Back in the day...

[Falcon1200]

Friday 9th March 1984
31405 0005 Kings X-Edinburgh (to Newcastle)
47604 0005 ditto (from Newcastle)
47709 0930 Edinburgh-Glasgow Queen St
86319 1510 Glasgow C-Euston (to Preston)
86244 1747 Preston-Crewe
87035 1823 Manchester Piccadilly-Paddington (Crewe-Birmingham New St)
47515 1823 ditto (Birmingham New St-Oxford)

I was starting my new job in Glasgow Control on the Monday so this was to sort out somewhere to stay!

 

[Falcon1200]

Friday 11th March 1983
33031 1E22 1246 Portsmouth H-Leeds (Reading-Oxford)

 

[12LDA28C]

Getting in early for tomorrow....

A day (mostly) on the coast.


Wednesday 12th March 1997

47584 Holyhead - Crewe 1P11 0447 Holyhead - Euston
47851 Stoke - Wolves 1O66 0717 Manchester Piccadilly - Brighton
47827 Wolves - Manchester Piccadilly 1M05 0604 Paddington - Manchester
47627 Crewe - Holyhead 1D87 0950 Euston - Holyhead
47627 Holyhead - Crewe 1A67 1426 Holyhead - Euston
47635 Crewe - Holyhead 1D88 xxxx Euston - Holyhead

 

[Falcon1200]

Monday 12th March 1984
50036 0645 Paddington-Glasgow C (Oxford-Birmingham New St)
87005 0645 ditto (Birmingham New St-Glasgow C)

Not especially interesting traction (then, it would be now!) but I was en route to Scotland to start my new job in Glasgow Control; Little did I know then that I would still be here in Scotland 41 years later.

 

[D1537]

Friday 13 March 1987
47404 1V81 Coventry-Paddington
47448 1S70 King's Cross-Edinburgh

 

[Falcon1200]

Tuesday 13th March 1984
47117 1638 Glasgow Queen Street-Dundee (to Larbert)
47701 1830 Edinburgh-Glasgow Queen

 

[SW Rover]

Back in 87 The Students Railcard was running a 'Mad March' Offer so I got a Portsmouth - Wick return.

Saturday 14th March 87
EMUs 0505 Portsmouth & Southsea LL - Victoria via Hove
87024 1S47 0745 Euston - Inverness (Euston - Mossend)
47556 1S47 (Mossend - Inverness a1719)
I could have taken the 1735 2H65 Wick train to Brora returning on 2H64 to Inverness at 2221 but must have decided to get some food and find a B&B.

Sunday 15th March 87
Table 239 only had a return service to Lairg on a Sunday.
37414 1H91 0805 Inverness - Lairg
37414 2H90 1110 Lairg - Inverness (Lairg - Dingwall) Rail Replacement Bus to Inverness
The return would be via Aberdeen which probably tested the validity of the ticket.
47633 1A86 1535 Inverness - Aberdeen
47644 1B78 1835 Aberdeen - Edinburgh Waverley (Aberdeen - Dundee)
47705 1T90 1850 Aberdeen - Glasgow Queen St (Dundee - Glasgow Queen St) (Pushing)
47712 1O96 2200 Glasgow Queen St - Edinburgh Waverley (Pushing)
47461 1C77 2345 Edinburgh Waverley - Carstairs
81002 1V32 2350 Glasgow Cen - Bristol TM (Carstairs - Carlisle 0147)
Overnight on Carlisle for a run over the S&C the next morning.
Looking back perhaps I should have stayed on 1V32 to New St for the 47 to BTM and a 33 back to Portsmouth.

Monday 16th March 87
47 453 1E20 1040 Carlisle - Leeds
HST Leeds - Kings Cross and EMUs Waterloo - Fratton

1560 miles travelled with 1210 miles loco hauled. A bargain for £12.

 

[xotGD]

I've just noticed that this thread has over half a million views.

It's nice to be popular!

 

[D1537]

Saturday 14 March 1987
47712 1O07 Edinburgh-Glasgow QS
47209 1Z45 Glasgow QS-Aberdeen (footex)
47209 1Z46 Aberdeen-Glasgow QS (footex)
47547 1V32 Glasgow Central-Stafford

 

[Sultan1056]

Saturday 14 March 1987
47712 1O07 Edinburgh-Glasgow QS
47209 1Z45 Glasgow QS-Aberdeen (footex)
47209 1Z46 Aberdeen-Glasgow QS (footex)
47547 1V32 Glasgow Central-Stafford

Did you watch the match or just fester at the station?

