24th November 1973

B.R.
(Day Excursion)

Locos Used D1619 & D5837

Route : 1Z44 throughout

Loco Route (1)
D5837 ?Reading? - Banbury - Solihull - Tamworth - Derby - Beighton Jn - Cudworth - Normanton - Burton Salmon - York
D1619 York - (reverse of outward route) - ?Reading?

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required. Somewhere near Beighton Jn D5837 hit a location cabinet which had blown onto the line under high winds, causing some damage. As a result D1619 worked the return leg of this excursion.

Source : Clive Barlow

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