Back to "The Railtour Files"27th April 1963
? British Rail ?
(Football
Specials)
| Locos Used | at least 5070 'Sir Daniel Gooch', 5922 'Caxton Hall' & 6991 'Acton Burnell Hall' |
Route : 1X36
| Loco | Route |
| 5922? | Cheltenham - Wembley Stadium |
| 5922 | Wembley Stadium - Cheltenham |
Route : 1X38
| Loco | Route |
| 6991? | Minehead - Wembley Stadium |
| 6991 | Wembley Stadium - Minehead |
Route : 1X39
| Loco | Route |
| 5070? | Stourbridge - Wembley Stadium |
| 5070 | Wembley Stadium - Stourbridge |
Notes :
(1) For England v Wales international match. Did the locos work the trains
throughout (all seen passing through Harlesden on the return legs)? Other specials are
likely to have run in addition to those listed above.
Source : Andrew Fairholm
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