Saturday 7 June 2014

Pathfinder's "The Shrewsbury and Chester Explorer", 7th June 2014

67025 1Z23 07:10 Eastleigh - Newport - Chester - Crewe, 1Z29 16:29 Crewe - Chester - Newport- Eastleigh

67025 Western Star leads the charter into Romsey.
FO S3066 from Lot 30169 built at Doncaster in July 1955 for the Southern Region. Withdrawn in 1982, then to VSOE99566  from 1983 to 2002, then back to 3066.
BCK W21245 from Lot 30669, completed at Swindon in March 1962 for the London Midland Region. In service until December 1982, then 99356 with SLOA / Pullman Rail from September 1983 until March 1999 (also 99656 in 1983-84) when it returned to 21245.
BSK M35469 was completed to Lot 30721 at Wolverton in June 1963 for the  for the London Midland Region, and was converted for support coach use in 1989. The ETH generator was added by SLOA in 1990. It became 99196 in 1993

67025 + 3097 + 3066 + 1651 + 3123 + 3068 + 21245 + 1832 + 4927 + 35469 + 3386 - was the latter Mk 2f in the rake for a move from Eastleigh to Crewe? It was not in passenger use.