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Anglia's Class 37 charity charter

Direct Rail Services 37405 trails the 1057 to Norwich away from Lowestoft on November 6 2015. RICHARD CLINNICK.

Two Class 37s will visit Ely and London Liverpool Street hauling a charity charter operated by Abellio Greater Anglia on April 30.

AGA’s ‘Short set’ of three Mk 2s will be strengthened with an extra Mk 2 for the train, which will raise funds for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospice (EACH).

The train will depart Norwich at 1015, and run non-stop to Ely, returning to Norwich at 1255, before leaving the Norfolk capital for London at 1333. It will run non-stop via the Great Eastern Main Line, arriving in Liverpool Street at 1533, leaving the capital at 1627, arriving back at 1821.

Tickets are £60 with all profits donated to EACH, with bookings made at www.greenrailtravel.co.uk/special.

AGA is auctioning two cab ride opportunities, one from Norwich to Ely, and the other from Ely to Norwich. The highest bids received by April 24 will win these opportunities. Money raised will go to EACH. There will be an on-board trolley, and again funds will go to EACH.

  • More details will appear in RAIL 794, published on February 17.

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  • FrankH - 09/02/2016 13:56

    A pity more coaches could not be spared.

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