10th December 1983

Locomotive Club of Great Britain
Great Central

Locos Used 40028 & steam: 506 'Butler Henderson'

Route : 1Z12 throughout

Loco Route
40028 Southport - Wigan Wallgate - Bolton - Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting - Phillips Park No1 - Phillips Park No2 - Ashburys - Guide Bridge - Hyde - Romiley - New Mills Central - Chinley - Edale - Dore West Jn -Dore South Jn - Derby - Trent - Loughborough
506 Loughborough Central - Rothley
506 Rothley - Loughborough Central
40028 Loughborough - (reverse of outward route) - Romiley - Reddish North - Ashburys - (reverse of outward route) - Southport

Notes :
(1) GCR trip originally uploaded as 506 + 40106 double-headed however Harry Harper points out that 40106 didn't arrive on the GCR until April 1984. Outward route originally uploaded as: Ashburys - Reddish North - Romiley but corrected by Harry Harper. Was that booked route?


40028 paused at Chinley on the outward leg (photo: Ian Jordan)

Sources : David Garnett, Dave Mills & Harry Harper

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