Sultan1056
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Of course, my early morning brain fog! i have travelled to most of those destinations by an Inter City train.
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Sultan1056
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Sunday 11th February 1979
The ECML was closed north of Newcastle all day due to engineering work so I thought I would try my luck and travel to Edinburgh via Carlisle and Beattock with a Deltic. At this time I was a little inexperienced and thought it would be a good idea to travel to Newcastle in the hope that the service would have a loco change there. That didn’t happen so I ended up having a 47. I should have waited a couple of hours for the next service north which was Deltic 10. I was however fortunate to get No.10 over Beattock on its return south later on the Sunday afternoon.
47522 Doncaster-Edinburgh (2100 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)
via Leeds, Stockton & Carlisle)
47420 Edinburgh-Haymarket (0900 Edinburgh-Inverness)
Sc50148+51249 Haymarket-Edinburgh (0740 Dundee-Edinburgh)
27207+27208 Edinburgh-Haymarket (1130 Edinburgh-Glasgow C)
47546 Haymarket-Edinburgh (1030 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
55010 Edinburgh-York (1030 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
via Carlisle & High Level Bridge
The ECML was closed north of Newcastle all day due to engineering work so I thought I would try my luck and travel to Edinburgh via Carlisle and Beattock with a Deltic. At this time I was a little inexperienced and thought it would be a good idea to travel to Newcastle in the hope that the service would have a loco change there. That didn’t happen so I ended up having a 47. I should have waited a couple of hours for the next service north which was Deltic 10. I was however fortunate to get No.10 over Beattock on its return south later on the Sunday afternoon.
47522 Doncaster-Edinburgh (2100 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)
via Leeds, Stockton & Carlisle)
47420 Edinburgh-Haymarket (0900 Edinburgh-Inverness)
Sc50148+51249 Haymarket-Edinburgh (0740 Dundee-Edinburgh)
27207+27208 Edinburgh-Haymarket (1130 Edinburgh-Glasgow C)
47546 Haymarket-Edinburgh (1030 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
55010 Edinburgh-York (1030 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
via Carlisle & High Level Bridge
Sultan1056
Member
I think the Gronk was the only thing unable to provide heat That day.
Sultan1056
Member
Saturday 12th February 1977
Up until May 1979 there was only a limited number of loco hauled Trans Pennine services, with four sets of stock being used. It was possible to cover all these services with two return trips between York and Leeds.
46048 York-Leeds (0746 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
45043 Leeds-York (0810 Liverpool LS-Newcastle)
46031 York-Leeds (1002 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
47048 Leeds-York (1010 Liverpool LS-Newcastle)
Monday 12th February 1979
47551 York-Selby (1816 York-Kings Cross)
55012 Selby-York (1608 Kings Cross-York)
Thursday 12th February 1981
55009 York-Peterborough (1810 York-Kings Cross)
55002 Peterborough-York (2000 Kings Cross-Aberdeen)
Up until May 1979 there was only a limited number of loco hauled Trans Pennine services, with four sets of stock being used. It was possible to cover all these services with two return trips between York and Leeds.
46048 York-Leeds (0746 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
45043 Leeds-York (0810 Liverpool LS-Newcastle)
46031 York-Leeds (1002 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
47048 Leeds-York (1010 Liverpool LS-Newcastle)
Monday 12th February 1979
47551 York-Selby (1816 York-Kings Cross)
55012 Selby-York (1608 Kings Cross-York)
Thursday 12th February 1981
55009 York-Peterborough (1810 York-Kings Cross)
55002 Peterborough-York (2000 Kings Cross-Aberdeen)
Sultan1056
Member
Wednesday 13th February 1980
55010 York-Doncaster (1811 York-Kings Cross)
55002 Doncaster-York (1805 Kings Cross-York)
55010 York-Doncaster (1811 York-Kings Cross)
55002 Doncaster-York (1805 Kings Cross-York)
12LDA28C
Established Member
That's a bit of a fester at Donny. Did it not make any further south?
Sultan1056
Member
I would need to refer back to my notebook for more information (buried somewhere in the house). The 1811 off York would frequently have a late start waiting for the HST from Newcastle/Edinburgh and would prevent me doing my usual move to Newark. On other occasions I would be able to bail out at Retford but today I must have decided to fester at Doncaster.
