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1974"
1974
B.R.
Awayday Excursions
The following are advertised awayday specials - confirmation if they ran (and if they did, the route & locos) is required.
May
Date: Thurs 2/5/74 (Senior Citizen trip)
Origin was Wellington; pick-ups included Wolverhampton, Birmingham To Torquay /
Paignton
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Date: Sun 5/5/74
Origin was Wellington; pick-ups included Wolverhampton, Birmingham, Coventry,
Leamington, Banbury
To Portsmouth
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Date: Sun 5/5/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups were Birmingham, Coventry
To Euston
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Date: Thur 9/5/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups were Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To Dunoon via steamer from Gourock
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Date: Thurs 2/5/74 (Senior Citizen trip)
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups included Birmingham, Coventry
To Southend (does not state whether Central or Victoria)
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Date: Sat 11/5/74
Origin was Leamington; pick-ups included Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton,
Wellington
To Aberdovey / Towyn / Barmouth
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Date: Sat 11/5/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups were Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To Edinburgh
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Date: Sat 11/5/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups were Birmingham, Coventry
To Euston
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Date: Sun 12/5/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups were Birmingham, Coventry
To Margate / Broadstairs / Ramsgate
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Date: Sat 18/5/74
Origin was Leamington; pick-ups included Coventry, Birmingham, Walsall,
Lichfield City
To Scarborough
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Date: Sun 19/5/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups were Birmingham, Solihull, Leamington,
Banbury
To Paddington
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Date: Sat 25/5/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Wellington
To Mystery Destination (almost certainly on Cambrian Coast)
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Date: Sat 25/5/74
(described as afternoon trip starting between 14.00 - 15.00 and returning late)
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups were Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To Blackpool
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Date: Sun 26/5/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups were Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To Rhyl
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Date: Sun 26/5/74
Origin was Wellington; pick-ups were Wolverhampton, Birmingham (not Coventry)
To Folkestone / Dover
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Date: Mon 27/5/74 (Bank Holiday)
Origin was complex with 3 starting points (?presumably it ran as 3 separate
trains)
(1) Walsall; (2) Leamington via Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton; (3)
Kidderminster via Smethwick
To Rhyl
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Date: Mon 27/5/74 (Bank Holiday)
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To Colwyn Bay / Llandudno
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Date: Mon 27/5/74 (Bank Holiday)
Origin was slightly complicated with 2 starting points (?presumably it ran as 2
separate trains)
(1) Walsall via Wolverhampton; (2) Coventry via Stechford [1 of which went via
Birmingham]
To Blackpool
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Date: Mon 27/5/74 (Bank Holiday)
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups included Birmingham (not Coventry)
To Mystery Destination
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Date: Mon 27/5/74 (Bank Holiday)
Origin was Leamington; pick-ups included Coventry, Birmingham
To Torquay / Paignton
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Date: Mon 27/5/74 (Bank Holiday)
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups included Birmingham
To Exeter / Dawlish / Teignmouth / Newton Abbot
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Date: Mon 27/5/74 (Bank Holiday)
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups were Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To Edinburgh
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Date: Mon 27/5/74 (Bank Holiday)
Origin was Wellington; pick-ups included Wolverhampton, Birmingham
To Weston-s-Mare
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Date: Mon 27/5/74 (Bank Holiday)
Origin was Leamington; pick-ups included Coventry, Birmingham, Kidderminster
To Hereford
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Date: Mon 27/5/74 (Bank Holiday)
Origin was Walsall; pick-ups included Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Wellington
To Church Stretton (for Show) / Craven Arms
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Date: Mon 27/5/74 (Bank Holiday)
Origin was complex with 3 starting points (?possibly ran as 3 separate DMUs
which joined at Birmingham);
(1) Lichfield City via Walsall; (2) Wellington via Wolverhampton; (3)
Kidderminster via Smethwick
To Stratford-on-Avon
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Date: Wed 29/5/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To Grange-over-Sands for bus & steamer trip to Bowness
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Date: Wed 29/5/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To Edinburgh
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Date: Fri 31/5/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups included Birmingham, Coventry
To Euston for sightseeing trip
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Date: Thurs 30/5/74 (Senior Citizen trip)
Origin was Leamington; pick-ups included Coventry, Birmingham, Northfield
To Torquay / Paignton
July
Date: Sunday 7/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Rhyl
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Date: Sunday 7/7/74
From: Birmingham, Wolverhampton (afternoon departure)
To: Hereford
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Date: Sunday 14/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Rhyl / Colwyn Bay / Llandudno
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Date: Sunday 14/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Rhyl
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Date: Sunday 14/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Euston
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Date: Sunday 14/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Hbr
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Date: Monday 15/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham
To: Torquay / Paignton
