The Topper Chopper Tour - Onboard Footage - 20308, 20305 and 37419
The tour departed Crewe at 10:05, 5 Minutets late working the first leg of the journey - 1Z20 Crewe-Clitheroe Castle Cement". This leg of the journey contained the rare track of Middlewich, a freight only section of track from Sandbach and Northwich. It also contained the Todmorden Curve, which was very exciting for the older vegetables.
The second leg of the journey, 1Z21 Clitheroe Castle Cement - Kirkby, was mostly lead by Class 37, 37419 which took us to Kirkby via Wigan Wallgate and Rainford.
The 3rd leg of the Journey was the final leg, 1Z22 Kirkby-Crewe. Thie lead us through Springs Branch Depot, And the Royal Mail Terminal at Warrington.
This video captures onboard footage from a special rail tour operated by Direct Rail Services (DRS) in May 2014. The journey included services with DRS Class 20 locomotives 20305 and 20308, along with Class 37 locomotive 37419. The route covered sections between Crewe, Clitheroe, Kirkby, and other locations including Sandbach, Northwich, and Rainford. The tour featured rare track segments such as the Middlewich freight line and Todmorden Curve.
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