Trains you've seen out and about

[A Challenge]

Wednesday 31st May
1T26 07:55 Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo 450 XXX + 444 XXX
1P24 08:15 Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo 444 034
2R15 08:43 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 455 701 + 455 XXX
1A19 08:53 London Waterloo to Alton 450 036 + 450 074 + 450 117
2K15 08:57 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 455 870 + 455 853
2L15 09:07 East Grinstead to London Victoria 377 XXX + 377 447 + 377 141
2R31 09:10 Epsom Downs to London Victoria 377 449 (may be longer)
2U22 09:22 Windsor & Eton Riverside to London Waterloo 458 505 + 458 534
2S24 09:33 Weybridge to London Waterloo 458 528 + 458 531
2J24 09:54 Hampton Court to London Waterloo 455 736 + 455 854
5Y24 10:00 London Waterloo to Clapham Yard Sidings 455 XXX + 455 904
2F24 10:03 Woking to London Waterloo 455 XXX + 455 XXX
2O21 10:03 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 455 704
2R21 10:15 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 458 502
5Y21 10:18 London Waterloo to Clapham Yard Sidings 444 XXX + 444 XXX
1L25 10:20 London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids 158 890 + 159 020
2C25 10:20 London Waterloo to Reading 450 XXX + 450 551
2S25 10:22 London Waterloo to Weybridge 458 5XX
1P27 10:30 London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour 444 020
2N63 13:25 Stratford (London) to Richmond 378 210
2C42 13:42 Reading to London Waterloo 450 0XX + 450 109
2N65 13:45 Stratford (London) to Richmond 378 231
2N68 14:28 Richmond to Stratford (London) 378 233
2U41 14:28 London Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside 458 526 + 458 530
2N70 14:38 Richmond to Stratford (London) 378 210 (reverse working of 2N63)
2B56 14:52 Poole to London Waterloo 450 006 + 450 0XX + 450 XXX
2V41 15:07 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 458 507
2V43 15:37 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 458 512 + 458 536
2C50 15:42 Reading to London Waterloo 450 551 + 450 555
2R43 15:45 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 458 503 + 458 517
2U48 15:53 Windsor & Eton Riverside to London Waterloo 458 530 + 458 526
2U47 15:58 London Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside 458 5XX + 458 5XX
2O45 16:01 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 455 871 + 455 704
2C89 16:05 London Waterloo to Reading 450 089 + 450 083
2V45 16:07 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 458 528 +458 531
2R45 16:15 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 458 521 + 458 509
2C49 16:20 London Waterloo to Reading 450 563 + 450 024
2U50 16:23 Windsor & Eton Riverside to London Waterloo 458 516 + 458 501
2U49 16:28 London Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside 458 527 + 458 523
2C91 16:35 London Waterloo to Reading 450 030 + 450 552
2L45 16:37 East Grinstead to London Victoria 377 446 + 377 447 + 377 141
2R47 16:45 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 458 507 + 458 XXX
2S51 16:52 London Waterloo to Weybridge 458 502
1N93 17:05 London Waterloo to Farnham 450 XXX + 450 XXX
2N90 17:06 Richmond to Stratford (London) 378 224
2M08 17:30 London Victoria to Orpington 466 009 + 466 171
2R94 17:33 London Victoria to Epsom Downs 377 308 + 377 319 + 377 120
1J90 17:34 London Victoria to Fareham and Bognor Regis 377 455 + 377 XXX + 377 XXX
1Y21 17:38 London Victoria to Caterham and Tattenham Corner 377 608 (back unit)
1H44 17:46 London Victoria to Littlehampton 377 126 + 377 XXX
1K44 17:49 London Victoria to Three Bridges 377 101 (back unit)
2V55 18:37 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 458 515
1L66 18:47 Salisbury to London Waterloo 158 880
2O57 19:01 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 455 XXX + 455 XXX
2U63 19:58 London Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside 458 XXX + 458 516
2V61 20:07 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 458 502
2L65 20:12 London Waterloo to Basingstoke 450 556 + 450 127
1D34 20:15 London Victoria to Gatwick Airport 387 2XX + 387 222
2P65 20:15 London Waterloo to Haslemere 450 XXX + 450 111 + 450 XXX
2R61 20:15 London Waterloo to London Waterloo 458 532
1H56 20:17 London Victoria to Littlehampton and Eastbourne 377 XXX + 377 424
1L65 20:20 London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids 159 017 + 159 XXX + 159 107 (may be backwards)


