17th June 2012

Railway Touring Company
The Easterling

Locos Used 47500 & 47760
Stock Used 9104+4905+1860+99350+99121+99127+99712+99125+99122

Route :
1Z70 : London Liverpool Street to Norwich
1Z71 : Norwich to Lowestoft
1Z72 : Lowestoft to London Liverpool Street

Loco(s) Route
47760 (1) (2) Liverpool Street - Stratford - Shenfield - Chelmsford - Colchester - Manningtree - Ipswich - Diss - Norwich
47500 (3) Norwich - Reedham - Oulton Broad North - Lowestoft
47760 (1) (2) Lowestoft - Oulton Broad South - Beccles - Halesworth - Saxmundham - Woodbridge - Ipswich - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Street

Notes :
(1) 47760 replaced unavailable 70013 'Oliver Cromwell', 44932 was to substitute but this had also failed.
(2) 47500 on rear.
(3) 47760 on rear.

Source : Chris Bracey

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Chris Bracey)

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Liverpool Street 08.51d   21.33a
Bethnal Green 08/57   ?
Stratford 09/02   21/23
Ilford 09/08   21/16
Gidea Park 09/17   21/08
Shenfield 09/29   20/56
Shenfield DGL 09.31a ~ 09.41d   -
Chelmsford 09/50   20/42
Witham 10/02   20/35
Marks Tey 10/11   20/25
Colchester 10w19a ~ 10w32d   18w56a ~ 20w16d
Manningtree 10/43   18/42
Ipswich 10.58a ~ 11.06d   18.25a ~ 18.29d

 

Location Booked
Haughley Jn 10/28
Diss 11/41
Norwich 12.15a ~ 14.25d
Brundell 14/36
Reedham 14/48
Oulton Broad North 15/15
Lowestoft 15.21a ~ 16.25d
Oulton Broad South 16.36a ~ 16.38d
Halesworth 17.02a ~ 17.04d
Darsham 17.16a ~ 17.18d
Saxmundham 17.29a ~ 17.31d
Woodbridge 17.56a ~ 17.58d
Westerfield 18.13a ~ 18.15d

Timings continue in first table.


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