TO END a successful year, SaphosTrains placed its recent acquisition, B 1 4-6-0 No. 61306 Mayflower, at the head of its last tour of the year, the‘Pennine Moors Christmas Cracker’on December 21.
It was the B1’s first outing under new ownership following its purchase from former Steam Dreams supremo David Buck and with its newly fitted air-pump.
The trip started from Leicester with 10 coaches, top-and-tailed by Locomotive Services Ltd’s Class 47s D1935 and D1924. Departure was two minutes late at
