Back to "The Railtour Files"3rd & 4th September 1976
British Rail
(Merrymaker Excursion)
| Loco(s) Used | at least 47006 |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 47006 | ??? - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley |
| ????? | Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Spalding - Cambridge |
| ????? | Cambridge - Bury St Edmunds - ?Ipswich? |
Notes :
(1) Further details required. Gerald Brown comments: This train originated in
East Anglia and ran with portions, joining up (at ???) for the onward run to
Edinburgh. 47006 headed the train (from ???) to Edinburgh via Peterborough and
Newcastle. I assume 47006 worked back. The return journey as far as Bury St
Edmunds was via Newcastle, Doncaster, Spalding and Cambridge where reversal was
required around 10.00 on the Sunday. Stock of the Ipswich? portion was at least
E4648, E4449 & E21262.