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The Getting Wet Round Britian tour
Day 1 - Cathiron
Monday, 23rd August, 2004

First port of call on the tour was Cathiron just outside Rugby. Sadly the weather was not on my side and I had to rush back to the car on a number of occasions. Missing blue 87001 in the process.
390026 Virgin Stagecoach390026 heads north through Cathiron
390022 390022 ambles north through Cathiron
82000 82xxx leads a Euston bound service though Cathiron
87019 87019 brings up the rear
66602 66602 trundles light engine towards Nuneaton
390003 390003 northbound
92036 Bertolt Brecht92036 with a freight
92036 Bertolt Brecht92036 with a freight
390041 City of Chester390041 works towards Euston
82131 82131 leading a Euston Bound Service
87032 Winston ChurchillWith 87032 on the rear
390042 390042 heading north
47829 A freightliner convoy heads towards Rugby - 47829+90048+90050
82111 82111 on the rear
60084 Cross FellAn unexpected surprise, especially as I was walking back to the car, 60084 with the 6H55 Bletchley-Peak Forest empty RMC hoppers. Oddly running on a Monday as opposed to the usual Tuesday or Thursday.

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