5th April 1975

British Rail
(Football Specials)

Locos Used at least 31325, 31206, 47017, 47019, 47116 & 47135
Stock Used [1] : 4489+4999+4345+1705E+25248+4307+4349+4303+4688+3755+35103
[2] : 4346+4646+4468+25672+9115E+4294+25355+4081+4293+4336+35436
[3] : 4403+4332+4513+3984+1821+4819+4882+4217+4451+9376
[4] : 15978+16083+4266+4455+4672+1809+4741+4180+3819+4606+4341+35356
[5] : 16265+15766+4705+4656+4814+1810+4242+4651+4512+4908+4673+35252
[6] : 13110+15962+4464+4452+4658+1834+5066+4870+4677+4089+34535+4714

Route : 1Z88 (throughout?)

Loco Stock Route
31325 [1] Ipswich - Haughley Jn - Bury-St-Edmunds - ???
31325? [1]? ??? - (?reverse of outward route?) - Ipswich

Route : 1Z89 (throughout?)

Loco Stock Route
31206 [2] Ipswich - Haughley Jn - Bury-St-Edmunds - ???
31206? [2]? ??? - (?reverse of outward route?) - Ipswich

Route : 1Z78 (throughout?) (2)

Loco Stock Route
47135 [3] Ipswich - Haughley Jn - Bury-St-Edmunds - ???
47135? [3]? ??? - (?reverse of outward route?) - Ipswich

Route : 1Z79 (throughout?)

Loco Stock Route
47017 [4] Ipswich - Haughley Jn - Bury-St-Edmunds - ???
47017? [4]? ??? - (?reverse of outward route?) - Ipswich

Route : 1Z96 (throughout?)

Loco Stock Route
47116 [5] Ipswich - Haughley Jn - Bury-St-Edmunds - Leicester (11/48) - ???
47116? [5]? ??? - (?reverse of outward route?) - Ipswich

Route : 1Z97 (throughout?)

Loco Stock Route
47019 [6] Ipswich - Haughley Jn - Bury-St-Edmunds - Leicester (12/22) - ???
47019? [6]? ??? - (?reverse of outward route?) - Ipswich

Notes :
(1) For the F. A. Cup semi-final between Ipswich and West Ham at Villa Park, Birmingham at least six Ipswich specials ran outward via Bury St Edmunds as above (Result - Ipswich 0 West Ham 0).
(2) Carried a 'Blue Arrow' headboard.

Sources : Gerald Brown & Bill Jamieson

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