Back to "The Railtour
Files - 1976"17th January 1976
British Rail
(Merrymaker Excursion)
| Locos Used | 40023, 40028, 40048, 82003 & 86003 |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 86003 | Euston - ??? - Crewe - Stockport |
| 40023 | Stockport - Heaton Norris Jn - OA & GB Jn - Ashton - Stalybridge - Diggle - Standedge Tunnel |
| 40028 | Standedge Tunnel - Huddersfield - Leeds |
| 40048 | Leeds - Harrogate - York - Leeds - Diggle - Stalybridge - Ashton - Stockport |
| 82003 | Stockport - ??? - Crewe - ??? - Euston |
Notes :
(1)
40023 failed in Standedge Tunnel, help arrived within
the hour in the shape of 40028.
Source : David Hills (compiled from contemporary
reports)
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