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Date: Monday 15/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Blackpool
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Date: Tuesday 16/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Margate / Broadstairs / Ramsgate
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Date: Wednesday 17/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham
To: Mystery Destination
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Date: Thursday 18/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham
To: Scarborough
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Date: Saturday 20/7/74
(described as a half day matchmaker)
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Euston
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Date: Sunday 21/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Rhyl / Colwyn Bay / Llandudno
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Date: Sunday 21/7/74
From: Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Paddington
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Date: Sunday 21/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham
To: Hereford
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Date: Monday 22/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham
To: Exeter / Dawlish / Teignmouth / Newton Abbot
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Date: Monday 22/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Portsmouth Hbr with cruise
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Date: Tuesday 23/7/74
From: Birmingham
To: Weston-s-Mare
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Date: Tuesday 23/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham
To: Tenby
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Date: Tuesday 23/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Mystery Destination
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Date: Tuesday 23/7/74
From: Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Colwyn Bay, Llandudno
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Date: Wednesday 24/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Hastings (probably via Ashford)
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Date: Wednesday 24/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham
To: Torquay / Paignton
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Date: Wednesday 24/7/74
From: Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Rhyl
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Date: Wednesday 24/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham
To: Rhyl
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Date: Wednesday 24/7/74
From: Birmingham
To: Skegness
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Date: Thursday 25/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Dunoon via steamer from Gourock / Kyle of Bute cruise
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Date: Thursday 25/7/74
From: Birmingham
To: Bournemouth
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Date: Thursday 25/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Southend
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Date: Thursday 25/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Blackpool
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Date: Friday 26/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Rhyl / Colwyn Bay / Llandudno
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Date: Sunday 28/7/74
From: Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Scarborough
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Date: Sunday 28/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Holyhead Cruise (5 hr cruise along N. Wales coast and Anglesey)
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Date: Sunday 28/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Euston
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Date: Sunday 28/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham
To: Weston-s-Mare
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Date: Sunday 28/7/74
From: Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Moreton-in-Marsh (afternoon departure)
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Date: Monday 29/7/74
From: Birmingham
To: Torquay / Paignton
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Date: Monday 29/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Morecambe
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Date: Monday 29/7/74
From: Wolverhampton
To: Blackpool
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Date: Tuesday 30/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham
To: Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Hbr
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Date: Tuesday 30/7/74
From: Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Mystery Destination
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Date: Tuesday 30/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Colwyn Bay / Llandudno
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Date: Wednesday 31/7/74
From: Coventry, Birmingham
To: Cleethorpes
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Date: Wednesday 31/7/74
From: Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Weston-s-Mare
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Date: Wednesday 31/7/74
From: Birmingham, Wolverhampton
To: Rhyl
August
Date: Thurs 1/8/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups included Birmingham & Coventry
To Southend (did not state which one)
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Date: Thurs 1/8/74
Origin was Walsall; pick-ups included Stourbridge Jnc & Kidderminster (but
not Birmingham)
To Barry Island
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Date: Sun 4/8/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups included Birmingham
To Torquay / Paignton
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Date: Sun 4/8/74
Origin was Leamington; pick-ups included Coventry & Birmingham &
Wolverhampton
To Blackpool
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Date: Sun 4/8/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups included Birmingham
To Matlock Bath / Matlock
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Date: Mon 5/8/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups included Birmingham & Kings Norton
To Exeter / Dawlish / Teignmouth / Newton Abbot
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Date: Mon 5/8/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups included Birmingham & Coventry &
Leamington & Banbury
To Bournemouth
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Date: Tues 6/8/74
Origin appears to have been Walsall; pick-ups included Birmingham &
Wolverhampton
To Rhyl
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Date: Wed 7/8/74
Origin appears to have been Walsall; pick-ups included Birmingham &
Wolverhampton
To Blackpool
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Date: Thurs 8/8/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham & Wolverhampton
To Colwyn Bay / Llandudno
