24th March 1974

M. & G. N. Joint Railway Society Limited
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Did this train run? Details taken from an unstamped ticket.

Traction Used ????

Route :

Traction Route
????? London St Pancras - (via MML) - Leicester - ??? - Keighley
????? Keighley - (?reverse of outward route?) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Tony Tice comments: I believe I travelled on the railtour to Keighley on the above date, it was called the Bronte Express and was run to the Worth Valley`s winter gala. Traction was an ex-works 45001. Going on your records MGNRJS didn't run any other tours to the Worth Valley at that time of year on the following years corresponding to their galas. Not sure what the route taken. The loco remains imprinted into my mind as it was so clean! Also the train didn't fit into any platform we stopped at as it was so long, 12 coaches as I recall.

Sources : Brian Halford & Tony Tice

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A tour ticket, courtesy of Brian Halford.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


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