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BLS charity tour to explore Yorkshire freight lines with Colas and WCRC ’37s’

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NO FEWER than four rarely visited freight installations in Yorkshire will be explored by the Branch Line Society (BLS) on July 20. 

The ‘Luca Pezzulo Express’ is operated by West Coast Railways, and powered in top-and-tail formation by WCRC and Colas Rail Class 37s.

March 24 saw a rare outing in the north for Swanage-based BRCW Type 3 No. D6515 Lt Jenny Lewis RN, when it powered the Branch Line Society’s ‘Ruby Vampire 2’ tour around north-west England with West Coast Railways’ No. 33029. The pair pass Wyke Champflower, near Castle Cary, on March 23, working north from Weymouth to Crewe, with No. 47851 attached at the rear of the train. MARK PIKE

It will raise funds for Martin House Hospice, which provides care for children with
life-shortening conditions. 

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