Back to "The Railtour Files"1st May 1986
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(Private Charter)
| Loco Used | 47645 |
| Stock Used | 4x mark 2 air-conditioned coaches |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 47645 | Crewe - Chester - Llandudno Junction |
| 47645 | Llandudno Junction - Blaenau Ffestiniog |
| 47645 | Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno Junction |
| 47645 | Llandudno Junction - Chester - Crewe |
Notes :
(1) Private charter carrying guests of both BR and the Ffestiniog Railway on
occasion of the naming of 47645 'Robert F. Fairlie Locomotive Engineer 1831 -
1885'. After the 47 was named at Blaenau Ffestiniog guests
travelled on the Ffestioniog Railway to Tan-y-Bwlch and back, out on a service
train hauled by Earl of Merioneth and back hauled by 'Linda' (the return leg
being recorded as a "special portion").
Sources : Kevin Driscoll & Gary Thornton (from
contemporary sources)
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