9th & 10th October 1993

Network SouthEast (Salisbury Area)
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Locos Used steam: 30828 (running as E828) & 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used Mark 1 NSE set (but with dark grey/black instead of blue)

Route :

Date Loco Route
09/10 ????? Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Salisbury
09/10 ????? Salisbury - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh
10/10 70000 Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Salisbury
10/10 E828 + 70000 Salisbury - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh

Notes :
(1) Further details required, particularly for the 9th October - specifically how many runs made and which locos used. Trains ran with various headboards e.g. 'Romsey Rover', Britannia Wessex' (also used with E828) & 'Salisbury Flyer'.
(2) The double-heading was as a result of 70000 failing.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Neil Kearns

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