9th November 1985

Traintours
The Penzance Fryer

Locos Used 40122, 45107, 47454 & 47482

Route : 1Z25 throughout

Loco Route
45107 03.00d Manchester Victoria - Bolton - Preston
45107 Preston - (via WCML) - Crewe
40122 Crewe - Stafford - Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street - Camp Hill - Cheltenham Spa - Bristol Temple Meads - Exeter St Davids - Plymouth - Penzance
40122 Penzance - Plymouth - Exeter St Davids - Bristol Temple Meads - Cheltenham Spa - Camp Hill - Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton - Stafford
47454 Stafford - (via WCML) - Preston
47482 Preston - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) Harry Harper comments: On the outward journey a domestic 4 ring + grill & oven cooker was delivered by porters barrow to one of the brake vans, together with bottled gas. This must have been a worry to the caged live pigeons already located there. Luckily the birds were released at Penance, tickets having been sold through the train with prizes for the fastest 'owner'. One prize went to a Class 25 basher - It must have been the fastest thing he ever followed.


40122, the first class 40 ever to visit Penzance (photo: Roger Geach)

Sources : Jake Atkinson, Harry Harper & Steve Marshall

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