Back to "The Railtour Files"2nd May 1983
British Rail (& The Cornwall Railway Society)
(Merrymaker Excursion)
| Locos Used | 50009 'Conquerer' & steam: 8 'Freshwater' |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 50009 | Penzance - Exeter St Davids - Honiton - Salisbury - Romsey - Chandlers Ford - Eastleigh - Botley - Fareham - Portsmouth Harbour |
| 8 | Haven Street - Wootton |
| 50009 | Portsmouth Harbour - (reverse of outward route) - Penzance |
Notes :
(1) CRS sold 145 tickets for this Merrymaker. Both the train on BR and that on
the Isle of Wight Steam Railway carried the CRS headboard.
Source : Keith Jenkin
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