Back in the day...

[1971martin]

Friday 11th March 2011

90045 1843 Euston - M Keynes
390010 1919 M Keynes - Euston

Monday 11th March 2013

90008 1200 Liverpool St - Norwich
90008 1400 Norwich - Ipswich
90012 1444 Ipswich - Norwich
90012 1600 Norwich - Colchester (1)
360108+360105 1727 Colchester - Manningtree
90002 1719 Manningtree - Liverpool St (30 late start)

(1) Came to a stand in the vicinity of signal CO460 near 109mp. Reported that the pantograph had struck ice on the catenary. Driver checked and got train going about 10 minutes late. Locomotive was further checked at Ipswich and OK to continue.

 

[magpiespy]

Wednesday 11/03/15
67030 0415 Edinburgh – Aviemore
43310 + 43318 0830 Aviemore – Darlington
91125 1407 Darlington – Edinburgh
67028 1708 Edinburgh – Glenrothes with Thornton via Dunfermline
67028 1815 Glenrothes with Thornton – Inverkeithing
43257 + 43319 1853 Inverkeithing – Aberdeen
67009 2143 Aberdeen – Edinburgh

A full day out in 2015 with every move loco hauled is a magnificent effort, one of the most impressive I have seen on this thread (which is my favourite, I have read it most days since it started).

 

[Harvester]

Sunday 12 March 1989

43114+43061 16:32 Derby-Sheffield
47543 17:20 Sheffield-Derby

 

[1971martin]

Monday 12th March 1990

86430 0950 Euston - Crewe
304030 1200 Crewe - Manchester P

Sunday 12th March 2000 - Day 1 of a 7 day all line rail rover

3494 0803 Folkestone W - Ashford (13.25)
3565+3494 0824 Ashford - Maidstone E (19.25)
3500 0859 Maidstone E - Victoria (40.00)
73207 1030 Victoria - Gatwick Airport (26.75)
73213 1135 Gatwick Airport - Victoria (26.75)
90001 1300 Euston - M Keynes (49.75)
87015 1355 M Keynes - Crewe (108.75)
37426+37401 1541 Crewe - Holyhead (105.50)
37426+37401 1827 Holyhead - Wolverhampton (145.25)
87031 2149 Wolverhampton - Birmingham New St (via Soho, Perry Barr & Aston) (17.25)
87031 2205 Birmingham NS - Birmingham Int (8.50)
37401+37426 2320 Birmingham Int - Crewe (61.00)
I think this class 37 diagram was booked for 2 locos & 8 coaches. Continues tomorrow.
Day 1 621.50 miles

Tuesday 12th March 2013

321444+321361+321354 1052 Stratford - Liverpool St
90002 1130 Liverpool St - Ipswich
90010 1343 Ipswich - Colchester
90005 1423 Colchester - Stowmarket
90014 1529 Stowmarket - Chelmsford
321321+321331+321438 1640 Chelmsford - Stratford

 

[xotGD]

12th March 2023 (Yesterday!)

A day out at the KWVR for the Steam Gala.

The day started with me encountering some black ice, and finding myself in a horizontal position. Ouch! Anyway, I made it to the station without further mishap for the only piece of diesel traction of the day, a 158 to Keighley.

After buying my piece (with member's discount) and getting a hot drink, it was time to enjoy the day...

85 Keighley - Oxenhope
85 Oxenhope - Haworth Loop
75078 + 85 Haworth Loop - Ingrow
1054 Ingrow - Keighley
45596 Keighley - Oxenhope
45596 Oxenhope - Haworth Loop
44871 + 45596 Haworth Loop - Keighley
45212 + 44871 Keighley - Oxenhope
75078 Oxenhope - Keighley
45596 + 45690 Keighley - Oxenhope
45690 + 45596 Oxenhope - Oakworth
44871 + 45407 Oakworth - Oxenhope
45407 + 44871 Oxenhope - Keighley

I could have done another round trip, but decided to call it a day. A 333 and a walk in the falling snow got me back home at the end of a vary enjoyable day. A good line up of locomotives, good ale from the Jubilee Bar and good company on the train. Trains were very busy, so a good day for the railway too.

Oh, and 1054, 45407, 45596 and 45690 were new for haulage.

 

[CW2]

A full day out in 2015 with every move loco hauled is a magnificent effort, one of the most impressive I have seen on this thread (which is my favourite, I have read it most days since it started).

