Lord Dowding for the first football special steam train since 1967!
On Sunday 15th May, on what will be her inaugral main line run after a year and a half long overhaul, our newly restored Battle of Britain Class Lord Dowding will a haul very special service from London to Southampton for Crystal Palace FC’s final league game of the season.
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Lord Dowding
Lord Dowding is a member of the Battle of Britain Class and is named after Air Chief Marshall Dowding who is credited with having played a crucial role in Britain's aerial defence early in WWII.
This will be the locomotives first public run after a 1½ year long overhaul and your first chance to see the engine on the main line, taking part in a unique and exciting event.
According to our research this is the first steam hauled football excursion train in 49 years. The last took place on 26th December 1967 when a special ran from Carlisle to Blackpool!
First Crystal Palace Steam Train in 52 years!
Thanks to some more amazing research, we believe the last time Crystal Palace F.C. organised a special excursion from London to Southampton was November 7th 1964. This was for a league division two match that CPFC won 1 - 0, so we've got fingers crossed for a repeat scoreline!
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Clapham Junction, Selhurst and West Croydon to Southampton.
