/05 23/54
Diss 04.44a ~ 04.47d 04.43 ~ 04.47   23.47a ~ 23.50d 23.38 ~ 23.40
Haughley Jn 04/57 04/57   23/38 23/29
Stowmarket 05/00 [P1] 04/59   23/36 [P2] 23/28
Europa Jn 05/08 05/06   23/29 23/19
East Suffolk Jn 05/10 [UM] 05/08   23/28 23/18
Ipswich 05.12a ~ 05.27d [P2] 05.10 ~ 05.26   23.11a ~ 23.26d [P2] 23.08 ~ ?
East Suffolk Jn 05/29 05/28   23/09 [UM] 23/06
Europa Jn 05/30 05/29   23/08 23/04
Stowmarket 05.40a ~ 05.43d [P2] 05.40 ~ 05.42   22.55a ~ 22.58d [P1] 22.54 ~ 22.56
Haughley Jn 05/47 05/47   22/51 22/50
Bury St Edmunds 06.03a ~ 06.06d [P1] 06.02 ~ 06.05   22.35a ~ 22.38d [P2] 22.31 ~ 22.34
Kennet 06/15 06/15   22/23 22/20
Chippenham Jn 06/19 06/19   22/18 22/17
Soham 06/25 06/25   21/58 21/56
Ely Dock Jn 06/32 06/32   21/51½ 21/50
Ely 06.33a ~ 06.36d [P1] 06.33 ~ 06.36   21.45a ~ 21.50d [P2] 21.43 ~ 21.49
Ely North Jn 06/40 06/39   21/42 21/40
March 06.54a ~ 06.57d 06.55 ~ 06.58   21.22a ~ 21.25d 21.24 ~ 21.25
Whittlesea 07/06 07/09   21/12 21/15
Peterborough East Jn 07/13 [DM] 07/17   21/05 21/09
Peterborough 07.15a ~ 07.18d [P7] [DS] 07.19 ~ 07.27 [P5]   20.58a ~ 21.03d [P4] [MI] 21.04 ~ 21.07 [P4]
Helpston Jn 07/28 [DS] 07/34   20/53 20/54
Tallington Jn 07/31½ [DS] 07/38   20/50 [UF] 20/53
Stoke Jn 07/43 07/49   20/42 [UF] 20/43
Grantham 07/49 [P2] 07/55   20/37 [P1] 20/40
Claypole Loop 07/55 08/01   20/30 20/33
Newark North Gate 07/59 [P1] 08/04   20/27 [P2] 20/29
Newark Flat Crossing 07/59½ 08/05   20/26 20/27
Retford 08/10½ 08/15   20/09½ 20/13
Loversall Carr Jn 08/20 08/23   20/01 20/04
Doncaster 08/23 [DF] 08/26   19*49 ~ 19*55 [UF] 19.53 ~ 20.00
Shaftholme Jn 08/27 08/28   19/40 19/42
Temple Hirst Jn 08/32 08/34   19/33 19/36
Hambleton North Jn 08/36 08/37   19/28 19/33
Colton Jn 08/41 08/42   19/23 [NNL] 19/27
York 08.47a ~ 08.50d [P10] 08.48 ~ 08.56 [P10]   19.16a ~ 19.18d [P3] 19.19 ~ 19.22
Skelton Jn 08/52½ [DF] 08/59   19/14 19/15
Skelton Bridge Jn 08/53½ [DF] 09/00   19/13 19/14
Tollerton Jn 08/58½ [DF] 09/05   19/08 [UF] 19/10
Thirsk 09/07½ [DF] 09/13   18/59 [UF] 19/02
Longlands Jn 09/11½ 09/16   18/54 [UF] 18/59
Northallerton 09/12 09/17   18/53 18/58
Darlington 09/22 [P4] 09/29   18*41 ~ 18*42 [UM] 18.44 ~ 18.47
Ferryhill South Jn 09/30 09/40   18/30 18/35
Tursdale Jn 09/32 09/41   18/28 18/33
Durham 09.38a ~ 09.41d [P2] 09.47 ~ 09.51   18.20a ~ 18.22d [P1] 18.23 ~ 18.26
Durham Sig.TY357 09*44 ~ 09*47 09.52 ~ 09.56   - -
Birtley Jn 09/56 10/03   18/13 18/15
King Edward Bridge South Jn 09/59 10/09   18/09 18/11
Newcastle 10.02a ~ 10.05d [P2] 10.12 ~ 10.15 [P2]   18.05a ~ 18.07d [P2] 18.00 ~ 18.09
Heaton South Jn 10/11 10/24   17/58 17/56
Morpeth 10/22 [P2] 10/38   17/47 [P1] 17/45
Morpeth Loop - -   17*35 ~ 17*45 ?
Alnmouth for Alnwick 10/34 [P2] 10/55   17/20 [P1] 17/31
Belford LC 10/45 11/05   17/10 17/20
Berwick-upon-Tweed 10.57a ~ 11.00d [P2] 11.16 ~ 11.20   16.55a ~ 16.59d [P1] 16.52 ~ 16.59
Reston 11/12 11/30   16/46 16/44
Grantshouse 11/18 11/34   16/41 16/38
Oxwellmains 11/26 11/41   16/34 16/31
Dunbar 11/28 11/42   16/32 16/30
Drem 11/37 11/50   16/24 16/23
Prestonpans Loop - -   16*04 ~ 16*16 [UPL] ?
Prestonpans 11/46 11/55   16/02 16/07
Monktonhall Jn 11/52 11/57   15/56 15/54
Portobello Jn 11/55 12/01   15/52 15/50
Craigentinny Jn 11/56½ 12/02   15/49 15/49
Abbeyhill Jn 11/59½ 12/03   15/47½ 15/47
Edinburgh Waverley 12.01a [P8] 12.06   15.46d [P6] 15.45


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