31st May 1999

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Shrieking Pit

DEMU Used 1001

Route :
1G20 : London Liverpool Street to Sheringham
1G21 : Sheringham to London Liverpool Street

DEMU Route
as listed London Liverpool Street - (via GEML) - Trowse Jn - Swing Bridge Jn - Wensum Jn - Whitlingham Jn - Hoveton & Wroxham - Cromer
as listed Cromer - Sheringham
as listed Sheringham - Cromer
as listed Cromer - (reverse of outward route) - Wensum Jn - Norwich
as listed Norwich - Swing Bridge Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Liverpool Street

Notes :
(1) There was a reduced-price option to travel on the North Norfolk Railway during the layover at Sheringham where the special working washauled by LNER B12 no, 8572.


1001 during the reversal at Norwich on the return leg (photo: Ian Hutton)

Sources : John Broderick & Ian Hutton

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Broderick)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Liverpool Street 09.47d 18.52a 290.52
1.10 Bethnal Green 09/50 18/47 289.42
2.69 Bow Jn 09/52 18/45 287.63
4.03 Stratford 09/53 18/38 286.49
5.63 Forest Gate Jn 09/55 18/35 284.69
7.28 Ilford 09/57 18/33 283.24
13.41 Gidea Park 10/07 18/27 277.11
18.16 Brentwood 10.12a ~ 10.14d 18.20a ~ 18.22d 272.36
20.16 Shenfield 10/149 18/15 270.36
29.65 Chelmsford 10/27 18/00 260.67
38.48 Witham 10/35 17/51 252.04
46.49 Marks Tey 10/41 17/42 244.03
51.52 Colchester 10/48 17/36 239.00
59.35 Manningtree 10/56 17/26 231.17
68.59 Ipswich 11/06 17/18 221.73
82.79 Haughley Jn 11/22 17/04 207.53
95.04 Diss 11/32 16/53 195.48
113.68 Trowse Jn 11/53 16/36 176.64
114.31 Swing Bridge Jn 11/54 16/35 176.21
116.72 Whitlingham Jn 12/05 16/06 173.64
123.62 Hoveton & Wroxham 12*14 ~ 12*22 15.53 ~ 15.54 166.74
130.76 North Walsham 12t31 ~ 12t32 15t43 ~ 15t44 159.60
141.47 Cromer 12.46a ~ 12.51d 15.24a ~ 15.29d 149.09
145.28 Sheringham 12.59a 15.18d 145.28

N.N.R. Special Train

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Sheringham 16.50d ?   15.01a 15.05
Weybourne 14.02a ~ 14.05d ?   14.44a ~ 14.48d (20mins stop?)
Holt 14.14a ?   15.01d 14.24


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