Who would have thought it back in August 1968 as a nineteen year old, and very privileged to be a passenger on what would soon be dubbed “The Fifteen Guinea Special”, 50 years to the day later, as a 69 year old, I would be once again heading towards Carlisle, albeit with our steam locomotive, one of six surviving class A4 Pacifics No. 60009 “Union of South Africa”, assisted by a class 66 diesel. I am one of just three people on today’s train who were on that much written about train of 11/8/68. Like me, they will have been young at the time!
David's Cruise 
Very good memorabilia David!
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