Timings (?Booked or Actual?)
(from Phil Bell)
29th September - 1st October 1972
British Rail
(Merrymaker Excursion)
| Locos Used | at least 207, 1754, E3149 & E3173 |
| Stock Used | ??? |
Route :
1Z80 : Harrow & Wealdstone to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z?? : Edinburgh Waverley to Harrow & Wealdstone
| Date | Loco(s) | Route |
| 29/09-30/09 | E3173 | Harrow & Wealdstone - (via WCML, ??? & Trent Valley) - ?Farington Jn? |
| 30/09 | ???? | ?Farington Jn? - Lostock Hall Jn - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle - (via WCML) - ?(reversal at Carstairs)? - ??? - Edinburgh Waverley |
| 30/09-01/10 | 207 | Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Farington Jn |
| 01/10 | E3149 | Farington Jn - (via WCML) - Stafford |
| 01/10 | 1754 + E3149 | Stafford - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Bescot - Perry Barr North Jn - ??? - Stechford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Rugby |
| 01/10 | E3149 | Rugby - (via WCML, ???) - Harrow & Wealdstone |
Notes :
(1) Tour had been postponed from 12th May 1972 for reason(s) unknown.
Source : Phil Bell
Timings (?Booked or Actual?)
(from Phil Bell)
| Location | ?Booked or Actual? (out) | ?Booked or Actual? (rtn) |
| Harrow & Wealdstone | 23.05d | ? |
| Edinburgh Waverley | ??.??a | 23.08d |
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