Back in the day...

[Sultan1056]

Friday 9th March 1979

47458 York-Selby (1413 York-Kings Cross)
55021 Selby-York (1225 Kings Cross-York)
55003 York-Darlington (1300 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)
55007 Darlington-York (1040 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
47426 York-Selby (1816 York-Kings Cross)
45129 Selby-York (1608 Kings Cross-York)

Sunday 9th March 1980

55014 York-Kings Cross (1915 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
via Lincoln & Sleaford
55006 Kings Cross-Doncaster (1005 Kings Cross-York)
55018 Doncaster-Kings Cross (1143 York-Kings Cross)
55012 Kings Cross-York (1605 Kings Cross-Newcastle)

 

[nw1]

The class 508s were withdrawn from traffic because of issues with leaves on the line. The class 73 workings operated from 02/11/81 to 04/12/81, a period of 5 weeks. In the evening peak the 1732 to Pompey and the 1734 to Basingstoke were loco hauled Mark Is. The TC diagram stayed out all day and in the evening included the 1629 up from Pompey.

Sorry, I've just seen this, I realise it's not November anymore.

I never knew about this little bit of South Western Division history with 73s hauling regular services. Unfortunately I missed it by less than 12 months, starting to use the Portsmouth Direct in September 1982!

 

[nw1]

IIRC there was an issue with the braking systems on the inner suburban units (wheel slide detection). A couple of unit diagrams on the Pompey line were changed to pairs of 73s and either TC stock or a mark 1 set to free up the units to cover the inner suburban workings.

I can’t recall how long the loco hauled workings ran for but it was Mondays to Fridays until a work around for the brake issues were resolved.

That diagram (inc. 1018 Waterloo-Portsmouth) was one which stayed on the Direct all day, if I remember right (or at least it was in subsequent years), covering various '82's and '83's - which might have been the reason for choosing that particular diagram over others. It was usually 8CIG so the TCs were like-for-like from a passenger POV.

 

[nw1]

The class 508s were withdrawn from traffic because of issues with leaves on the line. The class 73 workings operated from 02/11/81 to 04/12/81, a period of 5 weeks. In the evening peak the 1732 to Pompey and the 1734 to Basingstoke were loco hauled Mark Is. The TC diagram stayed out all day and in the evening included the 1629 up from Pompey.

... which was of course an '83' (headcode), meaning a 73-hauled service from the likes of Witley or Byfleet and New Haw would have been possible.

 

[nw1]

Saturday 12 November 1977
47035 LA 1C02 0050 London Paddington - Milford Haven (Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central)
25221 CD 2M67 0532 Cardiff Central - Crewe (Cardiff Central to Newport)
1*118 DMU 0600 Cardiff Central - Bristol Temple Meads (Newport to Bristol Temple Meads)
1*118 DMU 0712 Bristol Temple Meads - Severn Beach and 0755 Severn Beach to Bristol Temple Meads
31423 BR 2O67 0919 Bristol Temple Meads (Bristol Temple Meads to Saint Denys)
1*4CIG EMU 1112 Bournemouth - London Waterloo (Saint Denys to Eastleigh)
2*4TC+1*4REP 1B15 1146 London Waterloo - Bournemouth (Eastleigh - Southampton Central)
31421 BR 2O68 1116 Bristol Temple Meads - Portsmouth Harbour (Southampton Central to Saint Denys)
1*4VEP EMU 1312 Bournemouth - London Waterloo (Saint Denys to Eastleigh)
2*4TC+1*4REP 1B15 1346 London Waterloo - Bournemouth (Eastleigh - Southampton Central)
31416 BR 2O69 1315 Bristol Temple Meads - Portsmouth Harbour (Southampton Central to Saint Denys)
31423 BR 2V65 1456 Portsmouth Harbour - Bristol Temple Meads (Saint Denys to Southampton Central)
33035 HG 1O16 1358 Exeter Saint Davids - Brighton (Southampton Central to Havant)
1*4VEP EMU 2J55 1605 Brighton - Portsmouth Harbour (Havant to Fratton)
31422 BR 2O70 1519 Bristol Temple Meads - Portsmouth Harbour (Fratton to Portsmouth Harbour)
31416 BR 2V71 1856 Portsmouth Harbour - Bristol Temple Meads (Portsmouth Harbour to Salisbury)
33112 EH 1V19 1900 London Waterloo - Exeter Saint Davids (Salisbury to Exeter Saint Davids)
46051 GD 1B52 2120 Bristol Temple Meads (Exeter Saint Davids to Plymouth)

