(joined Cheltenham Spa, left Birmingham New St on return leg)
Stew Robertson, Ian Monkton & Kevin Driscoll
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D1041 Preservation
Society
The Pennine Explorer
| Locos Used | 37204, 37282, 40024, 76009 & 76016 |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 37204 + 37282 | Cardiff - Newport - Bristol Parkway - Gloucester |
| 37204 + 37282 | Gloucester - Cheltenham Spa - Bromsgrove - Kings Norton - Camp Hill - Birmingham New Street |
| 40024 | Birmingham New Street - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Stafford - Crewe - Sandbach - Middlewich - Northwich - Altrincham - Deansgate Jn - Skelton East Jn - Northenden Jn - Edgeley Jn -Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly |
| 76016 + 76009 | Manchester Piccadilly - Guide Bridge - Dinting - Woodhead - Penistone - Woodburn Jn - Tinsley - Attercliffe Jn - Darnall - Rotherwood |
| 76009 + 76016 | Rotherwood - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Piccadilly |
| 40024 | Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Wilmslow - Sandbach - Crewe - Stafford - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Birmingham New Street |
| 37204 (1) | Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Kings Norton - (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester |
| 37204 (1) | Gloucester - (reverse of outward route) -Cardiff |
Notes :
(1) Ian Monkton confirms 37204 worked back alone.
Sources : Pete Wilcox (courtesy of Jonathan Wilcox)
(joined Cheltenham Spa, left Birmingham New St on return leg)
Stew Robertson, Ian Monkton & Kevin Driscoll
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