Sultan1056
Member
Oh yes! I would have probably spent some time in there that evening
Saturday 14th February 1987
47622 Yeovil PM-Bristol TM (2B77 0655 Yeovil PM-Cardiff)
45120 Bristol TM-Cardiff (2V58 1008 Bristol TM-Cardiff)
45120 Cardiff-Bristol TM (1O41 1210 Cardiff-Bristol TM)
45120 Bristol TM-Weymouth (2O60 1618 Bristol TM-Weymouth)
45120 Weymouth-Westbury (2V70 1933 Weymouth-Bristol TM)
DMU (B437) Westbury-Yeovil PM (2110 Westbury-Weymouth)
47622 Yeovil PM-Bristol TM (2B77 0655 Yeovil PM-Cardiff)
45120 Bristol TM-Cardiff (2V58 1008 Bristol TM-Cardiff)
45120 Cardiff-Bristol TM (1O41 1210 Cardiff-Bristol TM)
45120 Bristol TM-Weymouth (2O60 1618 Bristol TM-Weymouth)
45120 Weymouth-Westbury (2V70 1933 Weymouth-Bristol TM)
DMU (B437) Westbury-Yeovil PM (2110 Westbury-Weymouth)
Sultan1056
Member
Saturday 14th February 1981
Having enjoyed my Wessex trip the previous Saturday I decided to try it again picking up two new Cromptons in the process. My return to York was delayed at Peterborough when Deltic 18 was removed from the train. Fortunately No.14 was following on the next service.
55004 York-Kings Cross (0808 York-Kings Cross)
50024 Paddington-Reading (1220 Paddington-Bristol TM)
50004 Reading-Westbury (1225 Paddington-Plymouth)
33010 Westbury-Bradford on Avon (1215 Portsmouth Hbr-Bristol TM)
33013 Bradford on Avon-Salisbury (1400 Bristol TM-Salisbury)
33022 Salisbury-Waterloo (1710 Salisbury-Waterloo)
55018 Kings Cross-Peterborough (2000 Kings Cross-Aberdeen)
55014 Peterborough-York (2100 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)
via Sleaford, Lincoln & Askern
Having enjoyed my Wessex trip the previous Saturday I decided to try it again picking up two new Cromptons in the process. My return to York was delayed at Peterborough when Deltic 18 was removed from the train. Fortunately No.14 was following on the next service.
55004 York-Kings Cross (0808 York-Kings Cross)
50024 Paddington-Reading (1220 Paddington-Bristol TM)
50004 Reading-Westbury (1225 Paddington-Plymouth)
33010 Westbury-Bradford on Avon (1215 Portsmouth Hbr-Bristol TM)
33013 Bradford on Avon-Salisbury (1400 Bristol TM-Salisbury)
33022 Salisbury-Waterloo (1710 Salisbury-Waterloo)
55018 Kings Cross-Peterborough (2000 Kings Cross-Aberdeen)
55014 Peterborough-York (2100 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)
via Sleaford, Lincoln & Askern
Sultan1056
Member
Friday 15th February 1980
55009 York-Grantham (2030 Newcastle-Kings Cross)
Sunday 15th February 1981
I’m not sure what I was doing taking a Class 46 to Doncaster, perhaps I wasn’t aware that Deltic 15 was following on the next service. Anyway more Sunday engineering work meant new track for me with a Hoover.
46052 York-Doncaster (1915 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
via Askern
55015 Doncaster-Kings Cross (2005 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
via Lincoln
50003 Waterloo-Salisbury (0910 Waterloo-Exeter St Davids)
via Southampton
50037 Salisbury-Waterloo (0945 Exeter St David’s-Waterloo)
via Southampton
55002 Kings Cross-York (1605 Kings Cross-York)
55009 York-Grantham (2030 Newcastle-Kings Cross)
Sunday 15th February 1981
I’m not sure what I was doing taking a Class 46 to Doncaster, perhaps I wasn’t aware that Deltic 15 was following on the next service. Anyway more Sunday engineering work meant new track for me with a Hoover.
46052 York-Doncaster (1915 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
via Askern
55015 Doncaster-Kings Cross (2005 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
via Lincoln
50003 Waterloo-Salisbury (0910 Waterloo-Exeter St Davids)
via Southampton
50037 Salisbury-Waterloo (0945 Exeter St David’s-Waterloo)
via Southampton
55002 Kings Cross-York (1605 Kings Cross-York)
It was obviously so you could spend a bit more time in the St Leger 
These Deltic diagrams take me back.....I did a few Northumberland Rovers or whatever they were called back then. We had to get a return to Berwick from Edinburgh, before it became valid, but they were great value after that. I'm sure someone will remind me of the name and geographical scope. Every basher in the NE had one on the go almost continuously!
I was doing N Wales weekend 40s around this same time, and my bar and buffet of choice became the one in Warrington Bank Quay, and I became very fond of their meat and potato pies, which were a bit of a novelty for a young Scotsman!
