From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.
6th April 1974
British Rail
Ravenglass & Eskdale
| Loco(s) Used | class 47? |
Route : 1Z?? throughout
| Loco(s) | Route |
| ????? | Wellingborough - Kettering - Market Harborough - Leicester - Nottingham |
| ????? | Nottingham - Long Eaton - Derby - ??? - Carnforth |
| ????? | Carnforth - Ravenglass |
| ????? | Ravenglass - Carnforth |
| ????? | Carnforth - ??? - Derby - Long Eaton - Nottingham |
| ????? | Nottingham - (reverse of outward route) - Wellingborough |
Notes :
(1) Motive power was believed to be a class 47 throughout.
Barclay tank 'J.N. Darbyshire' was giving brake van rides at Carnforth,
and 'River Esk' and 'River Irt' were doing the honours on the R&ER connecting
trains.
From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.
Sources : John Gordon (joined/left the train at Kettering),
Max Birchenough & Bob Mitchell
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