5th July 1975
British Rail
(Merrymaker Excursion)
Locos Used | at least 25212, 25299, 31248 & 31264 |
Stock Used | [1] : 4299+4290+3984+9366 [2] : included a Gresley buffet car |
Route : 'Ipswich Portion' & Main Train
Loco(s) | Stock | Booked Route |
31264 | [1] | Ipswich - Stowmarket - Haughley Jn - Bury St. Edmunds - Chippenham Jn - Soham - Ely |
31264 | [1] + [2] | Ely - March - Peterborough - Stamford - Leicester - Hinckley - (via Nuneaton station avoiding line) - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Small Heath South Jn - Tyseley - ??? - Stratford-upon-Avon |
31264 | [1] + [2] | Stratford-upon-Avon - (?reverse of outward route?) - Hickley (1) - Leicester |
25212 + 25299 | [1] + [2] | Leicester - Stamford - Peterborough |
31248 | [1] + [2] | Peterborough - March - Ely |
31248 | [1] | Ely - (reverse of outward route) - Ipswich |
Route : 'Great Yarmouth Portion'
Loco(s) | Stock | Booked Route |
????? | [2] | Great Yarmouth - ??? - Ely |
????? | [2] | Ely - ??? -Great Yarmouth |
Notes :
(1) 31264 suffered a slight coolant system leak, was examined at Hinckley and
subsequently removed at Leicester in favour of the class 25s, which worked to
Peterborough where, owing to an Ipswich driver booked on at Peterborough, a
class 31 replaced them.
(2) Route confirmation required. The Ipswich portion (outward) was recorded as
1Z46 - was this headcode used throughout for the main Train portion also?
Source : Gerald Brown
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gerald Brown)
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Ipswich | 08.10d | 08.17 | 23.18a | 23.20 | |
Stratford-upon-Avon | 13.16a | 13.18 | 18.10d | 18.10 |
Associated E.C.S.
& Light Engine Workings
???? : (31264) : Cambridge to Ipswich
??? : (31264) : Ipswich to Cambridge
Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
Cambridge | ??.??d | ??.??d |
Ipswich | ??.??a | ??.??a |
???? : (31264) : Stratford-upon-Avon to Tyseley
???? : (31264) : Tyseley to Stratford-upon-Avon
Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
Stratford-upon-Avon | ??.??d | ??.??d |
Tyseley | ??.??a | ??.??a |