Back in the day...

[CW2]

Friday 13/01/78
55018 1555 York – Leeds
45029 1706 Leeds – York
The 1555 ex York was a through service to Kings Cross via Leeds, and thus it occasionally produced a Deltic.

Sunday 13/01/80
Time to return from Plymouth to London. I chose my train carefully:
50034 0940 Plymouth – Paddington via Exeter St Davids (reverse), Yeovil Central / Pen Mill, Castle Cary, Westbury, Melksham. 15’ early into Paddington.

Tuesday 13/01/81
Another evening trip to Peterborough with my pet Deltic:
55019 1712 Kings Cross – Peterborough
55014 1854 Peterborough – Kings Cross

 

[D6130]

TUESDAY 13th JANUARY 1981:

Another trip on the WHL for an after-work pint with a schoolfriend:

303 014/011 Hyndland-Glasgow QS LL (07 47 Helensburgh Central-Airdrie)
37 022 Glasgow QS HL-Garelochhead (18 21 Glasgow QS-Oban) (Consist: SC4252/4186/4189/14010 Load 4 VB/SH)
Bus: Garelochhead-Helensburgh
303 023 Helensburgh Central-Hyndland via Yoker (22 52 HLC-Airdrie)

FRIDAY 13th JANUARY 2017:

Returning from our place in Italy:

TGV 4503 Torino Porta Susa-Paris Lyon via St Andre-le-Gaz & Lyon St Exupery (EC 9240, 06 15 Milano Porta Garibaldi-Paris Lyon)
RER Line D: Gare de Lyon-Gare du Nord
374 011/012 ES 9039, 15 13 Paris Nord-London St Pancras International

 

[NorthWestRover]

Thursday 13th January 1983

Two required wagons...

45042 St Helens J to Lime St
46039 St Helens J to Lime St

Monday 13th January 1992

Right at the fag end of my recording of haulage, although bashing as such was long done. Commuting move included because of the duff which a few years earlier would have been massive on this service.

Tram Oxford to Reading, 06.05 Hereford to Paddington
47703 Reading to Oxford, 15.20 Paddington to Oxford

Duff was required too.

 

[xotGD]

Unless your Uni course was on how to operate a time machine, I very much doubt that your train was diverted via Litchfield (which in in Watership Down country on the Didcot Newbury & Southampton railway).
Of course, Lichfield (without the T) remains a possibility without the necessity for warping the time/space continuum!

Well spotted!

 

[CW2]

Sunday 14/01/79
47429 1732 York – Leeds
(This was retimed from 1721, and actually departed York at 1807).
40035 1836 Leeds – Keighley
I should have missed this at Leeds, but it too was running 36 minutes late ex Nottingham.
DMU Keighley – Leeds, Leeds – Selby
Here’s hoping for a Deltic on the 1900 Kings Cross – Newcastle:
47458 2131 Selby – York
Bashing is just like that sometimes …

Tuesday 14/01/86
Sometimes I look back at my moves, and ask myself “What on Earth was I playing at?” This is one of those days:
47702 1430 Glasgow Queen Street – Edinburgh via Falkirk High
47525 1520 Edinburgh – Kirkcaldy
47210 1618 Kirkcaldy – Haymarket
47708 1703 Haymarket – Glasgow Queen Street
Maybe I was expecting something rather better than 47210 back from Kirkcaldy? (I have a vague memory of a required 26 being out on a vice DMU turn from Edinburgh to Kirkcaldy, and the blasted thing failing in the yard at Kirkcaldy when running round. May be that was it).

Saturday 14/01/89
On my way home from the usual Polish New Year bash. I had done the night boat from Hoek van Holland to Harwich.
86229 0745 Harwich Parkeston Quay – Liverpool Street
90009 0920 Euston – Crewe

Friday 14/01/94
A work visit to Liverpool afforded the chance for some decent motive power:
90001 0820 Euston – Liverpool Lime Street
87017 1545 Liverpool Lime Street – Euston

 

[Harvester]

Saturday 14th January 1989

A trip to Coventry, out via Leicester and Nuneaton. A useful through service which was discontinued after the remodelling of Nuneaton station.

150140 13:04 Beeston-Coventry (Nottingham-Coventry service)
47649 14:50 Coventry-Birmingham NS
43191+43??? 15:40 Birmingham NS-Derby
150119 16:32 Derby-Beeston

 

[xotGD]

Catch up from yesterday...

