1972’s railtours

June 11. ‘Return to Steam’. London Paddington-Didcot. Didcot-Tyseley by No. 7029 Clun Castle. Tyseley-London Paddington. Promoter: GWS.

June 17. ‘Steam Safari (Red Train)’. London St Pancras-Newcastle. NewcastleCarlisle by No. 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley. Carlisle-London.

June 17. ‘Steam Safari (Blue Train)’. London-Carlisle. Carlisle-Newcastle by No. 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley. NewcastleLondon. Promoter (both trains): A4LS.

October 14. ‘Welsh Marches Rail Tour’. Manchester Piccadilly-Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury-Hereford by No. 5596 Bahamas. Hereford-Newport by No. 6000 King George V. Hereford-LlaneliShrewsbury-Manchester. Promoter: SLS⁄ MLS⁄ BLS.

October 14. ‘Welsh Borderer’. London Paddington-Newport. Newport-Hereford Barr Court by No. 6000 King George V. Hereford Barr Court-Shrewsbury by No. 5596 Bahamas. Shrewsbury-London Paddington. Promoter: LCGB.

September 16. David & Charles (King George V). Newton Abbot-Hereford. Hereford-Shrewsbury and return by No. 6000 King George V. Hereford-Newton Abbot. Promoter: D&C

September 16. York-Scarborough and return by No. 19 Bittern. Promoter: RCTS.

October 1. Didcot-Tyseley and return by No. 6998 Burton Agnes Hall. Promoter: GWS.

November 11. Private charter. HerefordNewport and return by No. 6000 King George V.

Key:

A4LS: A4 Locomotive Society

BLS: Bahamas Locomotive Society

D&C: David & Charles

GWS: Great Western Society

LCGB: Locomotive Club of Great Britain

MLS: Manchester Locomotive Society

RCTS: Railway Correspondence & Travel Society

SLS: Stephenson Locomotive Society