29th September 1979

S.L.O.A. Marketing (1)
The Comet

Locos Used 25138, 83001, 86101 'Sir William A Stanier FRS', 86103 & steam: 4472 'Flying Scotsman' & 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley'

Route :

Loco Route
83001? London Euston - Watford Junction - Bletchley (2)
86103? Bletchley - ??? - Rugby - (via WCML) - Carnforth
4498 Carnforth - Settle Jn - Leeds - York
4472 York - Sheffield - Edale - Chinley - Guide Bridge
25138 Guide Bridge - Stockport - Crewe
86101 Crewe - (via WCML?) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) Ran in conjunction with Steamtown Carnforth, The A4 Locomotive Society and The Midlands and Great Northern Joint Railway Society.
(2) Jon Stubley confirms there was a loco failure at Bletchley; he believes it was 83001, swapped for 86103 but suggests 'it might just have been the other way round'. Following the failure Jon records that the train ran very late for the rest of the day.
(3) This tour shared (at least) 25138, 86101, 4472 & 4498 with another tour on the same date ('The Merseyside Express'), the steam locos being used in the opposite direction on that other tour.

Sources : Gary Thornton, Alan Baylis, Jon Stubley & The Isle of Wight Steam Railway
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From Steve Allen's ticket collection.


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