444 045 + 444 XXX 10:22 London Waterloo
458 534 + 458 XXX 20:15 London Waterloo
450 015 + 450 561 + 450 105 10:30 Clapham Yard
450 018 10:30 Clapham Yard
450 025 17:24 Clapham Yard
707 008 17:24 Clapham Yard
450 XXX + 450 560 17:28 waiting to leaving Clapham Yard


Bakerloo
4359

Circle
2*558
2*421

District
2*370
2*388
2*400
2*405
2*433
2*462
2*507
2*514
2*517
2*540

I believe that it was 1N93 not 2O48 and 2B56 not 2G52
I was surprised to see a 10/444 stopped at P4 at Vauxhall, but it made sense being a depot working (5Y21)!

I was hoping to see the Flying Scotsman at St Margarets but it was diverted between Feltham Junction and Barnes. :cry:

 

[childwallblues]

1116 319364 Liverpool Lime Street-Manchester Airport
1440 319378 Manchester Airport-Liverpool Lime Street

 

[700007]

Friday 2nd June 2017
London Midland
350238+350375 working the 2004 London Euston to Tring. However due to a trespassing incident at Kenton, the service was running 20L and consequently was terminated at Watford Junction on bay platform 10.

 

[A Challenge]

I've added some more sightings from photos to Wednesday and the date, its at the top of the page

Friday 2nd June
1L64 16:24 Exeter St Davids and Yeovil Junction to London Waterloo 159 017 (Exeter St Davids portion at Tisbury)

 

[Parallel]

08:27 Southampton Central - Worcester Foregate Street 150002
09:06 Bristol Temple Meads - Weymouth 67010 (Formed of ELEVEN coaches!)
08:46 Weymouth - Gloucester 153372 + 1502xx (The 150 was still in local lines livery)
11:10 Weymouth - Bristol Temple Meads 150219 + 150238 (Cancelled between Bristol Temple Meads and Gloucester due to a delay waiting to access single track line. Not sure why this train waited to pass at Dorchester West rather than Maiden Newton, as timetabled.)
12:20 Weymouth - London Waterloo 444010
08:42 Gloucester - Weymouth 150108 + 150263
13:10 Weymouth - Gloucester 150263
10:41 Gloucester - Weymouth 150232
13:23 Portsmouth Harbour - Cardiff Central 15895x + 150243
15:30 Cardiff Central - Portsmouth Harbour 150129 + 150950
15:28 Warminster - Worcester Shrub Hill 150265 (Cancelled between Worcester Shrub Hill and Great Malvern due to signalling problems)
16:12 Bristol Parkway - Weston Super Mare 1533xx + 150239
14:50 Great Malvern - Weymouth 158960

 

[03_179]

Big old trip to Burton On Trent yesterday to the DEMU Model Railway Exhibition.

