23rd August 2003

Green Express Railtours
The Edinburgh Festival Explorer

Locos Used 31128 & 31459
Stock Used ?????

Route: (GER tour no. 201)
1Z90 : 05.53 Rochdale to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z91 : 16.26 Edinburgh Waverley to Rochdale

Locos Route
31128 + 31549 Rochdale - Oldham - Manchester Victoria - Salford Central - Bolton - Wigan North Western - Preston (1)
31459 + 31128 Preston - Blackburn - Hellifield - Carlisle - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
31128 + 31459 Edinburgh - Haymarket - Midcalder Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Carstairs South Jn - Carlisle - (via WCML) - Preston - Wigan North Western - Bolton - Salford Central - Manchester Victoria - Oldham - Rochdale

Notes :
(1) Routed via Preston (run round) due to temporary removal of pointwork at Farington Jn, rendering the curve from Lostock Hall Jn unusable.

Source : Mark Sutton

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