42. A right royal affair-30.06.22

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Getting gen on the Royal Train is always a bit hit and miss with it not appearing on RTT (and other sites). It is usually down to somebody in the know posting something and keeping a close eye on OpenTrainTimes where it does appear once underway. This is exactly what I did on this Thursday morning enabling me to pop out and see it passing Roade heading for Scotland from its base at Wolverton.
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67006 & 67007, 08.48 Wolverton Centre Sidings-Scotland (1Z64), site of Roade station 
 Having departed from its home base at Wolverton Works the Royal Train passes through Roade on the down fast line led by 67006 'Royal Sovereign'. The recently repainted 67007 was bringing up the rear of the train that was travelling empty, apart from an entourage of staff, to Scotland to collect the Royal Family and take them south, via a nighttime layover in Whitemore Yard (nice!) to King's Lyn for Sandringham. 
 Keywords: 67006 67007 08.48 Wolverton Centre Sidings-Scotland 1Z64 site of Roade station Royal Sovereign
67007, 08.48 Wolverton Centre Sidings-Scotland (1Z64), site of Roade station 
 With two dedicated Class 67s available to haul the Royal Train (67005 'Queen's Messenger' and 67006 'Royal Sovereign') somebody decided that the recently repainted 67007 should operate the train on this occasion! Close examination of the rather garish locomotive here seen at the rear of the train, with 67006 hauling out of sight on the front, reveals the Royal crest and the words 'Celebrating Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee 1952-2022'. The train was running empty to Scotland to collect the Royals and to then take them to King's Lynn the next day for their summer break at Sandringham. Running as 1Z64 I was not able to ascertain where exactly in Scotland the train was heading with no published information and a dearth of posts from observers! 
 Keywords: 67007 08.48 Wolverton Centre Sidings-Scotland 1Z64 site of Roade station

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