InterCity tours with ‘20s’ and ‘40s’ sell out

TWO railtours organised by InterCity, part of the Locomotive Services Limited group, have sold out within a short time of going on sale. With all-First Class seating, the first to sell in a matter of hours was the ‘Devonian Double’ tour taking a pair of green Class 40s – privately owned No. D213 (40013) Andania and the Class 40 Preservation Society’s D345 (40145) – from Preston to Plymouth on October 30.

It is a very rare trip west for the English Electric locos, which will tackle the inclines of Whiteball, Rattery, Hemerdon and the Lickey.

The second tour to be snapped up quickly is taking two Class 20s – Nos. 20096/20107 – from Derby to Llandudno and ‘the slate capital of the world’ Bleanau Ffestiniog. An LSL heritage Class 37 will provide support.

InterCity also advise its ‘Deltic Delight’ tour from Wolverhampton to Newcastle via the West Coast Main

Line and Tyne Valley line on December 1 has also sold out.