Steam locomotive No.60009 Union of South Africa will be back in steam on the mainline and will be in Norwich on Saturday 8th September 2018.

The A4 locomotive is on a special rail tour from Norwich to Chester.

The steam locomotive will depart the Norwich at approximately 06:55 am.

The railtour will then leave Norwich, bound for Chester, where it will make stops at Wymondham (07:13), Attleborough (07:27), Thetford (07:47) and Brandon (07:59) before stopping at Peterborough at 09:34.

After a 4-minute break, the locomotive will depart Peterborough for Chester, where it will pass through Oakham (10:11), Melton Mowbray (10:49), Leicester (stop at 11:08), Nuneaton (11:35), Tamworth (11:26), Lichfield Trent Valley (12:32), Stafford (12:58), Crewe (13:24).

The steam locomotive will arrive at Chester at 14:31.

Departing Chester at 17:09, the train will take a slightly different route back to Norwich. The train will stop at Atherstone (18:43), Leicester (19:47), Peterborough (21:42), March (22:09), Brandon (22:53), Thetford (23:06), Attleborough (23:26) and Wymondham (23:38) before arriving back into Norwich at 23:56..

These above timings in brackets are approximate timings, please click the links below, which tracks the train throughout the day to keep you up to date on when it will pass through your local station.

Timings

For timings on these movements, please click the links below:

• Outbound: 1Z24 0655 Norwich to Chester via Peterborough
• Return: 1Z26 1709 Chester to Norwich via March

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As always, please respect the dangers of the railway. Please do not trespass on the railway to see this iconic locomotive – stay to public access spots!

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