Class 321 service from Norwich to Liverpool Street?

[jspillman]

Most nights I have been watching the 19:30 from Norwich to London and it has always been a 12car class 321 unit

why??

 

[43167]

It works a semi-fast Liv St-Norwich in the evening peak and it returns on that service as a way of getting them back to London. I covered it on my angila trip in april Diss-Norwich and the 3rd set was the Eversholt demo set.

 

[86246]

It works a semi-fast Liv St-Norwich in the evening peak and it returns on that service as a way of getting them back to London. I covered it on my angila trip in april Diss-Norwich and the 3rd set was the Eversholt demo set.

Yes, it is the 1702 Liverpool Street to Norwich which returns as the 1930 to London.

 

[dk1]

17.02 only runs through to Norwich as no path to about turn at Stowmarket. Keeps the half-hourly pattern up road going but not for any commercial reason whatsoever.

 

[causton]

17.02 only runs through to Norwich as no path to about turn at Stowmarket. Keeps the half-hourly pattern up road going but not for any commercial reason whatsoever.

Apart from selling cheap advances on the way back

(Took it all the way during a GA £5 seat sale... thought 'wow, cool' at first... then it slowly got more and more irritating!)

 

[TheEdge]

Apart from selling cheap advances on the way back

(Took it all the way during a GA £5 seat sale... thought 'wow, cool' at first... then it slowly got more and more irritating!)

And cause problems for the guards on the 1700. Yes, you may only be 2 minutes early but one has cheap advances for a reason. 10 intermediate stops on the 1702 as opposed to 2 on the 1700!

 

[306024]

Apart from selling cheap advances on the way back

(Took it all the way during a GA £5 seat sale... thought 'wow, cool' at first... then it slowly got more and more irritating!)

Must be irritating, paying just a fiver for 115 miles of travel

The 17.02 Liverpool St to Norwich used to be 8 x 321 to Harwich International to connect with the Stena High Speed ferry to the Hook. Now it runs to Norwich it has to be a 12 car to cope with the loadings between Liverpool St and Chelmsford. Of course on the way back a 4 car would be enough at that time of night.

 

[Class 170101]

Must be irritating, paying just a fiver for 115 miles of travel

The 17.02 Liverpool St to Norwich used to be 8 x 321 to Harwich International to connect with the Stena High Speed ferry to the Hook. Now it runs to Norwich it has to be a 12 car to cope with the loadings between Liverpool St and Chelmsford. Of course on the way back a 4 car would be enough at that time of night.

Boat train has moved to 19:32 ex Liv St because the departure time of the boat has changed.

As for the 19:30 back needing only to be a four car - sometimes it is :P

 

[Trainfan344]

When I got the 17:02 from Ipswich and return from Norwich to Ipswich, it felt like 4 coaches would be enough from both Ipswich and Norwich

 

[306024]

Boat train has moved to 19:32 ex Liv St because the departure time of the boat has changed.

As for the 19:30 back needing only to be a four car - sometimes it is :P

Not just the departure time, but the actual ship as well. No more bouncy bus ride across the North Sea but a good nights sleep instead (usually).

Control have a few tricks up their sleeve if short of an InterCity set.

When I got the 17:02 from Ipswich and return from Norwich to Ipswich, it felt like 4 coaches would be enough from both Ipswich and Norwich

Try catching the 17.02 from Stratford to Chelmsford though.

 

[dk1]

Try catching the 17.02 from Stratford to Chelmsford though.

Just what I was thinking. Far too many passengers on GEML to do anything else really.

 

[TheEdge]

Just what I was thinking. Far too many passengers on GEML to do anything else really.

Apart from a small carpet bombing of Chelmsford. Give the RAF some practice before they head back to Iraq...

 

[306024]

Bit unfair on Chelmsford me thinks. It's not a bad town, oops city, and has many good pubs and a cricket ground. What more do you need? Oh, and does contribute quite a slice of AGAs income.