 

[Magdalia]

Saturday 14 March 1987

47209 1Z45 Glasgow QS-Aberdeen (footex)
47209 1Z46 Aberdeen-Glasgow QS (footex)

Is this the last known working with steam heat?

 

[D1537]

Is this the last known working with steam heat?

No, there were ruggexes the Saturday after which was the last time I personally travelled on a steam heat train, but the last one was 47117 on another Glasgow-Aberdeen footex on 2/5/87 (I presume that was Aberdeen v Rangers, this one was Aberdeen v Celtic).

Did you watch the match or just fester at the station?

I went to visit a friend who was at Aberdeen University!

 

[barrowjack]

Not too far back but 15 May 2019, football trip to Lille

374033 / 374034 St Pancras International - Lille-Europe
Lille Metro
M 10 Lille Europe - Marie de Lille (walk to hotel)
M 123 Lille Flandres - Rihour
M 119 Rihour - Lille Flandres

SNCF Class 22000
22278 Lille-Flandres Templeuve
22262 Templeuve Lille-Flandres

Back on the metro for
M 90 Lille Flandres 4 Cantons
Lille 0 AS Monaco 1 (a last minute robbery!)
M 127 4 Cantons Lille Flandres



Am thinking of another trip here - would anyone happen to know please if the loco hauled's in the Lille area still run please? Thanks

 

[SW Rover]

Friday 17th March 89
31468 1P23 1820 St Pancras - Derby (Leicester - Derby)

 

[SW Rover]

Saturday 18th March 89
86245 1H04 0650 Euston - Manchester Picc (Nuneaton - Manchester Picc)
37426 1V09 1000 Manchester Picc - Cardiff (Manchester Picc - Hereford)
37407 1V08 0915 Liverpool LS - Cardiff Cen (Hereford(+55) - Cardiff Cen)
37426 1M17 1323 Cardiff Cen - Liverpool LS (Cardiff Cen(+30) - Liverpool LS)
508 Liverpool LS - Hooton, DMU Hooton - Chester
37407 1M75 1500 Cardiff Cen - Rhyl (Chester - Rhyl)
37407 1V19 1906 Rhyl - Cardiff Cen (Rhyl - Crewe)
86410 1A85 1925 Liverpool LS - Euston (Crewe - Nuneaton)

 

[Falcon1200]

Sunday 18th March 1984
50034 1815 Hereford-Paddington (from Oxford)
85036 2240 Euston-Glasgow C (Euston-Carlisle) - Journey continues via Dumfries and Kilmarnock tomorrow!

 

[SW Rover]

Saturday 19th March 88
33016 1V62 1210 Portsmouth Harbour - Cardiff Cen (Portsmouth & Southsea LL - Southampton)
33052 1V66 1310 Portsmouth Harbour - Bristol TM (Southampton - Salisbury)
50012 1V13 1310 Waterloo - Exeter St Davids (Diverted Salisbury - Westbury RR - Yeovil Pen Mill - Yeovil Junction)
50019 1O21 1618 Exeter St Davids - Waterloo (Diverted Yeovil Junction - Westbury)
33053 1O45 1620 Cardiff Cen - Portsmouth Harbour (Westbury - Salisbury)
33019 1O46 1605 Swansea - Portsmouth Harbour (Salisbury - Southampton)
33006 1O47 1810 Cardiff Cen - Portsmouth Harbour (Southampton - Portsmouth & Southsea LL)

 

[Falcon1200]

Monday 19th March 1984 (continued from Post #6646)
47430 2240 Sun Euston-Glasgow C (from Carlisle, via Dumfries and Kilmarnock)

 

[D1537]

Wednesday 19 March 1986
47409 1M73 Newcastle-Liverpool
47435 1E88 Liverpool-Manchester Vic
86231 1A80 Manchester Picc-Rugby

 

[SW Rover]

Sunday 19th March 1989
A late afternoon start for an overnight at Crewe
87022 1S83 1530 Euston - Glasgow Cen (Nuneaton - Crewe)
87018 1F41 1655 Birmingham NS - Liverpool LS (Crewe - Liverpool LS)
47575 1V19 1922 Liverpool LS - Cardiff Cen (Liverpool LS - Crewe)

Monday 20th March 1989
37427 1M68 0550 Cardiff Cen - Manchester Picc (Crewe - Manchester Picc)
47444 1M58 0820 Newcastle - Liverpool LS (Manchester Vic - Liverpool LS)
37407 1V17 1714 Liverpool LS - Cardiff Cen (Liverpool LS - Crewe)
37426 1M48 1555 Cardiff Cen - Liverpool LS (Crewe - Liverpool LS)
37426 1V20 2022 Liverpool LS - Cardiff Cen (Liverpool LS - Craven Arms)
156 back to Crewe for an another overnight on the station

