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King's Lynn - London Trains
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2005 10:21 pm
by tommyd49
Does anyone know what trains ran this route before its electrification? Thanks.
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 12:06 am
by richard
It was operated by the Great Eastern Railway before the LNER, so they would have run things like the "Claud Hamiltons" (D14,D15,D16) and B12s for the express services. Also the D13 for a short while, but these were displaced from express duties before the LNER was formed.
The LNER kept many of these locos in active service for a long time.
They also introduced B17s on the ex-GER expresses.
BR would have introduced BR Standards although I don't know the details.
I think the Britannias were used in East Anglia quite a bit?
Richard
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:59 am
by tommyd49
I was actually just refering to the diesels they used. They used B17s quite a bit before the war I think.
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:44 am
by hainaultandy
Prior to electrification most trains were hauled by either class 37 or 47 locos and stock in later days was in Network Southeast livery.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 1:02 am
by jonathan
Mainly Class 37s in the 1970s I think, although Class 31s were also common.
Not sure when Class 47s started to be used, but I think they dominated by the early 1980s. Class 37s were still frequently used however, and Class 31s continued to appear too.
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:18 pm
by tommyd49
Class 31s... weren't some of the wheels not attached to axles?