Back to "The Railtour Files - 1971"25th March 1971
Ian Allan
'Dinners with a Difference' Evening Tour
| Motive Power Used | Blue Pullman |
Route :
| Paddington, Reading, Basingstoke, Brockenhurst. |
| Brockenhurst, Basingstoke, Reading, Paddington. |
Notes :
This unusual working involved the spare Blue Pullman
set, worked through out by Old Oak Common crew with an SR pilot
from Reading. Buses were laid on at Brockenhurst for the trip to
Beaulieu Abbey for evening dinner.
Source : David Hills (compiled from contemporary
reports)
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