Both of these are not today, but this time of year, but I'll post them while I remember. One's from about a week ago (which I meant to post on the day, but forgot), the others are about a week hence (which I'll post now as I'm sure I'll forget again on the actual day...)
Don't have any notes but can just recall them from memory.
Friday 21 October 1983
1832 Waterloo-Portsmouth and Southsea (2P91) was formed with 8EPB (5123 + 5124) vice the normal CIG + VEP. Used it to return from school, we'd had a school quiz and consequently was returning later than normal. My only ever journey on an EPB, though saw them frequently from 1982 to 1988 inclusive.
Saturday 3 November 1984
1045 Reading-Manchester (ex Brighton)
47/4 (can't remember which) to Birmingham
86237 Sir Charles Halle from Birmingham
Sunday 4 November 1984
1433 Stafford-Wolverhampton (ex Manchester, to New Street) : 47621
Southbound Glasgow-Poole (not sure of exact time)
86214 Sans Pareil Wolverhampton to New Street
47621 from New Street (i.e. same loco as above)
This weekend featured my first 86 haulage; I'd had 85s for similar journeys previously. I got Sans Pareil again many years later, on 18/11/96 from Stafford to Birmingham on the evening Manchester-Paddington.