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34028 Eddystone was due to work The The Railway Touring Company’s The Wensum and Thames Explorer from Norwich to Reading...
01/09/2026

34028 Eddystone was due to work The The Railway Touring Company’s The Wensum and Thames Explorer from Norwich to Reading via Tyseley on Saturday 5th, with the Network Rail steam ban still in ‘Black’ (No Steam) status for most of the country, this is now expected to be worked by a pair of West Coast Railway Company Diesels.

26/11/2025

Black 5 44871 is working the Railway Touring Company’s York Yuletide Express on Thursday 27th Available timings are below

The train is Double headed Diesel and Steam from Southall to Ely, where the diesel loco runs round and the steam loco takes the train the remaining trip to Norwich via the Wensum curve to turn the train the correct way. The tour looks to be without diesel assistance for the whole journey with a WCRC diesel based at Newark completing the journey to Norwich, the Diesel loco left behind then takes the train back to Southall straight away

Wednesday 26th November
5Z30 0900 Southall Wcr to Norwich Goods Yard
Diesel to Ely then Steam Ely to Norwich
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U70087/2025-11-26/detailed

Thursday 27th September
5Z30 0535 Norwich Goods Yard to Norwich Steam
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U70086/2025-11-27/detailed

1Z30 0602 Norwich to York Steam
Timings not yet available

5Z31 1231 York to York Yard Nth R.S. Steam
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U70089/2025-11-27/detailed

5Z32 1430 York Yard Nth R.S. to York Yard Nth R.S. Steam
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U70090/2025-11-27/detailed

5Z33 1605 York Yard Nth R.S. to York Steam
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U70091/2025-11-27/detailed

1Z32 1637 York to Norwich Steam to Newark, Diesel Onwards
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U70092/2025-11-27/detailed

5Z34 1956 Newark North Gate Sidings to Southall Wcr Steam
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U70093/2025-11-27/detailed

0Z32 2227 Norwich Goods Yard to Norwich Diesel
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U70094/2025-11-27/detailed

5Z35 2245 Norwich to Southall Wcr Diesel
https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U70095/2025-11-27/detailed

As always, if going out to see this Railtour, please stay in public safe locations, Behind the Yellow Lines and off platform ramps at stations, behind the fence line along the railway and behind gates or barriers at level crossings

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