What was with the Bristol-Portsmouth services stopping at St Denys? Was there engineering works that day or was it normal for the time?

 

[Magdalia]

What was with the Bristol-Portsmouth services stopping at St Denys? Was there engineering works that day or was it normal for the time?

It was normal. The Pompey-Bristol service was part of the local service. The standard stopping pattern was:

Portsmouth and Southsea
Fratton
Cosham
Portchester
Fareham
Swanwick
Netley
Woolston
St Denys
Southampton

 

[nw1]

It was normal. The Pompey-Bristol service was part of the local service. The standard stopping pattern was:

Portsmouth and Southsea
Fratton
Cosham
Portchester
Fareham
Swanwick
Netley
Woolston
St Denys
Southampton

Ah, ok, thanks. Interesting to hear that, as 1977 was a few years before my time; so no fast service to Bristol in those days by the looks of it - but opportunity for 31 haulage for local commuter journeys in the Solent area.

The pattern I always remember pre-electrification was 1tph fast (non-stop Fareham to Southampton) to Bristol or Cardiff (33+Mk-I; later 155), one all-stations stopper (3H) and one all-stations stopper to Eastleigh, extending to Reading in alternate hours (3H).

That said there is a residual semi-fast service to Romsey (1tp2h) or Salisbury (1tp2h) in 1982 in addition to the Bristol/Cardiff fast and all-stations service. This disappeared in 1983.

 

[childwallblues]

14/09/1987
I used to visit Speke Yard/Junction a lot in those days as Class 58s were operating on Toton to Garston Dock coal trains. On this day 89001 came to Allerton on a test train, reversed on the triangle to Speke Junction SB and then headed back south to Crewe
A winner.

 

[CD]

Mon 9th March 1981

26041 Kyle-Inverness (2N12 0700 Kyle-Inverness)
47408 Inverness-Perth (1G73 1240 Inverness-Edinburgh)
40027 Perth-Glasgow QS (2T46 1733 Dundee-Glasgow)
47705 Glasgow QS-Edinburgh (1O61 1930 Glasgow-Edinburgh)
55010 Edinburgh-Kings Cross (1E39 2230 Edinburgh-Kings Cross)

 

[Sultan1056]

Saturday 10th March 1979

With the introduction of a full HST service less than two months away I wanted to travel to Edinburgh and back with a Deltic. No.3 duly obliged working the 0900 from KX and the 1700 return from Edinburgh. It transpired that this would be my final journey through Penmanshiel Tunnel which was located between Berwick and Dunbar. At the time engineering work was taking place with single line working in operation. This work involved lowering the tunnel floor to allow larger freight containers to pass through. The tunnel collapsed the following Saturday with the tragic death of two workers. The line remained closed until the following August whilst a new deviation was created.

