7th June 2003

NENTA Train Tours
The Welsh Borders Rambler

Loco(s) Used 47734 & 47787
Stock Used 9704+5944+6028+6028+6037+5966+10247+3351+10241+3292+3338

Route:
1Z47 : Norwich to Liverpool Lime Street
1Z48 : Liverpool Lime Street to Norwich

Loco Route
47787 Norwich - Diss - Ipswich
47787 Ipswich - Stowmarket - Bury St Edmunds - Soham - Ely - March - Whittlesea - Peterborough - Oakham - Melton Mowbray - Syston South Jn - Leicester - Hinckley - Nuneaton - Water Orton - Park Lane Jn - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Cosford - Shrewsbury - Wrexham General - Chester - Helsby - Frodsham - Runcorn - Allerton - Liverpool Lime Street
47734 Liverpool Lime Street - Huyton - St Helens Junction - Earlestown - Winwick Jn - Warrington Bank Quay - Acton Grange Jn - Frodsham Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Ipswich
47734 Ipswich - Diss - Norwich

Off train options:
(1) Telford & Ironbridge Gorge
(2) Shrewsbury
(3) Ruabon & Llangollen Steam Railway
(4) Chester
(5) Liverpool


47787 at Bury St Edmunds (photo : Vince, www.ontrackplant.com)

Sources : various including Gary Sherman (joined/left the train at Diss)

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked (out) Actual (out) Booked (rtn) Actual (rtn)
Norwich 04.40d 04.40 01.06a 00.44
Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 04/42 - 01/04 -
Trowse Jn 04/44 04/42 01/03 00/42
Diss 05.02a ~ 05.04d 04.59 ~ 05.04 00.41a ~ 00.43d 00.23 ~ 00.25
Haughley Jn 05/15 - 00/27 -
East Suffolk Jn 05/26 - 00/12 -
Ipswich 05.28a ~ 05.45d 05.29 ~ 05.46 23.50a ~ 00.10d 23.42 ~ 23.58
East Suffolk Jn 05/47 - 23/48 -
Stowmarket 05.59a ~ 06.01d 05.57 ~ 06.01 23.33a ~ 23.35d 23.27 ~ 23.29
Haughley Jn 06/04 - 23/29 -
Bury St Edmunds 06.19a ~ 06.21d 06.19 ~ 06.24 23.08a ~ 23.11d 23.07 ~ 23.10
Chippenham Jn 06/37 06/38 22/51 22/54
Soham 06/44 - 22/39 -
Ely Dock Jn 06/50 - 22/32 -
Ely 06.53a ~ 06.56d 06.53 ~ 06.56 22.27a ~ 22.30d 22.20 ~ 22.38
Ely North Jn 07/00 06/58 22/24 22/17
March 07.17a ~ 07.20d 07.14 ~ 07.20 22.02a ~ 22.05d 21.58 ~ 21.59
Whittlesea 07/28 - 21/51 -
Peterborough East Jn 07/36 - 21/44 -
Peterborough 07.41a ~ 07.43d 07.36 ~ 07.45 21.38a ~ 21.40d 21.34 ~ 21.39
Helpston Jn 07/49 07/51 21/26 21/29
Ketton SB 08/00 - 21/15 -
Manton Jn 08/07 08/10 21/07 21/12
Oakham 08/10 - 21/03 -
Melton Mowbray 08/20 - 20/52 -
Syston East Jn 08/32 08/31 20/41 20/47
Syston South Jn 08/33 08/32 20/40 20/46
Leicester 08.41a ~ 08.45d 08.39 ~ 08.41 20.33a ~ 20.35d 20.36 ~ 20.39
Wigston North Jn 08/51 08/49 20/27 20/30
Hinckley 09/07 09/07 20/15 20/14
Nuneaton 09/15 09/13 20/09 20/04
Whitacre Jn 09/30 09/26 19/45 19/43
Water Orton 09/38 09/31 19/39 19/40
Water Orton West Jn 09/40 - 19/37 -
Park Lane Jn 09/42 09/33 19/35 19/36
Ryecroft Jn 10/05 09/52 19/15 19/18
Walsall 10/07 09/55 19/12 19/15
Pleck Jn 10/11 09/58 19/10 19/12
Darlaston Jn 10/13 10/01 19/08 19/00
Portobello Jn 10/16 10/07 18/58 18/56
Wolverhampton 10.29a ~ 10.33d 10.33 ~ 10.34 18/53 18/51
Wolverhampton North Jn 10/35 10/36 18/51 18/49
Oxley SB 10/39 - 18/48 -
Cosford 10/46 - 18/40 -
Madeley Jn 10/51 - 18/35 -
Telford Central 10.54a ~ 10.56d 10.55 ~ 10.58 18.31a ~ 18.33d -
Wellington 11/01 11/03 18/26 18/25
Shrewsbury 11.14a ~ 11.16d 11.16 ~ 11.19 18.11a ~ 18.13d 18.09 ~ 18.13
Gobowen 11/34 - 17/51 17/49
Chirk 11/38 - 17/46 -
Ruabon 11.45a ~ 11.47d - 17.39a ~ 17.41d -
Wrexham General 11/53 11/54 17/32 17/32
Saltney Jn 12/06 12/08 17/19 17/17
Chester South Jn 12/10 - 17/15 -
Chester 12.18a ~ 12.20d 12.18 ~ 12.22 17.12a ~ 17.14d 17.08 ~ 17.15
Mickle Trafford Jn 12/26 - 17/02 -
Helsby 12/30 12/31 16/57 16/59
Frodsham Jn 12/35 - 16/53 -
Acton Grange Jn 16/45 16/49
Warrington Bank Quay 16/42 16/47
Dallam Jn 16/41 -
Winwick Jn 16/39 16/42
Earlestown 16/34 -
St Helens Junction 16/28 16/32
Rainhill 16/26 -
Huyton 16/23 16/25
Bootle Jn 16/16 -
Halton Jn 12/43 -
Runcorn 12/46 12/48
Ditton Jn 12/48 12/51
Allerton 12/53 12/55
Wavertree Jn 12/56 12/58
Edge Hill 13/01 13/01 16/14 16/16
Liverpool Lime Street 13.05a 13.05 16.10d 16.10


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