lgirdlestone
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Ok thank you for your replies to my first post so now its time for my first report.
Saturday 5th November 2016
I had decided to do an Anglia day ranger and try to see a rail tour running from Norwich to Chester along the way so I got the 06:09 1C40 from Stevenage to Cambridge on unit 365514 (w) and just made my connection to Norwich with seconds to spare. This was the 2K58 Cambridge to Norwich in unit 170203 (w) until I got off at Brandon (s) to video the rail tour.
6201 Princess Elizabeth and 47802 were in charge of the 1Z62 The Cheshireman with the former in good steam on arrival and departure. So, I headed for Norwich on the next available service the 1K60 on unit 170205 (w).
On arrival at Norwich I discovered that the 2nd departure to Great Yarmouth was to be a TnT class 37s set so I waited for this and got 37422 (w) 2P18 on the way out and 37419 (w) 2P17 back to Norwich then waited for them to depart on the next service to Lowestoft which I got some footage of (a bit bleary though as it was raining doh), then headed for the 1P37 to Ipswich behind 90003(w).
On arrival at Ipswich 70020 was purring away in the yard just north of the station and this was a sighting winner. After a spot of lunch on the station my next trip was to Felixstowe and back aboard unit 153314 (w) on 2R18 out and 2R19 back. I then waited to get the 15:17 2D84 to Lowestoft (s)on unit 156409 (w) arriving just in time for a quick photo (need to return in daylight though) and then a dash to catch the 32J85 to Norwich in unit 153309 (w).
Upon arrival at Norwich at 17:30 I realised my biggest mistake of the day, the football had not long finished at Carrow Rd and the station was packed with Leeds fans all waiting to board the train to Nottingham which I was to get back as far as Ely so I changed my plans and hung around for a later train. That was to my fortune though as after the station emptied of outgoing services I noticed another loco hauled set parked up in the carriage sidings made up of 68005 & 68002 both winners for sight and indeed my first sightings of this class, Result.
So, to the return home which was made up of 170205 from Norwich to Cambridge and 365541 (w) from Cambridge to Stevenage arriving at 21:10.
Winners for sight = 158846, 158774, 170205, 156417, 153322, 156416, 37419, 37422, 90007,156412, 153306, 153309, 57303, 70020, 170271, 156417, 153314, 156409, 317658.
Winners for Haulage = 365514, 170203, 170205, 37419, 37422, 90003, 153314, 156409, 153309, 365541.
New shacks = Brandon, Great Yarmouth, Felixstowe, Lowestoft.
Route = Stevenage-Cambridge-Brandon-Norwich-Gt Yarmouth-Norwich-Ipswich-Felixstowe-Ipswich-Lowestoft-Norwich-Cambridge-Stevenage Total miles 382.
Saturday 5th November 2016
I had decided to do an Anglia day ranger and try to see a rail tour running from Norwich to Chester along the way so I got the 06:09 1C40 from Stevenage to Cambridge on unit 365514 (w) and just made my connection to Norwich with seconds to spare. This was the 2K58 Cambridge to Norwich in unit 170203 (w) until I got off at Brandon (s) to video the rail tour.
6201 Princess Elizabeth and 47802 were in charge of the 1Z62 The Cheshireman with the former in good steam on arrival and departure. So, I headed for Norwich on the next available service the 1K60 on unit 170205 (w).
On arrival at Norwich I discovered that the 2nd departure to Great Yarmouth was to be a TnT class 37s set so I waited for this and got 37422 (w) 2P18 on the way out and 37419 (w) 2P17 back to Norwich then waited for them to depart on the next service to Lowestoft which I got some footage of (a bit bleary though as it was raining doh), then headed for the 1P37 to Ipswich behind 90003(w).
On arrival at Ipswich 70020 was purring away in the yard just north of the station and this was a sighting winner. After a spot of lunch on the station my next trip was to Felixstowe and back aboard unit 153314 (w) on 2R18 out and 2R19 back. I then waited to get the 15:17 2D84 to Lowestoft (s)on unit 156409 (w) arriving just in time for a quick photo (need to return in daylight though) and then a dash to catch the 32J85 to Norwich in unit 153309 (w).
Upon arrival at Norwich at 17:30 I realised my biggest mistake of the day, the football had not long finished at Carrow Rd and the station was packed with Leeds fans all waiting to board the train to Nottingham which I was to get back as far as Ely so I changed my plans and hung around for a later train. That was to my fortune though as after the station emptied of outgoing services I noticed another loco hauled set parked up in the carriage sidings made up of 68005 & 68002 both winners for sight and indeed my first sightings of this class, Result.
So, to the return home which was made up of 170205 from Norwich to Cambridge and 365541 (w) from Cambridge to Stevenage arriving at 21:10.
Winners for sight = 158846, 158774, 170205, 156417, 153322, 156416, 37419, 37422, 90007,156412, 153306, 153309, 57303, 70020, 170271, 156417, 153314, 156409, 317658.
Winners for Haulage = 365514, 170203, 170205, 37419, 37422, 90003, 153314, 156409, 153309, 365541.
New shacks = Brandon, Great Yarmouth, Felixstowe, Lowestoft.
Route = Stevenage-Cambridge-Brandon-Norwich-Gt Yarmouth-Norwich-Ipswich-Felixstowe-Ipswich-Lowestoft-Norwich-Cambridge-Stevenage Total miles 382.
