17th April 2004

NENTA Train Tours
The Mancunian

Locos Used 47150, 47703 & 47712
Stock Used 3362+3360+1981+3408+3359+1221+5788+5779+5897+5827+5824+9479

Route:
1Z47 : Norwich to Manchester Piccadilly
1Z80 : Manchester Piccadilly to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
47703 (1) Norwich - Diss - Ipswich
47712 (1) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Haughley Jn - Bury St Edmunds - Soham - Ely - March - Peterborough - Stamford - MP3 (near Oakham) (3)
47703 (4) MP3 - Melton Mowbray goods loop (3)
47703 (5) Melton Mowbray goods loop - Syston North Jn - Loughborough - Trent - Toton Centre - Trowell Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Dore South Jn - Grindleford - Edale - New Mills South Jn - Hazel Grove - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly
47703 (6) Manchester Piccadilly - Ashburys - Bredbury - Marple - New Mills Central - New Mills South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Ipswich
47150 (7) Ipswich - Diss - Norwich

Notes :
(1) 47712 on rear.
(2) 47703 on rear.
(3) 47712 failed at MP3 near Oakham with a generator problem and 47703 propelled the train to Melton Mowbray where it ran-round to double-head with failed 47712.
(4) 47703 propelling train, 47712 dead-on-front.
(5) plus 47712 dead-in-tow
(6) 47712 + 47150 on rear (47150 understood to have been added at Crewe where the stock went for servicing).
(7) plus 47712 dead-in-tow, 47703 on rear.

Sources : Alan Chilestone (joined & left the train at Bury St Edmunds) & Steve Kibble

Photo Review


47703 at the start of the day at Norwich (photo: Alan Cooper)


47712 about to take over at Ipswich (photo: Alan Cooper)


47703 running round at Melton Mowbray (photo: Alan Cooper)


The 'bonus' loco for the day, 47150, at Manchester (photo: Alan Cooper)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Rob Wells)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 05.43d 06.03   00.48a 01.19
Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 05/45 ?   00/46 ?
Trowse Jn 05/46 06/06   00/43 01/16
Diss 06.03a ~ 06.06d 06.28 ~ 06.29   00.20a ~ 00.22d 00.55 ~ 00.57
Haughley Jn 06/16 ?   00/05 ?
East Suffolk Jn 06/27 ?   23/50 ?
Ipswich 06.29a ~ 06.41d 06.55 ~ 07.11   23.38a ~ 23.48d 23.49 ~ 00.26
East Suffolk Jn 06/44 ?   23/26 ?
Stowmarket 06.56a ~ 06.58d 07.23 ~ 07.26   23.21a ~ 23.23d 23.28 ~ 23.31
Haughley Jn 07/01 ?   23/17 ?
Bury St Edmunds 07.16a ~ 07.19d 07.46 ~ 07.50   22.49a ~ 22.51d 23.05 ~ 23.07
Chippenham Jn 07/32 08/02   22/25 22/46
Soham 07/39 ?   22/07 ?
Ely Dock Jn 07/50 ?   21/58 ?
Ely 07.51a ~ 07.54d 08.21 ~ 08.25   21.54a ~ 21.57d 22.20 ~ 22.24
Ely North Jn 07/58 08/28   21/51 22/18
March 08.15a ~ 08.17d 08.44 ~ 08.46   21.23a ~ 21.26d 22.00 ~ 22.02
Whittlesea 08/25 ?   21/12 ?
Peterborough East Jn 08/31 ?   21/06 ?
Peterborough 08.36a ~ 08.38d 09.04 ~ 09.09   21.01a ~ 21.03d 21.36 ~ 21.40
Helpston Jn 08/44 09/16   20/52 21/30
Ketton SB 08/55 ?   20/41 ?
Manton Jn 09/02 10/08   20/33 21/15
Oakham 09/05 ?   20/29 ?
Melton Mowbray 09/15 ?   20/19 ?
Syston East Jn 09/25 11/09   20/08 20/46
Syston North Jn 09/35 ?   20/07 ?
Sileby Jn 09/39 11/15   20/03 20/39
Loughborough 09/43 11/21   19/58 20/34
Trent South Jn 09/49 11/35   19/51 20/24
Trent East 09/50 11/36   19/49 20/22
Toton Jn 09/52 11/38   19/47 20/20
Toton Centre 09/53 11/39   19/46 20/20
Trowell Jn 09/57 11/43   19/43 20/17
Langley Mill 10/03 ?   19/38 20/13
Pye Bridge Jn 10/08 ?   19/35 20/09
Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway 10/19 ?   19/33 20/06
Clay Cross South Jn 10/34 ?   19/28 19/59
Chesterfield 10.38a ~ 10.43d 12.08 ~ 12.12   19.21a ~ 19.23d 19.50 ~ 19.53
Dore South Jn 10/56 ?   19/14 ?
Dore West Jn 10/57 ?   19/13 ?
Totley Tunnel SB 10/58 ?   19/12 19/34
Grindleford 11/03 ?   19/06 ?
Earles SB 11/09 ?   19/00 19/26
Edale 11/14 ?   18/57 ?
Chinley East Jn 11/19 ?   ? ?
Chinley Jn SB 11/20 12/52   18/51 19/13
Chinley North Jn ? ?   18/50 ?
New Mills South Jn 11/24 ?   18/44 ?
Hazel Grove HL Jn 11/37 ?  
Hazel Grove 11/38 13/02  
Edgeley No.1 SB 11/45 ?  
Stockport 11/46 13/09  
Heaton Norris Jn 11/47 ?  
Slade Lane Jn 11/54 13/13  
New Mills Central   18/41 19/02
Marple Wharf Jn   18/33 ?
Romiley   18/31 18/52
Ashburys   18/23 18/41
Ardwick Jn 11/56 13/17   18/21 18/38
Manchester Piccadilly 11.59a 13.21   18.18d 18.35


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