9th April 1988

Traintours
The Vulcaneer

Locos Used 40122, 47359, 47485 & 50043 'Eagle'

Route : 1Z44 throughout

Loco Route
40122 Manchester Victoria - Ashton Moss - Stockport - Crewe - Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street - Nuneaton flyover - Peterborough - Cambridge - Foxton - Hitchin - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park - Canonbury Jn - Channelsea Jn - Carpenters Road South Jn - London Liverpool Street
47359 London Liverpool Street - Carpenters Road South Jn - Canonbury Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Ealing Broadway - Reading - Didcot East Jn - (via Didcot Avoiding line) - Didcot North Jn - Oxford [centre road]
50043 Oxford - Leamington Spa (1) - Hatton - Dorridge - (1) Birmingham New Street - Tipton - Wolverhampton - Stafford - Crewe
47485 Crewe - Wilmslow - Stockport - Ashton Moss North Jn - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) originally uploaded as routed via Coventry but amended by Harry Harper.

Sources : Richard Spedding, David Dockray & Harry Harper

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