18th April 1987

British Rail
(Mystery Excursion)

Locos Used 31463, 47490, 86236 & 86404
Connecting DMU used 53967+54250 out & 53964+54257 back

Route : 1Z38 throughout

Loco Route
86404 Carlisle - Crewe
47490 Crewe - Stoke-on-Trent - North Stafford Jn - Castle Donnington - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent - Nottingham - Bottesford - Grantham - Peterborough - Whittlesea - March - Ely North Jn - Attleborough - Thetford - Wymondham - Norwich
31463 Norwich - Reedham - Great Yarmouth
31463 Great Yarmouth - Reedham - Norwich
47490 Norwich - (reverse of outward route) - Sheet Stores Jn - Spondon - Derby
47490 Derby - Crewe
86236 Crewe - Carlisle

Notes :
(1) Connecting DMU ran from Barrow to ??? & back.
(2) Train carried a headboard: "The Lancastrian".

Sources : Richard Morrison, Simon Reed & Derek Thompson

Photo Review
(all photos: Derek Thompson)


31463 waits to leave Great Yarmouth.


47490 pauses at Peterborough on the reutn leg.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Derek Thompson)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Carlisle 05.50d ??.??a
Great Yarmouth ??.??a 16.00d


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