A4 60019 “Bittern” is no longer coming through through Milton this Saturday (22/5). The charter train operator’s
website explains why:
WE ARE VERY SORRY, BUT AS A RESULT OF LINESIDE FIRES APPARENTLY CAUSED BY
60019 ‘BITTERN’ ON A TOUR TODAY (THURSDAY) AND ON OTHER VERY RECENT OUTINGS
WITH THIS LOCO, NETWORK RAIL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FIRE BRIGADE HAVE
ADVISED US THAT SATURDAY’S TOUR CANNOT RUN, ESPECIALLY AS THE WEATHER IS
FORECAST TO GET HOTTER AND DRIER BY THE WEEKEND.