Photo Review
23rd September 1967
Alan Pegler /
Gainsborough Model Railway Society
The Cathedrals Express
| Locos Used | D5544, D5665 & 4472 'Flying Scotsman' |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 4472 |
Ipswich - Stowmarket - Diss - Swingbridge Jn - Wensum Jn |
| D5544 (3) |
Wensum Jn - Norwich |
| 4472 | Norwich - Swingbridge Jn - Shippea Hill - Ely North Jn - March - Whittlesea - Peterborough - (via ECML) - York |
| 4472 | York - Selby - Doncaster - Bessacarr Jn - Trent Jn - Gainsborough Lea Road - Lincoln Central - Sleaford (4) - Spalding - Grassmoor - March - Ely North Jn - Shippea Hill - Norwich |
| D5665 | Norwich - Diss - Stowmarket - Ipswich |
Notes :
(1) Described as a joint enterprise by Alan Pegler, the GMRS, M&GNJ NNR &
Norfolk Railway Society.
(2) A special connecting DMU service ran from Cambridge/Ely to Shippea Hill (and
return in the evening).
(3) 4472 on rear.
(4) Itinerary route description and route map suggested the train was to be
routed via the station and not avoiding line.
Sources : Graham Hardinge (on the train) & John Debens
Photo Review
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Debens)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Ipswich | 06.43d | 23.06a |
| Diss | 07.16a ~ 07.17d | 22.28a ~ 22.30d |
| Wensum Jn | 07.43 ~ 07.51 | ? |
| Norwich Thorpe | 07.56a ~ 08.01d | 21.56a ~ 22.03d |
| Shippea Hill | 09.03a ~ 09.05d | 20.51a ~ 20.53d |
| March West | 09w35 ~ 09w50 | - |
| Peterborough North | 10c15 ~ 10c17 | - |
| Grassmoor | - | 10c16 ~ 20c18 |
| Lincoln | - | 18w29 ~ 18w49 |
| Doncaster | ? | 17c33 ~ 17c35 |
| York | 12.16a | 16.43d |
Connecting DMU service;
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Cambridge | 08.15d | 21.23a |
| Ely | ??.??a ~ 08.30d | 21.05a ~ ??.??d |
| Shippea Hill | 08.43a | 20.56d |
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