87002 first railtour from Birmingham to Glasgow

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15th October 2008

87002 “Royal Sovereign”, worked its first special in preservation the Wednesday 15th October 2008 1Z87 07:26 Birmingham (International) – Glasgow (Central), Spitfire Railtours “The Electric Scot Tribute”, 57601 on rear stock Mk2e/Mk3s in Blue/Grey The Special was due to return south as 1Z88 18:27 Glasgow Central – Birmingham International but on the stopover at Polmodie depot the battery charger on 87002 failed with a small fire. This meant all the tour participants had to travel by service train to Motherwell to continue with the special hauled by 57601

47802 “Pride of Cumbria” ,47501 “Craftman” 3S10 11:24 Nunthorpe - Carlisle RHTT at Carlisle 14th October 2008 1280x853 Buy Print	87002 “Royal Sovereign”,57601 1Z87 07:26 Birmingham (International) – Glasgow (Central), Spitfire Railtours “The Electric Scot Tribute”, 57601 on rear stock Mk2e/Mk3s in Blue/Grey The Special was due to return south as 1Z88 18:27 Glasgow Central – Birmingham International but on the stopover at Polmodie depot the battery charger on 87002 failed with a small fire. This meant all the tour participants had to travel by service train to Motherwell to continue with the special hauled by 57601 1280x853 Buy Print	Blue Grey like the 1970s part 1 1280x853 Buy Print	Black and white study 1 1280x853 Buy Print
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