20th October 1973

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Locos Used 6736 & 1560
Stock Used 11 coaches

Route : 1Z24 throughout

Loco Route
1560 Manchester Piccadilly - ??? - Sheffield
1560 Sheffield - Derby - ??? - Birmingham - ??? - Torquay
1560 17.20d Torquay - (?reverse of outward route?) - Sheffield
1560 Sheffield - Edale (2)
6736 Edale - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) Seen passing through Exeter on the return leg hauled by 1560.
(2) Steve Kemp comments: on the way back 1560 burst at Edale and we had to be rescued by 6736 we arrived about 02.30 I was only 13 and got a severe rollicking for getting back late!

Sources : Steve Kemp (on the train throughout) & Roger Geach

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