Saturday
23rd June 2007
Birmingham Intl - Birmingham New Street - Barnt Green - Cheltenham Spa - Cam and Dursley - Bristol Parkway - Bristol Tm - Penzance and Return.
D1015 made its annual trip to Penzance working a "Pathfinder Railtour" from
Birmingham International, the trip would have brought back memories to some
passengers who travelled behind D1013 "Western Ranger" when she worked a
Western Farewell tour called "The Cornishman" from Birmingham New Street
to Penzance on 13th November 1976 and was supposed to have been the last
"Western Railtour" to the terminus, how could we have known back then that
a Western would in 2007 return to Penzance!
D1015 Western Champion waiting to leave Birmingham International for Penzance.
With a load of 13 Western Champion starts to climb Dainton Bank..
Caught en route to Penzance in torrential rain at Liskeard.
D1015
on arrival with the railtour at Penzance.
D1015 about to detached from the railtour stock and head to Long Rock for fuel
before returning back to Birmingham.
Western Champion at Bolitho on the return to Birmingham.
D1015 about to enter Parsons Tunnel.
Tours End! After a day of Superb running espescially along the Seawall and in Cornwall Western Champion is back at Birmingham International.