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Date: Thurs 8/8/74
Origin appears to have been Walsall; pick-ups included Birmingham &
Wolverhampton
To Aberdovey / Towyn / Barmouth
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Date: Thurs 8/8/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham & Wolverhampton
To Southport
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Date: Sun 11/8/74
Origin was Leamington; pick-ups included Coventry & Birmingham
To Scarborough
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Date: Sun 11/8/74
Origin was Wellington; pick-ups included Wolverhampton & Birmingham
To Weston-s-Mare
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Date: Sun 11/8/74
Origin was Wellington; pick-ups included Wolverhampton & Birmingham &
Coventry
To Euston
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Date: Mon 12/8/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups included Birmingham & Coventry
To Hastings (probably via Ashford)
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Date: Mon 12/8/74
Origin appears to have been Walsall; pick-ups included Birmingham &
Wolverhampton
To Blackpool
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Date: Tues 13/8/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups included Birmingham & Kings Norton
To Torquay / Paignton
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Date: Tues 13/8/74
Origin was Leamington; pick-ups included Coventry & Birmingham
To Weston-s-Mare
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Date: Thurs 15/8/74
Origin was Walsall; pick-ups included Birmingham & Coventry & Leamington
& Banbury
To Weymouth
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Date: Thurs 15/8/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham & Wolverhampton
To Colwyn Bay / Llandudno
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Date: Sat 17/8/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups included Birmingham & Coventry
To London (did not state which station)
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Date: Sun 18/8/74
Origin was Leamington; pick-ups included Coventry & Birmingham &
(outward only) Wolverhampton
To Ludlow
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Date: Sun 18/8/74
Origin was Leamington; pick-ups included Coventry & Birmingham &
Wolverhampton
To Rhyl
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Date: Mon 19/8/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups included Birmingham & Coventry
To London (did not state which station)
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Date: Mon 19/8/74
Origin was Leamington; pick-ups included Coventry & Birmingham &
Wolverhampton
To Borth / Aberystwyth
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Date: Tues 20/8/74
Origin was Leamington; pick-ups included Coventry & Birmingham & Walsall
& Lichfield City
To Bridlington
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Date: Tues 20/8/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham & Wolverhampton
To Colwyn Bay / Llandudno
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Date: Wed 21/8/74
Origin was Walsall; pick-ups included Birmingham & Kings Norton
To Weston-s-Mare
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Date: Wed 21/8/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham & Wolverhampton
To Rhyl
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Date: Thurs 22/8/74
Origin was Walsall; pick-ups included Birmingham & Wolverhampton
To Blackpool
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Date: Sun 25/8/74
Origin was Banbury; pick-ups were Leamington & Coventry & Birmingham
& Wolverhampton
To Blackpool
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Date: Sun 25/8/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham
To Torquay / Paignton
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Date: Sun 25/8/74
Origin was Birmingham; only pick-up Wolverhampton
To Rhyl
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Date: Sun 25/8/74
Origin was Birmingham; only pick-up Wolverhampton
To Mystery (Seaside)
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Date: Sun 25/8/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; only pick-ups Birmingham & Coventry
To London
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Date: Sun 25/8/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; only pick-up Birmingham
To Evesham
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Date: Mon 26/8/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups included Birmingham & Coventry &
Leamington & Banbury
To Portsmouth & Southsea / Portsmouth Harbour
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Date: Mon 26/8/74
Origin was either Wolverhampton or Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham &
Coventry (or Wolverhampton) - not clear whether it was picking up west-to-east
or vice versa
To Mystery (Seaside)
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Date: Mon 26/8/74
Origin was Walsall; only pick-up was Birmingham
To Exeter / Dawlish / Teignmouth / Newton Abbot
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Date: Mon 26/8/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham & Wolverhampton
To Blackpool
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Date: Mon 26/8/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; only pick-ups Birmingham
To Scarborough
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Date: Mon 26/8/74
Origin was Banbury and Walsall (? 2 trains); pick-ups included Coventry &
Birmingham & Wolverhampton
To Rhyl
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Date: Mon 26/8/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham & Wolverhampton
To Colwyn Bay / Llandudno
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Date: Mon 26/8/74
Origin was Leamington; pick-ups included Coventry & Birmingham
To Grindleford / Hathersage / Bamford / Hope / Edale
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Date: Mon 26/8/74
Origin was Lichfield City and Wellington and Kidderminster (? 3 x DMUs);
pick-ups included Walsall & Stourbridge Jnc & Wolverhampton & Dudley
Port & Birmingham
To Stratford-u-Avon
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Date: Tues 27/8/74
Origin was Wolverhampton; pick-ups included Birmingham
To Torquay / Paignton
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Date: Tues 27/8/74
Origin was Walsall; pick-ups included Birmingham & Wolverhampton
To Morecambe
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Date: Wed 28/8/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham & Wolverhampton
To Grange over Sands for inclusive Windermere steamer trip
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Date: Thur 29/8/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham & Kings Norton
To Torquay / Paignton
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Date: Thur 29/8/74
Origin was Coventry; pick-ups included Birmingham & Wolverhampton
To Blackpool
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Source : 'Devonian'
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1974"