27th March 1975

British Rail
(Football Special)

Loco(s) Used at least 37086
Stock Used 13196+13302+25030+25776+1809+5203+5220+5225+5212+9407+9379

Route : 1Z69 (throughout?)

Loco Route
37086 Ipswich - Haughley Jn - Bury-St-Edmunds - Leicester
37086? Leicester - (?reverse of outward route?) - Ipswich

Notes :
(1) Following the drawn F. A. Cup sixth round second replay between Ipswich Town and Leeds United on 25/03/75 a third replay was arranged for two days later at the same venue of Filbert Street, Leicester. There may have been other specials run via London.

Source : Gerald Brown

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