Full list of Real train sightings on my blog below.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Tuesday 6th June 2017:
2Y57 1408 Merthyr Tydfil to Barry Island: 150281
2A38 1440 Barry Island to Aberdare: 150257
2G62 1415 Maesteg to Cheltenham: 158837
1V95 1040 Holyhead to Llanelli: 175005
2P65 1432 Bargoed to Penarth: 150229
2R16 1502 Penarth to Rhymney: 150242
1B97 1250 Fishguard Harbour to Cardiff Central: 158830
2L59 1345 Cheltenham to Maesteg: 158819 (Cardiff Central to Pontyclun)
1W95 1521 Cardiff Central to Holyhead: 175007
1F25 1530 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour: 158960
2F46 1537 Ebbw Vale Town to Bridgend: 142082+150278
1F20 1323 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central: 158950
1V44 1330 Manchester Piccadilly to Tenby: 175115
1W96 1716 Cardiff Central to Holyhead: 67020+82306
2D62 1702 Penarth to Bargoed: 142083+143604
2F62 1617 Treherbert to Cardiff Central: 143602+142075
2C43 1704 Radyr to Coryton: 150255
1B48 1515 London Paddington to Cardiff Central: 43138+43027
1V96 1232 Holyhead to Maesteg: 175109
1L86 1629 Swansea to London Paddington: 43145+43124
2M48 1655 Barry Island to Merthyr Tydfil: 150227+150230
2U22 1457 Taunton to Cardiff Central: 150221
2R22 1717 Penarth to Rhymney: 143609+142002
2V43 1715 Coryton to Radyr: 150254
1V46 1430 Manchester Piccadilly to Milford Haven: 175116
2A48 1642 Bridgend to Aberdare: 150285
1F24 1447 Fareham to Cardiff Central: 158952
1W20 1510 Milford Haven to Manchester Piccadilly: 175008
2C45 1734 Radyr to Coryton: 150258
1B51 1545 London Paddington to Swansea: 43023+43131
2M50 1725 Barry Island to Merthyr Tydfil: 143601
2P83 1717 Bargoed to Penarth: 142010+150236
2T46 1806 Cardiff Central to Treherbert: 150267
2G68 1715 Maesteg to Cheltenham: 142081
2Y75 1708 Merthyr Tydfil to Barry Island: 150245
2J28 1740 Barry Island to Pontypridd: 143607+143616
2U24 1607 Taunton to Cardiff Central: 150104
2P85 1732 Bargoed to Penarth: 142085+143625
2L67 1745 Cheltenham to Maesteg: 150235
2B39 1850 Carmarthen to Cardiff Central: 150280+158830
2B73 2104 Cardiff Central to Milford Haven: 150282+150251
1L96 2029 Swansea to Chippenham: 43040+43032

 

[700007]

Wednesday 07th June 2017
London Midland
319441 working the Abbey Flyer shuttle all day.
350238 working the 1249 London Euston to Birmingham New Street via Northampton.

London Overground
378215 working the 1037 London Euston to Watford Junction.

Thursday 08th June 2017
London Midland
350254 working the 1134 London Euston to Tring.

London Overground
378230 working the 1041 Watford Junction to London Euston.
378230 working the 1137 London Euston to Watford Junction.

 

[Techniquest]

Hey all, here's some fairly live gen for you all!

08/06/2017

175115 1232 Holyhead-Maesteg
150105 1449 Birmingham New Street-Hereford
150105 1639 Hereford-Birmingham New Street
170504+153364 1549 Birmingham New Street-Hereford
180106 17xx Worcester Foregate Street-London Paddington
170509 1759 Birmingham New Street-Great Malvern
150105 1819 Birmingham New Street-Worcester Shrub Hill
170639 1822 Birmingham New Street-Stansted Airport
390011 1703 London Euston-Birmingham New Street
350116 1833 Birmingham New Street-London Euston

 

[ValleyLines142]

Surprised that 150 is still in piece between Birmingham and Hereford! Used to avoid that diagram like the plague!

Boyfriend and I have split up now so I have no intention to go to Worcester any more

 

[Techniquest]

I was told there's major problems supplying 150s currently on LM, so I'd been dreading a 170 all day!

Sorry to hear you've split up though, it'll save you a fortune though

 

[NSE]

Surprised that 150 is still in piece between Birmingham and Hereford! Used to avoid that diagram like the plague!

Boyfriend and I have split up now so I have no intention to go to Worcester any more

Or you can go there to show him what's he missing out on

 

[ValleyLines142]

I was told there's major problems supplying 150s currently on LM, so I'd been dreading a 170 all day!

Sorry to hear you've split up though, it'll save you a fortune though

Thanks, he was a waste of space anyway and he was from Worcester....say no more!!

