28th April 1979

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Loco(s) Used at least 25209 & 47545
Stock Used air-conditioned rake

Route : 1L02 throughout

Locos Route
????? London Euston - Crewe?
47545? Crewe? - Llandudno Junction
25209 + 47545 Llandudno Junction - Bleanau Ffestiniog
?47545 + 25209? Bleanau Ffestiniog - Llandudno Junction
47545? Llandudno Junction - Crewe?
????? Crewe? - London Euston

Notes :
(1) Originally uploaded as having run on 28th February in error. Train photographed at Blaenau Ffestiniog with 47545 on the front and 25209 on the rear (during run-round?). Reported to have originated from London though no further details.
(2) The tour passengers were taken by bus to the Ffestiniog Railways station at Tanygrisau, the then terminus of the narrow gauge line from Porthmadog.

Source : Alan Baylis (from contemporary sources)

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