17th March 1984
Severnside Railtours
Tyne Tees Explorer
Locos Used | 37059, 37095, 37180, 37266 & 40118 |
Stock Used | load 11 |
Route : 1Z37 throughout
Loco(s) | Route |
37180+37266 | 04.30d Swansea - Cardiff - Bristol Temple Meads |
37266+37180 | Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol Parkway - Yate - Gloucester |
37180+37266 | Gloucester - Bromsgrove - Birmingham New Street - Burton-on-Trent - Trent East Jn - Toton Centre |
40118 | Toton Centre - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Beighton Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Attercliffe Jn - Shepcote Lane Jn - Treeton North Jn - Rotherham - Mexborough - Aldwarke Jn - Mexborough - Connisborough - Doncaster - Temple Hirst Jn - Hambleton South Jn - York - Thirsk - Boroughbridge Road Jn - Northallerton East Jn - Yarm - Eaglescliffe |
37095+37059 | Eaglescliffe - Stockton - Norton West Jn - Ferryhill South Jn - Durham - (via 'rear' of Tyne Yard') - Low Fell Jn - King Edward Bridge South Jn - Greensfield Jn - Pelaw - Sunderland - Stockton - Thornaby - Middlesborough |
40118 | 16.21d Middlesborough - Thornaby - Eaglescliffe - Yarm - Northallerton - York - Church Fenton - Knottingley - Askern - Doncaster - Mexborough - Rotherham - Sheffield |
40118 | Sheffield - Brightside Jn - Shepcote Lane East Jn - Tinsley Yard - Treeton West Jn - Treeton South Jn - Beighton Jn - Tapton Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby |
37180+37266 | Derby - Birmingham New Street - Cheltenham Spa - Bristol Parkway - Newport - Cardiff - Port Talbot (1) |
Notes :
(1) Bus transfer back to Swansea.
Sources : David Hills,
Stew Robertson (joined/left at Bristol Parkway),
Phil Dumelow, Mike Tetlow & Harry Harper (joined/left at Birmingham New
Street)
Photo Review
37180 leads the train out of Birmingham New Street (photo: Gary Thornton)
37095 & 37059 paused at Eaglescliffe (photo: Ian Jordan)
40118 was positively surrounded at Middlesborough (photo: Ian Jordan)