8th - 10th June 1979

L.N.E.R. Society Railtours
The Forth & Tay Express

Locos Used 27005, 27020, 40182, 83009 & 86223

Route :

Date Loco(s) Route
08/06-09/06 86223 (London Euston - ??? - ) Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - (via WCML) - Law Jn - Wishaw - Holytown Jn - Mossend North Jn - Mossend Yard
09/06 27005 + 27020 Mossend Yard - Coatbridge Central - Cumbernauld - Greenhill Lower Jn - Carmuirs West Jn - Carmuirs East Jn - Polmont - Winchburgh Jn - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Markinch - Ladybank - Cupar - Dundee - Carnoustie - Arbroath - Montrose - Aberdeen - Dyce - Keith - Nairn - Inverness
09/06 27005 + 27020 Inverness - (reverse of outward route) - Mossend Yard
09/06-10/06 83009 Mossend Yard - (via WCML) - Preston
10/06 40182 (2) Preston - (via WCML) - Warrington Bank Quay - Walton Old Jn - Acton Grange Jn - Weaver Jn - Hartford LNW JN - Hartford CLC Jn - Greenbank - Northwich South Jn - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe - (via WCML) - Stafford
10/06 83009 Stafford - (reverse of outward route) - Perry Barr North Jn - Aston - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street ( - ??? - London Euston)

Notes :
(1) Various off-train options were on offer from Aberdeen.
(2) Plus 83009 dead-in-tow.

Source : Peter Finan (joined/left the train at Birmingham New Street)

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