Back to "The Railtour Files - 1977"1st October 1977
B.R.
(Merrymaker Excursion)
| Locos Used | at least 47162 |
| Stock Used | rake including 4889 & 4702 |
Route :
| Train | Loco(s) | Route |
| portion | ????? | Norwich - Ely |
| portion | 47162 | Ipswich - Ely |
| combined | 47162 | Ely - Peterborough - Doncaster - Hare Park Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Hebden Bridge - Blackburn - Preston - Blackpool North |
| combined | 47162 | Blackpool North - (reverse of outward route) - Hare Park Jn - Sheffield - Trowell Jn - Toton - Leicester - Cricklewood - Gospel Oak - South Tottenham Jn - Stratford - Norwich |
Notes :
(1) Engineering works prevented return via ECML.
Train was delayed at Cricklewood awaiting guard.
Source : Alan Chilestone
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