25th August 1981

British Rail
(Merrymaker Excursion)

Locos Used at least 25274, 25280, 45049 & 47147

Route :

Loco(s) Route
47147 Ealing Broadway - ??? - Burton-on-Trent - ??? (1)
25274 + 25280 (2) ??? - Nottingham
45049 Nottingham - Skegness
45049 Skegness - Nottingham
47147 Nottingham - ??? - Water Orton - ??? (3)
????? (4) ??? - Saltley
47??? (5) Saltley - ??? - Ealing Broadway

Notes :
(1) 47147 failed "just beyond Burton-on-Trent".
(2) Plus 47147 dead-in-tow.
(3) 47147 failed (again!) "just before Saltley".
(4) Train propelled by following coal train, hauled by an unidentified Peak (class 44, 45 or 46).
(5) Believed to have been plus 47147 dead-in-tow but confirmation required.

Source : John Gardner

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