40145 Hebden Bridge Rail Tour
1,453 views · Published 29 May 2007 · 0:33 · Indexed 16 October 2026
Channel: johnwantling · 2007 · Travel & Events
This was the Pathfinder 'Retro Retracer' rail tour which ran on a very wet Bank Holiday Monday 28th May 2007. It was a mixed traction tour from Bristol Temple Meads, Birmingham New Street, Worksop, Leeds, Crewe, and then back to Bristol Temple Meads. For two and a half hours Class 40 40145 hauled the tour from Leeds to Crewe, and so here we see the CFPS flagship locomotive motoring through Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire at about 1550 hrs at a speed of approximately 60/70mph and heading towards Copy Pit. This made a rare and extraordinary sight after waiting on the platform for four hours suffering an endless array of diesel multiple units coming and going. The Class 40 Preservation Society engineer Dave Peacock, helped along with his maintenance gang, once again produced a finely-tuned machine fit for any royal occasion.
