21st February 1999

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Beccles Cake

Locos Used 20313 & 20314
DEMU Used 1001

Route :
1G02 : London Liverpool Street to Lowestoft
1G03 : Lowestoft to Norwich
1G04 : Norwich to London Liverpool Street

Traction Route
1001 London Liverpool Street - (via GEML) - south of Ipswich (1)
20313 + 20314 (2) south of Ipswich - Ipswich - East Suffolk Jn - Westerfield Jn - Saxmundham - Oulton Broad North Jn - Lowestoft
20313 + 20314 (2) Lowestoft - Oulton Broad North Jn - Reedham - Brundall - Whitlingham Jn - Norwich
20314 (2) (3) Norwich - (via GEML) - London Liverpool Street

Notes :
(1) 1001 suffered a main generator flashover.
(2) hauling 1001 as stock.
(3) 20313 dead-on-rear (splitting the 20s was to have a loco on the 'country' end at Liverpool Street to remove the train from Liverpool Street.

Source : David Harlott (joined/left the train at Ipswich)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from David Harlott)

Location Booked
Liverpool Street 10.26d
Lowestoft ??.??a ~ 14.15d
Norwich ??.??a ~ 16.15d
Liverpool Street ??.??a


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