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Below are details of the STEAM RAILTOURS that I travelled on during the period 1978 to 1984:

 
09/09/1978 THE WHITE ROSE: 35028..Hereford-Chester & Guide Bridge-Sheffield.
23/09/1978 THE CITADEL EXPRESS: 35028 York-Carlisle.
07/10/1978 THE FENMAN: 7029 Hereford-Chester [6000 booked Chester-Hereford but failed at Chester]
11/11/1978 THE YORKSHIRE VENTURER: 6115 Guide Bridge-York. 35028 York-Leeds-Harrogate-York.
24/02/1979 THE LEANDER ENVOY: 5690 Guide Bridge-York-Carnforth.
03/03/1979 THE SHAKESPEARE VENTURER: 5900 Didcot-Dorridge & Leamington-Didcot. 7029 Dorridge-Stratford-Leamington.
28/04/1979 THE RED ROSE: 35028 Hereford-Chester-Guide Bridge.
26/05/1979 THE CURATOR: 4771 Guide Bridge-York.
17/06/1979 YORKSHIRE CIRCULAR: 5305 York-Leeds-Harrogate-York (2 trips)
28/06/1979 CUMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS: 35028..Carnforth-Sellafield. 5690 Sellafield-Carnforth.
11/07/1979 NORTH YORKSHIREMAN: 5690 Grange over Sands-Skipton-Carnforth.
02/08/1979 CUMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS: 4498..Carnforth-Ravenglass. 5690 Ravenglass-Carnforth.
29/08/1979 NORTH YORKSHIREMAN: 4498 Grange over Sands-Skipton-Carnforth.
06/09/1979 CUMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS: 4472 Carnforth-Ravenglass. 5690 Ravenglass-Carnforth.
15/09/1979 THE STRONGBOW EXPRESS: 35028 Sheffield-Northwich-Shrewsbury.
22/09/1979 THE INTER CITY: 4930 & 5000 (double heading) Hereford-Chester-Hereford.
29/09/1979 THE COMET: 4498 Carnforth-York. 4472 York-Guide Bridge.
20/10/1979 THE LEANDER ENTERPRISE: 5690 Carnforth-Leeds, & York-Carnforth. 5690 with 1000 (Compound 4-4-0) Pilot Leeds-Harrogate-York.
29/12/1979 SANTA STEAM SPECIAL: 5690 Carnforth-Seascale. 4498 ..Seascale-Carnforth.
19/01/1980 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 5305 Carnforth-Skipton. 4498 Skipton-Carlisle.
26/01/1980 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 4498 Carlisle-Skipton. 5305 Skipton-Carnforth.
16/02/1980 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 4498 Hellifield-Carlisle.
23/02/1980 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 4498 Carlisle-Skipton. 4472 Skipton-Carnforth.
15/03/1980 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 4472 ..Carnforth-Skipton. 5305 Skipton-Carlisle. 
22/03/1980 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 5305 Carlisle-Skipton. 4472 Skipton-Carnforth.
12/04/1980 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 5305 Carnforth-Skipton. 4472 Skipton-Carlisle.
19/04/1980 THE BLACK COUNTRYMAN: 5000 & 80079 (double heading) Hereford-Chester-Manchester Victoria.
26/04/1980 THE LEANDER LIMITED: 4472 Carnforth-Hellifield & Hellifield-Carnforth. 5690 Hellifield-Carlisle & Carlisle-Hellifield.
03/05/1980 THE MANCUNIAN: 1000 & 4771 (double heading) Leeds-Carnforth. 4498 Carnforth-Hellifield-Manchester Victoria.
05/05/1980 THE ROYAL WESSEX: 1000 & 5690 (double heading) Carnforth-Sellafield. 4771 Sellafield-Carnforth. [booked motive power was 850 & 925)
10/05/1980 DUCHESS COMMEMORATIVE RUNS: 46229 York-Leeds-Harrogate-York (twice)
17/05/1980 THE BRISTOLIAN: 46229 Leeds-Harrogate-York-Leeds, and Leeds-Carnforth (piloted by class 40-fire risk).
