28th March 1987

British Rail
(Day Excursion)

Locos Used 47597 & 86229
Connecting DMU 53965/54248 out & 53959/54242 back

Route : 1Z40 (outward, ?& return?)

Loco Route
86229 Carlisle - (via WCML) - ??? - Grand Jn - Coventry
47597 Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot (?station or avoiding line?) - Reading West Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Southcote Jn - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh - Southampton Central - Bournemouth
47597 Bournemouth - (reverse of outward route) - Coventry
86229 Coventry - (reverse of outward route) - Carlisle

Notes :
(1) A connecting DMU ran from Barrow to ??? & back.
(1) Route & date confirmation required - uploaded originally as Sunday 29th March however Derek Thompson confirms his ticket was clearly marked as 28th March. Ran with a headboard: "The Lancastrian".


47597 at at Southampton on the outward leg (photo: Derek Thompson)

Sources : Simon Reed & Derek Thompson

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Derek Thompson)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Carlisle 05.50d ??.??a
Bournemouth ??.??a 16.48d


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