Back to "The Railtour Files"4th October 1981
National Railway Enthusiasts
Association
The Doncaster Double
| Locos Used | 20148, 20178 (4) & 85016 |
Route : 1Z71 throughout
| Loco(s) | Route (3) |
| 85016 | London Euston - Coventry - Birmingham New Street |
| 20148 + 20178 (4) | Birmingham New Street - Bescot - Anglesea Sidings - Toton - Chesterfield - Sheffield - Tinsley - Mexborough - Doncaster (1) |
| 20148 + 20178 (4) | Doncaster - Mexborough - Rotherham - Tinsley - (via Old Road) - Chesterfield (2) - Toton - Trent - Loughborough - Leicester - Hinckley - Water Orton - Birmingham New Street |
| 85016 | Birmingham New Street - Coventry - London Euston |
Notes :
(1) for visit to Doncaster Works.
(2) for visit to Barrow Hill Open Day.
(3) Route confirmation required.
(4) One railway magazine listed the identity of the 20's as 20148+20176 -
confirmation required if it was 20176, or 20178 as reported here.
Sources : Kevin Prince, Gordon Lacy & Nige Paine
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