21st August 1994
Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Cheshire Cat & Cheshire Kitten
| Locos Used | 33116 & 33208 |
Route : The Cheshire Cat
| Locos | Route |
| 33116 + 33208 | London Euston - Northampton - Rugby - (via WCML) - Crewe |
| 33116 + 33208 | Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston |
Route : The Cheshire Kitten
| Locos | Route |
| 33116 + 33208 | Crewe - Chester - Chester North Jn |
| 33116 + 33208 (1) | Chester North Jn - Chester South Jn |
| 33116 + 33208 | Chester South Jn - Chester - Northwich - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe |
Notes :
(1) 33's propelling.
The main tour (The Cheshire Cat) was run to get people to Crewe for the Rail
Fair. The Cheshire Kitten utilised the stock and locos during the layover.
Source : Stuart Smith
(on both trains throughout)
The shredders wait to leave Euston in the morning sun (photo: Nick Blyth)
33208 & 33116 arrive at Milton Keynes (photo: Robert Frise)
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