These Deltic diagrams take me back.....I did a few Northumberland Rovers or whatever they were called back then. We had to get a return to Berwick from Edinburgh, before it became valid, but they were great value after that. I'm sure someone will remind me of the name and geographical scope. Every basher in the NE had one on the go almost continuously!
I was doing N Wales weekend 40s around this same time, and my bar and buffet of choice became the one in Warrington Bank Quay, and I became very fond of their meat and potato pies, which were a bit of a novelty for a young Scotsman!
Sultan1056
Member
IIRC you are referring to the Northumbria Ranger ticket. It was valid between Berwick and York, Newcastle and Carlisle, Darlington to Whitby and the Durham Coast. It was excellent value for money.It was obviously so you could spend a bit more time in the St Leger
These Deltic diagrams take me back.....I did a few Northumberland Rovers or whatever they were called back then. We had to get a return to Berwick from Edinburgh, before it became valid, but they were great value after that. I'm sure someone will remind me of the name and geographical scope. Every basher in the NE had one on the go almost continuously!
I was doing N Wales weekend 40s around this same time, and my bar and buffet of choice became the one in Warrington Bank Quay, and I became very fond of their meat and potato pies, which were a bit of a novelty for a young Scotsman!
Sultan1056
Member
Friday 16th February 1979
47525 York-Doncaster(1816 York-Kings Cross)
47432 Doncaster-York (1615 Kings Cross-York) Additional
Saturday 16th February 1980
This on face value looks like a very good Deltic day, however my last journey of the day with No.4 should have been to KX. Unfortunately it was removed at Newcastle, the question is, what replaced it?
55007 Grantham-Doncaster (2300 Kings Cross-Bradford Exchange)
55005 Doncaster-Kings Cross (2025 Edinburgh-Kings Cross)
55010 Kings Cross-Edinburgh (0550 Kings Cross-Aberdeen)
55004 Edinburgh-Newcastle (1425 Edinburgh-Newcastle)
55004 Newcastle-Edinburgh (1734 Newcastle-Edinburgh)
55004 Edinburgh-Newcastle (1915 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
47525 York-Doncaster(1816 York-Kings Cross)
47432 Doncaster-York (1615 Kings Cross-York) Additional
Saturday 16th February 1980
This on face value looks like a very good Deltic day, however my last journey of the day with No.4 should have been to KX. Unfortunately it was removed at Newcastle, the question is, what replaced it?
55007 Grantham-Doncaster (2300 Kings Cross-Bradford Exchange)
55005 Doncaster-Kings Cross (2025 Edinburgh-Kings Cross)
55010 Kings Cross-Edinburgh (0550 Kings Cross-Aberdeen)
55004 Edinburgh-Newcastle (1425 Edinburgh-Newcastle)
55004 Newcastle-Edinburgh (1734 Newcastle-Edinburgh)
55004 Edinburgh-Newcastle (1915 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
Sultan1056
Member
Saturday 17th February 1979
The only item of note today was an ex-works WR Class 31 working a DMU diagram.
55005 York-Doncaster (0820 Newcastle-Kings Cross)
E50015 Doncaster-Sheffield (1028 Hull-Sheffield)
47129 Sheffield-Rotherham (0727 Swansea-Leeds)
E52092+52105 Rotherham-Sheffield (1114 Hull-Manchester Pic)
31210 Sheffield-Rotherham (1330 Sheffield-York)
45133 Rotherham-Sheffield (0935 Carlisle-Nottingham)
46049 Sheffield-Rotherham (0815 Plymouth-Leeds)
E50021 Rotherham-Sheffield (1332 Hull-Sheffield)
45076 Sheffield-Chesterfield (1439 Leeds-Plymouth)
45133 Chesterfield-Sheffield (1551 Nottingham-Carlisle)
47497 Sheffield-Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway (1150 Glasgow C-Nottingham)
45103 Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway-Sheffield (1601 St Pancras-Sheffield)
45002 Sheffield-York (1608 Bristol TM-Newcastle)
Sunday 17th February 1980
Having spent the previous evening in an Edinburgh pub I had settled into my steam heated Mark 1 compartment with the expectation of travelling overnight to the ‘Cross’ hauled by 55004. It was my second overnight so I quickly fell into a deep sleep. When I came out of my slumber I knew that I must be somewhere on the Joint Line. Worryingly though I noticed that there wasn’t the expected roar coming from the front of the train. My worst fears were realised when I found out that one of Gateshead’s ‘finest’ was now hauling the train to London. Apparently No.4 had been declared a failure at Newcastle and as a consequence I was bowled with nearly 300 miles of unwanted class 47 mileage!
