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Railtour Traction 1980s & 1990s

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Whistler40145

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Does anyone have memories of Railtours in the 1980s & 1990s if they were booked for non-specified traction & some surprises produced?

Also, what's the most & best variety you have had on a Railtour?
 
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Also, what's the most & best variety you have had on a Railtour?

There were loads of 'Spin & Win' tours in the 1990s where 7 or 8 classes of loco weren't unheard of. The 'Sector Swansong' railtour on 2nd April 1994 managed 10 classes of loco.

Class 20 - 20075+20187
Class 31 - 31105+31107
Class 33 - 33030
Class 37 - 37675
Class 47 - 47636 and 47823
Class 56 - 56106
Class 58 - 58037
Class 60 - 60098
Class 73 - 73141
Class 86 - 86613+86627
 

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I was on The Sector Swansong.

Two things I remember, the 33 & 73 couldn't work in multiple, so one loco was dead.

Also, 31434 should have worked in multiple with 37675, but was failed by Crewe Diesel Depot.
 
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