31st December 2015

A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
The Peppercorn Phoenix

Tour cancelled, due to insufficient bookings.

Advertised Loco Advertised Route
Class 90 Finsbury Park - (via ECML) - York
steam: 60163 'Tornado' York - (via ECML) - Newcastle - Morpeth - Bedlington - Newsham - Newcastle
steam: 60163 'Tornado' Newcastle - (via ECML) - York
Class 90 York - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park

Notes : 
(1) On 31/12/1965 A1 class 60145 'St Mungo' hauled a special train from York to Newcastle and return, the very last run of a Peppercorn A1 in BR service. 
This tour would have marked the 50th anniversary.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Advertised Only)
(from UK Railtours brochure)

Location Advertised (out)   Advertised (rtn)
Finsbury Park 08.45d   21.15a
Potters Bar 09.05d   20.55a
Stevenage 09.20d   20.40a
Peterborough 10.05d   19.55a
York 12.00d   18.00a
Newcastle ??.??a   ??.??d


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