Back to "The Railtour Files"24th May 1980
B.R.
Rocket 150 Excursion
| Locos Used | 37xxx, 37267, 47107, 47110 & 47125 |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 47110 | Plymouth – Exeter – Taunton – Weston-Super-Mare – Bristol Temple Meads |
| 47125 | Bristol Temple Meads – Bristol Parkway – Gloucester |
| 47125 | Gloucester – Cheltenham – Bromsgrove (1) - Birmingham New St.- Aston – Bushbury Jn – Stafford – Norton Bridge – Stockport – Denton – Ashton Moss – Manchester Victoria – Eccles – Earlestown – Rainhill |
| 47107 | Manchester Victoria – (return as outward) – Stafford – Wolverhampton – Birmingham New Street – Camp Hill line – Bromsgrove – (return as outward) – Plymouth |
Notes :
(1)
banked up The Lickey by 37267 + 37xxx - anyone able to identify the second loco?
Because of late running, the train continued to Rainhill to drop us off instead of catching a DMU shuttle to Rainhill from Manchester Victoria. On return, passengers had to get a DMU from Rainhill to Manchester Victoria.
Source : Ian Monkton (joined/left the train at
Bristol Temple Meads)
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