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It worked the 10:33 Norwich - Stansted both yesterday and today.

The 1621 Cambridge - King's Lynn was booked for a 700 during the blockade so I'd imagine it is again now, as far as I'm aware it's the only time 700s have reached King's Lynn in service. From my observation I'd say around 40% of Ely terminators are 700s on weekdays, none at weekends.

207 is also about today on 1T13, paired with 122.

They don't have specific diagrams and can turn up on any of the regular 387/1 turns. These are predominantly the Kings Cross - Ely/Kings Lynn fast services.

I saw the service linked above pass Cambridge North on diesel, although I'm not sure whether that's more to do with the 755s not being approved for working in multiple on electric yet (at least I don't think they have been!).

Hi all, Apologies if there's already a thread on the matter, but can anyone tell me which routes EMR use their remaining 153s on? If anyone has diagrams or a list of services those would of course be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

The same is true in reverse - xx53, xx57 and xx03!

It was 423 and 716 on Saturday, although I couldn't say whether they have swapped/will swap. The rake is down to only two coaches at the moment though so it can get a little cosy!

I would hazard a guess that two out of four will be semi-fast, calling only at Royston, Baldock and Letchworth, as is the case with one train per hour at the moment.

Recently I saw a 319 with Moorgate on the front, something that hasn't been possible for quite a while now! Back when the ex-LM 321s were newly cascaded to NXEA, and before they were fitted with the newer LED displays, a /4 (with a /3 on the rear) was working to Norwich vice 90 + Mk3s...

After having a look through last year's diagrams, they say that the 15:36 off Kings Cross is booked for a 321, the 16:32 a pair of 317s, the 16:54 (Cambridge service not Welwyn terminator) a 317, the 17:22 a pair of 321s, and the 17:52 a pair of 317s. These are from last year's diagrams, but I...

They do, and when I went on 001 in July it had a 'Devon' sticker in one of the cab windows.

The first off-peak Cambridge to Kings Cross train used to be the 09:15, formed of four coaches starting at Cambridge and four coming down from Kings Lynn. The portion from Kings Lynn used to be consistently five minutes late, so they changed it to the 09:20!

The East Suffolk Line has four diagrams on a Saturday, two of which are 156 and two of which are 170. It alternates between 156s and 170s, so for instance the 08:17 from Ipswich is a 156, 09:17 170, 10:17 156 etc. As I've previously mentioned, one of these is the unit which forms the 06:42 from...

The 06:42 Cambridge - Ipswich on a Saturday is booked a 156, and the 21:16 Ipswich - Cambridge and the return working are booked a 153. I usually try and aim for those trains to at least get something with opening windows and good ride quality!

I remember when this happened in early 2010, had 57004 and 47712 on a few Yarmouth runs. Anyone who wanted to board or alight at Brundall Gardens had to do so via the DVT!

I've just spent a week in Tenby and all trains I used (bar one early morning bank holiday service which was a 153) were 150s, so presumably that may have already happened? The through services from Manchester were 175s as usual. Last year when I used the line most of the trains I saw were 143s!

0642 from Cambridge on a Saturday is booked a 156 which then does the East Suffolk Line for the rest of the day.

At around 21:30 last night at Bishops Stortford, I saw a DB Red Class 59/66 pass through at a fair speed with some ballast hoppers, heading south. Does anyone know what the loco number was, or the working? Thanks in advance :)

I'll probably be shot for this, but in terms of both comfort and traction preference, give me a 150 over a 170 anyday!