47417 Newcastle-Kings Cross (1915 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
via Lincoln, Sleaford & Hertford North
55016 Kings Cross-Huntingdon (1005 Kings Cross-York)
55019 Huntingdon-Kings Cross (0830 Hull-Kings Cross)
55005 Kings Cross-York (1405 Kings Cross-York)
The only item of note today was an ex-works WR Class 31 working a DMU diagram.
55005 York-Doncaster (0820 Newcastle-Kings Cross)
E50015 Doncaster-Sheffield (1028 Hull-Sheffield)
47129 Sheffield-Rotherham (0727 Swansea-Leeds)
E52092+52105 Rotherham-Sheffield (1114 Hull-Manchester Pic)
31210 Sheffield-Rotherham (1330 Sheffield-York)
45133 Rotherham-Sheffield (0935 Carlisle-Nottingham)
46049 Sheffield-Rotherham (0815 Plymouth-Leeds)
E50021 Rotherham-Sheffield (1332 Hull-Sheffield)
45076 Sheffield-Chesterfield (1439 Leeds-Plymouth)
45133 Chesterfield-Sheffield (1551 Nottingham-Carlisle)
47497 Sheffield-Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway (1150 Glasgow C-Nottingham)
45103 Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway-Sheffield (1601 St Pancras-Sheffield)
45002 Sheffield-York (1608 Bristol TM-Newcastle)
Sunday 17th February 1980
Having spent the previous evening in an Edinburgh pub I had settled into my steam heated Mark 1 compartment with the expectation of travelling overnight to the ‘Cross’ hauled by 55004. It was my second overnight so I quickly fell into a deep sleep. When I came out of my slumber I knew that I must be somewhere on the Joint Line. Worryingly though I noticed that there wasn’t the expected roar coming from the front of the train. My worst fears were realised when I found out that one of Gateshead’s ‘finest’ was now hauling the train to London. Apparently No.4 had been declared a failure at Newcastle and as a consequence I was bowled with nearly 300 miles of unwanted class 47 mileage!
47417 Newcastle-Kings Cross (1915 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
via Lincoln, Sleaford & Hertford North
55016 Kings Cross-Huntingdon (1005 Kings Cross-York)
55019 Huntingdon-Kings Cross (0830 Hull-Kings Cross)
55005 Kings Cross-York (1405 Kings Cross-York)
Sultan1056
Member
Saturday 18th February 1975
A spotting trip to Derby and Toton. Class 45s all the way today. For those interested 45 & 118 became 45036 and 45068 respectively. It was the last time I had an un-renumbered Peak for haulage.
118 York-Derby (0702 Newcastle-Poole)
45015 Derby-Sheffield (1130 Poole-Leeds)
45 Sheffield-York (1742 Sheffield-Newcastle)
Saturday 18th February 1978
46048 York-Sheffield (0700 Newcastle-Poole)
DMU Sheffield-Doncaster (0846 Manchester Pic-Cleethorpes
47492 Doncaster-Leeds (0815 Kings Cross-Leeds)
46051 Leeds-York (1010 Liverpool LS-Newcastle)
Tuesday 18th February 1986
York City were on an FA Cup run and had drawn Liverpool in the 5th Round. After a 1-1 draw the previous Saturday City travelled to Anfield where they lost 3-1 after extra-time. I travelled out on a scheduled service and returned with the FOOTEX.
45128 York-Liverpool LS (1420 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
45150 Edge Hill-York (2215 Edge Hill-York) Return FOOTEX
A spotting trip to Derby and Toton. Class 45s all the way today. For those interested 45 & 118 became 45036 and 45068 respectively. It was the last time I had an un-renumbered Peak for haulage.
118 York-Derby (0702 Newcastle-Poole)
45015 Derby-Sheffield (1130 Poole-Leeds)
45 Sheffield-York (1742 Sheffield-Newcastle)
Saturday 18th February 1978
46048 York-Sheffield (0700 Newcastle-Poole)
DMU Sheffield-Doncaster (0846 Manchester Pic-Cleethorpes
47492 Doncaster-Leeds (0815 Kings Cross-Leeds)
46051 Leeds-York (1010 Liverpool LS-Newcastle)
Tuesday 18th February 1986
York City were on an FA Cup run and had drawn Liverpool in the 5th Round. After a 1-1 draw the previous Saturday City travelled to Anfield where they lost 3-1 after extra-time. I travelled out on a scheduled service and returned with the FOOTEX.
45128 York-Liverpool LS (1420 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
45150 Edge Hill-York (2215 Edge Hill-York) Return FOOTEX
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Peter Sarf
Established Member
Judging by the amount of time in Sheffield you might have also visited Tinsley ?.
