10th October 1980

British Rail
(Merrymaker Excursion)

Loco Used class 47

Route :

Loco Route
class 47 (??? - ) Leeds - Skipton - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle - Larkfield Jn - Shields Jn - Gourock
class 47 Gourock - (?reverse of outward route?) - Carlisle - Carnforth
class 47 Carnforth - Settle Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Leeds ( - ???)

Notes :
(1) Andrew Spencer comments: I think that the excursion connected with a sail on a Clyde steamer but I didn’t travel on that.

Source : Andrew Spencer (on outward leg from Leeds to Gourock/return leg from Carlisle to Leeds)
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