26th - 28th September 1980

Locomotive Club of Great Britain
Grampian No 2 Rail Tour

Locos Used 47419, 25244 & 25072, 47234, 26033 & 26037, 47053

Route :

Loco(s) Route
47419 Liverpool Lime Street - Earlestown - Manchester Victoria - Bolton - Blackburn - Leeds -York - Newcastle - Edinburgh Waverley
25244 & 25072 Edinburgh Waverley - Kirkcaldy - Leuchers - Dundee - Aberdeen - Keith - Dufftown
25244 & 25072 Dufftown - Keith - Inverness
47234 Inverness - Aviemore (1)
26033 & 26037 Aviemore - Perth - Ladybank - Edinburgh Waverley
47053 Edinburgh Waverley - Morpeth - Bedlington - Bebside - Newcastle - Pelaw - Washington - Darlington - York - Leeds - Blackburn - Manchester Victoria - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) Break in tour to allow visit to the Strathspey Railway, the Class 47 was replaced as it could not heat the train.

Source : David Hills (compiled from contemporary reports)
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