1st March 2025

InterCity
The East Anglian 2

Locos Used D213 'Andania' & D1935
Stock Used 11076+11075+11098+10411+11070+11068+9513

Route : 
1Z31 : Crewe to Norwich
1Z32 : Norwich to Crewe

Loco(s) Route
D213 (1) Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Northampton) - Wembley Central - Sudbury Jn - Harlesden Jn - Kensal Green Jn - Gospel Oak - Camden Road - Dalston Kingsland - Hackney Wick - Lea Jn - Channelsea Jn - Stratford - (via GEML) - Norwich
D213 (1) Norwich - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) D1935 on rear.

Sources : Gary Thornton (from verified Internet sources & Real Time Trains)
& Stuart Hicks (joined/left the train at Milton Keynes Central)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Real Time Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 06.39d [P11] 06.39   22.19a [P11] 21.58½
Crewe South Jn 06/40 ?   22/18 21/57½
Basford Hall Jn 06/44 06/42   22/15 21/53
Betley Road SB 06/46½ 06/46½   22/11½ 21/51¼
Madeley 06/49 06/49   22/04 [SL] 21/48¾
Whitmore 06/51 06/52¼   22/05 21/45¾
Norton Bridge 06/58 06/57½   - -
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   21/59 21/40¾
Little Bridgford Jn 06/59 06/58¼   21/57½ 21/39¾
Doxey Jn 07/03 07/01   21/53 21/35¾
Stafford North Jn 07/03½ 07/01¼   21/52½ 21/35½
Stafford 07.04a ~ 07.06½d [P4] 07.02 ~ 07.06¾   21.49a ~ 21.52d [P5] [SL] 21.31½ ~ 21.35
Stafford South Jn 07/07½ ?   21/48 21/30¾
Stafford Trent Valley Jn 07/08 07/08   21/47 21/30¼
Whitehouse Jn 07/11 07/11¼   21/44½ 21/27½
Milford & Brocton - -   21/43 21/26¼
Colwich 07/14 07/14¼   [SL] 21/41 [FL] 21/24
Rugeley North Jn 07/17 07/17   21/36 [SL] 21/22¼
Rugeley Trent Valley 07/17 07/17¼   21/36 21/22
Curborough Jn 07/22½ 07/22¼   21/30½ 21/16¾
Lichfield North Jn 07/23 07/23   21/30 [SL] 21/16
Lichfield Trent Valley 07.25 ~ 07.25 [P2] 07/25   21.28 ~ 21.28 [P1] 21/15½
Tamworth 07.32a ~ 07.35d [P2] 07.28¾ ~ 07.34½   21.18a ~ 21.21d [P1] 21.05½ ~ 21.09¾
Amington Jn 07/38 07/37½   [FL] 21/16 [SL] 21/04¼
Polesworth 07/40½ 07/41½   21/13½ 21/02¼
Atherstone 07/45 07/45¼   21/09 20/58½
Canal Farm Jn 07/49 ?   21/04½ ?
Ashby Jn 07/49 ?   21/04½ 20/54½
Nuneaton 07.50½a ~ 07.53½d [P5] 07.51½ ~ 07.54¾   20.49a ~ 21.03d [P3] [FL] 20.46¾ ~ 20.53
Nuneaton South Jn 07/54½ 07/55¼   20/48½ 20/46
Attleborough North Jn 07/55 ?   20/47½ ?
Attleborough South Jn 07/56 07/57   20/47 [FL] 20/43
Shilton 07/59½ 08/01¾   20/44 ?
Brinklow 08/03 08/05½   [SL] 20.38½ ~ 20.40½ [FL] ??.?? ~ 20.37½
High Oaks Jn 08/05½ 08/07¾   20/35 20/34¼
Newbold Jn 08/06½ 08/08½   20/34 20/33½
Rugby Trent Valley Jn 08/07½ 08/10   20/32½ [SL] 20/32¼
Rugby North Jn 08/09½ 08/10½   20/32 20/31½
Rugby 08.12a ~ 08.19d [P6] 08.11½ ~ 08.21¾   [DNL] 20.27a ~ 20.31d [P2] [SL] 20.27¾ ~ 20.31
Rugby South Jn 08/20 08/22½   20/26½ 20/27¼
Hillmorton Jn 08/22 08/24¼   20/25 [DNL] 20/25¾
Daventry North Jn 08/25 08/27¼   20/22 20/23½
Daventry South Jn 08/26 08/28¼   20/21 20/22½
Long Buckby 08/31 [P1] 08/32¾   20/17 20/19
Northampton Mill Lane Jn 08/41½ 08/40½   20/07½ 20/10¼
Northampton North Jn 08/43 08/50   20/06½ 20/08½
Northampton 08.44 ~ 08.52 [UML] 08/51¾   20/06 [P2] 20/07½
Northampton South Jn 08/52½ 08/52   20/06 20/07
Roade 08/59 08/58   20/00½ 20/02
Hanslope Jn 09/02 09/01¼   19/57½ [SL] 19/56¾
Wolverton 09/06½ [P4] 09/05   19/54 19/55½
Milton Keynes Central 09.09½a ~ 09.12½d [P1] 09.08½ ~ 09.12¼   19.48½a ~ 19.51d [P3] [SL] 19.48¾ ~ 19.52
Denbigh Hall North Jn 09/14½ 09/14½   19/46½ 19/47
Denbigh Hall South Jn 09/15½ 09/15½   19/45 19/46
Bletchley 09/16½ [P4] 09/17   19/43½ 19/45¼
Bletchley South Jn 09/16½ ?   19/43½ ?
Bletchley Water Eaton Road 09/17 ?   19/43 ?
Bletchley Drayton Road Jn 09/17½ 09/17½   19/42 ?
Leighton Buzzard 09/22 [P4] 09/22   19/36 19/37¾
Ledburn Jn 09/24½ 09/24   19/33 [SL] 19/34¼
Cheddington 09/26 [P4] 09/24¾   19/31½ 19/33¼
Tring North Jn 09/31 09/28½   19/26½ 19/29
Tring 09/31½ [P5] 09/28¾   19/26 [P3] [SL] 19/28½
Berkhamsted 09/34½ [P4] 09/32   19/21 19/23
Bourne End Jn 09/36½ 09/34¾   19/17½ 19/19
Hemel Hempstead 09/38 [P4] 09/37   19/16 19/17¾
Apsley 09/40 [P4] 09/39¾   19/13½ 19/15
Kings Langley 09/42½ [P4] 09/43½   19/10 19/11¾
