| Joining and leaving at Birmingham New Street, Compass Tours were running a tour to Paignton called 'The Devonian'. As i joined the tour 37401 was shut down and 37670 had to push 401 and haul load 12 up the gradient out of New Street! On approach to Camp Hill, 37401 was restarted and the pair continued faultlessly throughout. Arriving half an hour early in the riviera, the whole place was a washout with non stop rain from start to finish, but the pubs were open!!
Leaving at 1628 with a good run north and storming up the Lickey clearing the summit at 24mph we arrived in New Street 11 early so i could connect with an early train back to Notts. Good times!! |
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