Back to "The Railtour Files"29th April 1995
Days Out / S.R.P.S. Railtours
Tyne-Forth Express
| Locos Used | 47596, 47779 & steam: 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 47596 | Darlington - Newcastle |
| 60007 | Newcastle - Berwick-upon-Tweed UGL (1) |
| 47779 (2) | Berwick-upon-Tweed UGL - Tweedmouth Sidings |
| 47779 | Tweedmouth Sidings - Edinburgh Waverley - (via Fife circle) - Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - Newcastle (- Darlington?) |
Notes :
(1) 60007 failed at Berwick-upon-Tweed due to running a hot
axlebox. Bernard Lovelock comments: Control wanted to cape the tour
at Tweedmouth Sidings, but the tour manager told Control that the passengers
wanted to continue on to Edinburgh and the Fife Circle. Left Berwick at 14:59,
2hr 42 minutes late, did the full tour via the Fife circle and arrived back in
Newcastle 14 minutes early!
(2) 60007 on rear.
Sources :
Brian Knights & Bernard Lovelock
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