Ahem. That's an inherent feature of their "charm".<Snip>
One summer Saturday in August 1974 I once changed trains at March to pick up a through train from Yarmouth to Manchester Piccadilly via the GN/GE joint line; I had a rather long wait as it was over 30 minutes late and lost more time subsequently. The class 31 diesel appeared to be underpowered given the length of the train...
I had a 31 on load 13 from Norwich to Grassmoor on the Yarmouth - Newcastle/Edinburgh back in 1981. Pedestrian indeed.
Meanwhile, back on topic, I'll offer Marsden, Stockton, and Middlesbrough,