17th March 1984

Severnside Railtours
Tyne Tees Explorer

Locos Used 37059, 37095, 37180, 37266 & 40118
Stock Used load 11

Route : 1Z37 throughout

Loco(s) Route
37180+37266 04.30d Swansea - Cardiff - Bristol Temple Meads
37266+37180 Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol Parkway - Yate - Gloucester
37180+37266 Gloucester - Bromsgrove - Birmingham New Street - Burton-on-Trent - Trent East Jn - Toton Centre
40118 Toton Centre - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Beighton Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Attercliffe Jn - Shepcote Lane Jn - Treeton North Jn - Rotherham - Mexborough - Aldwarke Jn - Mexborough - Connisborough - Doncaster - Temple Hirst Jn - Hambleton South Jn - York - Thirsk - Boroughbridge Road Jn - Northallerton East Jn - Yarm - Eaglescliffe
37095+37059 Eaglescliffe - Stockton - Norton West Jn - Ferryhill South Jn - Durham - (via 'rear' of Tyne Yard') - Low Fell Jn - King Edward Bridge South Jn - Greensfield Jn - Pelaw - Sunderland - Stockton - Thornaby - Middlesborough
40118 16.21d Middlesborough - Thornaby - Eaglescliffe - Yarm - Northallerton - York - Church Fenton - Knottingley - Askern - Doncaster - Mexborough - Rotherham - Sheffield
40118 Sheffield - Brightside Jn - Shepcote Lane East Jn - Tinsley Yard - Treeton West Jn - Treeton South Jn - Beighton Jn - Tapton Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby
37180+37266 Derby - Birmingham New Street - Cheltenham Spa - Bristol Parkway - Newport - Cardiff - Port Talbot (1)

Notes :
(1) Bus transfer back to Swansea.

Sources : David Hills, Stew Robertson (joined/left at Bristol Parkway),
Phil Dumelow, Mike Tetlow & Harry Harper (joined/left at Birmingham New Street)

Photo Review


37180 leads the train out of Birmingham New Street (photo: Gary Thornton)


37095 & 37059 paused at Eaglescliffe (photo: Ian Jordan)


40118 was positively surrounded at Middlesborough (photo: Ian Jordan)


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