The start of a new day didn't bring me much luck the duds kept on coming.
(On a separate note, as I'm writing this, I'm sat outside Blackpool Tower, where Virgin Trains are having a party. Just picked a train manager up in my bomber).
Anyway back to the duds at Preston.
150102, 150143, 142058, 66124,
90035 went south with cars, trucks were,
43 87 4333 034-4, 052-6, 016-1, 054-2, eventually I'm going to get all the numbers on that rake of wagons.
More duds,
319385, 150204+156471, 66160, then heading south on an intermodal 66192!
Then more duds,
350409, 156468+156461.
Then the sleeper ricked up running approx 30 mins late, the dud theme continuing even for haulage,
92038, 10504, 10565, 10675, 10526, 10706, 1220h, 9802h, 10718h, 10502, 10600, 10542, 10650, 6706 and 9810.
10718 was the only carriage I could haulage on that i hadn't previously been on.
So onwards to Scotland.
Carlisle station.
More duds,
156447, 156443, 158816, 158850, 156505, 156436.
Carlisle Kingmoor.
68016 and 37401.
Next stop Edinburgh.
Edinburgh part 1.
Even in another country the duds were still coming thick and fast, well maybe not to fast, they were all stabled.
156509, 170402, 170413, 156433, 156495, then a cop!
385011, 385008, were stabled and the first inroads into the 385's.
221123, rolled into either platforms 8 or 9.
Back to the sleeper.
67008 took the Inverness section north.
73968, took the Fort Bill section.
I was graced with 73969 on the Granite city section. We left 20 mins late. I asked the guard if I could get off at Inverkeithing instead of Kirkcaldy. This was arranged as the train has to slow down there anyway and time could be made up not having to stop at Kirkcaldy.
Inverkeithing.
221123 again, then 43143+41146+42300+42299+44040+43012 roll in. Then 68006h+5976+6137+9527+9539h+5945+ 5952 on what turns out to be the only loco hauled set that was out in the morning rush. Thankfully it waa the one I needed for sight and haulage, with the one carriage I needed for haulage.
More duds,
158708, 170415, 170407, and then my train to Cardenden 170402h+170410h, which were both bagged for haulage.
170393 was seen at Dunfemline Town.
170395 was at Dunfemline Queen Margaret.
158732 was at Lochgelly.
On arrival at Cardenden the Cat was waiting to take me back to Edinburgh.
170407 was at Dunfemline Queen Margaret.
158711 was at Haymarket depot, only 2 Scotrail 158's left too see. Also only 2 158's left too see as BREL built them, however some have been reformed and renumbered.
Haymarket station.
170411, 170415, 158727, 380018.
Edinburgh part2.
Things are starting too look up.
170470, 385012, 170429, 170403, 158740, 156504, 170432, 220002, 385124, 170407, 334040, 334027, 385022, 385103, 334007, 220005, 158736, 334031+334032.
Then I went for a wander to see the LNER HST, which was,
43272, 44031, 42122, 42134, 42357, 42116, 42355, 40732, 41164, 41066, 43290.
334036, 170450, 385015, 385008, 385033, 334033, 385122, 170434, 156503.
Platform 2 for a 91 and mk4 stock,
91104, 12228, 12469, 12430, 12424, 12311, 10313, 11285, 11313, 11413, 82213.
385009+385111, 380111, 221134, 385020, 385105, 334035+334015, 350406, 334025, 156495, 385108 and 170413.
Outside for a cigarette and I saw tram 269.
Back on the platform.
170419, 170411, 158733, 158736, 158716, 385103+385022, 334018+334034, 380018.
43310, 41090, 41044, 40737, 42340, 43127, 42063,42064, 42065, 44045, 43367.
Then I caught 385019+385116 to Glasgow Queen Street via Falkirk High.
170403 was at Haymarket station.
43037, 43112, 42572, 43125, 43184 were seen at Haymarket depot.
Tram 263, was seen to the west of there.
334039 was seen in passing.
385112 was seen at Croy.
Somewhere near Polmont, there was a random rake of mk1 carriages in a siding next to the line. The only two numbers I got were 3115 and 4856.
43136+43179 were seen at the depot, outside Queen Street.
Glasgow Queen Street.
43036+44066+42208+42206+41104+43168.
158729, 158738, 170406, 156493, 385110, and then lo and behold my penultimate 156 for sight 156476. And then 380018, I swear this is following me!
A cigarette, more Doctor Pepper, then onto;
Buchanan Street Subway.
131+208+124, 101+116+109, 126+206+110, 111h+201+125, 133+202+117,
115+103+127, 113h+204+105, 121+119+128.
111 was caught to Govan, for a wander around to the depot. At the depot L6 was seen outside.
113 then took me to;
Partick.
More duds coming,
334019+334007, 318263, 334039+334009, 320308+318268, 320417, 320317+320302, 320403, 318264+320414, 334022+334002, 318256+318265, 320306, 318266+320404, 334038+334036, 334037, 334006+334012, then 320316 rolls in with my last 318, 318261. Wahoo!
Now back to the duds,
320412, 320301+32311, 318257, 320313+320416.
With rain clouds looming and the onset of the evening peak, time to make a move, though with hindsight, I wished I hadn't.
320302 and 320317h caught to;
Glasgow Central low level.
More duds here as well!
318260, 320319+318270, 320318, 320413, 318250+320304, 318259, 334014, 320306, 320417.
A move upstairs was made for a smoke, and park myself at the end of platform 12, by now it was lightly raining.
Glasgow Central high level.
Things are starting to look up again!
380022, 380018 (seriously not again), 314202, 380017+380008, 156508, 380016, 380010, 390104, 314216, 156435, 156502+156433, 156437, 380011, 380109, 220033, 320309, 156507, 314214, 318269+320314, 314211, 314203, 380006, 314215, 380102, 156436, 380101, 380012, 156474+156458, 350401, 156433, 156445+156434, 390043, 314210, 318262+ 320311, 156509, 380110, 156505, 380005, 156439, 380007, 380108, 380001, 314207, 156509+156513, 156501+156511+156514, 314209, 380020, 156503+156505, 156507, 320312+318252, 380105, 380013, 314215, 380109, 390132, 156432+156502, 380113, 380015, 156495, 320303, 380022, 318251, 221102, 380102, 380114, 380010 156432, 156445+156434, 380011, 156474.
Then in the distance I notice a 158. I thought that's strange, I didn't think they came into Central, but, I'm glad it did as it was 158730, my penultimate 158 for sight.
Back to the duds,
314211, 3142??, 156458, 221133, 380021, 380016, 318269+320314, 156507.
As the repeats were coming I decided to walk round to Queen Street, the only good thing about that is I need the exercise.
Queen Street.
158709, 156431, 170411, 385112, 156493, 380018 (I swear this unit knows where I am going to be), 156453, 385111+385009, 170413, there was an HST as well, but it is the one I saw earlier so didn't bother writing it down.
So back to Central for 390122, which I have been on before to take me to Preston. It left on time at 2010.
I then fell asleep, but, saw 158910 at Oxenholme.
At Preston I saw, 350408, 66724 heading south, 142004, 142088, and 319385h took me back to Blackpool. At least I needed that for haulage. I then jumped in a cab home and had a few tins of beer.
All in all a good day out. A shame about the second cat on the Fife circle, but hey not much to be done about that. Isaw the ladt 318 i needed, I'm down to 1 156, 158, 380/0, and 320/3. I'm down to 4 320/4's, 5 334's and 380/1's. And have made way on the 385's. So jobs a good n.
My next planned day out is the ICRS AGM, and trip around Basford Hall.