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Originally Posted by ntloop
I was wondering if anyone knows when the "boat trains" from Manchester Piccadilly to Harwich ceased to operate. I remember as a spotter in the mid 60s traveling on this train, always behind a class 37, from Piccadilly to the first stop at Guide bridge.
For some reason i was suprised to see a photo on a website recently that showed this train still running in 1980, with a class 45 this time.
Did these trains cease with the clousure of the woodhead tunnel? Does anyone know when the train first started and when it finished?
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traveled on it in 1980s usally a class 40 but it then ran via edale 37 also worked on it a change off power was made at sheffield 47 worked the last trains befoere route change to west coast