I remember my first few visits to Birmingham New Street starting late 1974 and encountering a class 45 with a two digit number, no D prefix. Some there thought the 45 and 0 were missing !. When I got home my Ian Allen abc revealed my careful notes were useful. The 45s were the only class I saw with such strange numbers so must have been the last class to get renumbered. They did lose their D prefix before full renumbering and the renumbering was very random compared to other classes.
Puzzled by the first two dates both being on Saturdays but only two years apart. Checked and neither were Saturday - Tuesday in 1975, Friday in 1977.
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Tuesday 18th-Wednesday 19th February 1986
47534 (BS) 1M88 Coventry-Manchester Piccadilly
47606 (OC) 1E99 Manchester Vic - Stalybridge
47544 (GD) 1M73 Stalybridge - Liverpool LS
The plan here was that 47411 was fresh out of Crewe works in large logo livery after overhaul, and to return her to Gateshead, she had run light to Liverpool to do 1E88 to Newcastle.
Somebody in control, however, felt that this was absolutely far too easy. No, let's send her to Poole.
47411 (GD) 1O23 Liverpool LS-Reading
47429 (GD) 1V14 Reading-Paddington
47424 (GD) 1S79 King's Cross-Doncaster
Wednesday
47414 (GD) 1A33 Doncaster-King's Cross (last run, withdrawn two weeks later)
47429 (GD) 1M10 Paddington-Crewe
47640 (ED) 1D43 Crewe-Bangor (on test, 47459 providing ETH)
33006 (EH) 1V33 Bangor-Llandudno Jc.
47413 (GD) 1E16 Llandudno Jc.-York
47534 (BS) 1M88 Coventry-Manchester Piccadilly
47606 (OC) 1E99 Manchester Vic - Stalybridge
47544 (GD) 1M73 Stalybridge - Liverpool LS
The plan here was that 47411 was fresh out of Crewe works in large logo livery after overhaul, and to return her to Gateshead, she had run light to Liverpool to do 1E88 to Newcastle.
Somebody in control, however, felt that this was absolutely far too easy. No, let's send her to Poole.
47411 (GD) 1O23 Liverpool LS-Reading
47429 (GD) 1V14 Reading-Paddington
47424 (GD) 1S79 King's Cross-Doncaster
Wednesday
47414 (GD) 1A33 Doncaster-King's Cross (last run, withdrawn two weeks later)
47429 (GD) 1M10 Paddington-Crewe
47640 (ED) 1D43 Crewe-Bangor (on test, 47459 providing ETH)
33006 (EH) 1V33 Bangor-Llandudno Jc.
47413 (GD) 1E16 Llandudno Jc.-York
Peter Sarf
Established Member
Gateshead locomotives abound !. They seem to get everywhere especially 47429 Reading to Paddington.
Sultan1056
Member
Well done Peter you spotted my deliberate mistake.
It should read 1978 rather than 1977.
With regard to visiting Tinsley, I didn’t make it on either of these occasions but I did visit the depot to view the Master & Slave Class 13s. I also remember going sometime in 1976 to view four brand new locos, 56001-56004.
Sultan1056
Member
Saturday 19th February 1977
40083 York-Leeds (0746 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
46033 Leeds-York (1010 Liverpool LS-Newcastle)
Tuesday 19th February 1980
55005 York-Newark Northgate (1811 York-Kings Cross)
55008 Newark Northgate-York (1805 Kings Cross-York)
Friday 19th February 1982
43067+43072 York-Doncaster (1715 Edinburgh-Kings Cross)
46025 Doncaster-York (2015 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)
Saturday 19th February 1983
43062+43106 York-Kings Cross (0654 Middlesbrough-Kings Cross)
50035 Waterloo-Exeter St Davids (1110 Waterloo-Exeter St Davids)
40083 York-Leeds (0746 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
46033 Leeds-York (1010 Liverpool LS-Newcastle)
Tuesday 19th February 1980
55005 York-Newark Northgate (1811 York-Kings Cross)
55008 Newark Northgate-York (1805 Kings Cross-York)
Friday 19th February 1982
43067+43072 York-Doncaster (1715 Edinburgh-Kings Cross)
46025 Doncaster-York (2015 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)
Saturday 19th February 1983
43062+43106 York-Kings Cross (0654 Middlesbrough-Kings Cross)
50035 Waterloo-Exeter St Davids (1110 Waterloo-Exeter St Davids)
QJ
Member
Participating in a few railtours was the order of the day for 19 February
1978
1Z15 RPPR Deltic Ranger supposedly to Kingswear but only got as far as Bristol Temple Meads behind 55018 Ballymoss before being sent back to London. This was because of weather conditions further west.
