Back to "The Railtour Files"11th September 1955
Alan Pegler
Farnborough Flyer
| Locos Used | 31806, 32329 'Stephenson', 60133 'Pommern', 62666 'Zeebrugge' & 62667 'Somme' |
| Stock Used | 14 coaches (1) |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 60133 | Leeds - Doncaster |
| 62666+62667 | Doncaster - (via ECML) - Tuxford (Dukeries Jn) - (via LD&RC) - Clipstone - Mansfield - Kirkby South Jn - (via GCML) - Woodford halse - Banbury - Oxford - Basingstoke |
| 31806-32329 | Basingstoke - Farnborough (3) |
| 31806-32329 | Farnborough - Basingstoke |
| 62666+62667 | Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - Doncaster |
| 60133 | Doncaster - (reverse of outward route) - Leeds |
Notes :
(1) Train was organised to take passengers to the last day of the S.B.A.C. air
display at Farnborough.
(2) Stock used described as 'composite sleeping car at the front end and at the
other one of the beaver-tail observation cars'. 'In between were the eight "day
cars" of tourist open stock, two kitchen cars, a buffet car, and one of the two
long-bar lounge cars of the Eastern Region'. The observation car was removed by
a diesel-electric shunter at Basingstoke.
(3) After Farnborough it is reported 'after depositing its passengers, the train
continued to Woking, and in the course of turning end for end, visited Ascot and
Virginia Water'. It is unclear if this was simply an E.C.S. move, or was
available to anyone choosing not to visit the Air Show.
Source : Tony Saville (from contemporary report)
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