D9000 - "The Norfolk Napier", 22nd February 1997

Another fine day out with D9000 courtesy of Hertfordshire Railtours. This particular trip started, for some participants at least, at Bristol Temple Meads just before 04:00 that day with a 47/7! I boarded at London Kings Cross and alighted at Finsbury Park about six hours later. I can't remember why but I didn't start videoing this trip until Norwich where D9000 is seen at the platform with the vast crowd of Deltic afficionadoes milling around.

After leaving Norwich, D9000 headed back to London on the Great Eastern main line, smoking up the tunnel at Ipswich, climbing Belstead bank, passing Manningtree and several other locations I don't know as well as passing a 312 and several 321s along the way.

As the train passed Ilford depot three coaches of a former Class 307 unit are seen in a non standard livery.

After traversing the North London Line between Stratford and Canonbury D9000 is seen departing Finsbury Park for the short trip to Ferme Park where D9000 would be replaced with 47777 for the return to Bristol Temple Meads.

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00:00 Norwich
00:10 Ipswich
01:03 Belstead
02:19 Manningtree
10:42 Ilford
10:52 Manor Park
13:06 Finsbury Park