BLS "Conwy Cat", 13th June 2019
Only a few days after the "Sunday Yicker" tour, the "Conwy Cat" was another venture by the Branch Line Society, utilising the stock for the "Three Peaks Challenge by Rail" starting later the same day and raising funds for the Railway Children charity. Run in association with Direct Rail Services, Riviera Trains and Network Rail it was another excellent day out, even though things did not go to plan and part of the tour's itinerary had to be abandoned due to technical reasons. As ever, a few shots to start with, more to add in due course.
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BLS "Conwy Cat", 66429, 5Z74, Crewe Platform 12, 13th June 2019
DRS 66429 leads 5Z74, the 06:00 ECS move from Burton-on-Trent Wetmore Sidings to Crewe, to form 1Z74, the 08:19 to Liverpool Lime Street as the first leg of the BLS "Conwy Cat" tour, the cat in question being 68023 "Achilles" on the rear of the train. it is arriving at 07:43½ on Thursday 13th June 2019, five minutes down, utilising the stock for the "Three Peaks Challenge by Rail" operating from Crewe later in the day. Digital Image No. IGMP48998.
