4th March 1967

M. & G.N.J.R.S.
The East Anglian Branch Farewell Railtour

DMU Used 51279+56440

Route :

DMU Route
56440+51279 Marks Tey - Chappel Jn - Sudbury - Long Melford - Haverhill North Jn - Bartlow - Shelford - Shepreth Branch Jn - Cambridge - Chesterton Jn - St Ives - Needingworth Jn - Somersham - Chatteris - March - Wisbech Goods Jn - Wisbech Harbour Jn - Middle Drove - King's Lynn
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King's Lynn - East Winch - Swaffham - Dereham

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Dereham - Handingham - Wymondham - Swing Bridge Jn - Wensum Jn - Whitlingham - North Walsham - Cromer Beach

51279+56440 Cromer Beach - Sheringham (new halt)
56440+51279 Sheringham (new halt) - Cromer Beach
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Cromer Beach - North Walsham - Whitlingham - Wensum Jn - Norwich Thorpe

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Norwich Thorpe - Wymondham - Thetford - Ely - Cambridge

Notes :
(1) Run to mark the last day of through services on the Stour Valley and the St Ives branch lines. Tour brochure also commented 'allowing time to visit the Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Society's Weybourne to Sheringham branch'. Chris Totty comments: There certainly was time to visit the embryo North Norfolk. We went by bus to Weybourne and a couple of the lucky ones, me included, got a trip back to Sheringham (M&GN) on the Wickham trolley numbered M&GN 1.

Sources : Chris Harley, Chris Totty & Tony Saville

Photo Review


The tour, paused at Sudbury (photo: Chris Totty, courtesy of Nick Catford)


The tour, paused at Clare (photo: Chris Totty, courtesy of Nick Catford)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from
Chris Harley & Chris Totty)

Location Booked
Marks Tey 09.25d
Sudbury 09p42a ~ 10p01d
Clare ??p??a ~ ??p??d
Bartlow ??p??a ~ ??p??d
Cambridge 10.53a ~ 10.56d
St Ives 11p17a ~ 11p25d
March 11c50 ~ 11c52
Middle Drove 12p11a ~ 12p18d
King's Lynn 12p35a ~ 12p56d
East Winch 13p06a ~ 13p14d
Dereham 13p49a ~ 13p56d
Hardingham 14p06a ~ 14p18d
Wensum Jn 14c41 ~ ??c??
Cromer Beach 15p32a ~ 15p40d
Sheringham 15.48a ~ 16.45d
Cromer Beach 16.53 ~ 16.56
Norwich Thorpe 17.36a ~ 17.50d
Cambridge 19.21a


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