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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