21st September 1974

L.N.E.R. Society Railtours
The Red Rose

Locos Used at least steam: 4472 'Flying Scotsman' & 4771 'Green Arrow'

Route : 1Z33 (?throughout?)

Loco(s) Route
????? London St Pancras - (via MML) - Bedford - ??? - Leeds
4771 Leeds - Carnforth
4771 Carnforth - Ravenglass
4472 Ravenglass - Carnforth
4472 Carnforth - Leeds
????? Leeds - (?reverse of outward route?) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Originally advertised to start from London Euston. This tour was booked to share steam locos 4771 & 4472 with the Flying Scotsman Enterprises/Camera Thorpe's 'White Rose' tour.
(2) 4771 ran light-engine back to Carnforth from Ravenglass at which point it is understood it was failed, thus preventing it's use on the other tour run on this date.
(3) 4771 when photographed at Shipley carried 1Z33 - was this headcode used throughout?


4771 'Green Arrow' passing Shipley (photo: Bill Jamieson)

Sources : Bill Jamieson/Vic Smith

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