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Passenger Carrying Coaches
Fifteen Guinea Special
(11th August 1968)
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The Fifteen Guinea Special passing Spring
Vale on Sunday, 11th August 1968 At the time this was British
Rail’s last main line steam train, the Fifteen Guinea Special running from
Liverpool to Carlisle via Manchester On the leg from Carlisle to Manchester (via
the Settle and Carlisle line) the train was hauled by Stanier Black 5 locos
44871 and 44781. |
End of Steam’s
Fifteen Guinea Special
Coaching Stock
To commemorate the end of steam on British Rail the
11th August 1968 saw the ‘Fifteen Guinea Special’ excursion; the
last main-line passenger train to be hauled by steam (running from Liverpool to
Carlisle via Manchester) before the next day’s steam ban came into force.
Running as 1T57, its BR Mark 1 carriage formation
demonstrated some interesting livery differences as follows.
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Coach |
Diag. No. |
Number |
Livery |
UIC marking |
Bogies |
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BSO |
183 |
E9223 |
Maroon (black ends) |
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Mk1 |
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TSO |
89 |
M4995 |
Blue /Grey |
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Commonwealth |
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RK |
702 |
M80037 |
Blue /Grey |
Red ‘catering’ band |
B5 |
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TSO |
89 |
M4933 |
Blue /Grey |
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Commonwealth |
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TSO |
89 |
M4943 |
Maroon (ends unknown) |
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Commonwealth |
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TSO |
93 |
E4497 |
Blue /Grey |
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Mk1 |
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TSO |
89 |
M4937 |
Blue /Grey |
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Commonwealth |
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RK |
702 |
M80028 |
Blue /Grey |
(No red ‘catering’ band) |
B5 |
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TSO |
93 |
E4288 |
Blue /Grey |
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Mk1 |
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BSO |
183 |
E9253 |
Maroon (maroon ends) |
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Mk1 |
Motive
power used was 45110, 70013, 44781 and 44871.
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Prepared
by railway historian Colin Watts with thanks to historical author Mike King and
the works of David Gould. This page may be subject to updates and corrections
as further information becomes available. |
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Recommended reading is as follows: |
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British Railways Mk1 Coaches |
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