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Some nice shots of milk tankers and operating detail http://www.svsfilm.com/nineelms/torr.htm
SteadyRed said:One of my greatest sadnesses in missing Western Ranger on (1E54?) Swansea - Leeds then (1V97?) Leeds - Bristol in early 1977. This was prior to Western Fusilier working a farewell tour from Exeter to York in the February.
I believe Westerns occasionally got as far a Derby on service trains, but the only two occasions I know they got further north are as above.
My foray into trainspotting more or less ended with the end of the hydraulicsSimon Dunkley said:FWIW, Westerns also made it to Northampton with freight coming over the Bletchley flyover. Have a seen a lovely pic of one under wires with an AC loco and a 310 emu for company!
Typically, my brief foray into trainspotting came after this event...
That would be interesting to know Roblancer1027 said:D1052 Viceroy and D1061 Envoy both have been as far as Derby. I have the dates in one of my books if you need dates etc.
Rob :wave:
Do you have anymore info Rob :scratch:.....especially the red ones ?lancer1027 said:Ok there are quite a few, so here goes
D1000/2/4/5 crew training at Oxley 1962
D1047 Bedford 1965
D1015/65 Derby 1965
D1049 Crewe 1966
D1048 Cricklewood 1967
D1016 Leeds 1968
D1020 Tyseley 1968
D1018 Wellingborough 1970
D1072 Burton-on-Trent 1970
D1004/27/71 Chesterfield 1970
D1035 Birmingham 1971
The 0940 (so) bristol-derby and 1323 derby-paignton return D1061 Envoy 1971
D1013 Derby 1972
D1008 Derby 1972
D1036 Nottingham 1972
D1017 Derby 1972
D1029 Derby 1973
D1043 Wolverhampton 1974
D1025 York 1974
D1052 Derby 1975
D1026 Saltley1975
D1013 Leeds 1977
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lancer1027 said:D1052 Viceroy and D1061 Envoy both have been as far as Derby.
Rob :wave:
Phill Dyson said:D1052 Western Viceroy also made it to Rotherham in December 1974 on a car train from Oxford
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