ðə lˈæɾɚ hæd lˈɛft nˈɔːɹɪtʃ θˈoːɹp æt twˈɛnti wˈʌn:θˈɜːɾi ænd wʊd nˈoːɹməli hæv hæd ɐ klˈɪɹ ɹˈʌn ˌɔn ɪts wˈeɪ tə jˈɑːɹməθ, sˈɪns ðə mˈeɪl tɹˈeɪn ʃˌʊdəv bˌɪn hˈɛld ˌɔn ɐ lˈuːp lˈaɪn æt bɹˈʌndɔːl tʊ ɐlˈaʊ ðɪ ɛkspɹˈɛs tə pˈæs.
The latter had left Norwich Thorpe at 21:30 and would normally have had a clear run on its way to Yarmouth, since the mail train should have been held on a loop line at Brundall to allow the express to pass.