The final of the venerable Class 321 trains are quickly to be withdrawn from service, and Higher Anglia is giving them a sendoff with a particular tour throughout the community.
Class 321 practice passes Sniveller’s Lane (c) Higher Anglia
The Class 321 trains have been constructed by British Rail between 1988-91.
In line with the Workplace of Rail and Street, the common age of rolling inventory for all passenger practice operators is just below 17 years, so at a mean of 30 years previous, the Class 321 trains at the moment are amongst the oldest on the UK mainline community. They’re now being changed by Higher Anglia’s brand-new Class 720 trains, with the older trains slowly phased out as they’re changed.
So time for a farewell tour to say goodbye to the previous trains.
The constitution practice will run from London Liverpool Road station out to Clacton, Walton, Harwich City, Stowmarket, again to Shenfield, to Southend Victoria and eventually again to London Liverpool Road, masking lots of the core routes with which the Class 321s have been carefully related for a lot of their life.
The journey may even embody journeys over numerous loops and sections of railway not usually utilized by scheduled passenger trains.
The occasion, aimed primarily at rail fans, will increase funds for 3 charities related to the Higher Anglia working space – East Anglia’s Kids’s Hospices (EACH), Havens Hospices and the Railway Mission.
The worth for this one-off journey, which takes place on Saturday twenty ninth April is £70 (or £35 for kids aged 5-15).
Tickets will be booked from right here, or on 0345 600 7245 — select choice 3, adopted by choice 2 to seek out out extra particulars.
(be aware, when reserving, choose the tickets from the adults/youngsters drop-down, and ignore the quantity counter subsequent to the Purchase Now button)
The deliberate route and timings for individuals to look at from the sidelines are as follows:
- London Liverpool Road depart 09:40
- Clacton depart 12:40
- Walton depart 13:29
- Harwich City depart 14:46
- Stowmarket depart 15:44
- Southend Victoria depart 18:06
- London Liverpool Road arrive 18:57
There isn’t any on-board catering deliberate, however these travelling can both carry refreshments with them, buy objects at London Liverpool Road or make the most of a 50 minute break in Clacton.
Jonathan Denby, Head of Company Affairs for Higher Anglia mentioned: “We’re happy to be working this particular Class 321 Farewell journey to mark their impending withdrawal, as the total roll out of recent trains on to each single Higher Anglia service will get nearer and nearer. We’re glad to be elevating funds for 3 charities with robust hyperlinks to the Higher Anglia community – EACH, Havens Hospices, and the Railway Mission. They’re all extraordinarily worthwhile causes targeted on the area we serve and supported by lots of our staff.
Taking in routes which have been synonymous with Class 321s all through their life, we hope the journey will likely be very talked-about and generate a powerful contribution to EACH, Havens Hospices and Railway Mission funds. It guarantees to be a fantastic day trip for all concerned.”
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