markindurham
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It was a 124 set in 1972/3/4 - I travelled in it on occasion. I have often wondered why a 124 set was on that particular working - your post makes perfect sense.One we don't seem to have mentioned, from the late 1960s for some time there was a Trans-Pennine 123 set, presumably spare, assigned to an about 17.30 train from Manchester Victoria to Blackpool South. This followed complaints (apparently a lot) from the Manchester-commuting patrons of South Shore, Lytham, etc, whose equivalent Club Train, Black 5 hauled, had been replaced by the motley 6 or 8 car combinations of various low density dmus on the route. Someone will know better what its overall roster was and thus how it got there.
What a shame that the Southport 'Club Train' from Man Vic wasn't similarly replaced - but at least many Man Vic - Southport services were operated by Calder Valley (Class 110) sets...
Mark