Back to "The Railtour Files - 1974"28th September 1974
B.R.
(Day Excursion)
| Locos Used | 33109, 40134, 73125, 82003 & 86??? |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| ???? | Bolton - ?Manchester? |
| 82003 | ?Manchester? - Birmingham New Street |
| 40134 | Birmingham New Street - Basingstoke (1) |
| 73125 | Basingstoke - Bournemouth |
| 33109 + 73125 | Bournemouth - Reading (2) |
| 73125 | Reading - Oxford - Leamington Spa - Coventry |
| 862xx | Coventry - ?Manchester? |
| ????? | ?Manchester? - Bolton |
Notes :
(1) 40134 failed with a fuel leak.
(2) Was planned for 73125 to work to Reading for a class 47 to take over but the
class 47 allocated was required to rescue another failed train so the 73 carried
on to Coventry!
Sources : Gary Thornton (from contemporary sources) &
Pip Dunn
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