24th November 1973

British Rail
(Day Excursion)

Locos Used D5837 & D1619

Route : 1Z44 throughout

Loco Route
D5837 London Paddington - Slough - Twyford - Reading - Oxford - Banbury - Solihull - Tamworth - Derby - Beighton Jn - Cudworth - Normanton - Burton Salmon - York
D1619 York - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required. Somewhere near Beighton Jn D5837 hit a location cabinet which had blown onto the line under high winds, causing some damage. As a result D1619 worked the return leg of this excursion.


From Clive Barlow's ticket collection.

Source : Clive Barlow

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