17th - 18th April 1979

British Rail
(Day Excursion)

Locos Used 27011, 27040, 46054, 50001 'Dreadnought' & 85037

Route :

Date(s) Loco(s) Route
17/04 50001 Cardiff Central - Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
17/04 85037 Birmingham New Street - Carstairs
17/04 27011+27040 Carstairs - Edinburgh Waverley
17/04 46054 Edinburgh Waverley - Carstairs
17/04 85037 Carstairs - (?reverse of outward route?) - Birmingham New Street
18/04 50001 Birmingham New Street -  - (?reverse of outward route?) - Cardiff Central

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required. Richard Dunn comments: The train left Cardiff around 5am, for a day in Edinburgh. Train was due back into Cardiff around 5.30am on the 18th, but ended up running a couple of hours late.

Source : Richard Dunn
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