E50140+51514 York-Leeds (0816 York-Leeds)
46009 Leeds-York (0810 Liverpool LS-Newcastle)
55003 York-Edinburgh (0900 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)
47419 Edinburgh-Haymarket (1445 Edinburgh-Aberdeen)
Sc50172+51250 Haymarket-Edinburgh (1410 Cowdenbeath-Edinburgh)
27108+27208 Edinburgh-Haymarket (1500 Edinburgh-Glasgow QS)
27110+27205 Haymarket-Edinburgh (1430 Glasgow QS-Edinburgh)
Sc51464+51516 Edinburgh-Cowdenbeath (1523 Edinburgh-Cowdenbeath)
Sc51464+51516 Cowdenbeath-Edinburgh (1610 Cowdenbeath-Edinburgh)
55003 Edinburgh-York (1700 Edinburgh-Kings Cross)

Monday 10th March 1980

55009 York-Selby (1956 York-Kings Cross)
55012 Selby-York (1805 Kings Cross-York)

Tuesday 10th March 1981

55007 York-Selby (1955 York-Kings Cross)
55008 Selby-York (1805 Kings Cross-York)

Saturday 10th March 1984

45033 York-Leeds (0745 Scarborough -Liverpool LS)
45050 Leeds-York (0905 Liverpool LS-Scarborough)

 

[childwallblues]

14/09/1987
I used to visit Speke Yard/Junction a lot in those days as Class 58s were operating on Toton to Garston Dock coal trains. On this day 89001 came to Allerton on a test train, reversed on the triangle to Speke Junction SB and then headed back south to Crewe
A winner.

I again saw 89001 on the same test train in 03/11/1987 at Allerton Station.

 

[Sultan1056]

Sunday 11th March 1979

I head to Leeds today for the SuO Man Vic-Newcastle which produces the expected and required 40.

E50277+50284+51826+51844 York-Leeds (1825 York-Liverpool LS)
40081 Leeds-York (1800 Manchester Vic-Newcastle)

Tuesday 11th March 1980

55018 York-Newark Northgate (1811 York-Kings Cross)
55003 Newark Northgate-York (1805 Kings Cross-York)

 

[QJ]

Saturday 12 March 1977
47033 LA 2B26 1745 Plymouth - Penzance (Plymouth to Keyham) 2 miles 10 chains in the wrong direction for going home. Why?

Thursday 12 March 1981
(Rather than go home a bit of 55022 mileage on 1L22 2300 London Kings Cross - Bradford as far as Peterborough)
31186 YK + 31270 YK 1A41 2120 (11/03) Bradford Exchange - London Kings Cross (Peterborough to London Kings Cross)

Monday 12 March 1984
47597 CF 1M11 0750 Swansea - Manchester Piccadilly (Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street)
87003 WN 1M11 0750 Swansea - Manchester Piccadilly (Birmingham New Street to Crewe)

Wednesday 12 March 2002 (as part of a rail enthusiast track bash to Canada that went awry)
After getting stuck for three nights in Sault Ste. Marie, ON because of a snow storm an escape plan by Greyhound Bus of Canada found me heading to Northern Ontario
ON 2002 (GM FP7A-CAT) Train 697 1820 (11/03) Toronto Union - Cochrane (North Bay to Cochrane)
ON 1805 (GM GP38-2) Train 698 0605 Cochrane - Toronto Union (Cochrane to North Bay)
(train terminated at North Bay for a rail replacement coach to Toronto Union - train 2.5 hours late arriving at North Bay)
then off to the airport for a very expensive flight to Victoria, Vancouver Island to catch up with my planned itinerary.

 

[Sultan1056]

Monday 12th March 1979

47432 York-Selby (1816 York-Kings Cross)
55013 Selby-York (1608 Kings Cross-York)

Wednesday 12th March 1980

55012 York-Newark Northgate (1811 York-Kings Cross)
55009 Newark Northgate-York (1805 Kings Cross-York)

Friday 12th March 1982

43082+43093 York-Darlington (1700 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)
40068 Darlington-York (2025 Edinburgh-Kings Cross)

 

[Jamesrob637]

A couple of days late but I was busy on the weekend:

09 March 2020: EC278 Budapest to Prague, I think it was a Czech engine the whole way but I wasn't too interested. I just wanted it to get to Prague so that I had time for some dinner and my flight home (which was delayed). It was all achieved, then the world went crazy within days of my return!

