Route change for ‘The Whistling Geordie’

DUE to the derailment of a cement train outside Carlisle, the route of Pathfinders Tours’‘The Whistling Geordie’ behind Class 40 No. 40145 and running from Burton-upon-Trent to Newcastle on November 12 was altered. Thes return route was changed to run from Newcastle to York and the Calder Valley, regaining the original route just north of Warrington Bank Quay because work was continuing to recover freight wagons involved in a derailment on October 21. Their recovery involved emptying cement from the wagons, which was proving difficult given the location and specialist equipment required on site. The alteration to the route affected only the return journey of the tour, with the outward movements unaffected.