22nd January 1977

The Locomotive Club of Great Britain (North West Branch)
Pennine Venturer No.4

Locos Used at least 25057

Route :

Loco(s) Route
????? Liverpool Lime Street - Earlestown - Wigan - Blackburn - (via Calder Valley) - Leeds - (via Selby -Canal curve) - Doncaster - Sheffield Victoria - Penistone - Huddersfield
????? Huddersfield - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) Originally uploaded as having been run by R.P.P.R. (Railway Pictorial Publications Railtours) however The L.C.G.B. have record this as having been run by their North West Branch (Webmaster comment: was this dual-run/organised maybe with both organisations involved?).
(2) Loco confirmation required - booked for 2x class 25. 25057 (at least) was on the train at Penistone and a photo on Flickr shows 25057 at Brighouse, hauling the train on its own.

Sources : David Hills, Alan Baylis & Neville Bond

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