 

[SW Rover]

Saturday 21st March 1987
Not Quite a Crompton full house.
33001 2V58 0658 Portsmouth Harbour - Cardiff Cen (Portsmouth & Southsea - Salisbury)
33037 1V38 0810 Portsmouth Harbour - Cardiff Cen (Salisbury - Bristol TM)
47560 1V38 0810 Portsmouth Harbour - Cardiff Cen (Bristol TM - Cardiff Cen)
33043 1V54 1010 Portsmouth Harbour - Swansea (Cardiff Cen - Swansea)
33043 1O47 1605 Swansea - Portsmouth Harbour (Swansea - Bristol TM)
33048 1O48 1810 Cardiff Cen - Portsmouth Harbour (Bristol TM - Salisbury)
33102P 2H67 2226 Salisbury - Portsmouth Harbour (Salisbury - Portsmouth & Southsea LL)

Tuesday 21st March 1989
37426 1M68 0550 Cardiff Cen - Manchester Picc (Crewe - Manchester Picc)
37426 1V09 1000 Manchester Picc - Cardiff Cen (Manchester Picc - Shrewsbury)
156 back to Crewe
47520 1V11 1120 Liverpool LS - Cardiff Cen (Crewe - Shrewsbury)
Swift loco change for a +5 departure
37431 1V11 1120 Liverpool LS - Cardiff Cen (Shrewsbury(+5) - Hereford)
37407 1M17 1323 Cardiff Cen - Liverpool LS (Hereford - Liverpool LS)
508 Liverpool LS - Hooton, DMU Hooton - Chester
37426 1M75 1500 Cardiff Cen - Rhyl (Chester - Rhyl)
37426 1V19 1906 Rhyl - Cardiff Cen (Rhyl - Crewe)
86225 1A45 2010 Liverpool LS - Euston (Crewe - Nuneaton)

 

[Falcon1200]

Missed this one from yesterday:

Sunday 20th March 1983
47448 0850 Paddington-Manchester Picc (Oxford-Birmingham New St [BHM])
40177 1500 Wolverhampton-Euston (BHM-Nuneaton)
86241 1500 Euston-Holyhead (Nuneaton-Tamworth)
45002 1640 BHM-Leeds (Tamworth-Burton)
45149 1511 Leeds-Portsmouth H (Burton-BHM)
86205 2030 Wolverhampton-Euston (BHM-Rugby)
86005 2100 Euston-Fort William (Rugby-Mossend Yard)

Monday 21st March 1983
37037 2100 Euston-Fort William (Mossend Yard-Cowlairs)
37039 2100 ditto (Cowlairs-Glasgow Queen St)
37111 & 20045 0600 Glasgow Queen St-Mallaig (to Dumbarton C)
47705 0838 Glasgow Queen St-Perth (to Larbert)
27023 0750 Dundee-Glasgow Queen St (from Larbert)
27022 1038 Glasgow Queen St-Dundee (to Larbert)
47705 1028 Perth-Glasgow Queen St (from Larbert)
47704 1230 Glasgow Queen St-Edinburgh (to Haymarket)
47704 1530 Edinburgh-Glasgow Queen St
27022 1838 Glasgow Queen St-Perth (to Larbert)
86243 2050 Carlisle-Perth (Motherwell-Mossend)
47207 2050 ditto (Mossend Yard-Larbert
47521 1930 Inverness-Euston (Larbert-Mossend Yard)

Wednesday 21st March 1984
27041 1638 Glasgow Queen St-Dundee
27041 1917 Dundee-Glasgow Queen St

 

[D1537]

Missed this one from yesterday:

Sunday 20th March 1983
47448 0850 Paddington-Manchester Picc (Oxford-Birmingham New St [BHM])
40177 1500 Wolverhampton-Euston (BHM-Nuneaton)
86241 1500 Euston-Holyhead (Nuneaton-Tamworth)
45002 1640 BHM-Leeds (Tamworth-Burton)
45149 1511 Leeds-Portsmouth H (Burton-BHM)
86205 2030 Wolverhampton-Euston (BHM-Rugby)
86005 2100 Euston-Fort William (Rugby-Mossend Yard)

Most of my 1983 books have sadly been lost, but I was on 40177 that day as well! If I remember correctly the dragging overran prompting a kick out from Saltley.

