5th July 2022

GB Railfreight
(Staff Special)

Loco Used 66765 'Julie Garn' & 66766 'Gail Richardson'
Stock Used 9526+3146+3110+1651+3119+3141

Route :
1Z77 : Peterborough to Great Yarmouth
1Z78 : Great Yarmouth to Lowestoft
1Z79 : Lowestoft to Ipswich
1Z80 : Ipswich to Peterborough

Loco(s) Route
66766 (1) Peterborough - March - Ely - Soham - Kennet - Bury St Edmunds - Haughley Jn - Stowmarket - Ipswich
66765 (2) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Haughley Jn - Diss - Trowse Jn - Trowse Swing Bridge - Wensum Jn - Whitlingham Jn - Brundall - Cantley - Reedham - Berney Arms - Great Yarmouth
66766 (1) Great Yarmouth - Acle - Brundall - Whitlingham Jn - Wensum Jn - Thorpe Jn - Norwich
66765 (2) Norwich - Thorpe Jn - Wensum Jn - Whitlingham Jn - Brundall - Cantley - Reedham - Oulton Broad North - Lowestoft
66766 (1) Lowestoft - Oulton Broad North - Reedham - (reverse of outward route) - Ipswich
66765 (2) Ipswich - (reverse of outward route) - Peterborough

Notes :
(1) 66765 on rear.
(2) 66766 on rear.
(3) Both locomotives were named during the layover at Great Yarmouth.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Peterborough 09.31d [P5] 09.53   18.58a [P5] 19.04
Peterborough East Jn 09/33 09/56   18/56 19/02
Whittlesea 09/38 10/02   18/49½ 18/51
March West Jn 09/47 ?   18/42 ?
March 09/47½ [P2] 10/13   18/41½ [P1] 18/42
Manea 09/53 10/18   18/35½ 18/35
Ely North Jn 10/03½ 10/29   18/28½ 18/26
Ely 10.06a ~ 10.08d [P2] 10.33 ~ 10.36   18.20a ~ 18.25d [P1] 18.19 ~ 18.23
Ely Dock Jn 10/09½ 10/37   18/18½ 18/18
Soham 10/15 10/44   18/07 17/56
Chippenham Jn 10/25 10/51   17/44½ 17/48
Kennet 10/28 10/54   17/42 17/44
Bury St Edmunds 10/45 [P2] 11/04   17/30½ [P1] 17/34
Haughley Jn 11/06 11/20   17/14 17/20
Stowmarket 11/08 [P1] 11/23   17/09 [P2] 17/16
Europa Jn 11/18 11/30   16/58 17/06
East Suffolk Jn 11/20 [UM] 11/34   16/57 17/05
Ipswich 11.22a ~ 11.26d [P2] 11.37 ~ 11.49   16.44a ~ 16.52d [P2] 16.48 ~ 17.02 [P2]
East Suffolk Jn 11/29 11/51   16/42 [UM] 16/46
Europa Jn 11/30 11/52   16/41 16/44
Stowmarket 11/38 [P2] 12/02   16/32½ [P1] 16/37
Haughley Jn 11/45 12/03   16/30½ 16/35
Diss 11/54½ 12/14   16/21 16/25
Trowse Jn 12/12 12/31   16/05 16/08
Trowse Swing Bridge 12/14 12/32   16/04 16/07
Wensum Jn 12/17 12/35   15/59 16/03
Whitlingham Jn 12/20 12/37   15/55 15/57
Brundall 12/24 12/44   15/49 15/49
Cantley 12/29½ 12/49   15/44 15/43
Reedham 12/32 12/51   15/41 15/40

 

Location Booked Actual
Berney Arms 12/39½ ?
Great Yarmouth 12.49a ~ 13.42d [P2] 13.03 ~ 13.53
Acle 13*53 ~ 13*57 14/04
Brundall 14/06 14/12
Whitlingham Jn 14/11 14/18
Wensum Jn 14/16½ 14/20
Thorpe Jn 14/18½ [C] 14/22
Norwich 14.20a ~ 14.27d [P5] 14.23 ~ 14.29
Thorpe Jn 14/28 [E] 14/30
Wensum Jn 14/29 14/31
Whitlingham Jn 14/31 14/34
Brundall 14/39½ 14/41
Cantley 14/45 14/45
Reedham 14/47½ 14/49
Oulton Broad North Jn 15/04½ ?
Coke Ovens Jn 15/06½ 15/09
Lowestoft 15.09a ~ 15.20d [P4] 15.12 ~ 15.23
Coke Ovens Jn 15/22½ 15/24
Oulton Broad North Jn 15/24 15/26

Timings continue in first table.

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