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B.R.
(Football Special)
| Locos Used | 6514 & 6528 and three TC EMU sets 302/303 & 415 |
Route :
| Locos | Route |
| 6514 & 6528 | Portsmouth, Leamington, Coventry, Birmingham |
| 6514 & 6528 | Birmingham, Coventry, Leamington, Portsmouth |
Notes :
Using 3TC's 302/303 & 4TC 415 this FA Cup 5th round special operated in 'push' mode to Birmingham, returning south with the diesels on the front. The stock was serviced at Oxley, probably the first visit of TC stock here.
Source : David Hills (compiled from contemporary
reports)
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