17th October 1981

B.R.
(Merrymaker Excursion)

Locos Used 45042, 83010, 85021, others

Route : 1Z70 throughout

Loco Route
83010 Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Macclesfield (1)
85021 Macclesfield - Stoke - Nuneaton
45042 Nuneaton - Leicester - Peterborough - Ely - Cambridge
(2) ????? Cambridge - Manchester Piccadilly (2)

Notes :
(1) At Macclesfield passengers were told that "the guard had taken the wrong set off Longsight (depot)" and so they had to change to a different train.
(2)Details of locos and route for return leg required.

Source : Phil Wieland (on train for the outward leg only)
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