This classic farewell tour organised by the LCGB and SEG started at Clapham Jn with Hastings sets 1002 and 1032 running via Greenford and Risboro to Aylesbury. I was here to phot the tour which in an action packed half hour saw the sets proceed to Aylesbury North where they were split.
1032 left first for Amersham, Watford Met, Neasden depot and Stanmore on the Piccadilly Line. 1002 followed on the same route 15 minutes later.
The final leg of the now combined tour with 1002 and 1032 featuring in a spectaculary fast Hastings – Charing X , a fitting farewell for the class.
A timeless scene as a class 115 unit arrives from Marylebone from off the Amersham line on May 11th 1986
A busy scene with Hastings units 1002 and 1032 alongside some 115 units at Aylesbury on May 11th 1986
A short burst of sun illuminates 1032 and 1002 as they thump off to Aylesbury North on May 11th 1986
The road is set for 1032 now split from 1002 to thump South to Watford Met and beyond on May 11th 1986
1002 awaits her turn to thump South from Aylesbury on May 11th 1986
1002 thumps past Aylesbury South box bound for Wendover initially on May 11th 1986
Good to advise that mainline tours by preserved Hastings units are still very regular, heres 1001 caught by CR at Bromley North with the Victoria – Bromley leg of the Newhaven Nonsence tour on August 12th 2023
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