Tour of Hope' special 1995

[Barryp39]

Hello i'm looking for some Info about a Rail tour that was run by RES in 1995 called the Roy Castle "Tour of Hope" train. If anyone can remember anything about this like Headcodes Timings Please thank you

 

[JonathanH]

You could purchase this video?
https://www.telerail.co.uk/product/littlewoods-tour-of-hope/

Description
On the 20th July 1995 the second ‘Tour of Hope’ set out from Liverpool on a marathon journey covering some 2,000 miles and visiting ten major centres raising funds for the Roy Castle Cause for Hope Foundation. The tour with Class 47 haulage throughout raised a staggering ‘2.6 million towards the construction of a world research centre into lung cancer. That centre, to be built in Liverpool, along with the charity that supports its construction are all inspired by the remarkable courage of Roy Castle, who in his final weeks fought the disease and travelled with the inaugural 1994 train. This video is a fitting tribute to Roy’s courage and to those who made the 1995 Tour of Hope the success it was.

The story starts at Crewe where Rail Express Systems prepare the locomotives that will haul the train. (Including 47798 Prince William, 47786 Roy Castle, 47785 The Statesman and green 47519). The train is made up of the Statesman luxury Pullman charter fleet and the Railfilms LMS styled Club Saloon along with support from the Waterman Railways AU5 vehicle. The operation of this special train was organised and managed by the Statesman with the much appreciated involvement of Rail Express Systems.

A series of cameras capture the train as it travels around the country providing a very comprehensive coverage of a very special event, including aerial and footplate sequences. Finally on the 23rd July the train, sponsored by Littlewoods, makes its triumphant entrance into London Victoria, – journey’s end, after some 2,000 miles of travel.

‘Much of the camera work is breathtaking.. Superb commentary.’ (Rail Magazine)

 

[yorksrob]

I remember seeing this on the telly !

 

[Barryp39]

You could purchase this video?
https://www.telerail.co.uk/product/littlewoods-tour-of-hope/

Hello and thank you for getting back to me. I have this DVD but does not give much Railway Info sorry to say

 

[strimmer]

Hello i'm looking for some Info about a Rail tour that was run by RES in 1995 called the Roy Castle "Tour of Hope" train. If anyone can remember anything about this like Headcodes Timings Please thank you

Don't know if this is it, found on Six Bells Junction.Very little gen, but it's 47786 "Roy Castle OBE"

Six Bells Junction

www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk

 

[Barryp39]

Don't know if this is it, found on Six Bells Junction.Very little gen, but it's 47786 "Roy Castle OBE"

Six Bells Junction

www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk

Hello and thank you for looking but thats not it i wil keep looking

 

[JonathanH]

The class 47 working list states that the final leg on 23 July 1995 was 1Z91 1625 Brighton to London Victoria worked by 47519 and 47786. However, it doesn't have the other workings.

Class 47 Archives

class47archives.blogspot.com

There are pictures of a Derby to Cardiff and Cardiff to Derby leg on 22 July 1995 on Martin Loader's website here, but no timings or Headcorn information.

47786 Stoke Orchard 22 July 1995

www.hondawanderer.com

47786 Cattybrook 22 July 1995

www.hondawanderer.com

 

[Barryp39]

The class 47 working list states that the final leg on 23 July 1995 was 1Z91 1625 Brighton to London Victoria worked by 47519 and 47786. However, it doesn't have the other workings.

Class 47 Archives

class47archives.blogspot.com

There are pictures of a Derby to Cardiff and Cardiff to Derby leg on 22 July 1995 on Martin Loader's website here, but no timings or Headcorn information.

47786 Stoke Orchard 22 July 1995

www.hondawanderer.com

47786 Cattybrook 22 July 1995

www.hondawanderer.com

Hello and a big thank you for that. I'm now thinking would it had had that headcode all the way round and again thank you sir

 

[61653 HTAFC]

I remember seeing this on the telly !

Me too. Remember Roy joking about how Huddersfield station was boarded up with scaffolding at the time!

 

[JonathanH]

I'm now thinking would it had had that headcode all the way round

I doubt it would have had the same headcode all the way round, since there are good operational reasons to have a different one for each separate leg. In today's context, it seems usual to start with one headcode and then advance by one number on each leg.

 

[yorksrob]

Me too. Remember Roy joking about how Huddersfield station was boarded up with scaffolding at the time!

I remember noting that the train was composed of mk 1's !

 

[stj]

I remember it at Blackpool North

 

[BUTRailcar]

there was more than one of these if I remember rightly. In ways I think it reminds me of the more recent GBRf efforts