Back to "The Railtour Files"25th August 1981
British Rail
(Merrymaker Excursion)
| Locos Used | at least 25274, 25280, 45049 & 47147 |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 47147 | Ealing Broadway - ??? - Burton-on-Trent - ??? (1) |
| 25274 + 25280 (2) | ??? - Nottingham |
| 45049 | Nottingham - Skegness |
| 45049 | Skegness - Nottingham |
| 47147 | Nottingham - ??? - Water Orton - ??? (3) |
| ????? (4) | ??? - Saltley |
| 47??? (5) | Saltley - ??? - Ealing Broadway |
Notes :
(1) 47147 failed "just beyond Burton-on-Trent".
(2) Plus 47147 dead-in-tow.
(3) 47147 failed (again!) "just before Saltley".
(4) Train propelled by following coal train, hauled by an unidentified Peak (class
44, 45 or 46).
(5) Believed to have been plus 47147 dead-in-tow but confirmation required.
Source : John Gardner
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