16th March 2002

Steamy Affairs
The White Rose

Locos Used 47785 & D9000 'Royal Scots Grey'

Route :
1Z55 : Colchester to York
1Z56 : York to Colchester

Loco Route
D9000 Colchester - Witham - Shenfield - Romford - Stratford - Channelsea North Jn - Lea Jn - Canonbury West Jn - Finsbury Park - (via ECML) - York
47785 (2) York - (reverse of outward route) - Stratford [P10] - (reverse of outward route) - Colchester

Notes:
(1) Route confirmation required.
(2) D9000 was failed at York with an AWS fault but this was then fixed by the onboard engineer however D9000 was not allowed to continue thus necessitating the use of the EWS 47 to get the tour home.

Sources : Graham Hardinge (via "Anglia-Gen"), Scott Spencer & Ben Arnold

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