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Manchester Rail Travel Society

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[[File: 47383_20131006.jpg |thumb|300px|right| 47383 at Highley]]
The Manchester Rail Travel Society owns [[LMS Jinty 47383]].
The ==History==A group of enthusiasts formed the Manchester Rail Travel Society (MRTS) in 1966 with the intention of acquiring a 'Jinty', the LMS standard shunting tank locomotive. To raise funds, the MRTS promoted a number of 'end of steam' railtours such as the 'Lancs & Yorks Rambler / The Mancunian' on 25th November 1967 <ref>[http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/671125_1.html www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk]</ref> rail tours, and also co-promoted others four rail tours in conjunction with the emergent Severn Valley Railway Society, such as the 'Farewell to B.R. Steam' on 28th July 1968 <refname = "SB9">[http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/680728ct.html www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk]SVR Stock Book 9th Edition</ref> and 'North West Tour' on 27th April Two of the joint rail tours in 1968 were hauled by [[LMS Stanier 8F 48773]], then still a BR-owned locomotive.<ref>[http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/680427sv.html www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk]SVR News 11</ref>
As a result of this relationship, 47383 became the 5th locomotive to join the SVR, arriving by road from Blackwell A Winning Colliery in May 1968 some two years before the official opening.<ref name = "SB9"/>
 
==List of rail tours organised by the MRTS==
The following rail tours were organised by the MRTS. Links are included to tour details on Six Bells Junction.
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Date!!Tour name !! Route (steam only) !! Notes !! Web !!SVR News
|-
|25 Nov 1967||Lancs & Yorks Rambler / Mancunian || Round tour from Leeds|| 60019 Bittern || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/671125_1.html SBJ]||
|-
|27 Apr 1968|| North West Tour || Stockport - Liverpool || 6 steam locos used.|| [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/680427sv.html SBJ]||
|-
|28 Jul 1968|| Farewell to B.R. Steam || Round tour from Manchester Vic. || 6 steam locos used.<br>48773 worked Rose Grove to Manchester via Copy Pit || [http://www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/60s/680728ct.html SBJ]||
|-
|}
==See also==
[[List of preservation groups]]
 
==References ==
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