Alan Edwards ticket - not the incorrect
spelling on the ticket - 'Ian Allen'
30th August 1961
Ian Allan
???
| Locos Used | 7007, black 5 & 46127 |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 7007 | London Paddington - Banbury - Birmingham Snow Hill - Wolverhampton LL |
| 46127 | Wolverhampton LL - Market Drayton - Crewe (2) |
| black 5 | Crewe - Crewe works |
| black 5 | Crewe works - Crewe |
| ?46127? | Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - Wolverhampton LL |
| 7007 | Wolverhampton LL - London Paddington |
Notes :
(1) Original advertising had the train running from London Euston to Crewe and
back to Euston.
(2) For visits to Crewe Locomotive Works and North Shed.
Alan Edwards ticket - not the incorrect
spelling on the ticket - 'Ian Allen'
Sources : Trevor Machell (from contemporary
sources), Gordon Jakes & Mike Valla
Photo Review
(all photos: Alan Edwards)
Three photos taken during the visit to Crewe Works.
Three LM Region tank locos freshly painted, 41233, 42063 and
another unidentified loco plus two Peak Diesels in undercoat paint.
Jubilee Class 4-6-0 No 45587 'Baroda'
8F 2-8-0 48642 and Britannia 70042 freshly painted, looking lost without
their tenders.
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