Back to "The Railtour Files"16th October 2011
Spitfire Railtours
The Exe Tractor
Tour cancelled due to routing changes and lack of available crew.
Route :
| Advertised Loco(s) | Advertised Route |
| 2x DRS class 37s with a WCRC class 47 on the rear |
Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Exeter Central - Exmouth |
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WCRC class 47 with 2x DRS class 37s on the rear |
Exmouth - Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids - Eggesford - Barnstaple |
| 2x DRS class 37s with a WCRC class 47 on the rear | Barnstaple Junc - Eggesford - Exeter St Davids - Exeter Central - Honiton - Yeovil Junc - Yeovil Pen Mill - Castle Cary - Westbury - Melksham - Chippenham - Swindon - Foxhall Junc - Oxford - Moreton in Marsh - Worcester Shrub Hill - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - St Andrews Junc - Birmingham New Street - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Stafford - Crewe |
| WCRC class 47 | Crewe - (via WCML) - Preston |
Notes :
(1) This tour was planned to get the loco & stock back to Carnforth following
Spitfire's 'Jorvic Explorer III' on 15/10/2011. John Clifford comments: Firstly
we were told that Barnstaple would not be included as the local TOC would not
agree to it so an alternative would be sought.Then we were advised that the
train was cancelled.The TOC (presumably WCRC) did not have crews available on
this date but a new date of 6/11/2011 was given. However the Exmouth branch was
shut on the alternative date so it was decided to cancel this train & run the
loco & coaches back to Preston without doing this tour.
Source : John Clifford
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