Train - Birmingham to Clacton 1975 August?

Question

If I had been travelling by train/tube in August 1975, where would the journey have taken me - which stations etc? I think there may have been a fire or something at one of the stations, so the journey may have been re-routed?

Answer 1

Birmingham - Euston, Euston Liverpool Street (underground), Liverpool St. - Clacton. Or possibly, Birmingham - Norwich, Norwich - Colchester, Colchester - Clacton (although I think that's unlikely). Who can tell after 33 years, other than by possibly searching back numbers of Railway Magazine as they keep a record of such things, how your train was rerouted.

Answer 2

I dont understand your Q  Starting If I had   you did or didnt I suggest  

Isuggest if you know the stock you rode would help  electric loco,Coventry Rugby Bletchley Euston    or EMU stopping train and diverting via Northampton  London -Clacton  EMU coach style 309 class...   If you went cross country  DMUs via Peterbro  Tysley set (no toilets) or Eastern stock 101/105s c1977 upgraded to 31 class locos

I was a regular traveller on these two lines 1960-1982 I dreaded a Tysley set on the first Cambridge- Brum pulling into Ely  dare not have a cup of tea before travelling incase you had to wait till 12.30 before a p