11th October 1980

British Rail
(Merrymaker Excursion)

Loco Used 45020

Route :

Loco Route
45020 Sheffield – Chesterfield – Burton-on Trent – Tamworth – Landor Street Jn – St. Andrews Jn – Camp Hill – Kings Norton – Bromsgrove – Cheltenham – Bristol Temple Meads – Taunton – Exeter St Davids – Torquay – Paignton
45020 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Sheffield

Source : Bob Peach (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Bob Peach)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Sheffield 07.23d 22.58a
Dore 07/30 22/50
Dronfield 07/34 22/47
Chesterfield 07.39a ~ 07.41d 22.38a ~ 22.40d
Clay Cross Jn 07/47 22/34
Ambergate Jn 07/57 22/22
Derby 08/12 22/11
Burton-on-Trent 08/25 21/51
Tamworth HL 08/36 21/39
Water Orton 08/48 21/31
Landor Street Jn 08c59a ~ 09c01d 21c22a ~ 21c24d
St Andrews Jn 09/03 21/20
Camp Hill 09/06 21/18
King's Norton 09/12 21/10
Barnt Green 09/18 21/05
Bromsgrove 09/21 20/58
Stoke Works Jn 09/23 20/56
Abbotswood Jn 09/31 20/48
Ashchurch 09/38 20/41
Cheltenham Spa 09/44 20/34
Gloucester Yard Jn 09/53 20/25
Standish Jn 10/00 20/17
Charfield 10/10 20/07
Westerleigh Jn 10/21 19/59
Bristol Parkway 10/26 19/54
Bristol Temple Meads 10c40a ~ 10c42d 19c42a ~ 19c44d
Worle Jn 10/58 19/27
Uphill Jn 11/00 19/25
Bridgwater 11/10 19/15
Taunton 11/24 19/04
Whiteball Tunnel 11/34 18/54
Exeter St Davids 11c53a ~ 11c54d 18c31a ~ 18c33d
Dawlish 12/05 18/21
Newton Abbot 12/17 18/11
Torquay 12.27a ~ 12.29d 17.59a ~ 18.01d
Paignton 12.33a 17.55d


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