 

[Techniquest]

Thanks, he was a waste of space anyway and he was from Worcester....say no more!!

Hey it could be worse, he could be from Leominster! You have to be a local to understand that fully admittedly!

And now, the continuation, of my recent obs:

08/06/2017

92018 Down Highland Sleeper
350116 2054 London Euston-Northampton

09/06/2017

90007 0700 London Liverpool Street-Norwich
321355 0708 London Liverpool Street-Ipswich
360101+360110 0718 London Liverpool Street-Clacton on Sea
321351+321350 0740 London Liverpool Street-Southminster & Wickford
458529 1007 London Waterloo-Hounslow
458504+458533 1207 London Waterloo-Hounslow
350240 1313 London Euston-Birmingham New Street
378255 1317 London Euston-Watford Junction
150109 1401 Bletchley-Bedford
158824+158819 1509 Birmingham International-Chester
170105 1522 Birmingham New Street-Stansted Airport
390001 1403 London Euston-Birmingham New Street
390119 1530 Birmingham New Street-London Euston
170513+153365 1549 Birmingham New Street-Hereford
150202 1648 Great Malvern-Westbury
150105 1639 Hereford-Birmingham New Street
153365+170513 1739 Hereford-Birmingham New Street

 

[700007]

Friday 9th June 2017
London Midland
350109 working the 1504 London Euston to Tring
350251+350257 working the 1456 Tring to London Euston

London Overground
378226 working the 1441 Watford Junction to London Euston
378230 working the 1501 Watford Junction to London Euston

London Underground
Metropolitan line
21099-21100 'Tim O Toole CBE' working duty 442 (Uxbridge to Aldgate daytime diagram, although scheduled for a few Amersham trips during the peaks).
21001-21002 working duty 443 (also Uxbridge to Aldgate daytime diagram).
21025-21026 working duty 430 (also Uxbridge to Aldgate daytime diagram).
21051-21052 working duty 464 (peak time interstablers).
21065-21066 working duty 402? (Chesham/Amersham - Aldgate daytime diagram).
21083-21084 working duty 446 (also Uxbridge to Aldgate daytime diagram).
21087-21088 working duty 422 (Watford to Baker Street daytime diagram).

 

[700007]

Saturday 10th June 2017
London Midland
350111+350113 working the 1704 London Euston to Tring.
350124+350128 working the 1656 Tring to London Euston.
350267 working the 1713 London Euston to Birmingham New Street via Northampton.
350373 working the 1514 Birmingham New Street to London Euston via Northampton.

London Overground
378221 working the 1701 Watford Junction to London Euston.
378255 working the 1237 London Euston to Watford Junction.
378255 working the 1637 London Euston to Watford Junction.

London Underground:
Metropolitan line
21099-21100 'Tim O Toole CBE' working duty 422 (Watford - Baker Street).
21093-21094 working duty 425 (Watford - Baker Street).

 

[ValleyLines142]

Monday 12th June 2017:
Arriva Trains Wales:
2F40 1247 Treherbert to Cardiff Central: 142069+142002
2C29 1334 Radyr to Coryton: 143616
2Y49 1252 Aberdare to Barry Island: 142073
2M34 1325 Barry Island to Merthyr Tydfil: 143606
2D44 1347 Penarth to Bargoed: 142081+143607
2P57 1317 Bargoed to Penarth: 143622 (Cardiff Central to Penarth)
1W16 1110 Milford Haven to Manchester Piccadilly: 175116
2A48 1642 Bridgend to Aberdare: 150230

Great Western Railway:
1B28 1145 London Paddington to Swansea: 43138+43027
2C79 1359 Cardiff Central to Taunton: 150104+153361

 

[700007]

Tuesday 13th June 2017

London Midland
350106 working the 1304 London Euston to Tring.
350109 working the 1313 London Euston to Birmingham New Street via Northampton.
350231 working the 1324 London Euston to Milton Keynes Central.
350239 working the 1256 Tring to London Euston.

