6th October 1979

M. & G.N. Joint Railway Society
The Scotsman

Locos Used 47040 & ???
DMU Used 52022+59803+51997

Route :

Traction Route
????? London Euston - Carlisle
47040 Carlisle - Ayr
DMU as listed Ayr - Waterside
DMU as listed Waterside - Newton-on-Ayr
DMU as listed Newton-on-Ayr - Kilmarnock
47040 Kilmarnock - Carlisle
????? Carlisle - London Euston

Notes :
(1) Loco & route confirmation required for the London - Carlisle section, both ways.
(2) Full details of DMU tour around Ayrshire required.
(3) Reports claim a reversal at Newton-on-Ayr between Waterside & Kilmarnock, this would suggest another reversal somewhere else, unless the "Newton-on-Ayr reversal" was at Ayr Harbour.


Steve Allen's ticket.

Sources : Kevin Driscoll (from contemporary sources)
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