Back to "The Railtour Files"27th December 1980
F & W Tours
The Nene Valley Invader
| Locos Used (2) | 45073, 46044, 46048, 50004 & Steam: 73050 'City of Peterborough' |
Route : 1Z43 throughout (4)
| Loco | Route |
| 50004 | Plymouth - Bristol Temple Meads |
| 46044 (2) | Bristol Temple Meads - Gloucester - Birmingham - Leicester - Peterborough - Fletton Jn - (near) Orton Mere |
| 73050 | ((near) Orton Mere - Wansford |
| 73050 | Wansford - (near) Orton Mere |
| 46044 (2) | (near) Orton Mere - Peterborough |
| 46048 | Peterborough - Huntington - Stevenage - Finsbury Park (1) - Canonbury Jn - Dalston (1) |
| 46048 | Dalston - (via North London Line) - Willesden Junction High Level - Acton Wells - Old Oak Common East Jn - Park Royal - Ealing Broadway - Greenford - High Wycombe - Banbury - LeamingtonSpa - Birmingham New Street - Cheltenham - Gloucester |
| 45073 (2) | Gloucester - Bristol Temple Meads - Taunton - Plymouth |
Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required.
(2) 46044 was originally shown on this Page as 46010, 45073 as 45037.
(3) Was booked to go Finsbury Park - Copenhagen Tunnel - North London Incline -
Camden Road, but because of engineering works, it had to be diverted via
Canonbury Jn - Dalston (run round) then regaining the booked route Camden Road.
(4) Reported as the first (passenger?) train over the connection from BR.
(5) Clive Barlow has the headcode as 1Z73 - confirmation anyone?
Sources : Martin McLean, PRAR & Nick Perring (joined/left
train at Plymouth)
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