25th April 1992

Wirral Model Railway Society
The Great Eastern

Locos Used 47559 & 47635
Stock Used Pilkington 'K' set

Route : 1Z36 throughout

Loco Route
47635 Hooton - Bache - Chester - Crewe - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Uttoxeter - Stenson Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent Jn - Loughborough - Syston North Jn - Systen East Jn - Stamford - Peterborough (1) - Huntingdon - Hitchin
47559 Hitchin - (reverse of outward route) - Hooton

Notes :
(1) Many passengers alighted at Peterborough for a visit to the NVR - the fact the headboard was used on at least one train on the NVR suggests this may have been an official off-train option?

Sources : Martin Birchall & Chris Lemon

Photo Review


47635 arrives into Bache (photo: Chris Lemon)


The headboard made it to the NVR - seen here on Ty2 7173  (photo: Chris Lemon)


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