Cheers. The centrepiece for me was the Fife Circle in the evening, which had returned to loco haulage at short notice. As for what happened next ...

Thursday 12/03/15
90028 0138 Edinburgh – Euston
221 117 0810 Euston – Chester
67001 1100 Chester – Holyhead
67001 1301 Holyhead – Chester
150 257 1455 Chester - Crewe

I share your sentiment about it being a favourite thread.

 

[xotGD]

Cheers. The centrepiece for me was the Fife Circle in the evening, which had returned to loco haulage at short notice. As for what happened next ...

Thursday 12/03/15
90028 0138 Edinburgh – Euston
221 117 0810 Euston – Chester
67001 1100 Chester – Holyhead
67001 1301 Holyhead – Chester
150 257 1455 Chester - Crewe

I share your sentiment about it being a favourite thread.

Plenty of Skip action!

 

[Harvester]

Sunday 13th March 1988

150147 14:25 Beeston-Derby
43190+43??? 15:05 Derby-Sheffield
47512 16:39 Sheffield-Derby
150118 17:37 Derby-Beeston

 

[1971martin]

Monday 13th March 1995

3417 0655 Waterloo - Reading
47844 0846 Reading - Didcot
43124+43125 0913 Didcot - Cardiff C
158822 1405 Cardiff C - Birmingham NS
86103 1615 Birmingham NS - Euston

Monday 13th March 2000 - Day 2 of a 7 day all line rail rover

37426 0049 Crewe - Holyhead (105.50)
37429 0415 Holyhead - Stafford (130.00)
86253 0736 Stafford - Crewe (24.50)
37415 0817 Crewe - Llandudno Jn (65.50)
47805 1008 Llandudno Jn - Crewe (65.50)
87014 1425 Crewe - M Keynes (108.25)
321411 1555 M Keynes - Watford Jn (32.25)
90012 1641 Watford Jn - Rugby (65.00)
87016 1751 Rugby - M Keynes (32.75)
86260 1843 M Keynes - Euston (49.75)
3449+1509 2100 Charing X - Folkestone W (69.25)
Day 2 748.25 miles
Mileage so far 1369.75

Monday 13th March 2006

390023 0846 Euston - Crewe
57312 1050 Crewe - Holyhead (390027 DIT)
57309 1320 Holyhead - Warrington BQ
390015 1611 Warrington BQ - Euston

 

[xotGD]

A few photos from Saturday at the KWVR...

Taff Vale 85 takes on water at Oxenhope:



Standard 4 75078 in Haworth Loop, ready to drop on to the front of 85:



LNWR Coal Tank 1054 prepares to depart Ingrow West with a 2-coach shuttle to Keighley. The loco had taken a spin on the turntable, so was facing downhill for a change:



Jubilee 45596 "Bahamas" waits to depart Keighley - I had a quick dash through the subway to catch it:



Finally, a pair of Black 5s (A Black 10?), 44871 + 45407 "The Lancashire Fusilier" approach Oakworth:

 

[D6130]

Great photos. Thanks for posting!

 

[xotGD]

Great photos. Thanks for posting!

Thanks!

 

[1971martin]

Tuesday 14th March 1998 - Day 3 of a 7 day all line rail rover

3560 0809 Folkestone W - Ashford (13.25)
1614 0834 Ashford - London Bridge (55.75)
86230 1030 Liverpool St - Ipswich (68.75)
86237 1141 Ipswich - Liverpool St (68.75)
86220 1300 Liverpool St - Ipswich (68.75)
86257 1414 Ipswich - Liverpool St (68.75)
90002 1625 Euston - Rugby (82.50)
90035 1741 Rugby - Birmingham NS (30.75)
90035 1833 Birmingham NS - M Keynes (63.50)
87018 1932 M Keynes - Euston (49.75)
3804+1611 2100 Charing X - Folkestone W (69.25)
Day 3 639.75 miles
Mileage so far 2009.75

Tuesday 14th March 2006

390052 0900 Euston - Crewe
57310 1050 Crewe - Chester (390052 DIT)
57307 1107 Chester - Holyhead
57307 1320 Holyhead - Manchester P
390045 1645 Manchester P - Euston

 

[QJ]

