BRITISH RAIL TOURS
Pictures in this gallery are of tickets for enthusiast rail tours of various sorts, including photographs, programmes, brochures and flyers where I have them. I have attempted to differentiate them into enthusiast specials and trains that were mere excursions of interest to the general public as well, probably not entirely successfully! These pictures are published for pleasure/information/research purposes only and are not for sale or copy under any circumstances. Information in captions has been researched as thoroughly as possible but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
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RAIL TOUR - 'SOUTHEND CENTENARY SPECIAL' - RCTS - Run on March 11th, 1956, to celebrate the centenary of the Fenchurch Street - Southend line, the tour was hauled throughout by Whitelegg LTSR Class 79 4-4-2T No.80 THUNDERSLEY, restored to LTSR livery, which was withdrawn just 3 months later and preserved. The route taken was as follows:-
Bishopsgate Goods - Bethnal Green - Stratford - Forest Gate - Barking - Rainham - Tilbury Town - Pitsea - Southend Central - Shoeburyness - (reverse of outward route) - Pitsea - Laindon - Upminster - Barking - West Ham - Gas Factory Jn - London Fenchurch Street