6th November 1965

Warwickshire Railway Society
?The Yorkshireman No.1?

Details taken from pre-tour advertising. In the event a tour with an identical itinerary ran on 13th November; thus is is currently assumed this tour was actually postponed (for reasons unknown) and ran one week later.

Route :

Booked Loco(s) Advertised Route
diesel Birmingham New Street - Duddeston Jn
9F Duddeston Jn - Tamworth High Level - Derby Midland - Ambergate - Matlock - Millers Dale - Buxton
Crab 2-6-0 Buxton - Chapel-en-le-Frith - Stockport - Denton - Manchester Victoria
Jubilee 4-6-0 Manchester Victoria - Middleton Jn - Rochdale - Todmorden - Sowerby Bridge - Mirfield - Wakefield Kirkgate
V2 Wakefield Kirkgate - Normanton - Castleford - Burton Salmon - York - Thirsk - Darlington Bank Top - Darlington North Road (for visit to Darlington works)
V2 Darlington North Road - Darlington Bank Top - Northallerton - Ripon - Harrogate - Arthington - Leeds City South
Jubilee 4-6-0 Leeds City South - Normanton - Cudworth - Rotherham Masborough - Sheffield Midland - Clay Cross South Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby Midland
9F Derby Midland - Burton-on-Trent - Duddeston Jn
diesel Duddeston Jn - Birmingham New Street

Source : John Debens

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