13th January 1990

86234 New St - Wolves
90013 Wolves - New St
47631 New St - Cov
47525 Cov - New St

13th January 1991

Sunday drags - no heat in January...

58006 (+86252) New St - Wolves
47615 (+86241) Wolves - New St

My 8th and final Bone for haulage.

 

[CW2]

Friday 15/01/88
Coming home from Poland once again:
86229 0750 Harwich Parkeston Quay – Watford Junction
47xxx 08xx Channelsea Junction – Camden Road (piloting 86229 over the then still non-electrified section)
86226 1016 Watford Junction – Crewe

 

[NorthWestRover]

Saturday 15th January 1983

You'll love this one (not)...

87029 Crewe to Nuneaton, 1A29 09.15 Man Picc to Euston
31423 Nuneaton to Norwich, 1E64 10.15 Birmingham to Norwich
31423 Norwich to Birmingham NS, 1M76 16.45 Norwich to Birmingham

Friday 15th January 1988

The first of several trips between my place of study and my girlfriend's in the last few months of my time at Wolves Poly. Sometimes a duff, sometimes a hoover. I wasn't bashing as such, but was still recording.

47547 Wolves to Oxford, 1O** 14.10 Liverpool to Poole

Sunday 15th January 1989

And twelve months later our return from a visit to relatives (Hoover and tram outward a few days earlier).

The shape of things to come...

Tram Weston-super-Mare to Bristol TM, 15.45 Plymouth to Leeds
Tram Bristol TM to Didcot (via Bath), 18.30 Bristol to Paddington
DMU Didcot to Oxford, 19.30 Didcot to Oxford

 

[Graeme.Hutchis]

15th January 1988

318253 Branchton - Glasgow , 10.46 Wemyss Bay to Glasgow
47705 Queen St - Edinburgh ,12.00 Queen St to Edinburgh
47703 Edinburgh - Queen St , 13.30 Edinburgh to Queen St
318259 Glasgow - Ayr , 14.30 Glasgow to Ayr
37196 Ayr - Glasgow , 14.25 Stranraer to Glasgow
303090 Glasgow - Branchton , 17.15 Glasgow to Wemyss Bay
303038 Branchton - Glasgow , 18.46 Wemyss Bay to Glasgow
47706 Queen St - Stirling , 20.25 Queen St to Dundee
47546 Stirling - Queen St , 18.20 Inverness to Queen St
37409 Queen St - Stirling , 17.40 Fort William to Euston 1M16
47460 Stirling - Mossend , As above 1M16

16th January 1988

81005 Mossend - Carlisle 1M16
87018 Carlisle - Mossend , 22.30 Euston to Inverness 1S25
47470 Mossend - Inverness As above 1S25
47577 Inverness - Stirling - 10.30 Inverness to Euston 1M42 (Clansman)
47661 Stirling - Perth , 13.33 Queen St to Inverness 1H13
47643 Perth - Queen St , 12.25 Inverness to Queen St 1T30
37423 Queen St - Dumbarton , 16.50 Queen St to Fort William 1Y23
37411 Dumbarton - Queen St , 14.15 Fort William to Queen St 1T34
303080 Glasgow - Branchton , 19.35 Glasgow to Wemyss Bay

 

[Cowley]

15th January 1988

318253 Branchton - Glasgow , 10.46 Wemyss Bay to Glasgow
47705 Queen St - Edinburgh ,12.00 Queen St to Edinburgh
47703 Edinburgh - Queen St , 13.30 Edinburgh to Queen St
318259 Glasgow - Ayr , 14.30 Glasgow to Ayr
37196 Ayr - Glasgow , 14.25 Stranraer to Glasgow
303090 Glasgow - Branchton , 17.15 Glasgow to Wemyss Bay
303038 Branchton - Glasgow , 18.46 Wemyss Bay to Glasgow
47706 Queen St - Stirling , 20.25 Queen St to Dundee
47546 Stirling - Queen St , 18.20 Inverness to Queen St
37409 Queen St - Stirling , 17.40 Fort William to Euston 1M16
47460 Stirling - Mossend , As above 1M16

16th January 1988

81005 Mossend - Carlisle 1M16
87018 Carlisle - Mossend , 22.30 Euston to Inverness 1S25
47470 Mossend - Inverness As above 1S25
47577 Inverness - Stirling - 10.30 Inverness to Euston 1M42 (Clansman)
47661 Stirling - Perth , 13.33 Queen St to Inverness 1H13
47643 Perth - Queen St , 12.25 Inverness to Queen St 1T30
37423 Queen St - Dumbarton , 16.50 Queen St to Fort William 1Y23
37411 Dumbarton - Queen St , 14.15 Fort William to Queen St 1T34
303080 Glasgow - Branchton , 19.35 Glasgow to Wemyss Bay

The original ‘Tre Pol and Pen’ from Ayr to Glasgow. Outrageous!

