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Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Race to the North
| Locos Used | 47722, 47787, 86239, 86417, 90016 & 90020 |
Two 7 coach trains, "racing" each other up the
WCML & ECML to Aberdeen to see which arrived first.
The trains returned as one train to London.
Route : WCML train
| Date | Loco | Route |
| ??/08 | 90016 | London Euston - (via WCML) - Carlisle |
| ??/08 | 86239 | Carlisle - Mossend Yard |
| ??/08 | 47722 | Mossend Yard - Aberdeen |
Route : ECML train
| Date | Loco | Route |
| ??/08 | 90020 | London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Newcastle |
| ??/08 | 86417 | Newcastle - Edinburgh Waverley |
| ??/08 | 47787 | Edinburgh Waverley - Aberdeen |
Route : single return train
| Date | Loco | Route |
| 28/08 | 47787 | Aberdeen - London St Pancras |
Source : Derek Sneddon
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