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‘Great Britain XII’ falls at last hurdle

THE 12th in the series of Railway Touring Company ‘Great Britain’ steam tours ran very much according to plan for the first four days from Paddington to Plymouth and on through the Welsh borders and over Shap and Beattock to Edinburgh.

A highlight of the tour for many was the return of No. 60009 to its old stamping ground on the Aberdeen line. The A4 and ‘Number Nine’ was all set to go on Wednesday, May 1 after double-heading with LMS ‘Black Five’No. 44871 on the leg from Preston the previous day.

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