Greater Anglia full journey Norwich to London Liverpool Street 04/01/2024

Journey back to London from Norwich onboard 745001 as the 1P61 1832 from Norwich to London Liverpool Street calling at Diss, Ipswich, Manningtree, Colchester and London Liverpool Street. Was interesting to see the sliding doors separating first class and standard (see 1:50:51) in use! However, I couldn't see the construction works for the new Beaulieu Park station that would open on 26th October 2025 because it was dark. Also the only short platform on this route was at Manningtree, where you have to be in the front 11 coaches on a 745. However on a 10 car 720 formation, you have to be in the front 9 coaches for Manningtree. As this service ran fast from Colchester to Liverpool Street, oyster and contactless are not valid. The furthest you can use oyster and contactless pay as you go on the Great Eastern Mainline at the moment is Shenfield, with contactless (not oyster) later extended to Chelmsford and Witham on 8th March 2026 (originally 14th December 2025 but delayed until 8th March 2026 due to technical issues). 0:00 - Norwich (START) - Change for EMR and Greater Anglia services to Stansaid Airport ✈️, Sheringham, Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth 1:28 - Doors closing 1:43 - Norwich departure 15:23 - Approaching Diss 18:04 - Diss arrival 18:31 - Doors closing 18:41 - Diss departure 28:18 - Stowmarket 30:28 - Needham Market 35:23 - Approaching Ipswich 37:15 - "Welcome to this service for London Liverpool Street, we will be calling at: Manningtree, Colchester and London Liverpool Street" 37:27 - "The next stop will be Manningtree" 37:34 - "If you see something that doesn't look right, speak to staff or text the British Transport Police on 61016. We'll sort it. See it, say it, sorted" 37:49 - Ipswich - Change for Greater Anglia services to Cambridge, Peterborough, Lowestoft and Felixstowe 39:44 - Ipswich departure 46:27 - Approaching Manningtree 48:48 - Manningtree - Change for Greater Anglia services to Mistley, Wrabness, Harwich International, Dovercourt and Harwich Town 49:43 - Manningtree 54:39 - Approaching Colchester 57:06 - Colchester - Change for Greater Anglia services to Colchester Town, Clacton-on-Sea and Walton-on-the-Naze 59:41 - Colchester departure 1:03:35 - Marks Tey 1:06:15 - Kelvedon 1:08:27 - Witham 1:10:05 - Hatfield Peverel 1:15:45 - Chemlsford 1:20:33 - Ingatestone 1:23:56 - Shenfield 1:25:22 - Brentwood 1:27:35 - Harold Wood 1:28:34 - Gidea Park 1:29:21 - Romford 1:31:05 - Chadwell Heath 1:31:37 - Goodmayes 1:32:14 - Seven Kings 1:33:32 - Ilford 1:35:09 - Manor Park 1:37:23 - Forest Gate 1:39:39 - Maryland 1:40:30 - Stratford 1:46:48 - Approaching London Liverpool Street, where this train terminates 1:47:45 - Cafe bar closed 1:49:40 - "Please remember to collect all your luggage and personal belongings when leaving the train, and have your tickets ready for the automatic ticket barriers" 1:50:15 - London Liverpool Street (END) - Change for London Underground Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Northern lines, Elizabeth line, London Overground Weaver line, Great Northern and Greater Anglia services to Stansaid and Southend Airports ✈️, Hertford East, Braintree and Cambridge