27th October 1979

The Locomotive Club of Great Britain (North West Branch)
The Deltic Discoverer Railtour

Locos Used 25071, 25125 & 55016 'Gordon Highlander'

Route :

Loco(s) Route
25071 + 25125 Liverpool Lime Street - Earlestown - Manchester Victoria - Rochdale - (via Calder Valley line) - Leeds
55016 Leeds - Skipton - Appleby - Carlisle - Dumfries - Kilmarnock - Pollokshields - (via Larkfield spur) - Polmadie - Beattock - Carlisle - Petterill Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Skipton - Shipley - Leeds
25071 + 25125 Leeds - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street


A tour ticket courtesy of Neville Bond

Sources : David Hills (from contemporary sources) & Neville Bond
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