Great Western Railway
165126 working the West Ealing to Greenford shuttle all day.
387131+387133 working the 1218 Hayes & Harlington to London Paddington.
387131+387133 working the 1245 London Paddington to Hayes & Harlington.

London Underground:
Metropolitan line
21099-21100 'Tim O Toole CBE' working duty 437 (Uxbridge - Aldgate daytime diagram).

 

[A Challenge]

Wednesday 14th June
1P41 14:00 London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour 450 120 + 450 XXX

 

[Parallel]

05/06

06:49 Worcester Shrub Hill - Weymouth 150246
08:51 Bristol Temple Meads - London Waterloo 159021
08:23 Southampton Central - Great Malvern 150219
10:56 Salisbury - Romsey via Southampton Central 158886
10:39 London Waterloo - Poole 444006
11:32 Woking -London Waterloo 455847 + 455853
13:10 London Marylebone - Birmingham Moor Street 68010 (82302)
13:11 Birmingham Snow Hill - London Marylebone 68014 (82301)

06/06
12.09 Birmingham International - Aberystwyth & Pwllheli 158838 (Shortformed due to an earlier train fault)
09:34 Pwllheli & 11:30 Aberystwyth - Birmingham International 158818 + 158823
09:08 Milford Haven - Manchester Piccadilly 175113
14:05 Shrewsbury - Swansea 153312
14:24 Shrewsbury - Crewe 150241
13:08 Birmingham International - Holyhead 158821 + 158833
14:05 Birmingham New Street - Shrewsbury 170517 + 170503
16:48 Great Malvern - Westbury 150246
17:28 Worcester Foregate Street - London Paddington 180103
18:18 London Marylebone - Oxford 68010
18:23 Portsmouth Harbour - Cardiff Central 158956
20:38 Westbury - Bristol Temple Meads 150246
19:23 Portsmouth Harbour - Cardiff Central 158960
20:30 Cardiff Central - Portsmouth Harbour 158954

 

[ValleyLines142]

Just a few observations whilst on my way home from work last night!

Arriva Trains Wales:
2T56 1947 Penarth to Treherbert: 150280
2F77 1917 Treherbert to Cardiff Central: 150260
2P94 1943 Abercynon to Penarth: 143606
2M64 1955 Barry Island to Merthyr Tydfil: 142081+150241
2B36 2012 Cardiff Queen Street to Cardiff Bay: 153362
2V51 2015 Coryton to Radyr: 143625 (Cardiff Queen Street to Waun-Gron Park)
2N31 2034 Cardiff Central to Ebbw Vale Town: 175007
2F79 1937 Ebbw Vale Town to Cardiff Central: 150242
2A64 1942 Bridgend to Aberdare: 150245

Great Western Railway:
1L94 1929 Swansea to London Paddington: 43009+43130

CrossCountry:
1V14 1710 Nottingham to Cardiff Central: 170114

 

[700007]

Wednesday 14th June 2017
London Midland
350255+350256 working the 1234 London Euston to Tring.

London Overground
378233 'Ian Brown CBE' working the 1017 London Euston to Watford Junction.
378233 'Ian Brown CBE' working the 1217 London Euston to Watford Junction.

South West Trains
159001 working the 1150 London Waterloo to Salisbury.
444026 working the 1200 London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour.
444038 working the 1205 London Waterloo to Weymouth via Winchester and Southampton Central.
450127 working the 1209 London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour.
455702 working the 1157 London Waterloo to London Waterloo via Strawberry Hill.
455849 working the 1154 London Waterloo to Dorking.
455850 working the 1203 London Waterloo to Guildford via Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon.
458510 working the 1152 London Waterloo to Weybridge via Hounslow.
458516 working the 1215 London Waterloo to Hounslow via Richmond.
458518 working the 1145 London Waterloo to Hounslow via Richmond.
458524 working the 1207 London Waterloo to Hounslow via Brentford.
458526 working the 1158 London Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside.

Virgin Trains West Coast
390107 'Virgin Independence' working the 0652 Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston.