Saturday 15 March 1980 (another overnight for a railtour)
47050 CD 1C02 0114 Bristol Temple Meads - Milford Haven (Bristol TM to Newport)
47510 OC 1C04 0050 London Paddington - Milford Haven (Newport to Cardiff Central)
25043 CD 1M68 0535 Cardiff Central - Crewe (Cardiff Central to Newport)
1*118 DMU 0600 Bristol Temple Meads - Cardiff Central (Newport to Cardiff Central)
45144 TO 1E32 0744 Cardiff Central - Newcastle (Cardiff Central to Newport)
1*120 DMU 0735 Chepstow - Cardiff Central (Newport to Cardiff Central)
45040 TI 1O67 0820 Cardiff Central - Portsmouth Harbour (Cardiff Central to Newport)
25063 CD 0603 Crewe - Cardiff Central (Newport to Cardiff Central)

MRS/RCTS Caerwent Cannonball Railtour from Cardiff Central to Parkend
1*118 DMU + 1*101 DMU outward via Blaenavon, Caerwent branch, Tidenham, Lydney Sidings.
GWR 4500 2-6-2T 4555 giving rides in the low level sidings at Norchard Road

1*116 DMU 1745 Barry Island - Treherbert (Cardiff Central to Pontypridd)

Saturday 14 to Sunday 15 March 1981
40069 HM 1L22 2315 London Kings Cross - Bradford Interchange (London Kings Cross to Bradford Interchange 214m 54ch)
via Peterborough - Sleaford - Lincoln Central - Doncaster - Askern - Knottingley - Wakefield Westgate - Viaduct line into Leeds (reverse)
-----then walk from Bradford to Leeds for something to do---
HST Leeds to London Kings Cross

Friday 14 to Sunday 16 March 1986
1*REP/8TC 1458 Bournemouth - London Waterloo (Basingstoke to London Waterloo)
1*487 set from Waterloo to Bank thence Central Line to London Liverpool Street
47579 SF 1F32 1940 London Liverpool Street - Harwich PQ (London Liverpool Street to Harwich PQ)
IMO 7637149: mv Prinses Beatrix 2145 Sealink Sailing to Hoek van Holland

RT&P EM2 Farewell Hoek van Holland to Hoorn and return
with E27000 Electra: 1502 and E27003 Diana: 1501 plus La Meuse 0-6-0T SHM 5 Sluiskill (La Meuse 3252 1929) on the Stoomtram Hoorn Medemblik line to Wognum and return

Plan Y0 from Rotterdam Hofplein to Kleiweg and return during the stop at Rotterdam

IMO 7901772: mv St. Nicholas 2245 Hoek van Holland to Harwich PQ the rail replacement bus to London Liverpool Street

 

[D6130]

SATURDAY 15th MARCH 1986:

33 046 Brighton-Havant (09 20 Brighton-Exeter St Davids)

 

[QJ]

Saturday 14 March 2020 (whilst in Australia a bit of a track bash)

A visit to the Red Cliffs Historical Steam Railway as part of the 707 Operations Inc Grainlander, Sunset over the Harvest excursion off train option by bus. Narrow gauge diesel 610mm (2') EM Baldwin & Sons No 2 Harry provided the motive power.


Sunday 15 March 2020

707 Operations Inc. returning excursion train 8294 0600 Manangatang, Victoria - Melbourne Southern Cross via the freight lines from Manangatang to Maryborough, Ballarat to North Geelong and Little River to Werribee diesel hauled by broad gauge (1600mm) locos of XR, S and H designation (pictured below at Quambatook).

 

[CW2]

Saturday 14 to Sunday 15 March 1981
40069 HM 1L22 2315 London Kings Cross - Bradford Interchange (London Kings Cross to Bradford Interchange 214m 54ch)
via Peterborough - Sleaford - Lincoln Central - Doncaster - Askern - Knottingley - Wakefield Westgate - Viaduct line into Leeds (reverse)
-----then walk from Bradford to Leeds for something to do---

I was on that train too - as far as Leeds. 40069 was "my machine" so I was very pleased with the mileage. (My exploits probably feature in a much earlier page of this thread.)
I recorded the route slightly differently to you:
Peterborough, Joint Lines, Sleaford Avoider, Lincoln Central, Doncaster, Hare Park Jn, Wakefield Kirkgate, Wakefield Westgate, Viaduct.
I don't have us going via Askern

 

[1971martin]