 

[D6130]

The original ‘Tre Pol and Pen’ from Ayr to Glasgow. Outrageous!

Really? I thought that was GWR 'Dukedog' 4-4-0 no. 3265!

MONDAY 16th JANUARY 1978:

Another after work pint in the 'Hole in the Wall', followed by a Crompton dash to Woking:

7828/7823/7719 Petersfield-Waterloo (06 23 from Portsmouth Harbour)
5674/5759/5790/5752 Waterloo-Wimbledon (08 14 to Guildford via Cobham)
4668/4631 Wimbledon-Waterloo (16 35 Chessington South-Waterloo)
33 027 Waterloo-Woking (19 00 to Exeter St Davids: Consist: W5452/5459/5371/14081/14069/3121/1987/5441 Load 8 AB/EH)
7720/7839 Woking-Petersfield (19 20 Waterloo-Portsmouth Harbour)

 

[47403]

Some of us had to wait until last year to get 26007 in the book.

Incidentally, there was a programme on Channel 5 last week which featured a shot of me (and others) enjoying the thrash from said Type 2 departing from Keighley. My red pen moment immortalised. 'Our Great Yorkshire Life', it is called. It also featured @47403 buying his frog at the ticket office!

Funnily enough one of my mates saw me on it too. I had to go on catch up and watch it. If it's any consolation Mr xot I red penned it that day too.

 

[xotGD]

Funnily enough one of my mates saw me on it too. I had to go on catch up and watch it. If it's any consolation Mr xot I red penned it that day too.

I am pleased you managed to see yourself. Fame at last!

The two MacRats certainly brought the crowds out.

I wonder what they'll offer as guest locos this summer? I'm prepared to send them my list of required 37s if that would help!

 

[CW2]

Tuesday 16/01/90
Just a commuting move, but for once I managed to get 50s both ways:
50034 0630 Reading – Paddington
50032 1515 Paddington – Reading
Within a year these turns became solid Duff.

Thursday 16/01/97
Move on a few years, and I’m now commuting by HST:
43020 + 43011 0834 Reading – Paddington
43187 + 43168 1735 Paddington – Reading
43168 started off life (as they all did) with a Paxman Valenta engine, then was one of the small batch which got Mirrlees engines. By this time it had acquired a VP185 engine, being one of the first to do so. This was the first time that a VP185-powered HST had been entrusted with the prestigious Golden Hind, 1735 Paddington – Penzance. All was not well - 43168 expired on the Up Golden Hind the next morning!

 

[xotGD]

16th January 1982

A spotting trip to the WCML...

46029 Newcastle - Carlisle 1M04
46029 Carlisle - Newcastle 1S15

I have the notes of my sightings, and it wasn't particularly impressive. No rats, and just 27025 of the tartan variety. 85001 was the only Roarer, but six 86/0s put in an appearance.

That's all for today.

 

[D6130]

It also featured @47403 buying his frog at the ticket office!

Err....what's a 'frog' in railway terms?

 

[xotGD]

Err....what's a 'frog' in railway terms?

A ticket.

Don't ask me how the term originated Probably lost in the mists of time.

You pay the 'ching' to get a 'piece of frog' (or simply 'piece' or 'frog') which then might or might not get 'gripped'.

Those travelling without frog could be described as 'effing it'.

 

[CW2]

Err....what's a 'frog' in railway terms?

Short for "frogsh*t", slang term for tickets.
Originally used to describe tickets which were "second hand" or recycled, or possibly off-route, but over time came to refer to tickets in general.

 

[D6130]

A ticket.

Don't ask me how the term originated Probably lost in the mists of time.

You pay the 'ching' to get a 'piece of frog' (or simply 'piece' or 'frog') which then might or might not get 'gripped'.

Those travelling without frog could be described as 'effing it'.

Thanks....I had never come across this before. Thought it might just have been a typo for 'prog'....as in programme!