 

[SW Rover]

Wednesday 22nd March 1989
86231 1D48 1130 Euston - Holyhead (Nuneaton - Crewe)
47638 1D48 1130 Euston - Holyhead (Crewe - Holyhead)
47638 1G56 1705 Holyhead - Coventry (Holyhead - Prestatyn)
37426 1M75 1500 Cardiff Cen - Rhyl (Prestatyn - Rhyl)
37426 1V19 1906 Rhyl - Cardiff Cen (Rhyl - Crewe)
37431 1V20 2022 Liverpool LS -Cardiff Cen (Crewe - Craven Arms)
156 back to Crewe for another overnight.

 

[Falcon1200]

Tuesday 22nd March 1983
86001 1930 Mon Inverness-Euston (from Mossend Yard)
50002 0900 Paddington-Manchester Picc (to Oxford)

 

[SW Rover]

Thursday 23rd March 1989
304 Crewe - Runcorn
37407 1V08 0915 Liverpool LS - Cardiff Cen (Runcorn - Church Stretton)
156 Church Stretton - Crewe
37431 1V11 1120 Liverpool LS - Cardiff Cen (Crewe - Hereford)
37407 1M17 1323 Cardiff Cen - Liverpool LS (Hereford - Crewe)
156 Crewe - Ludlow. 37431 did not return on 1M48 and was replaced with 31400.
31400 1M48 1555 Cardiff Cen - Liverpool LS (Ludlow(+10) - Shrewsbury)
150 Shrewsbury - Wolverhampton
90002 1M42 1035 Inverness -Euston (Wolverhampton(+15) - Birmingham New St)
156 to Nuneaton

 

[SW Rover]

Friday 24th March 1989
Last day of the Rovers.
31459+31435+(90011) 1S59 0835 Euston - Inverness (Nuneaton - Birmingham NS)
47102+(86413) 1A34 1118 Birmingham NS - Euston (Birmingham NS - Nuneaton)
86210 1D48 1130 Euston - Holyhead (Nuneaton - Crewe)
156 Crewe - Ludlow
37426 1M75 1500 Cardiff Cen - Rhyl (Ludlow - Chester)
47637 1A78 1615 Holyhead - Euston (Chester(+10) - Crewe)
37427 1M48 1555 Cardiff Cen - Liverpool LS (Crewe - Liverpool LS)
37427 1V20 2022 Liverpool LS - Cardiff Cen (Liverpool LS - Crewe)
86409 1M47 1744 Edinburgh Waverley - Birmingham NS (Crewe - Birmingham NS)
47209+(86236) 1A42 2224 Wolverhampton - Euston (Birmingham NS - Nuneaton)

 

[D1537]

Friday 24th March 1989
90013 1G20 Rugby-Nuneaton
47340 (90013) 1G20 Nuneaton-Birmingham NS
47209 (86204) 1A28 Birmingham NS-Nuneaton
47340 (86219) 1M50 Nuneaton-Birmingham NS
47102 (86418) 1A46 Birmingham NS-Nuneaton
47102 (90012) 1G34 Nuneaton-Birmingham NS
47102 (86102) 1A69 Birmingham NS-Nuneaton
47209 (90003) 1J28 Nuneaton-Birmingham NS
90003 1J28 Birmingham NS-Wolverhampton
47441 1J28 Wolverhampton-Wellington
47124 1A84 Wellington-Wolverhampton
90003 1A84 Wolverhampton-Birmingham NS
47105 (90003) 1A84 Birmingham NS-Nuneaton
Car Nuneaton-Coventry
317316 2A06 Coventry-Rugby

 

[SW Rover]

Tuesday 24th March 1992
Day 3 of a Eire Rambler 4 in 8 day Rover
079 0835 Limerick - Dublin Heuston (Limerick - Ballybrophy)
087 0900 Dublin Heuston - Tralee (Ballybrophy - Tralee)
087 1420 Tralee - Dublin Heuston (Tralee - Mallow)
081 1325 Dublin Heuston - Cork (Mallow - Cork)
154 1625 Cork - Cobh

I was taking this photo of the run round at Cobh when the driver called me over and offered a cab ride back to Cork.
154 1700 Cobh - Cork (Cab Ride)
079 1730 Cork- Dublin Heuston

 

[Falcon1200]

Monday 26th March 1984
37026 + 37184 1650 Glasgow Queen St-Fort William (to Crianlarich)
37175 1800 Oban-Glasgow Queen St (from Crianlarich)

I still recall how cold it was at Crianlarich - It was snowing!