 

[Sultan1056]

Tuesday 13th March 1979

47543 York-Selby (1816 York-Kings Cross)
55019 Selby-York (1608 Kings Cross-York)

Friday 13th March 1981

55013 York-Kings Cross (1955 York-Kings Cross)

 

[Sultan1056]

Wednesday 14th March 1979

47517 York-Selby (1816 York-Kings Cross)
47462 Selby-York (1608 Kings Cross-York)

Friday 14th March 1980

55010 York-Doncaster (1956 York-Kings Cross)
55005 Doncaster-York (1805 Kings Cross-York)

Saturday 14th March 1981

I was intending to travel to the West Country via the Down Midnight out of Paddington. I am presuming that it must have been a 47 because I would not normally of chosen to cover the 0245 Waterloo-Bournemouth. Whenever I did travel on it I often overslept the Eastleigh stop and found myself waking up in Bournemouth. Today I was pleased with myself by managing to stay awake and make my connection to Portsmouth, or so I thought. Due to engineering work the train terminated short at Fareham. Instead of having a Crompton to Portsmouth for a Crompton back to Salisbury I ended taking a Thumper to Southampton and then another one, which should have been loco hauled, to Salisbury.

73124 Waterloo-Eastleigh (0245 Waterloo-Bournemouth)
33108 Eastleigh-Fareham (0428 Eastleigh-Fareham)
1126 Fareham-Southampton C (0525 Portsmouth & Southsea-Southampton C)
1403 Southampton C-Salisbury (0553 Portsmouth H-Bristol TM)
50001 Salisbury-Woking (0626 Exeter St David’s-Waterloo)
33004 Woking-Salisbury (0910 Waterloo-Exeter St Davids)
33060 Salisbury-Honiton (0920 Brighton-Exeter St Davids)
50015 Honiton-Exeter St Davids (1110 Waterloo-Exeter St Davids)
50019 Exeter St Davids-Penzance (0920 Liverpool LS-Penzance)
50017 Penzance-Exeter St Davids (2045 Penzance-Paddington)
50022 Penzance-Paddington (2045 Penzance-Paddington)
via Salisbury, Westbury & Melksham

 

[xotGD]

Wednesday 14th March 1979

47517 York-Selby (1816 York-Kings Cross)
47462 Selby-York (1608 Kings Cross-York)

Oh dear!

 

[Sultan1056]

Oh dear!

Yes, “Oh Dear”. Early 79 was quite bad for chasing Deltics, with low availability. According to Napier Chronicles there were only 7 in action on this day

 

[Sultan1056]

Thursday 15th March 1979

More diversions this time due to Doncaster Re-signalling. The Leeds-Doncaster route was closed in the Up direction so London trains were routed towards Selby taking the now rare curve between Selby West and Selby Canal Junctions.

47416 York-Doncaster (1040 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
55013 Doncaster-Leeds (1445 Kings Cross-Leeds)
55011 Leeds-Doncaster via Selby West (1855 Leeds-Kings Cross)
47521 Doncaster-York (1809 Kings Cross-York)

Saturday 15th March 1980

55008 York-Doncaster (2025 Edinburgh-Kings Cross)
55012 Doncaster-Kings Cross (2255 Newcastle-Kings Cross)
55010 Kings Cross-Doncaster (0550 Kings Cross-Aberdeen)
55019 Doncaster-Kings Cross (0805 York-Kings Cross)
55018 Kings Cross-Grantham (1205 Kings Cross-Hull)
55014 Grantham-Huntingdon (1215 York-Kings Cross)
55007 Huntingdon-Doncaster (1405 Kings Cross-York)
55009 Doncaster-Grantham (1550 York-Kings Cross)
55019 Grantham-York (1605 Kings Cross-York)

Sunday 15th March 1981

Arriving into Paddington off the up midnight my original plan was to head to KX and home. However I found out that my last 50 was allocated to the 1125 Pad-Plymouth so I had a quick return trip to Woking before taking 50047 to Reading.

