Photo Review
31st March 1962
The Railway
Correspondence and Travel Society (London Branch)
Great Eastern Commemorative Steam Rail Tour
| Locos Used | 11168, 65567 & 70003 'John Bunyan' |
| Stock Used | 6x Gresley coaches |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 70003 | London Liverpool Street - Ipswich - Trowse Upper Jn - Norwich Victoria |
| 11168 (1) | Norwich Victoria - Trowse Upper Jn |
| 70003 | Trowse Upper Jn - Norwich Thorpe |
| 65567 | Norwich Thorpe - Trowse - Wymondham - Dereham - County School - Foulsham |
| 65567 | Foulsham - County School - Dereham - Swaffham |
| 65567 | Swaffham - Watton - Thetford |
| 70003 | Thetford - Ely - Cambridge - Bishops Stortford - Broxbourne - Brimsdown - Angel Road - Tottenham Hale - Coppermill Jn - Clapton Jn - London Liverpool Street |
Notes :
(1) 70003 on rear.
(2) Originally uploaded as having been run by the L.C.G.B. (in error). This tour
was organised to celebrate the passing of steam-haulage on the GEML.
Sources : Terry Jackson (on the train throughout) & Gary Thornton
Photo Review
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
65567 and tour-goers at Foulsham (photo: The John Debens Collection)
70003 in pristine looking condition at Thetford (photo: Alan Sainty
Collection)
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Terry Jackson)
| Mileage | Location | Booked |
| 0.0 | Liverpool Street | 09.10d |
| 4.0 | Stratford | 09/18 |
| 10.0 | Chadwell Heath | 09/25 |
| 20.2 | Shenfield | 09/36 |
| 29.7 | Chelmsford | 09/45 |
| 38.6 | Witham | 09/53 |
| 51.7 | Colchester | 10/07 |
| 59.5 | Manningtree | 10/15 |
| 68.7 | Ipswich | 10.25a ~ 10.30d |
| 82.9 | Haughley | 10/44½ |
| 100.5 | Tivetshall | 11/00 |
| 112.9 | Trowse Upper Jn | ? |
| 114.1 | Norwich Victoria | 11.16a ~ 11.40d |
| 115.3 | Trowse Upper Jn | 11.43a ~ 11.45d |
| 117.4 | Norwich Thorpe | 11.53a ~ 12.03d |
| 127.6 | Wymondham | 12/23 |
| 139.0 | Dereham | 12.45a ~ 12.53d |
| 145.1 | County School | 13/07 |
| 148.8 | Foulsham | 13.32a ~ 13.42d |
| 152.5 | County School | 14/06 |
| 158.6 | Dereham | 14.19a ~ 14.29d |
| 162.7 | Wendling | 14.39a ~ 14.45d |
| 170.7 | Swaffham | 15.05a ~ 15.30d |
| 180.3 | Watton | 15.55a ~ 16.05d |
| 189.2 | Roudham Jn | 16/26 |
| 193.4 | Thetford | 16.34a ~ 16.55d |
| 200.6 | Brandon | 17/03 |
| 216.6 | Ely | 17/20 |
| 231.3 | Cambridge | 17.38a ~ 17.48d |
| 245.3 | Audley End | 18/03 |
| 251.4 | Elsenham | 18/09½ |
| 256.6 | Bishops Stortford | 18/15 |
| 269.8 | Broxbourne | 18/28 |
| 281.0 | Tottenham | 18/42 |
| 284.0 | Hackney Downs | 18/48 |
| 287.0 | Liverpool Street | 18.57a |
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