 

[700007]

Friday 16th June 2017
Greater Anglia
360108 working the 1405 Clacton-on-Sea to London Liverpool Street.

London Midland
350108 (Currently checking) working the 1056 Tring to London Euston.
350108 (Currently checking) working the 1148 London Euston to Birmingham New Street via Northampton.
350117+350368+350374 working the 1604 London Euston to Tring

TfL Rail
315835+315855 working the 1210 London Liverpool Street to Shenfield.
315829 'London Borough of Havering: Celebrating 40 years' +315860 working the 1220 London Liverpool Street to Shenfield.

Monday 19th June 2017
London Midland
319460 working the 1654 London Euston to Tring. This service is meant to be an 8-car formation, however due to a 'defect',
the service was formed of 4 coaches. Not pleasant as the service was incredibly rammed and very very very hot!

 

[hassaanhc]

165117 on the 1O80 1518 Reading to Gatwick Airport.
Unidentified 455+455 set on the 2C41 1408 London Waterloo to Reading.

 

[Techniquest]

22/06/2016

170517+153356 1549 Birmingham New Street-Hereford
153356+170517 1739 Hereford-Birmingham New Street
175105 1530 Manchester Piccadilly-Carmarthen
43026+43192 1728 Swansea-London Paddington
158959 1830 Cardiff Central-Portsmouth Harbour

23/06/2017

175109 0535 Cardiff Central-Milford Haven
175115 0538 Cardiff Central-Manchester Piccadilly
175007 0555 Milford Haven-Manchester Piccadilly
158831 1100 Swansea-Fishguard Harbour
158831 1250 Fishguard Harbour-Cardiff Central
175008 0830 Manchester Piccadilly-Milford Haven
175003 1308 Milford Haven-Manchester Piccadilly
150235 1509 Pembroke Dock-Swansea
150281 1600 Swansea-Pembroke Dock
153320 1709 Pembroke Dock-Swansea
150281 1919 Pembroke Dock-Tenby
150281 2005 Tenby-Pembroke Dock

24/06/2017

43144+43187 0724 Swansea-Pembroke Dock
43187+43144 1001 Pembroke Dock-London Paddington
150213 0940 Carmarthen-Tenby
175001 1235 Swansea-Carmarthen
43171+43151 0945 London Paddington-Swansea
150227 1335 Cardiff Central-Ebbw Vale Town
158955 1330 Cardiff Central-Portsmouth Harbour
43070+43029 1145 London Paddington-Swansea
153370+1501xx 1412 Bristol Parkway-Weston super Mare (a Voyager blocked my view!)
220017 1400 Bristol Temple Meads-Manchester Piccadilly
221140 0632 Dundee-Plymouth
43034+43093 1406 London Paddington-Penzance
220025 0750 Glasgow Central-Penzance
43063+43168 1740 Penzance-London Paddington
43175+43056 1752 Plymouth-Penzance
150106 1906 Penzance-Exeter St Davids
150102 1940 Truro-Penzance ECS
43207+43304 0900 Glasgow Central-Penzance
57605 1750 Exeter St Davids-Penzance

25/06/2017

43056+43175 0830 Penzance-London Paddington
150239+153361 0909 Plymouth-Penzance
153305 1012 Liskeard-Looe
150263 1018 Gunnislake-Plymouth
150263 1106 Plymouth-Gunnislake
150263 1207 Gunnislake-Plymouth
43026+43192 1100 Penzance-London Paddington
150106 1435 Exeter St Davids-Okehampton
150106 1545 Okehampton-Exeter St Davids (revised times due to a paperwork farce for the Okehampton line)
159020+159008 1725 Exeter St Davids-London Waterloo
159103+159102 1825 Exeter St Davids-London Waterloo
377111+377202 2147 London Victoria-Hastings