50001 Waterloo-Woking (0910 Waterloo-Exeter St Davids)
50037 Woking-Waterloo (0833 Salisbury-Waterloo)
50047 Paddington-Reading (1125 Paddington-Plymouth)
47094 Reading-Paddington (1140 Oxford-Paddington)
55021 Kings Cross-York (1405 Kings Cross-York)
via Askern & Gascoigne Wood

 

[Sultan1056]

Sunday 16th March 1975

47415 York-Doncaster via Askern (0836 Newcastle-Kings Cross)
47411 Doncaster-York via Askern

Sunday 16th March 1980

My travels on a Sunday would frequently end on the 1605 KX-YK, today a little bit of bonus mileage as the train was extended to Newcastle.

47453 York-Darlington (1040 Liverpool LS-Newcastle)
55004 Darlington-York (1120 Edinburgh-Plymouth)
55007 York Newark Northgate (1550 York-Kings Cross)
55015 Newark Northgate-Darlington (1605 Kings Cross-Newcastle)
47453 Darlington-York (1905 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)

 

[CD]

Wednesday 16th March 1983

Due to work I was staying in Manchester overnight.

45121 Manchester V-Liverpool LS (1M26 1300 Scarborough-Liverpool)
46051 Liverpool LS-Manchester V (1E16 1705 Liverpool-Scarborough)

Saturday 17th March 1984

In the good old days of long distance day returns, Bristol to York with a railcard was £15.

33055 Yeovil PM-Bristol TM (2V55 0550 Weymouth-Bristol)
45130 Bristol TM-York (1E30 0653 Plymouth-York)
45130 York-Gloucester (1V92 1428 York-Bristol)
50009 Gloucester-Bristol TM (1V92)
33032 Bristol TM-Trowbridge (1O93 1915 Bristol-Portsmouth Hbr)
33007 Trowbridge-Westbury (2O95 1940 Weston Super Mare-Portsmouth Hbr)
50005 Westbury-Yeovil PM (1B50 2015 Paddington-Exeter)

 

[Sultan1056]

Saturday 17th March 1979

Chaos reigned today; there had been a significant snowfall overnight which coincided with the collapse of Penmanshiel Tunnel causing major disruption to most services. I arrived at York station about 0730 to find the 0650 to London still waiting to depart. I took the train to Grantham where I managed to catch an even later running Leeds-KX service. I had planned to travel to Edinburgh on the 0900 from KX but quickly abandoned this idea. From KX I returned north with my first visit to Hull with a Deltic. It was diverted via Selby which was probably weather related. By the time I had returned to York at about 1930 the timetable was still all over the place particularly services coming from Scotland.

55022 York-Grantham (0650 York-Kings Cross)
55018 Grantham-Kings Cross (0545 Leeds-Kings Cross)
55017 Kings Cross-Hull via Selby (1204 Kings Cross-Hull)
55017 Hull-Doncaster (1645 Hull-Kings Cross)
47528 Doncaster-York (1608 Kings Cross-York)

Monday 17th March 1980

55022 York-Newark Northgate (1811 York-Kings Cross)
55018 Newark Northgate-York (1805 Kings Cross-York)

Saturday 17th March 1984

I went to see York City play Colchester United, City won 3-1. I remember being particularly impressed with the speed that I returned to York. Leaving the football ground at the final whistle I jumped into a taxi which enabled me to catch the 1540 Norwich-Liverpool St with seconds to spare. An on time arrival at London allowed a quick connection onto a Circle Line tube to Kings Cross. Another dash to the mainline terminus and again with seconds to spare I managed to join the 1800 service to York. Just after eight o’clock after 3 and a quarter hours I was in a York pub having a pint!

43042+43050 York-Peterborough (0630 Newcastle-Kings Cross)
31403 Peterborough-Norwich (0804 Birmingham NS-Norwich)
47587 Norwich-Colchester (1228 Norwich-Liverpool St)
47457 Colchester-Liverpool St (1540 Norwich-Liverpool St)
43073+43076 Kings Cross-York (1800 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)

 

[xotGD]

In the good old days of long distance day returns

I once had a day return Newcastle to Swansea (attending interview at the Uni). Set off at 21:00 the day before, arrived back around 06:00 the day after.

