Class 27 tour in the Midlands

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Author Message   45144 Username: 45144 Registered: 09-2004 Posted on Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 09:17 am:    Somewhere I have/had a handbill for a superb tour that never ran. I am sure that it would be late 1986 but may have been early 1987 and involved 27059, after withdrawal, but before delivery to Tyseley, making a number of circuits of the West mids. I tried to book but it was caped by BR. Anyone got any more details of what would have been a superb day out? Kev   mark_herriott Username: mark_herriott Registered: 09-2004 Posted on Saturday, September 18, 2004 - 07:54 am:    The tour was advertised by HRT and as ypu say was a farewell effort around the midlands prior to the loco going to Tyseley. I think the tour was an AC electric to Birmingham New Street for the 27 round the midlands. I did succeed in booking on it at the time but as you say it was caped by BR - I might still have the original letter somewhere as to why.