Back to "The Railtour Files"9th August 1987
British Rail
The Tees-Tyne Spa Express
| Locos Used | 20122 & 20137 & steam: 4472 'Flying Scotsman' |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 20122 + 20137 | Newcastle - (via King Edward Bridge) - Pelaw - Sunderland - York |
| 4472 | York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough |
| 4472 | Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York |
| 20122 + 20137 | 18.12d York - Newcastle |
Notes :
(1) Kevin Driscoll recalls this was one of a series of Sunday specials, starting somewhere up North with deliberately interesting diesel power to York & back, then steam on the Scarborough round trip.
Sources : Kevin Driscoll & Nick Bartlett (joined at
Newcastle & left at York, after Scarborough)
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