Back to "The Railtour Files"7th - 8th September 1985
British Rail
(Merrymaker Special)
| Locos Used | 47277, 47445, 47521, ?50006?, 85002 & 85037 |
Route : 1Z40 throughout
| Date | Loco(s) | Route |
| 07/09 | ?50006? | 05.00 Exeter St Davids - Yeovil Junction - Yeovil Pen Mill - Castle Cary - Westbury - Bath Spa - Dr Days Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street |
| 07/09 | 85002 | Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton - Stafford - (via WCML) - Carstairs |
| 07/09 | 47277 | Carstairs - Edinburgh Waverley |
| 07/09-08/09 | 47521 | 23.03 Edinburgh Waverley - (via Carstairs avoiding line) - Carlisle |
| 08/09 | 85037 | Carlisle - (via WCML) - Preston |
| 08/09 | 47445 (1) | Preston - Wigan North Western - Golborne Jn - Parkside East Jn - Eccles - Castlefield Jn - Deansgate - Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Crewe |
| 08/09 | 85037 | Crewe - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Bescot - Aston - Birmingham New Street |
| 08/09 | ?50006? | Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Bromsgrove - Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Exeter St Davids |
Notes :
(1) plus 85037 dead-in-tow.
(2) Peter White says the 50 then went on to take a football special to Plymouth
and back (confirmation/route for the "footex" is also required).
Source :
Peter White (on the train throughout)
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