21/06/1980 CLAN LINE FAREWELL: 35028 Edge Hill-Manchester Victoria-Chester-Hereford.
29/06/1980 STEAM 150: 6201 Manchester Victoria-Edge Hill-Manchester Victoria.
08/07/1980 CUMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS: 4498 Carnforth-Seascale. 6201 Sellafield-Carnforth.
24/07/1980 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 4498 Carlisle-Skipton. 850 Skipton-Carnforth.
27/07/1980 STEAM 150: 5690 Manchester Victoria-Edge Hill-Manchester Victoria.
05/08/1980 CUMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS: 4472 Carnforth-Ravenglass. 4498 Ravenglass-Carnforth.
10/08/1980 STEAM 150: 5690 Manchester Victoria-Edge Hill-Manchester Victoria.
14/08/1980 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 4498 Carlisle-Skipton. 6201 Skipton-Carnforth.
25/08/1980 LANCASTRIAN NO 2: 850 Carnforth-Seascale. 6201 Sellafield-Carnforth.
02/09/1980 CUMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS: 6201 Carnforth-Ravenglass. 850 Seascale-Carnforth.
04/09/1980 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 6201 Carlisle-Skipton. 850 Skipton-Carnforth.
09/09/1980 CUMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS: 850 Carnforth-Ravenglass. 4498 Sellafield-Carnforth.
11/09/1980 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 850 Carlisle-Skipton. 4498 Skipton-Carnforth.
14/09/1980 JOHN MYNORS MEMORIAL TRAIN: 5051 Didcot-Dorridge & return (visit to Severn Valley Rly) 
27/09/1980 43106 INAUGURAL RUN: 43106 Dorridge-Didcot-Dorridge.
04/10/1980 THE DEESIDE VENTURER): 4930 Newport-Hereford. 6000 Hereford-Chester-Hereford. 4930 Hereford-Newport.
11/10/1980 THE WELSH DRAGON: 5000 & 43106 (double heading) Shrewsbury-Newport-Hereford.
15/11/1980 THE ZENITH: 92220 Didcot-Dorridge. 6000 Shrewsbury-Chester-Shrewsbury. 92220 Saltley-Didcot.
29/11/1980 THE FORTH & TAY EXPRESS: 60009 Edinburgh-Dundee. return Dundee-Edinburgh via Perth & Stirling.
27/12/1980 SANTA STEAM EXPRESS: 850 Carnforth-Seascale. 4472 Seascale-Carnforth.
24/01/1981 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 4767 Carnforth-Hellifield. 850 Hellifield-Carlisle.
31/01/1981 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 850 Carlisle-Hellifield. 4767 Hellifield-Carnforth.
07/02/1981 WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS: 6000 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 5000 Hereford-Newport-Hereford. 
14/02/1981 WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS: 6201 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 4930 Hereford-Newport-Hereford. 
21/02/1981 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 5407 Carnforth-Hellifield. 4767 Hellifield-Carlisle.
28/02/1981 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 4767 Carlisle-Hellifield. 5407 Hellifield-Carnforth.
07/03/1981 WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS: 6201 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 5000 Hereford-Newport-Hereford. 
11/03/1981 TROOPS BY TRAIN: 100th ANNIVERSARY: 850 Liverpool Lime Street-York.
14/03/1981 WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS: 6000 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 4930 Hereford-Newport-Hereford.
21/03/1981 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 850 Carnforth-Hellifield. 46229 Hellifield-Carlisle.
28/03/1981 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 46229 Carlisle-Hellifield. 5407 Hellifield-Carnforth.
11/04/1981 THE FLYING PIG: 43106 Dorridge-Didcot-Dorridge.
18/04/1981 THE STRATHDON EXPRESS: 60009 Edinburgh-Newtonhill [loco failed].
