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B.R.
(Merrymaker Special)
| Loco Used | 45064 |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 45064 | St Pancras, Leicester, Sheets Stores Jct, Burton, Birmingham, Worcester, Hereford. |
| 45064 | Hereford, Worcester, Birmingham, Burton, Sheet Stores Jct, Leicester, St Pancras. |
Notes :
The return to St Pancras was about three hours late
due to mechanical problems with the Peak. The original route was
to use the Leicester - Nuneaton - Water Orton line, but a bridge
at Hinckley was seriously damaged by a road vehicle several days
previously.
Source : David Hills (compiled from contemporary
reports)
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