23rd October 1982

British Rail (East Midlands)
(Merrymaker Excursion)

Loco Used 45132
Stock Used 35477+4960+4420+4966+13333+16121+1863+24683+25817+26018+24859+4977+35322

Route : 1Z11 throughout

Loco Route
45132 Leicester - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Trent East Jn - Beeston - Nottingham
45132 Nottingham - Beeston - Meadow Lane Jn - (via Toton Goods flyover line) - Toton Centre - Trowell Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Rotherham Masborough - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
45132 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Sheffield
45132 Sheffield - Darnall - Beighton Jn - Tapton Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Trowell Jn - Lenton North Jn - Nottingham
45132 Nottingham - (reverse of outward route) (2) - Leicester

Notes :
(1) Howard Parker comments: A DMU connecting service ran from Burton on Trent calling at Derby and Long Eaton to Nottingham. Berwick was advertised as an alternative destination. The short stop at Attercliffe Road was because a door had been noted as not properly closed (i.e. on the safety catch) when leaving Sheffield. Locos noted on the push-pull service to Glasgow Queen St were 47705, 47708, 47711 & 47712 and on the Dundee locals were 27018, 27037, 27102, 47189 & 47417.
(2) Howard Parker comments: the extended journey time between Loughborough and Leicester on the return was due to engineering work on the fast lines. The train reversed onto the up slow line at Loughborough and rejoined the up main line at Syston South Jn.


Howard Parker's ticket for the tour.

Sources : Adrian Nicholls (joined the train at Nottingham), Andy Sales (on the train throughout)
& Howard Parker (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Leicester 06.50d 06.50   00.43a 01.02
Loughborough ? 07.05 ~ 07.07   ? 00.28 ~ 00.31
Nottingham ??c?? ~ ??c?? 07.32 ~ 07.40   ? 00.00 ~ 00.11
Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway ? 08.17 ~ 08.21   ? 23.30 ~ 23.33
Chesterfield ? 08/32   ? 23/17
Sheffield ??c?? ~ ??c?? 08.40 ~ 09.00   ??c?? ~ ??c?? 22.39 ~ 22.49
Attercliffe Road ? 09.02 ~ 09.17   ? ?
Pontefract Baghill ? 09/54   ? ?
York ? 10.20 ~ 10.22   ??c?? ~ ??c?? 21.24 ~ 21.28
Darlington ? 11/09   ? 20/50
Durham ? 11/27   ? 20/32
Newcastle ??c?? ~ ??c?? 11.41 ~ 11.43   ??c?? ~ ??c?? 20.12 ~ 20.17
Morpeth ? 12/02   ? ?
Berwick-upon-Tweed ??.??a ~ ??.??d 12.51 ~ 12.53   ??.??a ~ ??.??d 19.05 ~ 19.07
Edinburgh Waverley 13.20a 13.42   18.05d 18.11


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