19th April 1981

British Rail
(Merrymaker Excursion)

Loco Used 47033
Stock Used Mark 1 (?) rake

Route :

Loco Route
47033 (?London Paddington - ) Reading - ??? - Tyseley - (via Nuneaton Flyover?) - Leicester - Loughborough - ??? - York
47033 York - ??? - Reading ( - London Paddington?)

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required. Laurence Hynes comments: This tour took around 11 hours to get from Reading to York and back, if I remember rightly. I remember it seemed to take a particularly long time getting there (due to an indirect route).

Source : Laurence Hynes (joined/left the train at Reading)
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