1983
1Z10 BLS Blue Dragon DMU charter to branch lines in South Wales. It was always a favourite of mine travelling some of the freight lines in that area. This one didn't disappoint though it stopped short of the Ford's Sidings at Bridgend. I never did get beyond the A48 level crossing.
then it was fast forward to .........
2011
1Z41/1Z43 Spitfire Railtours Cumbrian Crusader IV. to scoop required for haulage 20309; 57004; 66417; 66418 for something to do and catch up with friends. The route wasn't particularly exciting.
1978
1Z15 RPPR Deltic Ranger supposedly to Kingswear but only got as far as Bristol Temple Meads behind 55018 Ballymoss before being sent back to London. This was because of weather conditions further west.
1983
1Z10 BLS Blue Dragon DMU charter to branch lines in South Wales. It was always a favourite of mine travelling some of the freight lines in that area. This one didn't disappoint though it stopped short of the Ford's Sidings at Bridgend. I never did get beyond the A48 level crossing.
then it was fast forward to .........
2011
1Z41/1Z43 Spitfire Railtours Cumbrian Crusader IV. to scoop required for haulage 20309; 57004; 66417; 66418 for something to do and catch up with friends. The route wasn't particularly exciting.
Sultan1056
Member
Friday 20th February 1976
A spotting trip to Reading in the hope of seeing a few Westerns. I saw several that day but this was the start of my bashing exploits. This was the day when I first travelled behind a loco (D1023) specifically to get it for haulage. It took me another couple of years before travelling behind locos became more of a priority than spotting.
46012 York-Doncaster (0700 York-Doncaster)
55005 Doncaster-Kings Cross (0645 Hull-Kings Cross)
50038 Paddington-Reading (1030 Paddington-Paignton)
47182 Reading-Basingstoke (0721 Liverpool LS-Poole)
DEMU Basingstoke-Reading (1124 Salisbury-Reading)
D1023 Reading-Paddington (1225 Birmingham NS~Paddington)
50045 Paddington-Reading
50042 Reading-Paddington
47521 Kings Cross-York (1900 Kings Cross-Newcastle)
Friday 20th February 1981
55013 York-Peterborough (1810 York-Kings Cross)
55018 Peterborough-Doncaster (1935 Kings Cross-Hull)
55009 Doncaster-Grantham (2030 Newcastle-Kings Cross)
Saturday 20th February 1982
47452 York-Leeds (1050 Scarborough-Liverpool LS)
46047 Leeds-York (1305 Liverpool LS-Scarborough)
A spotting trip to Reading in the hope of seeing a few Westerns. I saw several that day but this was the start of my bashing exploits. This was the day when I first travelled behind a loco (D1023) specifically to get it for haulage. It took me another couple of years before travelling behind locos became more of a priority than spotting.
46012 York-Doncaster (0700 York-Doncaster)
55005 Doncaster-Kings Cross (0645 Hull-Kings Cross)
50038 Paddington-Reading (1030 Paddington-Paignton)
47182 Reading-Basingstoke (0721 Liverpool LS-Poole)
DEMU Basingstoke-Reading (1124 Salisbury-Reading)
D1023 Reading-Paddington (1225 Birmingham NS~Paddington)
50045 Paddington-Reading
50042 Reading-Paddington
47521 Kings Cross-York (1900 Kings Cross-Newcastle)
Friday 20th February 1981
55013 York-Peterborough (1810 York-Kings Cross)
55018 Peterborough-Doncaster (1935 Kings Cross-Hull)
55009 Doncaster-Grantham (2030 Newcastle-Kings Cross)
Saturday 20th February 1982
47452 York-Leeds (1050 Scarborough-Liverpool LS)
46047 Leeds-York (1305 Liverpool LS-Scarborough)
Saturday 20th February 1982
45064 Taunton-Sheffield (1E75 0835 Taunton-Newcastle)
DMU Sheffield-Manchester Pic
46029 Manchester Pic-Sheffield (1E87 1515 Manchester Pic-Parkeston Quay)
47159 Sheffield-Birmingham NS (1V96 1344 Newcastle-Swansea)
45117 Birmingham NS-Bristol TM (1V95 1343 Glasgow C-Bristol)
31117 Bristol TM-Taunton (1B60 2105 Bristol-Taunton)
45064 Taunton-Sheffield (1E75 0835 Taunton-Newcastle)
DMU Sheffield-Manchester Pic
46029 Manchester Pic-Sheffield (1E87 1515 Manchester Pic-Parkeston Quay)
47159 Sheffield-Birmingham NS (1V96 1344 Newcastle-Swansea)
45117 Birmingham NS-Bristol TM (1V95 1343 Glasgow C-Bristol)
31117 Bristol TM-Taunton (1B60 2105 Bristol-Taunton)
QJ
Member
Friday 20 February 1981
After a mini track bash between London Bridge and East Croydon to scoop in the Down relief between Norwood Junction
and Windmill Bridge Junction and the Bermondsey spur between London Bridge and New Cross Gate...........