Watford North Jn 09/47 09/48   19/05 19/07½
Watford Junction 09.48a ~ 09.55d [P9] 0949 ~ 09.55¼   19/04 [P8] [SL] 19/06¾
Watford South Jn 09/56 09/55¾   19/03½ 19/06¼
Bushey 09/57½ [P6] 09/58   19/02 19/04¼
Harrow & Wealdstone 10/03 [P6] 10/03½   18/56½ [P5] [SL] 18/57¾
North Wembley Jn 10/07 10/05½   18/53½ 18/54
Wembley Central 10/09 [P6] 10/07¾   18/52½ [P5] [SL] 18/52½
Willesden Up & Down Relief 10.13 ~ 10.15 [URL] ?   18.47 ~ 18.49 [DRL] 18.45 ~ ??.??
Willesden Sudbury Jn 10/17 10/09½   18/43½ [UDR] 18/42¾
Wembley Yard South Jn 10/18 ?   - -
Willesden Railnet Reception 10/21½ [HLG] ?   - -
Willesden Up & Down Goods - -   18/41½ [1] ?
Harlesden Jn 10/23½ 10/11   18/37½ 18/38
Kensal Green Jn 10/30 10/29¼   18/32½ 18/32¾
Kensal Rise 10/33 [P2] 10/31½   18/30½ 18/31
Brondesbury Park 10/35½ [P2] 10/33¼   18/29 18/29½
Brondesbury 10/37½ [P2] 10/34¾   18/27½ 18/27¾
West Hampstead 10/40 [P2] 10/36¾   18/26 [P1] 18/26½
Finchley Road & Frognal [P2] 10/41 10/38½   18/25 18/25¾
Hampstead Heath 10/44 [P2] 10/41¼   18/22 [P1] 18/21¾
Gospel Oak 10/46 [P2] 10/44   18/20 [P1] 18/19¼
Kentish Town West 10/47½ 10/46¼   18/17 18/16¼
Camden Road Jn 10/49 10/48½   18/15 18/14
Camden Road 10/49½ [P2] 10/49   18/14½ 18/13¼
Camden Road East Jn 10/51 10/50   18/14 18/10½
Caledonian Road & Barnsbury 10/53 [P3] 10/52   18/10½ ?
Westbourne Road Jn 10/53½ 10/52½   18/10 [NL] 18/08¼
Highbury & Islington 10/55 [P8] 10/53½   18/08½ 18/08
Canonbury West Jn 10/56 10/54¼   18/08 18/06½
Canonbury 10/56½ [P4] 10/55½   18/06½ 18/05¾
Dalston Kingsland 10/59 [P2] 10/58¼   18/04 18/03¼
Navarino Road Jn 11/00½ 10/59¼   18//02½ 18/01¾
Hackney Central 11/01½ [P2] 11/00½   18/02 18/01¼
Homerton 11/04 [P2] 11/02½   18/00 17/59½
Hackney Wick 11/07 [P2] 11/05½   17/57½ 17/56¾
Lea Jn 11/08½ 11/07¼   17.53 ~ 17.56 17/55¼
Channelsea Jn 11/09½ 11/09¼   17/51½ [AL] 17/50¼
Stratford 11/15 [P10A] 11/11   17/48½ [P10] 17/49½
Stratford Country End Jn 11/15 ?   17/48½ ?
Maryland 11/15½ [P4] 11/12¼   17/48 17/45½
Forest Gate 11/16½ [P4] 11/13½   17/47 17/42½
Forest Gate Jn 11/17 11/14   17/46½ [ML] 17/41½
Manor Park 11/17½ [P4] 11/14½   17/46 17/41
Manor Park Jn       17/45½ ?
Ilford 11/18½ [P2] 11/15½   17/44½ [P1] [M:] 17/40
Ilford London End Jn 11/19 ?   17/44 ?
Seven Kings 11/19½ [P2] 11/17   17/43½ 17/39¼
Goodmayes 11/20½ [P2] 11/17½   17/43 17/38½
Chadwell Heath 11/21 [P2] 11/18¼   17/42½ 17/38
Romford London End Jn 11/23 ?   17/40½ ?
Romford 11/23½ [P3] 11/20¼   17/40½ 17/36
Romford Jn 11/23½ ?   17/40½ ?
Gidea Park 11/24½ [P2] 11/21   17/39½ [P1] [ML] 17/35¼
Gidea Park Jn 11/25½ ?   17/38½ ?
Harold Wood 11/26 11/22½   17/38 17/34¼
Brentwood 11/30 11/25   17/34 17/31½
Shenfield London End Jn 11/31½ 11/26¾   17/32½ 17/30¼
Shenfield 11/32½ [P3] 11/27½   17/32 [P2] [ML] 17/29¾
Ingatestone Loop 11/35 ?   - -
Ingatestone 11/35½ 11/30¾   17/28 17/27
Church Lane LC 11/36½ 11/31¾   17/27 17/25¾
Chelmsford 11/40½ [P2] 11/38¼   17/21 [P1] 17/20¾
Chelmsford Arbour Lane 11/41½ 11/39½   17/20½ 17/20
Chelmsford Brick House Crossover 11/45 ?   17/17½ 17/16¾
Hatfield Peverel 11/48½ 11/45   17/11½ [P1] 17/10¼
Witham 11/52 [P3] 11/50   17/06 17/04½
Kelvedon 11/56 11/56   17/02½ 17/00¾
Marks Tey 12/01 [P2] 12/01¼   16/57½ [P1] 16/57¼
Chitts Hill 12/05½ 12/03¾   16/54½ 16/54½
Colchester 12/08½ [P2] 12/07   16/52 [P2] 16/50½
Ardleigh 12/13 ?   16/45½ ?
Manningtree 12/16½ [P3] 12/15   16/40 [P2] 16/36¼
Manningtree North Jn 12/17 12/15½   16/39½ 16/35¾
Ipswich Halifax Jn 12/25½ 12/24¼   16/31 16/28
Ipswich 12/28 [P3] 12/27   16/28 [P2] [UL] 16/26
Ipswich East Suffolk Jn 12/29½ 12/28¼   16/27 [UM] 16/24¼
Ipswich Europa Jn 12/30½ 12/29¼   16/26 16/22¾
Claydon 12/34 12/32   16/22½ 16/20¼
Needham Market 12/37½ 12/34¾   16/19½ 16/18
Stowmarket DGL 12/40½ 12/38   16/16½ 16/15½
Stowmarket 12/40½ [P2] 12/38¾   16/16 [P1] 16/15¼
Haughley Jn 12/43 12/42¼   16/14 16/12¼
Diss 12/54 12/53½   16/05½ 16/02¼
Flordon 13/03 13/01¼   15/55½ 15/52½
Trowse Jn 13/10 13/07½   15/47 15/45¼
Trowse Swing Bridge 13/11 13/08¾   15.41½ ~ 15.44½ 15/43¾
Thorpe Jn 13/11½ 13/10   15/41 15/41½
Norwich [P2] 13.14a 13.11¼   15.40d [P2] [C] 15.40¼