Short for "frogsh*t", slang term for tickets.
Originally used to describe tickets which were "second hand" or recycled, or possibly off-route, but over time came to refer to tickets in general.

.....or alternatively, I was visualising someone carrying home a large and heavy cast steel switch and crossing component in their rucksack!

 

[Graeme.Hutchis]

16th January 1994

Off to work as i was based at Victoria at the time ,

73202 Gatwick - Earlswood where it burst on the 09.05 Gatwick to Victoria. We sat some time before 73106 came to our rescue and if remember rightly we arrived in Victoria around midday

73212 Victoria - Gatwick 17.15 Victoria to Gatwick

 

[xotGD]

Short for "frogsh*t", slang term for tickets.
Originally used to describe tickets which were "second hand" or recycled, or possibly off-route, but over time came to refer to tickets in general.

Thanks for the info. But why that term?

 

[CW2]

Thanks for the info. But why that term?

Sorry, no idea as to the origin. "Dealing in Frogsh*t" was synonymous with selling items of little or no value. Being a "Sh*t Merchant" meant somebody who was not entirely straightforward and honest. There was a line in Monty Python and the Holy Grail where a couple of the old crones discuss selling sh*t "Ooh, there's some lovely sh*t over here". So maybe a rip-off from that?

 

[D6130]

SATURDAY 17th JANUARY 1981:

A day out to Oban in sub-zero temperatures with snow on the ground....culminating in what I think was my last class 27 haulage on the WHL:

303 051/027 Hyndland-Glasgow QS LL (07 25 Milngavie-Airdrie)
37 111 08 05 Glasgow QS HL-Oban (Consist: SC81330/3817/4256/4387/14021 Load 5 VB/SH)
27 037 Banking Glasgow QS HL-Cowlairs
37 021 17 55 Oban-Arrochar & Tarbet (Consist: SC14055/4052/4182/4176/81330 Load 5 VB/SH)
27 002 19 22 Arrochar & Tarbet-Helensburgh Upper
303 014 Helensburgh Central-Hyndland via Yoker (22 52 to Airdrie)

On the return journey, we swapped locos with the 18 08 Glasgow-Oban at Arrochar. Can't remember why....maybe the 27 was short of fuel? My friend and I alighted at Helensburgh Upper and strolled down into the town for a pint, before I returned home to Hyndland on the last train.

 

[CW2]

Monday 17/01/83
There was a 40 out on the Pennines today: 40035 was allocated to the 1300 Scarborough – Liverpool, so I took a half day and went to intercept it:
47408 1225 York – Malton
40035 1324 Malton – York
It was removed at York, boiler failure, so I swore a bit, then went back to work for the remainder of the day!
Evidently I had some business in London later that day, as after work I took an HST to Kings Cross:
43084 + 43xxx 1717 York – Kings Cross
My journey home would be a bit more circuitous:
85013 2100 Euston – Crewe
(Tuesday 18/01/93)
At Crewe I joined the 2250 Shrewsbury – York:
85023 0011 Crewe – Stockport
At Stockport there was a class 40 primed to take me over the Pennines:
40033 0059 Stockport – York via Guide Bridge, Stalybridge
… and home to bed for a few hours, before another day in the office …

 

[NorthWestRover]

Sunday 17th January 1988

Same duff I had down there on the Friday...

47547 Oxford to Birmingham NS
87015 Birmingham NS to Wolves

 

[47403]

I am pleased you managed to see yourself. Fame at last!

The two MacRats certainly brought the crowds out.

I wonder what they'll offer as guest locos this summer? I'm prepared to send them my list of required 37s if that would help!

The other half n I thinking of Severn Valley Spring Gala in May.
Sadly the fame didn't make me any richer. I have a face more befitting radio to be fair.

 

[xotGD]

17th January 1987

85025 New St - Wolverhampton 1S61
47474 Wolverhampton - New St 1O09

474747474 was one of those Duffs that seemed to turn up everywhere.

 

[xotGD]

The other half n I thinking of Severn Valley Spring Gala in May.
Sadly the fame didn't make me any richer. I have a face more befitting radio to be fair.

I could be tempted if 37308 is in service for the gala.

 

[Cowley]

The other half n I thinking of Severn Valley Spring Gala in May.
Sadly the fame didn't make me any richer. I have a face more befitting radio to be fair.

I might have to make a trip up there too.