2*4VEP EMU 1642 London Victoria - Coulsdon North (East Croydon to Coulsdon North)
2*4VEP EMU 1742 Coulsdon North - East Croydon (Coulsdon North to East Croydon which I have logged in my notes as an ECS working)
33045 HG 2U19 1720 London Bridge - Uckfield (East Croydon to Uckfield)
33045 HG 2U89 1912 Uckfield - London Bridge (Uckfield to East Croydon)
1*4VEP+1*CIG 1949 Three Bridges - London Victoria (East Croydon to London Victoria)
Thursday 20 February 1986 (part of a week track bashing in France)
SNCF Y7267 5499 2239 (19/02) Aurillac - Brive la Gaillarde (shunt onto rear of train 4416)
SNCF 7237 4416 2101 (19/02) Carmaux - Paris Austerlitz (Brive la Gaillarde to Limoges Bénédictins)
SNCF 9259 4416 2101 (19/02) Carmaux - Paris Austerlitz (Limoges Bénédictins to Paris Austerlitz)
SNCF 72037 5957 0832 Paris Lyon - Marseille St Charles Le Cevenol (Paris Lyon to Clermont Ferrand)
SNCF 67503 5957 0832 Paris Lyon - Marseille St Charles Le Cevenol (Clermont Ferrand to Nîmes)
SNCF 7311 5957 0832 Paris Lyon - Marseille St Charles Le Cevenol (Nîmes to Marseille St Charles)
SNCF 67503 5040 2027 Marseille St Charles - Avignon Ville (Marseille St Charles to Avignon Ville via Port-de-Bouc* and Cavaillon)
* edited with thanks to Peterthegreat for spotting the typo. (Marseille to Avignon via Port Bou would have been one hell of a journey)
After a mini track bash between London Bridge and East Croydon to scoop in the Down relief between Norwood Junction
and Windmill Bridge Junction and the Bermondsey spur between London Bridge and New Cross Gate...........
2*4VEP EMU 1642 London Victoria - Coulsdon North (East Croydon to Coulsdon North)
2*4VEP EMU 1742 Coulsdon North - East Croydon (Coulsdon North to East Croydon which I have logged in my notes as an ECS working)
33045 HG 2U19 1720 London Bridge - Uckfield (East Croydon to Uckfield)
33045 HG 2U89 1912 Uckfield - London Bridge (Uckfield to East Croydon)
1*4VEP+1*CIG 1949 Three Bridges - London Victoria (East Croydon to London Victoria)
Thursday 20 February 1986 (part of a week track bashing in France)
SNCF Y7267 5499 2239 (19/02) Aurillac - Brive la Gaillarde (shunt onto rear of train 4416)
SNCF 7237 4416 2101 (19/02) Carmaux - Paris Austerlitz (Brive la Gaillarde to Limoges Bénédictins)
SNCF 9259 4416 2101 (19/02) Carmaux - Paris Austerlitz (Limoges Bénédictins to Paris Austerlitz)
SNCF 72037 5957 0832 Paris Lyon - Marseille St Charles Le Cevenol (Paris Lyon to Clermont Ferrand)
SNCF 67503 5957 0832 Paris Lyon - Marseille St Charles Le Cevenol (Clermont Ferrand to Nîmes)
SNCF 7311 5957 0832 Paris Lyon - Marseille St Charles Le Cevenol (Nîmes to Marseille St Charles)
SNCF 67503 5040 2027 Marseille St Charles - Avignon Ville (Marseille St Charles to Avignon Ville via Port-de-Bouc* and Cavaillon)
* edited with thanks to Peterthegreat for spotting the typo. (Marseille to Avignon via Port Bou would have been one hell of a journey)
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Peterthegreat
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Do you mean via Port-de-Bouc?
Deepgreen
Established Member
Interesting that 5407 on the Mallaig line is presumably the 'Black Five', whereas a different 5407 (BR class 27) would previously probably have run on the route.
