9th - 11th May 1975

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Locos Used 27004, 27017, 27021, 27035, 27040, 27044, 37029, 40018, 40043, 40085, 47172 & 47542

Route :

Date Loco(s) Route
09/05 47172 Stratford - Temple Mills - Bishops Stortford - Cambridge - Ely - March - Spalding - Lincoln - Doncaster - York
09/05 40085 York - ??? - Haymarket
10/05 27021 + 27004 Haymarket - Fort William (1)
10/05 27017 + 27040 Fort William (1) - Mallaig
10/05 27017 Mallaig - Fort William (1)
10/05 27044 + 27035 Fort William (1) - Eastfield
10/05 40043 Eastfield - ??? - Carlisle
11/05 40018 Carlisle - Newcastle - Stockton - York
11/05 47542 York - Doncaster - Grantham - Peterborough - March - Ely - Cambridge
11/05 37029 Cambridge - Harlow Town - Temple Mills - Stratford

Notes :
(1) Fort William 'old' station.
(2) Route & loco confirmation required.
(3) Originally uploaded as potentially having been organised by the Lea Valley Railway Club, John F. Kappler has confirmed this was not the case. Latest thinking is that it might be a BR(ER) staff organised trip?

Sources : Nick Bartlett & John F. Kappler

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