11th March 1972

B.R.
(Mystery Excursion)

Locos Used 11 & E3073
Stock Used load 12

Route :

Loco(s) Route
E3073 Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Macclesfield - Stoke-on-Trent - Stone - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street
11 Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Longbridge - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Exeter Central
11 Exeter Central - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham New Street
E3073 Birmingham New Street - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Piccadilly

Source : Peter Johnson (joined/left the train at Stockport)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Peter Johnson)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Manchester Piccadilly 08.10d ?   ? ?
Stockport ??.??a ~ ??.??d ??.?? ~ 08.30   ? 23.55 ~ ??.??
Macclesfield ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?   ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?
Birmingham New Street ??L??a ~ ??L??d ?   ??L??a ~ ??L??d ?
Exeter Central ? ?   17.55d 17.56


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