20th - 21st September 1980
British Rail (W.R.)
(Merrymaker Excursion - Blackpool Illuminations)
Locos Used | ????? |
Route :
Loco(s) | Route |
????? | Slough - Oxford - Coventry - Crewe - Preston - Blackpool North |
????? | Blackpool North - Preston - Manchester - Crewe - Willesden - Acton - Slough - Oxford |
Notes :
(1) Train departed Blackpool late on Saturday evening, returning to the drop off
points in the early hours of the Sunday.
Source : Alan Freer
Timings (Booked Only)
Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
Slough | 09.12d | 04.11a |
Reading | 09.27d | 04.32a |
Didcot | 09.43d | 04.50a |
Blackpool North | 14.17a | 22.25d |