26th September 1981

British Rail
(Merrymaker Excursion)

Locos Used 33021, 33108, 40050, 47237, 50013, 73112 & 86329

Route :

Loco Route
33108 Portsmouth Harbour - Guildford - Mitre Bridge Jn
86329 Mitre Bridge Jn - (via WCML) - Preston
40050 Preston - Blackpool
47237 Blackpool - Preston
86329 Preston - (via WCML) - Mitre Bridge Jn
50013 Mitre Bridge Jn - London Waterloo
73112 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction
33021 Clapham Junction - Guildford - Portsmouth Harbour

Notes :
(1) Why this train was sent into Waterloo (involving two additional loco movements) was never established. Being an early Sunday morning, possibly track works were in progress somewhere, but this was never verified.

Source : Graham Callaway

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