19/04/1981 THE FAIR MAID: 246 Falkirk-Perth-Dundee-Falkirk.
25/04/1981 WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS: 5000 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 6201 Hereford-Newport-Hereford.
02/05/1981 THE PINES EXPRESS: 13809 Guide Bridge-York-Sheffield.
09/05/1981 THE NORTH BRITON: 60009 Mossend-Dundee-Larbert.
10/05/1981 THE NORTH BRITON: 673 & 246 (double heading) Larbert-Edinburgh-Shotts.
13/06/1981 THE CATHEDTALS EXPRESS: 850 Chester-Hereford-Chester [booked motive power was 46229]
30/06/1981 THE NORTH YORKSHIREMAN: 4472 Carnforth-Keighley-Carnforth.
07/07/1981 THE NORTH YORKSHIREMAN: 4498 Carnforth-Keighley-Carnforth.
20/07/1981 HIGHLAND LINE EXCURSION: 5025 Perth-Aviemore-Perth.
28/07/1981 CUMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS: 5407 Carnforth-Ravenglass-Carnforth.
11/08/1981 CUMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS: 4498 Carnforth-Seascale. 4472 Sellafield-Carnforth.
08/09/1981 THE NORTH YORKSHIREMAN: 4498 Carnforth-Keighley-Carnforth.
15/09/1981 THE NORTH YORKSHIREMAN: 5407 Carnforth-Keighley-Carnforth.
26/09/1981 TRANS PENNINE PULLMAN: 4498 Carnforth-Leeds. 5305 Leeds-Northwich.
03/10/1981 THE ANNIVERSARY VENTURER: 5051 Didcot-Dorridge. 6000 Shrewsbury-Newport.
17/10/1981 WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS: 4930 Shrewsbury-Newport-Hereford. 
24/10/1981 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 850 Carnforth-Hellifield. 46229 Hellifield-Carlisle.
31/10/1981 THE WYVERN EXPRESS: 13809 Sheffield-Guide Bridge-Carnforth-Leeds.
07/11/1981 TRANS PENNINE PULLMAN: 2005 Carnforth-Leeds. 850 Leeds--Northwich.
14/11/1981 TRANS PENNINE PULLMAN: 850 Northwich-Leeds. 2005 Leeds-Carnforth.
21/11/1981 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN: 6000 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 7029 Hereford-Newport-Hereford.
28/11/1981 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 34092 Carnforth-Hellifield. 4498 Hellifield-Carlisle.
02/01/1982 SANTA STEAM PULLMAN: 5690 Carnforth-Seascale. 4498 Seascale-Carnforth.
30/01/1982 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN: 5000 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 6201 Hereford-Newport-Hereford.
06/02/1982 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 4498 Carnforth-Hellifield. 34092 Hellifield-Carlisle.
13/02/1982 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 34092 Carlisle-Hellifield. 4498 Hellifield-Carnforth.
27/02/1982 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 46229 Carlisle-Hellifield. 5407 Hellifield-Carnforth.
13/03/1982 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN: 5690 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 5000 Hereford-Newport-Hereford.
27/03/1982 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 13809 Carnforth-Hellifield. 777 & 5407 (double heading) Hellifield-Carlisle.
03/04/1982 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 777 & 5407 (double heading) Carlisle-Hellifield. 13809 Hellifield-Carnforth.
17/04/1982 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN: 92220 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 7812 & 4930 (double heading) Hereford-Newport-Hereford.
24/04/1982 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN: 7812 & 4930 (double heading) Shrewsbury-Hereford. 92220 Hereford-Newport-Hereford.
01/05/1982 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 5407 Carnforth-Hellifield. 34092 Hellifield-Carlisle.
03/05/1982 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 34092 Carlisle-Hellifield. 5407 Hellifield-Carnforth.
22/05/1983 THE SALOPIAN: 92220 Didcot-Dorridge. 7029 Dorridge-Didcot.
19/06/1982 THE SALOPIAN: 7029 Didcot-Dorridge. 92220 Dorridge-Didcot.