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S. Workings

5Z31 : Norwich to Norwich LL
5Z32 Norwich LL to Norwich

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 13.24d [P2] [E] 13.20¼   15.29a [P2] 15.24¾
Thorpe Jn 13/25 13/21¼   15.24 ~ 15.27 [W] ??/?? ~ 15.23¼
Wensum Jn 13.27 ~ 13.31 ?   - -
Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 13.37 ~ 13.44 ??.?? ~ 13.23¾   - -
Trowse Jn 13.46 ~ 13.49 13.44 ~ 13.49   - -
Trowse Swing Bridge 13/50½ ?   - -
Thorpe Jn 13/51 13/54   - -
Norwich Low Level 13.53a 13.54   15.21d 15.15

5Z33 Crewe to Crewe H.S.
Empty Coaching Stock
Pathed as Diesel locomotive, trailing load 455 tonnes, 95mph max

Location Booked Actual
Crewe 22.36d [P11] 22.06
Crewe South Jn 22/37 ?
Gresty Lane Jn 22/38 22.08½
Gresty Green East Jn 22/39 22/10
Gresty Green Through Siding 22.42 ~ 22.57 22.11 ~ 22.17
Gresty Lane Jn 23/01 22/20
Salop Down Goods Loop 23/02 ?
Crewe H.S. 23.04a 22.24


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