6th June 1987
British Rail
(Merrymaker)
| Locos Used | 47473, 47644 & 86228 |
| Connecting DMU used | 150211 out & 53967+54250 back |
Route : 1Z09 throughout
| Loco | Route |
| 86228 | Preston - (via WCML) - Motherwell - Mossend Yard |
| 47473 | Mossend Yard - Perth - Aviemore - Inverness |
| 47644 | Inverness - Aviemore - Perth - Mossend Yard |
| 86228 | Mossend Yard - (reverse of outward route) - Preston |
Notes :
(1) Connecting DMU ran from Barrow to ??? & back.
(2) Train ran with a headboard: "The Lancastrian".
Sources : Simon Reed & Derek Thompson
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Photo Review
(all photos: Derek Thompson)

86228 at Lancaster in the morning.

47644 pauses at Perth with the return leg of the tour.
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Derek Thompson)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Lancaster | 06.28d | ??.??a |
| Inverness | ??.??a | 17.30d |