Steam locomotive 44871 set to depart Norwich this Saturday

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Steam locomotive 44871 set to depart Norwich this Saturday

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44871 stands at Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
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LMS Black 5 No. 44871 is set to depart Norwich this Saturday (7th September) as part of The Flyer.

The locomotive will depart Norwich at 06:03 and pass through Wymondham (06:17), Thetford (06:37), Manea (07:35), (07:44), (07:56), Peterborough (08:15), Oakham (08:49), Leicester (09:53), (10:37), Tyseley (11:39), and Stratford-upon-Avon at 12:15.

After time in Stratford, the locomotive will depart at 16:15 and will pass through Tyseley (16:49), Water Orton (17:40), and Leicester (18:39) where the locomotive comes off at Humberstone Road to be replaced by a diesel.

With the diesel locomotive attached, the train will head back to Norwich via (19:17), Peterborough (19:58), Thetford (21:17), and Norwich 21:54.

Would you like to know if 44871 is due to pass through your local station?

As a RailAdvent Plus member, you can do just that with our Station News And Tours page!

To view the train times, please click here.

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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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