28/07/1982 CUMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS: 850 Carnforth-Maryport. 34092 Maryport-Carnforth.
04/08/1982 THE WHITE ROSE: 850 Carnforth-York. 46229 Leeds-Carnforth.
11/08/1982 CUMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS: 4498 Carnforth-Maryport. 46229 Maryport-Carnforth.
18/08/1982 THE WHITE ROSE: 46229 Carnforth-York. 34092 Leeds-Carnforth.
24/08/1982 SCARBOROUGH SPA EXPRESS: 5305 York-Harrogate-Leeds-Scarborough & Scarborough-Leeds-Harrogate-York.
26/08/1982 SCARBOROUGH SPA EXPRESS: 5305 York-Harrogate-Leeds-Scarborough 
29/08/1982 SCARBOROUGH SPA EXPRESS (BR): 777 York-Harrogate-Leeds-Scarborough & Scarborough-Leeds-Harrogate-York.
18/09/1982 THE YORKSHIRE PULLMAN: 777 Hull-Scarborough & Scarborough-Leeds.
09/10/1982 THE DEVONIAN: 5051 Didcot-Stratford-Birmingham Moor St & Birmingham Moor St-Didcot.
23/10/1982 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN: 5000 Hereford-Chester. 46229 Chester-Shrewsbury.
31/10/1982 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN: 46229 Newport-Shrewsbury.
06/11/1982 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN: 46229 Hereford-Chester. 5000 Chester-Shrewsbury.M
04/12/1982 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 777 Carlisle-Hellifield. 5690 Hellifield-Carnforth.
29/12/1982 SANTA STEAM PULLMAN 777 Leeds-Hull-Leeds. 5305 Hull-Scarborough-Hull.
22/01/1983 THE NORTHUMBRIAN PULLMAN: 2005 Middlesborough-Newcastle-Carlisle-Hellifield.
29/01/1983 SLOA AGM SPECIAL: 4472 Carlisle-Blea Moor.
05/02/1983 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 2005 & 5407 (double heading)  Carnforth-Hellifield. 1000 & 5690 (double heading)  Hellifield-Appleby.
12/02/1983 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 1000 & 5690 (double heading) Howes Sdg-Hellifield. 2005 & 5407 (double heading) Hellifield-Carnforth.
19/02/1983 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN: 43106 & 80079 (double heading) Shrewsbury-Hereford. 4930 Hereford-Newport-Hereford.
26/02/1983 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN: 4930 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 43106 & 80079 (double heading) Hereford-Newport-Hereford.
05/03/1983 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN: 5000 Hereford-Chester. 777 Chester-Shrewsbury.
12/03/1983 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 5407 Carnforth-Hellifield. 46229 Hellifield-Carlisle.
19/03/1983 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 46229 Carlisle-Leeds.
02/04/1983 THE YORKSHIRE PULLMAN: 5000 Leeds-Scarborough & Scarborough-Leeds.
09/04/1983 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN: 5051 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 777 Hereford-Newport-Hereford.
16/04/1983 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN: 777 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 5051 Hereford-Newport-Hereford.
23/04/1983 THAMES EDEN PULLMAN: 46229 Carlisle-Leeds. 5305 Leeds-Sheffield.
02/05/1983 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 34092 Carlisle-Hellifield. 13809 Hellifield-Carnforth.
21/05/1983 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN:  92220 Newport-Hereford-Chester.
12/06/1983 THE BRUNEL PULLMAN: 6000 Bristol-Severn Tunnel-Newport-Hereford. 5000 Hereford-Worcester Shrub Hill.
22/06/1983 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 5407 Carnforth-Hellifield. 4472 Hellifield-Carlisle.
06/07/1983 CUMBRIAN COAST PULLMAN: 34092 Carnforth-Sellafield & Sellafield-Carnforth.
13/07/1983 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN: 5051 Hereford-Craven Arms [loco failed]
10/08/1983 WELSH MARCHES PULLMAN: 6000 Hereford-Chester.
