21st April 2007

Green Express Railtours
The Fenland Cathedral & Sunrise Coast Explorer

Locos Used 47851 & 57601
Stock Used 99530+99121+99371+3143+3136+4973+1860+4984+99318+4960+5032+21266

Route:
1Z21 : Mills Hill to Ely
1Z22 : Ely to Great Yarmouth
1Z23 : Great Yarmouth to Mills Hill

Loco(s) Route
47851 (1) Mills Hill - Rochdale - Hebden Bridge - Brighouse - Wakefield Kirkgate - Hare Park Jn - Doncaster - Retford - Grantham - Peterobrough - March - Ely
57601 (2) Ely - Brandon - Thetford - Wymondham - Trowse Swing Bridge Jn - Norwich
47851 (1) Norwich - Acle - Great Yarmouth
57601 (2) Great Yarmouth - Reedham - Norwich
47851 (1) Norwich - (reverse of outward route) - Brandon - Ely North Jn - Ely West Jn - March - (reverse of outward route) - Mills Hill

Notes :
(1) 57601 on rear.
(2) 47851 on rear.
(3) Originally booked Trowse Swing Bridge Jn - Whitlingham Jn - Acle - Yarmouth out and return.


57601 pulls the stock out of the siding at Ely after the break there and
before departing for Norwich and Great Yarmouth (photo: Alan Chilestone)

Sources : Richard Rooker & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Rooker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Mills Hill 05.44d 05.44   22.44a 23.00
Castleton East Jn 05/49 ?   22/39 ?
Rochdale 05.52a ~ 05.54d 05.56 ~ 05.59   22.34a ~ 22.36d 22.54 ~ 22.57
Rochdale Jn 05/55 ?   22/33 ?
Littleborough 05.59a ~ 06.01d 06.06 ~ 06.09   22.27a ~ 22.29d 22.45 ~ 22.47
Todmorden 06.10a ~ 06.12d 06.18 ~ 06.20   22.17a ~ 22.19d 22.33 ~ 22.37
Hall Royd Jn 06/14 06/21   22/15 22/32
Hebden Bridge 06.19a ~ 06.21d 06.26 ~ 06.28   22.08a ~ 22.10d 22.24 ~ 22.26
Milner Royd Jn 06/29 06/36   22/01 22/17
Greetland Jn 06/31 ?   21/58 ?
Brighouse 06.36a ~ 06.38d ?   21.51a ~ 21.53d ?
Bradley Wood Jn 06/44 06/48   21/48 22/02
Heaton Lodge East Jn 06/51 06/54  
Heaton Lodge Jn   21/46 22/00
Mirfield East Jn 06/54 ?   21/42 ?
Thornhill LNW Jn 06/55 ?  
Horbury Jn 07/03 07/06   21/33 21/44
Wakefield Kirkgate 07.12a ~ 07.14d 07.13 ~ 07.17   21.27a ~ 21.29d 21.36 ~ 21.39
Calder Bridge Jn 07/17 ?   21/24 ?
Crofton West Jn 07/19 ?   21/22 ?
Hare Park Jn 07/22 07/25   21/19 21/26
South Kirkby Jn 07/29 07/31   21/11 21/18
Adwick Jn 07/33 ?   21/01 ?
Adwick 07/34 07/36   21/00 21/13
Doncaster 07.42a ~ 07.45d 07.42 ~ 07.45   20.54a ~ 20.56d 21.04a ~ 21.06d
Loversall Carr Jn 07/51 07/54   20/49 20/58
Retford 08/01 08/09   20/39 20/49
Newark North Gate 08/15 08/23   20/25 20/34
Barkston South Jn 08/23 08/31   20/18 20/26
Grantham 08/27 08/35   20/15 20/23
Stoke Tunnel 08/32 08/41   20/10 20/19
Tallington Jn 08/43 08/54   19/55 20/04
Helpston Jn ? ?   19/50 19/59
Peterborough 08/50 09/03   19/44 19/51
Peterborough East Jn 08/52 ?   19/42 ?
Whittlesea 09/00 ?   19/33 ?
March West Jn 09/10 ?   19/24 ?
March 09/11 09/22   19/23 19/33
Ely North Jn 09/36 09/39  
Ely 09.39a ~ 12.42d 09.42 ~ 12.42  
Ely West Jn   19/09 ?
Ely North Jn 12/45 12/48   19/06 19/14
Brandon 12/57 13/08   18/53 ?
Thetford 13/04 13/04   18/46 ?
Attleborough 13/19 ?   18/31 ?
Wymondham 13.26a ~ 13.29d ?   18.21a ~ 18.24d ?
Trowse Jn 13/44 13/56   18/10 18/16
Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 13/45 ?   18/09 ?
Norwich 13.47a ~ 14.02d 14.00 ~ 14.08   17.59a ~ 18.07d 18.02 ~ 18.13
Whitlingham Jn 14/06 14/13   17/53 17/56
Brundall 14/10 ?   17/48 ?
Acle 14/18 ?  
Reedham   17/40 ?
Berney Arms   17/35 ?
Great Yarmouth 14.28a 14.28   17.28d 17.28

Original booked times / route

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 13/45   18/09
Whitlingham Jn 13/52   17/51
Brundall 13/57   17/45
Acle 14/09   17/38
Great Yarmouth 14.20   17.28d


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