17. The John Mynors Memorial & Rocket 150-14.09.80

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A double bubble day! Firstly, on our drive north, we stopped off to see the passage of The John Mynors Memorial charter that we also managed to get on the return in the evening. In the middle of the day, we headed back to Manchester for one of the final Rocket 150 events to see the passage of a replica commemorative train from Liverpool to Manchester with three carriages full of various cheering and waving dignitaries dressed in period costume.
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1. The John Mynors Memorial, morning and evening We managed to catch The John Mynors Memorial Train hauled by ex GWR 5051 ‘Drysllwyn Castle’ twice in the morning on its outward run from Paddington to Bridgnorth (5051 removed and reattached at Dorridge). We also saw it in the darkness on its return just south of Birmingham at Dorridge.
We managed to catch The John Mynors Memorial Train hauled by ex GWR 5051 ‘Drysllwyn Castle’ twice in the morning on its outward run from Paddington to Bridgnorth (5051 removed and reattached at Dorridge). We also saw it in the darkness on its return just south of Birmingham at Dorridge.
2. Rocket 150, middle of the day A dash to manchester from the Midlands in Mike's Ford Fiesta to capture the historic passage of a replica train hauled by the 1838 'Lion'.
A dash to manchester from the Midlands in Mike's Ford Fiesta to capture the historic passage of a replica train hauled by the 1838 'Lion'.
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