29th April 2023

Greater Anglia
Class 321 Farewell

Units Used 321307 & 321314 (formed: 77859+71886+62981+78055, 78062+62988+71893+77866)

Route :
1G16 : London Liverpool Street to Clacton-on-Sea
1G17 : Clacton-on-Sea to Walton-on-the-Naze
1G18 : Walton-on-the-Naze to Harwich Town
1G19 : Harwich Town to Stowmarket
1G20 : Stowmarket to Southend Victoria
1G21 : Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street

EMUs Route
321307 + 321314 London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Ilford - Shenfield - Chelmsford - Colchester - Colchester Town
321314 + 321307 Colchester Town - Hythe - Thorpe-le-Soken - Clacton-on-Sea
321307 + 321314 Clacton-on-Sea - Thorpe-le-Soken
321314 + 321307 Thorpe-le-Soken - Kirby Cross - Walton-on-the-Naze
321307 + 321314 Walton-on-the-Naze - Kirby Cross - Thorpe-le-Soken - Hythe - Colchester
321314 + 321307 Colchester - Manningtree - Harwich International - Harwich Town
321307 + 321314 Harwich Town - Harwich International - Manningtree East Jn - Manningtree North Jn - Ipswich - Stowmarket
321314 + 321307 Stowmarket - Ipswich - Manningtree - Colchester - Chelmsford - Shenfield
321307 + 321314 Shenfield - Wickford - Hockley - Southend Victoria
321314 + 321307 Southend Victoria - Hockley - Wickford - Shenfield - Ilford - Stratford - London Liverpool Street

Notes: 
(1) This was a charity railtour marking the withdrawal of Class 321s raising funds for East Anglia Children's Hospices (EACH), Havens Hospices and the Railway Mission.

Source : Mark Herriott (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
London Liverpool Street 09.40d [P7] [ML2] 09.40 [P7]
Bethnal Green 09/43 [DM] 09/42
Bow Jn 09/45½ [DX3] 09/45
Stratford 09/48½ [P10a] [DM] 09/48
Maryland 09/49 [P4] [DM] 09/49
Forest Gate Jn 09/50½ [DM] 09/50
Manor Park 09/51½ [DPA] 09/51
Ilford 09/54½ [P4] [DE] 09/54
Seven Kings 09/57½ [P3] [DM] 09/57
Gidea Park 10/02½ [P2] [DM] 10/01
Shenfield 10/09 [P3] 10/07
Chelmsford 10/17 [P2] 10/15
Chelmsford [Down Loop] 10*19 ~ 10*30 [DGL] 10.17 ~ 10.28
Witham 10/38½ [P3] 10/37
Marks Tey 10/44 [P2] 10/41
Colchester [Goods Loop] 10/51 [DGL] 10/46
Colchester 10c53 ~ 11c00 [P1] [CR] 10.48 ~ 10.59 [P1]
Colchester East Gate Jn 11/04 11/03
Colchester Town 11.10a ~ 11.20d 11.10 ~ 11.19
Hythe 11/23½ 11/23
Thorpe-le-Soken 11/39 [P2] 11/37
Clacton-on-Sea 11.48a ~ 12.40d [P3] 11.44 ~ 12.39
Thorpe-le-Soken 12.48a ~ 12.57d [P1] 12.47 ~ 12.56
Kirby Cross 13*01 ~ 13*05 13.01 ~ 13.04
Walton-on-the-Naze 13.11a ~ 13.29d 13.08 ~ 13.28
Kirby Cross 13/34 13/33
Thorpe-le-Soken 13/39 [P2] 13/38
Hythe 13/51 13/50
Colchester East Gate Jn 13/51½ [DA] 13/52
Colchester 13.57a ~ 14.12d [P1] 13.55 ~ 14.12 [P1]
Manningtree 14/20 [P3] 14/21
Parkeston Goods Jn 14/32 14/34
Harwich International 14/35 [P2] 14/36
Harwich Town 14.40a ~ 14.46d 14.40 ~ 14.46
Harwich International 14/51 [P2] 14/51
Parkeston Goods Jn 14/52 14/53
Manningtree East Jn 15/03½ 15/04
Manningtree North Jn 15/04½ 15/05
Halifax Jn 15/13½ 15/12
Ipswich 15.15 ~ 15.25 [P3] 15.14 ~ 15.27 [P3]
East Suffolk Jn 15/27 15/28
Europa Jn 15/28 15/29
Stowmarket 15.38a ~ 15.44d [P2] 15.38 ~ 15.43 [P2]
Europa Jn 15/53½ 15/51
East Suffolk Jn 15/54½ [UM] 15/54
Ipswich 15/57 [TL] 15/55
Halifax Jn 15/58½ 15/57
Manningtree 16/06 [P2] 16/04
Colchester 16c15 ~ 16c17 [P3] 16.14 ~ 16.15 [P3]
Marks Tey [Up Loop] 16*23 ~ 16*24 [UPL] ?
Marks Tey 16/25½ [P1] 16/25
Witham [Up Loop] 16/33½ [UPL] 16/32
Witham 16*34 ~ 16*42 [P1] 16.34 ~ 16.42
Chelmsford 16/50½ [P1] 16/49
Shenfield 17.01a ~ 17.10d [P1] 16.59 ~ 17.09
Mountnessing Jn 17/12 17/11
Wickford 17*20 ~ 17*21 [P3] 17/21
Hockley 17/29 [P2] 17/27
Southend Victoria 17.38a ~ 18.05d [P2] 17.36 ~ 18.04 [P1]
Hockley 18/10½ [P1] 18/10
Wickford 18/16½ [P3] 18/16
Mountnessing Jn 18/25 18/28
Shenfield 18/27 [P4] [UM] 18/31
Gidea Park 18/33 [P1] [UM] 18/37
Ilford 18/38 [P1] [UPA] 18/42
Forest Gate Jn 18/42 [UE] 18/46
Stratford 18/48 [P5] [UE] 18/49
Bow Jn 18/51½ [UE] 18/50
Bethnal Green 18/53½ [UE] 18/53
London Liverpool Street 18.57a [P17] 18.55 [P17]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5G16 : (321314 + 321307) : Clacton to London Liverpool Street

Location Booked
Clacton C.S.D. 07.52d
Thorpe-le-Soken 08/00
Hythe 08/14
Colchester East Gate Jn 08/15
Colchester 08/18
Marks Tey 08/23
Witham [Up Loop] 08/31 [UPL]
Witham 08*32 ~ 08*42 [P1]
Chelmsford 08/50
Shenfield 08/59
Gidea Park 09/04
Ilford 09/09
Forest Gate Jn 09/10
Stratford 09/13
Bow Jn 09/15
Bethnal Green 09/17
London Liverpool Street 09.22a [P7]

5N22 : (321307 + 321314) : London Liverpool Street to Clacton

Location Booked
London Liverpool Street 19.52d [P17]
Bethnal Green 19/55
Bow Jn 19/57
Stratford 19/58
Forest Gate Jn 19/59
Ilford 20/01
Gidea Park 20/05
Shenfield 20/14
Ingatestone [Down Loop] 20*18 ~ 20*24 [DPL]
Chelmsford 20/30
Witham 20/38
Marks Tey 20/44
Colchester 20c50 ~ 20c52 [P1]
Colchester East Gate Jn 20/55
Hythe 20/56
Thorpe-le-Soken 21/16
Clacton-on-Sea 21.24 ~ 21.47 [P2]
Clacton Wash Road 21.53 ~ 22.00
Clacton C.S.D. 22.08a


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