13th April 1968
B.R. (Scottish Region)
Easter Grand Tour
Grand Tour No. ??
| Locos Used | D1110, E3078 & 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| D1110 | Edinburgh - Hawick - Carlisle - Appleby - Hellifield |
| 70013 | Hellifield - Blackburn - Bolton - Manchester Victoria - Stockport |
| E3078 | Stockport - Stoke-on-Trent - Stafford |
| E3078 | Stafford - Crewe - Stockport |
| 70013 | Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly - Ordsall Lane Jn - Eccles - Tyldesley - Springs Branch - Wigan North Western - Preston - Carnforth |
| D1110 | Carnforth - Carlisle - Hawick - Edinburgh |
Notes :
This tour is also reported as running on April 6th.
Sources : David Hills (compiled from contemporary
reports), Gary Thornton & Leonard Rogers
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