7th March 1970

M. & G.N.J.R.S.
The East Anglian

DMU Used 50270+59102+50280

Route : 1G70 throughout

DMU Route
as listed Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - Tottenham Hale - Brimsdown - Cheshunt - Bishops Stortford - Cambridge - Newmarket - Bury St Edmunds - Ipswich - Manningtree North Jn - Harwich Town
as listed Harwich Town - Manningtree
as listed Manningtree - Ipswich - Westerfield - Felixtowe
as listed Felixtowe - Westerfield - Ipswich
as listed Ipswich - Haughley Jn - Diss - Trowse Jn - Wensum Jn - Wroxham - North Walsham - Cromer Beach
as listed Cromer Beach - Sheringham
as listed Sheringham - Cromer Beach
as listed Cromer Beach - North Walsham - Wroxham - Norwich
as listed Norwich - Brundall - Reedham Jn - Great Yarmouth
as listed Great Yarmouth - Acle - Brundall - Wensum Jn - Trowse Jn - Wymondham - Thetford - Ely - Cambridge - (reverse of outward route) - Temple Mills East Jn - ?direct or via Channelsea Jn? - Stratford

Notes :
(1) Rod Miebs comments: The DMU was a Class 111 set, a Met Cam with 180bhp Rolls Royce engines rather than the standard 150bhp. The tour leaflet said that it came from Healey Mills. "I do not recall DMUs there, my 1974 shed book shows it as being Neville Hill." One of the drivers was very impressed, "this set don't half go" he said. The long stop at Ipswich was for the unit to fuel on the stabling point. The weather was cold, there was snow on the ground with flurries during the day.

Sources : John Broderick & Rod Miebs

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Broderick)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Stratford [P11] 08.00d 08.01   22.33a 22.03
Channelsea Jn 08/02 ?   ? ?
Temple Mills East 08/04 ?   ? ?
Tottenham Hale 08/11 08/11½   22/24 21/56
Brimsdown 08/16 08/17½   22/19 21/49½
Cheshunt 08/20 08/20   22/16 21/46½
Broxbourne 08/24 08/23   22/12 21/44
Bishops Stortford 08/40 08/39½   21.42a ~ 21.52d 21.21 ~ 21.31½
Elsenham 08/47 08/45   21/35 21/15
Audley End 08/54 08/50½   21/28 21/09
Cambridge 09.09a ~ 09.23d 09.06 ~ 09.22   21.07a ~ 21.10d 20.50 ~ 20.55

 

Location Booked Actual
Newmarket 09/43 09.40a ~ 09.43½d
Chippenham Jn 09/49 09/48
Bury St Edmunds 10/05 10/04
Haughley Jn 10/22 10/18
Ipswich 10.40a ~ 10.42d 10.36 ~ 10.39
Manningtree North Jn 10/56 10/50
Parkeston 11/11 11/11½
Harwich 11.15a ~ 11.20d 11.16 ~ 11.22
Manningtree Station 11.40a ~ 11.44d 11.39 ~ 11.41½
Ipswich 11.59a ~ 12.31d 11.53 ~ 12.30
Westerfield 12/37 12/35
Derby Road 12/41 12/39
Trimley 12/50 12/50
Felixtowe T. 12.54a ~ 13.12d 12.53 ~ 13.11
Trimley 13/16 13/15
Derby Road 13.27a ~ 13.31d 13.24½ ~ 13.28
Westerfield 13/35 13/32
Ipswich 13.42a ~ 13.45 13.37 ~ 13.41
Haughley Jn 14/02 13/58
Tivetshall 14/20 ?
Trowse 14/34 14/31
Wensum Jn 14.38a ~ 14.43d 14.33 ~ 14.33½
Wroxham 14/56 14/44½
North Walsham 15/07 14/55
Cromer 15.25a ~ 15.45d 15.11½ ~ 15.44
Sheringham 15.52a ~ 17.22d 15.50 ~ 17.22
Cromer 17.29a ~ 17.32d 17.29 ~ 17.30½
North Walsham 17.48a ~ 17.51d 17.46 ~ 17.52
Wroxham 18/02 17/59
Norwich Thorpe 18.16a ~ 18.26d 18.14 ~ 18.25
Brundall 18/33 ?
Reedham 18/41 18/38½
Breydon Jn 19/08 18/47
Yarmouth Vauxhall 18.53a ~ 19.05d 18.50 ~ 19.03½
Breydon Jn 19/08 19/06
Acle 19.17a ~ 19.23d 19.14 ~ 19.21
Brundall 19/32 19/29
Wensum Jn 19.41a ~ 19.46d 19.37½ ~ 19.38½
Trowse 19/49 19/41
Wymondham 20/00 19/50
Thetford 20/23 20/08½
Brandon 20/31 20/15
Ely North Jn 20/47 ?
Ely 20/50 20/31½

Total tour distance : 480¾ miles (Stratford station to Stratford station)

Timings continue in first table.

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