18th & 19th August 2000

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Edinburgh Tattoo

Locos Used at least 56046 & 90026
Stock Used all First Class, Dining

Route :

Date Loco Route
18/08 ????? London Kings Cross - (?via ECML?) - Edinburgh Waverley - ??? - Glasgow Central
19/08 ????? Glasgow Central - ??? - Carlisle - (via S&C) - Settel Jn - Skipton - ??? - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Route & loco confirmation required - train seen heading south through Skipton on 19/08 with 56046 hauling 90026.
(2) John F. Kappler comments: Although I don’t have an itinerary for this, the format was:
Day 1 – London Kings Cross to Edinburgh for the Military Tattoo, then supper on the train to Glasgow Central (for overnight hotels)
Day 2 – Glasgow Central to Carlisle, then S&C and across to ECML for return to Kings Cross


56046 dragging 90026 south through Skipton (photo: Paul Barrett)

Sources : Paul Barrett & John F. Kappler

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