Photo Review
23rd September 1978
Wirral Railway Circle
Watercress Express Tour
| Locos Used | at least 20156, 20175, 47012 & 84002 |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 84002 | Liverpool Lime Street - Wolverhampton |
| 20175 + 20156 | Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street - Coventry - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - (1) Didcot Parkway [P4] - Reading West Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Basingstoke (2) |
| ????? | Basingstoke - ????? (service train) |
| steam | ????? - ????? (Mid hants) |
| steam | ????? - ????? (Mid hants) |
| 47012 | Winchester City - Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - Banbury |
| ?20169 + 20189? (3) | Banbury - Birmingham - ?Wolverhampton? |
| ????? | ?Wolverhampton? - Liverpool Lime Street |
Notes :
(1) Originally shown as running via Didcot avoiding line however Ian Jenkins
confirmed (and has provided photographic evidence) it in fact went through platform 4 at the station. It was reported
than on starting off from Didcot the brakes on the front bogie of the leading
loco remained on, causing the whole loco to 'lift'. This may explain the later
failure at Basingstoke.
(2) 20's were failed at Basingstoke. Passengers going forward by service train.
(3) Pip Dunn believes the class 20s to have been 20169+20189.
Sources : John Clifford (joined at Birmingham, left at
Banbury), Kerry Parker, Ian Jenkins & Pip Dunn
Photo Review
84002 on arrival at Wolverhampton (photo: T. Baxendale)
The train, at Didcot Parkway's platform 4 (photo: Ian Jenkins)
The failed class 20's at Basingstoke (photo: Kerry Parker)
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