In between times, my first four Cromptons for haulage.

Full details somewhere up thread!

 

[Sultan1056]

Saturday 18th March 1978

47459 York-Darlington (0845 Leeds-Aberdeen)
55007 Darlington-York (0920 Newcastle-Kings Cross)
46033 York-Newcastle (0810 Liverpool LS-Newcastle)
46042 Newcastle-York (1000 Edinburgh-Plymouth)
47428 York-Darlington (1100 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)
47516 Darlington-Newcastle (0725 Plymouth-Edinburgh)
47526 Newcastle-Darlington (1035 Aberdeen-Kings Cross)
47449 Darlington-York (1615 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
45022 York-Darlington (1510 Liverpool LS-Newcastle)
47507 Darlington-York (1805 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)

Sunday 18th March 1979

I travelled out to Leeds to cover the Sundays Only Man Vic-Newcastle, usually booked for a class 40. Disappointingly for me it was a 31 today.

M51418+M51911+E51956+E51957 York-Leeds (1825 York-Liverpool LS)
31207 Leeds-York (1800 Manchester Vic-Newcastle)

Tuesday 18th March 1980

55018 York-Newark Northgate (1811 York-Kings Cross)
55007 Newark Northgate-York (1805 Kings Cross-York)

 

[Peter Sarf]

Saturday 17th March 1979

Chaos reigned today; there had been a significant snowfall overnight which coincided with the collapse of Penmanshiel Tunnel causing major disruption to most services. I arrived at York station about 0730 to find the 0650 to London still waiting to depart. I took the train to Grantham where I managed to catch an even later running Leeds-KX service. I had planned to travel to Edinburgh on the 0900 from KX but quickly abandoned this idea. From KX I returned north with my first visit to Hull with a Deltic. It was diverted via Selby which was probably weather related. By the time I had returned to York at about 1930 the timetable was still all over the place particularly services coming from Scotland.

55022 York-Grantham (0650 York-Kings Cross)
55018 Grantham-Kings Cross (0545 Leeds-Kings Cross)
55017 Kings Cross-Hull via Selby (1204 Kings Cross-Hull)
55017 Hull-Doncaster (1645 Hull-Kings Cross)
47528 Doncaster-York (1608 Kings Cross-York)

Monday 17th March 1980

55022 York-Newark Northgate (1811 York-Kings Cross)
55018 Newark Northgate-York (1805 Kings Cross-York)

Saturday 17th March 1984

I went to see York City play Colchester United, City won 3-1. I remember being particularly impressed with the speed that I returned to York. Leaving the football ground at the final whistle I jumped into a taxi which enabled me to catch the 1540 Norwich-Liverpool St with seconds to spare. An on time arrival at London allowed a quick connection onto a Circle Line tube to Kings Cross. Another dash to the mainline terminus and again with seconds to spare I managed to join the 1800 service to York. Just after eight o’clock after 3 and a quarter hours I was in a York pub having a pint!

43042+43050 York-Peterborough (0630 Newcastle-Kings Cross)
31403 Peterborough-Norwich (0804 Birmingham NS-Norwich)
47587 Norwich-Colchester (1228 Norwich-Liverpool LS)
47457 Colchester-Liverpool St (1540 Norwich-Liverpool LS)
43073+43076 Kings Cross-York (1800 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)

My bold. Surely not LS ?...

 

[Sultan1056]

My bold. Surely not LS ?...

Thanks for spotting my error, I have now corrected it.

 

[Sultan1056]

Saturday 19th March 1977

A Merrymaker day excursion to Southampton and Bournemouth. Although there was only a few hours available to us at our destination I managed to visit Eastleigh TMD and take a trip to Poole for my first ever 33 haulage.

