Adrian Knight & Nigel Benning
Back to "The Railtour Files"11th August 1993
Cherry Tree Catering /
Regional Railways Swindon
The Paradise Flyer
| Loco Used | 37429 |
| Stock Used | 5322+5419+5376+9428+5293+5378 |
Route :
| 12.45 Weymouth Quay - Yeovil Pen Mill |
| 14.30 Yeovil Pen Mill - Weymouth Town |
Notes :
This train was booked to run each Wednesday
(utilising the loco and stock off the morning 2O87 09.00 Bristol Temple Meads -
Weymouth Town before it returned as 2V87 at 16.30) between 14th July and 1st
September 1993. In the event a loco failure on the last day (1st September)
meant the train did not run that day.
The train was advertised by Regional Railways at Swindon as a joint venture with CTC under the name "Special Train Through the Streets of Weymouth".
Sources : Shayne Lewis (on the train throughout)
Adrian Knight & Nigel Benning
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