21st August 1999

A1A Charters
A Farewell II Arms

Locos Used 31110, 31154, 37513 & 37713
Stock Used load 9

Route :
1Z42 : Kings Cross to Lowestoft
1Z?? : Lowestoft to Liverpool Street

Locos Route
31110 + 31154 London Kings Cross - Hertford North - Stevenage - Royston - Cambridge - Ely - Thetford - Norwich
37513 + 37713 Norwich - Reedham - Lowestoft
31110 + 31154 Lowestoft - Reedham - Wensum Jn - Trowse Swing Bridge Jn - Ipswich - Colchester - Stratford - London Liverpool Street


31110 + 31154 at Kings Cross before the tour started (photo: Richard Rooker)

Sources : Richard Hughes (on the train throughout) & Mike Tetlow

Route, Distances and Timings (Booked & Actual)
(by Nigel Benning)

Miles Location Booked Actual
0 London Kings Cross 09.03d 09.03
0.80 Bell Isle 09/05 -
1.77 Holloway South Jn 09/07 -
2.51 Finsbury Park 09/08 -
4.98 Alexandra Palace 09/11 -
9.86 Gordon Hill 09/26 -
19.60 Hertford North 09/42 09/27
28.20 Langley Jn 09/50 -
29.00 Stevenage 09*53a ~ 10*03d 09/37
33.36 Hitchin 10/11 09/42
35.96 Letchworth 10/15 09/47
46.11 Royston 10/23 09/58
56.55 Shepreth Branch Jn 10/39 10/09
59.17 Cambridge 10/48 10.20a ~ 10.34d
59.82 Coldham Lane Jn 10/50 -
73.43 Ely Dock Jn 11/02 -
73.90 Ely 11c08a ~ 11c10d 10.54 ~ 10.57
75.34 Ely North Jn 11/14 -
89.93 Brandon 11/29 11/19
97.15 Thetford 11/37 11/27
111.73 Attleborough 11/52 11/42
121.44 Wymondham 11/58 11/48
126.78 Trowse Jn 12/09 -
127.19 Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 12/10 -
127.64
0.00		 Norwich 12.12a ~ 13.38d 12.08 ~ 13.41
1.88 Whitlingham Jn 13/40 13/47
5.79 Brundall 13/45 13/53
12.18 Reedham (Norfolk) 13/53 14.05a ~ 14.06d
22.10 Oulton Broad North 14/08 14/21
23.51
0.00		 Lowestoft 14.11a ~ 16.10d 14.26 ~ 16.11
1.41 Oulton Broad North 16/12 16/15
11.33 Reedham (Norfolk) 16/28 16/31
17.72 Brundall 16/36 16/39
21.63 Whitlingham Jn 16/40 16/45
23.11 Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 16/46 16c50a ~ 16c52d
23.65 Trowse Jn 16/47 -
42.49 Diss 17/06 17/14
54.60 Haughley Jn 17/16 -
68.76 Ipswich 17c33a ~ 17c35d 17.42 ~ 17.43
78.16 Manningtree 17/45 17/54
85.95 Colchester 17/56 18/02
90.16 Marks Tey Up Loop 18*01a ~ 18*11d 18.10 ~ 18.13
90.99 Marks Tey 18/12 18/16
107.69 Chelmsford 18/30 18/33
117.40 Shenfield 18/44 18/46
123.05 Gidea Park Jn 18/52 -
124.09 Gidea Park 18/54 18/53
130.25 Ilford 19/05 18/59
131.81 Forest Gate Jn 19/08 19/03
133.56 Stratford 19/10 19/07
134.74 Bow Jn 19/13 -
136.47 Bethnal Green 19/18 19/11
137.60 London Liverpool Street 19.23a 19.15


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