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Over the weekend of April 5th, 1973, the Wirral Railway

Circle ran two extremely ambitious railtours to Scotland. Both left from Crewe, one went to Mallaig and the other to Kyle of Lochalsh. The passengers for each were exchanged mid-journey by means of ferries between the two destinations. However, such was the length of the down train to Mallaig and need to detach restaurant and sleeping cars for reattachment to the evening return train that a very complicated shunting session was accomplished at Fort William and here two Sulzer Type 2 Class 26s and an English Electric Type 3 class 37 are caught during the movements with train Guard and rail staff supervising.