Norwich (13/3/10)

Norwich Station is the Northern Terminus of the Great Eastern Main Line and is 115 miles from London Liverpool St. The existing station was originally called Norwich Thorpe at the time when two other stations in Norwich existed. These were Norwich City and Norwich Victoria. The station has 6 platforms and has 6 main rail routes. These are to London, Cambridge, Lowestoft, Sheringham, Great Yarmouth operated by National Express and the long distance services to Manchester and Liverpool operated by East Midlands Trains.

On the day I visited I was hoping to see a Class 321 working in place of a Mk3 Set to spice up the action but it did not happen as all Mk3 Sets were working their rostered diagrams. These would include First Scotrail livered Class 90 024 (on hire to National Express) which was hauling the National Express livered Mk3 set. There was maintenance work between Brundall and Oulton Broad North so buses replaced trains on the Lowestoft services. Therefore a revised service operated to/from Great Yarmouth. Green livered Class 156 418 and Chapelfield livered Class 156 402 were working some of these duties.

I also managed to see Anglia livered Class 170 273 working to Cambridge, Class 158 749 (in East Midlands Trains livery) working to Liverpool plus two of the Anglia Green Class 153's working together on a shunting move. Class 156 409 is now named "Cromer Pier Seaside Special" after the very popular Christmas show.

That was about all I saw as I had limited time available so I hope you enjoy the action in Norwich Station.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• NXEA
• National Express East Anglia
• Class 90
• Class 153
• Class 156
• Class 158
• Class 170
• NXEA Class 90
• NXEA Class 153
• NXEA Class 156
• NXEA Class 170
• Class 156 Super Sprinter
• Class 170 Turbostar
• East Midlands Trains
• Great Eastern Main Line
• Norwich Station.

[SouthernNorthener2]

great video, you sound like you're from Norwich, are you?

[Desiro360]

@SouthernNorthener2 Hello, I'm not from Norwich dude, I'm from Felixstowe.

[ngin350]

Great shots! Was you planning to catch that scotrail 90 on camera?

[Desiro360]

@ngin350 Cheers, yes I was planning to get the Scotrail 90 on Camera.

[rw2train2]

hope im going there so bring my cam phone