47461 York-Southampton C (xxxx York-Bournemouth) ADEX
via Selby, Leeds, Normanton, Sheffield, St Andrews Jnc & Reading avoider
EMU Southampton C-Eastleigh
EMU Eastleigh-Bournemouth (1346 Waterloo-Bournemouth)
33101 Bournemouth-Poole (1430 Waterloo-Weymouth)
47476 Poole-Southampton C (1639 Poole-Liverpool LS)
47461 Southampton C-York (17xx Bournemouth-York) Return ADEX
via Reading avoider, St Andrews Jnc, Beighton Jnc, Normanton, Leeds & Selby

Monday 19th March 1979

47408 York-Selby (1816 York-Kings Cross)
47520 Selby-York (1608 Kings Cross-York)

Wednesday 19th March 1980

55006 York-Newark Northgate (1811 York-Kings Cross)
55005 Newark Northgate-York (1805 Kings Cross-York)

Thursday 19th March 1981

55019 York-Selby (1955 York-Kings Cross)
55017 Selby-York (1805 Kings Cross-York)

Friday 19th March 1982

47540 York-Stalybridge (1658 Scarborough-Liverpool LS)
M51930+52045 Stalybridge-Stockport (1925 Stalybridge-Stockport)
86241 Stockport-Crewe (2000 Manchester Pic-Euston)

Saturday 19th March 1983

I went to watch Man Utd play Brighton, the result, 1-1.

47445 York-Manchester Vic (0850 Scarborough-Liverpool LS)
via Wakefield Kirkgate
47423 Manchester Vic-York (1705 Liverpool LS-Scarborough)
via Wakefield Kirkgate

 

[CD]

Saturday 20th March 1982

DMU Yeovil PM-Westbury
33201 Westbury-Bristol TM (2V58 0656 Portsmouth Hbr-Bristol)
46016 Bristol TM-Derby (1E75 0835 Taunton-Newcastle)
47565 Derby-Birmingham NS (1V88 1008 Newcastle-Cardiff)
45023 Birmingham NS-Bristol TM (1V89 1223 Manchester-Bristol)
50047 Bristol TM-Westbury (1O85 1614 Bristol-Portsmouth Hbr)
DMU Westbury-Yeovil PM

 

[Sultan1056]

Saturday 20th March 1976

A spotting trip to Bristol and Cardiff. It was the only time that I saw 1200 Falcon, dumped out of use at Ebbw Jnc.

DMU York-Sheffield (0718 York-Sheffield)
45016 Sheffield-Bristol TM (0700 Bradford Exchange-Penzance)
DMU Bristol TM-Cardiff C (1245 Weston super Mare-Cardiff C)
45037 Cardiff C-Newport (1540 Cardiff C-Manchester Pic)
45054 Newport-Cardiff C (1012 Newcastle-Cardiff C)
47507 Cardiff C-Newport (1552 Swansea-Paddington)
45012 Newport-Birmingham NS (1737 Cardiff C-Manchester Pic)
45010 Birmingham NS-York (1505 Plymouth-Leeds)
DMU Sheffield-York (2155 Sheffield-York)

Tuesday 20th March 1979

47526 York-Selby (1816 York-Kings Cross)
47518 Selby-York (1608 Kings Cross-York)

Friday 20th March 1981

55009 York-Newark Northgate (1810 York-Kings Cross)
55013 Newark Northgate-Doncaster (1805 Kings Cross-York)
55008 Doncaster-Grantham (1955 York-Kings Cross)
46047 Grantham-Doncaster (2015 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)

Saturday 20th March 1982

86251 Crewe-Stafford (2330 Manchester Pic-Brighton)
85031 Stafford-Glasgow C (2126 Bristol TM-Glasgow C)
27023 + 37111 Glasgow QS-Fort William (0600 Glasgow QS-Mallaig)
37262 Fort William-Mallaig (0600 Glasgow QS-Mallaig)
37262 Mallaig-Glasgow QS (1610 Mallaig-Glasgow QS)