Wednesday 15th March 2000 - Day 4 of a 7 day all line rail rover

3500+1107 0457 Folkestone W - London Bridge (67.50)
90002 0755 Euston - M Keynes (49.75)
87009 0844 M Keynes - Birmingham NS (63.50)
47839 1003 Birmingham NS - Oxford (71.50)
47845 1130 Oxford - Bournemouth (102.50) (via Reading West Curve)
47845 1418 Bournemouth - Oxford (102.50) (via Reading West Curve)
47810 1637 Oxford - Coventry (52.25)
86260 1737 Coventry - Rugby (11.50)
87022 1809 Rugby - Euston (82.50)
1108+3584 2000 Charing X - Folkestone W (69.25)
Day 4 672.75 miles
Mileage so far 2682.50

Saturday 15th March 2003

90027 0730 Euston - Carlisle
90027 1306 Carlisle - Crewe
86229 1531 Crewe - Wigan NW
43090+43101 1612 Wigan NW - Crewe
86259 1701 Crewe - Euston

 

[D6130]

FRIDAY 15th MARCH 1985:

33 045 Haywards Heath-Havant via Hove. (09 20 Brighton-Exeter diverted due to Brighton resignalling)

 

[xotGD]

FRIDAY 15th MARCH 1985:

33 045 Haywards Heath-Havant via Hove. (09 20 Brighton-Exeter diverted due to Brighton resignalling)

Or "Aywards Eath - Avant via Ove" for those in need of elocution lessons!

 

[QJ]

CWS: I was on that train too - as far as Leeds. 40069 was "my machine" so I was very pleased with the mileage. (My exploits probably feature in a much earlier page of this thread.)
I recorded the route slightly differently to you:
Peterborough, Joint Lines, Sleaford Avoider, Lincoln Central, Doncaster, Hare Park Jn, Wakefield Kirkgate, Wakefield Westgate, Viaduct.
I don't have us going via Askern

Interesting. I have dug out my old notes from that weekend and have written GN&GC from Peterborough to Doncaster so assumed via Sleaford station as opposed to the avoiding line (as in my logic I would have expected that I would have written that down if it had gone via the A/L ). I definitely have Doncaster to Leeds via Askern, Knottingley, Crofton Junctions, Wakefield Kirkgate, Wakefield Westgate and the Viaduct line written down. Have I fudged?

 

[QJ]

Saturday 15 March 2002 (GM F40PH-2 mileage)
VIA 6403 (GM F40PH-2) Train 16 Chaleur 0546 Matapédia - Gaspé (Matapédia to Gaspé)
VIA 6403 (GM F40PH-2) Train 17 Chaleur 1445 Gaspé - Matapédia (Gaspé to Matapédia)
VIA 6419 + VIA 6408 Train 15 Ocean 1305 (14/03) Halifax - Montréal Gare Central (Matapédia to Montréal Gare Central)

 

[CW2]

Interesting. I have dug out my old notes from that weekend and have written GN&GC from Peterborough to Doncaster so assumed via Sleaford station as opposed to the avoiding line (as in my logic I would have expected that I would have written that down if it had gone via the A/L ). I definitely have Doncaster to Leeds via Askern, Knottingley, Crofton Junctions, Wakefield Kirkgate, Wakefield Westgate and the Viaduct line written down. Have I fudged?

I think at that time the Joint Line diversions only ran via Sleaford station when calling there for passenger purposes. I'll have to see if I can unearth my original notebook. 40 mileage book and computer records both show the route I quoted, but I might be wrong.

 

[QJ]

Sunday 16 March 1980
47096 CF 1A73 1835 Swansea - London Paddington (Cardiff Central to Reading)
50010 LA 1735 Plymouth - London Paddington (Reading to London Paddington)
1*201/203 DEMU 2255 London Charing Cross - Hastings (London Charing Cross to London Cannon Street)
(spare power cars 60004 and 600005 (from unit 1003) sandwiching trailers 60550+60719+60754+60557 (from unit 1034)
1*4VEP EMU 2316 London Cannon Street - Dover Priory (London Cannon Street to London Bridge)
2*4EPB EMU 2228 Gravesend - London Cannon Street (London Bridge to London Cannon Street)
1*416+1*415 EMU 2300 Dartford - London Charing Cross (London Cannon Street to London Charing Cross)

Sunday 16 March 2002 (penultimate day of a North American track bash)
AMTRAK ADIRONDACK Montréal Gare Central - New York Penn (second attempt - first attempt was a rail replacement coach owing to flooding)
AMTK 806 (GE P40B) from Montréal Gare Central to Albany Rensselaer
AMTK 708 (GE P32ACDM) from Albany Rensselaer to Poughkeepsie

