9th August 1987

British Rail
The Tees-Tyne Spa Express

Locos Used 20122 & 20137 & steam: 4472 'Flying Scotsman'

Route :

Loco(s) Route
20122 + 20137 Newcastle - (via King Edward Bridge) - Pelaw - Sunderland - York
4472 York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
4472 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York
20122 + 20137 18.12d York - Newcastle

Notes :
(1) Kevin Driscoll recalls this was one of a series of Sunday specials, starting somewhere up North with deliberately interesting diesel power to York & back, then steam on the Scarborough round trip.

Sources : Kevin Driscoll & Nick Bartlett (joined at Newcastle & left at York, after Scarborough)

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