Back to "The Railtour Files"12th - 13th January 1994
British Rail
(Football Special)
| Locos Used | at least 37213 & 37418 |
| Stock Used | ????? |
Route :
| Date | Loco(s) | Route |
| 12/01 | 37418 | havant - Fareham - Sholing - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Salisbury - Westbury (2) |
| 12/01 | ????? | Westbury - Trowbridge - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads |
| 12/01 | 37213 | Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Crewe - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly |
| 12/01-13/01 | 37213 | Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Crewe - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Bescot - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - (via Didcot avoiding line) - Reading - Reading New Jn - Guildford - Havant - Cosham - Fareham |
Notes :
(1) Originally uploaded as 13/01 outward and 13/01-14/01 return.
(2) 37418 failed at Westbury. Mark Love suggests the routing on the outward leg
via Bristol Temple Meads was probably to affect the loco replacement to 37213.
Sources : John Simmonds (joined the train on the return leg
at Coventry) & Mark Love
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