MN 219 (GE P32ACDM) from Poughkeepsie to New York Grand Central
LIRR 1*M1 EMU 2030 New York Penn to Jamaica
LIRR 417 (GM DE30AC) train 2753 2053 Jamaica - Montauk (Jamaica to Montauk)
(first leg of an overnight track bash on the Long Island Railroad to save shelling out for accommodation in New York)

 

[Peter Sarf]

Sunday 16 March 1980
47096 CF 1A73 1835 Swansea - London Paddington (Cardiff Central to Reading)
50010 LA 1735 Plymouth - London Paddington (Reading to London Paddington)
1*201/203 DEMU 2255 London Charing Cross - Hastings (London Charing Cross to London Cannon Street)
(spare power cars 60004 and 600005 (from unit 1003) sandwiching trailers 60550+60719+60754+60557 (from unit 1034)
1*4VEP EMU 2316 London Cannon Street - Dover Priory (London Cannon Street to London Bridge)
2*4EPB EMU 2228 Gravesend - London Cannon Street (London Bridge to London Cannon Street)
1*416+1*415 EMU 2300 Dartford - London Charing Cross (London Cannon Street to London Charing Cross)

Sunday 16 March 2002 (penultimate day of a North American track bash)
AMTRAK ADIRONDACK Montréal Gare Central - New York Penn (second attempt - first attempt was a rail replacement coach owing to flooding)
AMTK 806 (GE P40B) from Montréal Gare Central to Albany Rensselaer
AMTK 708 (GE P32ACDM) from Albany Rensselaer to Poughkeepsie

MN 219 (GE P32ACDM) from Poughkeepsie to New York Grand Central
LIRR 1*M1 EMU 2030 New York Penn to Jamaica
LIRR 417 (GM DE30AC) train 2753 2053 Jamaica - Montauk (Jamaica to Montauk)
(first leg of an overnight track bash on the Long Island Railroad to save shelling out for accommodation in New York)

I suppose 47096 was possibly deputising for a pesky 50 that not long before made the Westerns redundant, or was it steam heat stock ?.

Wow thats New York to Jamaica in 23 minutes !. One hell of a high speed line. OK sadly (I think) I guess its the Jamaica in Queens in New York !.

 

[CW2]

Interesting. I have dug out my old notes from that weekend and have written GN&GC from Peterborough to Doncaster so assumed via Sleaford station as opposed to the avoiding line (as in my logic I would have expected that I would have written that down if it had gone via the A/L ). I definitely have Doncaster to Leeds via Askern, Knottingley, Crofton Junctions, Wakefield Kirkgate, Wakefield Westgate and the Viaduct line written down. Have I fudged?

Well I've checked my original rough notes but they don't add anything.
I guess this will just go down as one of life's little mysteries! Bear in mind that all of this would have been happening between 0200 and 0500 on a slow steam-heated train on jointed track, and the opportunities for dossing through the crucial bit of the journey must not be underestimated.

 

[Falcon1200]

I suppose 47096 was possibly deputising for a pesky 50 that not long before made the Westerns redundant, or was it steam heat stock ?.

Might that train have been formed of the 'spare' HST coaches plus generator set, which could be hauled by any air-braked loco? Not sure whether that was in use in 1980 however, and whether if so it would have been deployed on Swansea rather than shorter runs, ie Cardiff and Bristol.

 

[D1537]

Might that train have been formed of the 'spare' HST coaches plus generator set, which could be hauled by any air-braked loco? Not sure whether that was in use in 1980 however, and whether if so it would have been deployed on Swansea rather than shorter runs, ie Cardiff and Bristol.

In 1980 that Swansea would have been dual heat loco-hauled stock, so 47096 would not have been unusual.

 

[D1537]

Sunday 16 March 1986

47403 (GD) Aberdeen-Newcastle (1E43, via Carlisle)
47596 (SF) Newcastle-Doncaster (1E43, via Askern)
31421 Doncaster-Sheffield (1M33, failed at Sheffield)
dmu Sheffield-Manchester Picc (1Z33 vice 1M33)
47427 (GD) Manchester Picc-Birmingham NS (1O27)
47560 (CF) Birmingham NS-Burton (1E08)
47482 (CD) Burton-Birmingham NS (1O92)
47468 (BS) Birmingham NS-Newcastle (1E37)

 

[xotGD]

31421 Doncaster-Sheffield (1M33, failed at Sheffield)

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