11th March 1967
Liverpool University
Public Transport Society
The Caledonian
This tour fell foul of a railtour ban introduced by BR and never took place.
Planned route & locos:
Loco | Route (1) |
a class A2 or V2 | Liverpool - Carlisle |
Britannia 70004 | Carlisle - Liverpool |
Notes :
(1) This train was booked to run on high speed timings over both Shap and Ais
Gill and was to have been composed of six LMS coaches plus Buffet car,
Source : Charles Roberts (LUPTS)
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