1st February 1992

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Sheringham Flyer
 125 Special (no.80)

HST Used 43051+41077+40501+41078+41046+40733+42151+42152+42153+44051+43067

Route : 1Z36 throughout

HST Route
43051 t/t 43067 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Syston South Jn - Syston East Jn - Melton Mowbray - Stamford - Peterborough - Whittlesea - March - Ely West Jn - Ely North Jn - Thetford - Wymondham - Norwich
43067 t/t 43051 Norwich - Whitlingham Jn - North Walsham - Cromer
43051 t/t 43067 Cromer - Sheringham
43067 t/t 43051 Sheringham - Cromer
43051 t/t 43067 Cromer - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich
43067 t/t 43051 Norwich - (reverse of outward route) - Ely North Jn (3) - Ely
43051 t/t 43067 Ely - Ely North Jn - (3) Ely West Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Passengers were able to take a round trip on the North Norfolk Railway, two trains ran, train A hauled by Hunslet 0-6-0 'Ring Haw' and train B hauled by class 27, D5386.
(2) Howard Parker comments: All down trains on the MML were running late due to engineering work at St Pancras. Further delay occurred as trains were being hand signalled between Manea and Chettisham as signals had been damaged by a freight train that had derailed several days previously. The late departure from Sheringham was due to a late running service train which delayed the arrival of the empty coaching stock.
(3) Booked route was via the direct Ely North to Ely West curve.


43051 having arrived back at Sheringham with the ECS for the return
journey (photo: Howard Parker)

Sources : Howard Parker (joined/left the train at Leicester), Gary Thornton,
John Harrup & Des Harris

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Harrup & Howard Parker)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 St Pancras 07.35d ?   21.39a ?
4.00 West Hampstead 07/40 ?   21/32 ?
6.79 Hendon 07/42 ?   21/29 ?
19.71 St Albans 07.51a ~ 07.52d ?   21.17a ~ 21.18d ?
30.19 Luton 08.01a ~ 08.02d ?   21.07a ~ 21.08d ?
49.65 Bedford 08.17a ~ 08.18d ?   20.51a ~ 20.52d ?
56.45 Sharnbrook 08/24 ?   20/42 ?
65.11 Wellingborough 08.30a ~ 08.31d ?   20.33a ~ 20.34d ?
72.01 Kettering 08.38a ~ 08.39d ?   20.2?a ~ 20.27d ?
82.74 Market Harborough 08/47 ?   20/1? ?
95.71 Wigston North Jn 08/56 ?   20/11 ?
99.07 Leicester 08.59a ~ 09.00d ??.?? ~ 09.30   20.06a ~ 20.07d 20.10 ~ ??.??
103.78 Syston South Jn 09/06 ?   19/58 ?
104.22 Syston East Jn 09/07 ?   19/56 ?
114.04 Melton Mowbray 09/17 09/47   19/44 19/55
129.03 Manton Jn 09/32 10/02   19/28 19/40
135.63 Ketton 09/38 ?   19/21 ?
145.74 Helpston 09/49 ?   19/12 ?
151.36 Peterborough 09c59 ~ 10c01 10.25 ~ 10.27   19c04 ~ 19c06 19.19 ~ 19.20
157.45 Whittlesea 10/08 ?   18/54 ?
166.30 March 10/17 10/43   18/44 19/05
179.67 Ely West Jn 10/32 11/34   18/28 ?
DIV Ely   DIV 18.28 ~ 18.35
180.72 Ely North Jn 10/35 11/37   18/25 18/20
186.25 Shippea Hill 10/43 ?   18/15 ?
195.32 Brandon 10/54 ?   18/04 ?
202.50 Thetford 11/01 11/58   17/57 17/55
217.19 Attleborough 11/14 ?   17/44 ?
222.72 Wymondham 11/17 ?   17/39 ?
232.00 Trowse Lower Jn 11/31 ?   17/27 ?
233.09 Norwich 11.45a ~ 12.05d 12.24 ~ 12.29   16.45a ~ 17.25d 17.08 ~ 17.28
235.0 Whitlingham Jn 12/09 ?   16/37 ?
241.70 Hoveton & Wroxham 12t22 ~ 12t24 ?   16t23 ~ 16t24 ?
249.04 North Walsham 12t37 ~ 12t38 ?   19t07 ~ 16t10 ?
259.55 Cromer 12.56a ~ 13.03d 12.56 ~ 13.03   15.40a ~ 15.48d 16.20 ~ 16.27
263.36 Sheringham 13.12a 13.12a   15.30d 16.11d

N.N.R. Trains

  Train A   Train B
Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)   Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Sheringham 13.30d 14.43a   14.15d 15.13a
Weybourne 13.43a ~ 13.45d 14.11a ~ 14.30d   14.28a ~ 14.30d 14.56a ~ 15.00d
Holt 13.54a 14.02d   14.39a 14.47d


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