14/08/1983 SCARBOROUGH SPA EXPRESS: 92220 York-Harrogate-Leeds-Scarborough & Scarborough-Leeds-Harrogate-York.
24/08/1983 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN PULLMAN: 5407 Carlisle-Hellifield. 5690 Hellifield-Carnforth.
10/09/1983 THE FAIR MAID: 60009 Coatbridge-Perth & Perth-Edinburgh.
14/09/1983 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 850 Carlisle-Hellifield. 5407 Hellifield-Carnforth.
24/09/1983 THE BRISTOLIAN: 6000 Newport-Shrewsbury & Shrewsbury-Newport.
22/10/1983 THE SOU' WESTER EXPRESS: 4472 Annan-Ayr.
29/10/1983 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 5407 Carnforth-Hellifield. 46229 Hellifield-Carlisle.
05/11/1983 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 46229 Carlisle-York.
12/11/1983 THE SOU' WESTER EXPRESS: 4472 Ayr-Dumfries.
10/11/1983 WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS:  850 Newport-Hereford. 6000 Hereford-Shrewsbury-Hereford.
26/11/1983 WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS: 6000 Newport-Hereford. 850 Hereford-Chester.
03/12/1983 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 34092 Leeds-Carlisle.
10/12/1983 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 34092 Carlisle-Hereford. 850 Hellifield-Carnforth.
07/01/1984 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 46229 Howes Sdg-York.
14/01/1984 THE FAIR MAID: 60009 Mossend-Perth & Perth-Edinburgh.
28/01/1984 WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS: 5690 Chester-Hereford-Newport.
04/02/1984 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 44767 Carnforth-Hellifield. 46229 Hellifield-Carlisle.
11/02/1984 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 46229 Carlisle-Hellifield. 44767 Hellifield-Carnforth.
25/02/1984 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 4472 Carnforth-Hellifield. 850 Hellifield-Carlisle.
03/03/1984 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 850 Carlisle-Hellifield. 4472 Hellifield-Carnforth.
10/03/1984 THE SOU' WESTER EXPRESS: 60009 Ayr-Dumfries.
17/03/1984 WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS: 5690 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 5051 Hereford-Newport-Hereford.
24/03/1984 WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS (SLOA): 5051 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 6000 Hereford-Newport-Hereford.
31/03/1984 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 60009 Carlisle-Hellifield. 44767 Hellifield-Carnforth.
21/04/1984 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS (SLOA): 13809 Carnforth-Hellifield. 92220 Hellifield-Carlisle.
23/04/1984 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 92220Carlisle-Hellifield. 44767 Hellifield-Carnforth.
28/04/1984 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 60009 Hellifield-Appleby [loco replaced at Appleby-fire risk]
27/05/1984 THE WEST HIGHLANDER: 5407 Fort William-Mallaig-Fort William (twice)
28/05/1984 THE WEST HIGHLANDER: 673 Fort William-Arisaig-Fort William.
02/06/1984  CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 46229 Hellifield-Carlisle.
09/06/1984 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 46229 Carlisle-Leeds.
02/08/1984 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 850 Carnforth-Hellifield. 46229 Hellifield-Carlisle.
16/08/1984 THE WEST HIGHLANDER: 5407 Fort William-Mallaig-Fort William.
19/08/1984 THE WEST HIGHLANDER: 5407 Fort William-Mallaig-Fort William.
01/09/1984 THE LOCHABER: 673 & 44767 (double heading) Fort William-Mallaig-Fort William.
20/09/1984 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 46229 Carlisle-Hellifield. 4472 Hellifield-Carnforth.
03/11/1984 WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS: 6960 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 6000 Hereford-Newport-Hereford.
10/11/1984 WELSH MARCHES EXPRESS: 35028 Shrewsbury-Hereford. 6960 Hereford-Newport-Hereford.
09/12/1984 CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS: 46229 Carlisle-Leeds.
 
  

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