 In 1954 there was a general acceleration of the best trains between London and Yarmouth, at 2hrs 58 minutes for 121 miles, running semi-fast from Ipswich.Additional local services were provided between Beccles and Lowestoft and Yarmouth operated by push-and-pull trains.About 25 trains ran between Ipswich and Beccles each way on summer Saturdays, many of them non-stop over that stretch.