Sultan1056
Member
Monday 21st February 1977
40028 York-Leeds (0746 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
45134 Leeds-Sheffield (1040 Leeds-Paignton)
DMU Sheffield-Doncaster (1425 Sheffield-Cleethorpes)
47521 Doncaster-York (1300 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)
Saturday 21st February 1981
They must have been struggling for motive power in London with a WR class 31 turned out on the Aberdeen sleeper. As it was required I took it knowing that in all likelihood it would be re-engined at York or Newcastle. If it was removed at York there would be a decent chance that a Deltic would take the train forward. At York 47402 was waiting to take the train further north. I was forced to stay on the train as the loco change took place in the middle road!
40019 Grantham-Doncaster (2300 Kings Cross-Bradford Exchange)
31241 Doncaster-York (2315 Kings Cross-Aberdeen)
47402 York-Newcastle (2315 Kings Cross-Aberdeen)
55007 Newcastle-Edinburgh (0705 Newcastle-Edinburgh)
55002 Edinburgh-York (0950 Edinburgh-Plymouth)
55002 York-Edinburgh (0722 Plymouth-Edinburgh)
55009 Edinburgh-Kings Cross (1915 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
via Leamside, Askern & Lincoln
Sunday 21st February 1982
A trip to Crewe Works with the intention of taking some photos of Class 40s.
47525 York-Manchester Vic (0745 York-Liverpool LS)
via Bradford & Greetland Jnc
M50657+50731 Manchester Pic-Crewe (1129 Manchester Pic-Crewe)
304036 Crewe-Manchester Pic (1735 Crewe-Altrincham)
47552 Manchester Vic-York (2115 Liverpool LS-York)
40028 York-Leeds (0746 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
45134 Leeds-Sheffield (1040 Leeds-Paignton)
DMU Sheffield-Doncaster (1425 Sheffield-Cleethorpes)
47521 Doncaster-York (1300 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)
Saturday 21st February 1981
They must have been struggling for motive power in London with a WR class 31 turned out on the Aberdeen sleeper. As it was required I took it knowing that in all likelihood it would be re-engined at York or Newcastle. If it was removed at York there would be a decent chance that a Deltic would take the train forward. At York 47402 was waiting to take the train further north. I was forced to stay on the train as the loco change took place in the middle road!
40019 Grantham-Doncaster (2300 Kings Cross-Bradford Exchange)
31241 Doncaster-York (2315 Kings Cross-Aberdeen)
47402 York-Newcastle (2315 Kings Cross-Aberdeen)
55007 Newcastle-Edinburgh (0705 Newcastle-Edinburgh)
55002 Edinburgh-York (0950 Edinburgh-Plymouth)
55002 York-Edinburgh (0722 Plymouth-Edinburgh)
55009 Edinburgh-Kings Cross (1915 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
via Leamside, Askern & Lincoln
Sunday 21st February 1982
A trip to Crewe Works with the intention of taking some photos of Class 40s.
47525 York-Manchester Vic (0745 York-Liverpool LS)
via Bradford & Greetland Jnc
M50657+50731 Manchester Pic-Crewe (1129 Manchester Pic-Crewe)
304036 Crewe-Manchester Pic (1735 Crewe-Altrincham)
47552 Manchester Vic-York (2115 Liverpool LS-York)
D1537
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Saturday 22 February - Sunday 23 February 1986
47419 (GD) 1S70 Doncaster-Newcastle
47413 (GD) 1S79 Newcastle-Aberdeen
47213 (TI) 1H27 Aberdeen-Inverness
47426 (GD) 1T30 Inverness-Glasgow QS
47529 (CD) 1M56 Glasgow C-Carlisle
86404 (WN) 1S87 Carlisle-Carstairs
47475 (CD) 1B29 Carstairs-Edinburgh
Sunday
47522 (GD) 1E43 Edinburgh-Newcastle (via Carlisle)
47401 (GD) 1E43 Newcastle-King's Cross (via Askern, Leamside, the Joint Line and Hertford)
47433 (CD) 1B32 Paddington-Reading
47638 (BS) 1M25 Reading-Coventry
47419 (GD) 1S70 Doncaster-Newcastle
47413 (GD) 1S79 Newcastle-Aberdeen
47213 (TI) 1H27 Aberdeen-Inverness
47426 (GD) 1T30 Inverness-Glasgow QS
47529 (CD) 1M56 Glasgow C-Carlisle
86404 (WN) 1S87 Carlisle-Carstairs
47475 (CD) 1B29 Carstairs-Edinburgh
Sunday
47522 (GD) 1E43 Edinburgh-Newcastle (via Carlisle)
47401 (GD) 1E43 Newcastle-King's Cross (via Askern, Leamside, the Joint Line and Hertford)
47433 (CD) 1B32 Paddington-Reading
47638 (BS) 1M25 Reading-Coventry