18th September 1976

British Rail
(Merrymaker Excursion)

Locos Used 45047, 47271 & 47315

Route :

Loco Route (1)
45047 Leeds - Wakefield - Rotherham - Beighton Jn - Chesterfield - Trent Yard - Leicester - Brent Jn
47315 Brent Jn - North London Jn - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Beckenham Junction - Bromley - Sevenoaks - Tonbridge - Folkestone
47315 Folkestone - (reverse of outward route) - Beckenham Junction - Kensington Olympia (2) - Willesden Junction High Level - Crouch Hill - Harringay Park Jn - Harringay West Jn - Peterborough
47271 Peterborough - Leeds

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required.
(2) Being a cold day the guard arranged a replacement loco with train heating to be available from Kensington Olympia, however 47324 was the replacement - another no-heat loco! 47315 stayed on to Peterborough where steam-heat 47271 was used as a replacement.

Source : Steve Perryman

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