Class 37 Haulage From St Pancras

[RichmondCommu]

G'day everyone,

In the late 1980's I remember travelling from St Pancras to Derby behind a class 37 on a Friday evening. I generally caught the same train every two weeks or so but the class 37 haulage was rather hit and miss.

I can't remember whether the service was a 'Friday evening extra' but I'm guessing that it probably was. Can anyone tell me why on occasions the train was hauled by a class 37? At that time it was either class 47's or HST's on the MML.

Kind regards,

Richmond Commuter

 

[12CSVT]

1988 to 1989 Winter timetable, the following were booked for a Cardiff Canton based 37/4 (PXXA pool)
1C72 1530 Derby - St Pancras
1P23 1820 St Pancras - Derby

37428 and 37429 both appeared on this diagram several times.

 

[Masbroughlad]

I would like to have seen that. Don't think I have ever seen a 37 hauled passenger train into or out of St Pancras.

Anyone any pics?

Out of interest was it an air-con set of coaches?

 

[theblackwatch]

I would like to have seen that. Don't think I have ever seen a 37 hauled passenger train into or out of St Pancras.

Anyone any pics?

Out of interest was it an air-con set of coaches?

Looks like it was a rake of Mk.1s:
https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4039/4344072329_bffabde988_z.jpg

 

[ainsworth74]

I always forget how dingy St Pancras was before the refurbishment...

 

[RichmondCommu]

1988 to 1989 Winter timetable, the following were booked for a Cardiff Canton based 37/4 (PXXA pool)
1C72 1530 Derby - St Pancras
1P23 1820 St Pancras - Derby

37428 and 37429 both appeared on this diagram several times.

Many thanks for this! Any ideas as to why a Cardiff Canton class 37 was running on the MML when it would have been so far away from home?
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I always forget how dingy St Pancras was before the refurbishment...

I concur, especially considering that it was a major Intercity terminal. It beggars belief that some forum members choose to moan about the modern St Pancras.

 

[richa2002]

Never knew there was such a 37 working out of St. Pancras either. Brilliant stuff.

 

[ainsworth74]

I concur, especially considering that it was a major Intercity terminal. It beggars belief that some forum members choose to moan about the modern St Pancras.

Agreed. I can accept that plonking what is, in effect, a shopping centre in the middle of the station and pushing the EMT platforms out of the main train shed is far from ideal but this:



Is still far better than this!

 

[RichmondCommu]

Agreed. I can accept that plonking what is, in effect, a shopping centre in the middle of the station and pushing the EMT platforms out of the main train shed is far from ideal but this:

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Is still far better than this!

Well it was either the Eurostars or the MML services and as you and I know the Eurostars are much longer!

In the grand scheme of things the walk from the Tube to the MML platforms matters little compared to a day in London, whether you are a tourist or a commuter.

 

[D6975]

Many thanks for this! Any ideas as to why a Cardiff Canton class 37 was running on the MML when it would have been so far away from home?

It used to work up on a Cardiff-Nottingham late morning IIRC.

 

[RichmondCommu]

Many thanks for this. I'm assuming the class 37 then ran light engine to Etches Park (Derby) to collect the rolling stock. It seems like an awful long time a go that loco hauled stock was based at Etches Park!