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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