26/06/2017

377434+377307 0842 London Bridge-Redhill & Tonbridge (377307 terminating at Redhill)
377128 0939 London Victoria-Tonbridge
375309 1104Tonbridge-Strood
377128 1119 Tonbridge-London Victoria
395012 1126 Faversham-London St Pancras
395013 1237 London St Pancras-Sandwich (continues back to London via Faversham)
395007 1213 Ramsgate-London St Pancras (another of those silly circulars!)
43083+43046 1415 London St Pancras-Nottingham
43045+43060 1515 London St Pancras-Nottingham
158889 1628 Leicester-Lincoln Central
222102 1636 Derby-London St Pancras
222013+222023 1700 London St Pancras-Corby & Sheffield
700006 2010 Bedford-Brighton

27/06/2017

700101 0911 Three Bridges-Bedford
345005 1035 London Liverpool Street-Shenfield
90004 1100 London Liverpool Street-Norwich
360117 1138 London Liverpool Street-Colchester Town
90006 1100 Norwich-London Liverpool Street
180104 1348 London Kings Cross-Hull
322485 1526 Doncaster-Leeds
142087 1453 Sheffield-Adwick
322481 1521 Leeds-Doncaster
91119 1430 London Kings Cross-Newcastle
91109 1730 London Kings Cross-Edinburgh

28/06/2017

170432 1115 Edinburgh-Glasgow Queen Street
43314+43251 0755 Inverness-London Kings Cross
158786 1150 Edinburgh-Glenrothes
380102 1153 Edinburgh-Ayr
221127 1100 Glasgow Central-Penzance
156439 1156 Edinburgh-Glasgow Central
350406 1212 Edinburgh-Manchester Airport
43309+43306 0952 Aberdeen-London Kings Cross
390123 1251 Edinburgh-London Euston
220012+220004 1307 Edinburgh-Plymouth
37425 1140 Barrow in Furness-Carlisle
37425 1435 Carlisle-Barrow in Furness
153360+153358 1236 Barrow in Furness-Carlisle
153358+153360+153332 1513 Carlisle-Barrow in Furness
156494 1346 Newcastle-Glasgow Central
390132 1400 Glasgow Central-London Euston
142091 1528 Carlisle-Middlesbrough
156454 1702 Metrocentre-Morpeth
156454 1749 Morpeth-Newcastle
142017 1727 Metrocentre-Chathill
142017 1910 Chathill-Hexham
221126 1700 Glasgow Central-Birmingham New Street

220013 1346 Southampton Central-Edinburgh

29/06/2017

43367+43305 0710 Leeds-Aberdeen
170405 1030 Edinburgh-Glasgow Queen Street
170411 1213 Dundee-Glasgow Queen Street
170470 1045 Inverness-Edinburgh
390114 0843 London Euston-Edinburgh
350410 1418 Edinburgh-Manchester Airport
390011 1440 Glasgow Central-London Euston
350403 1509 Glasgow Central-Manchester Airport
390013 1443 London Euston-Edinburgh
350405 1700 Manchester Airport-Glasgow Central
150116 1721 Blackpool South-Colne
150273 1741 Blackpool North-Manchester Victoria

30/06/2017

175116 0830 Manchester Piccadilly-Milford Haven
156468+156424 0825 Manchester Airport-Blackpool North
37403 1004 Preston-Barrow in Furness
350409+350403 0812 Edinburgh-Manchester Airport
68026+68004 0807 Crewe Coal Yard-Sellafield
142026 1034 Morecambe-Leeds
156469+153328 1029 Preston-Windermere
156480 1009 Barrow in Furness-Lancaster
156479 1127 Lancaster-Morecambe
156479 1145 Morecambe-Lancaster
390013 1040 Glasgow Central-London Euston
319377 1330 Preston-Liverpool Lime Street
350406 1109 Glasgow Central-Manchester Piccadilly
319371 1403 Wigan North Western-Liverpool Lime Street
390008 1515 Manchester Piccadilly-London Euston
175111 1530 Manchester Piccadillly-Carmarthen
390049 1535 Manchester Piccadilly-London Euston

 

[Strathclyder]

Been far too long since I last done this, so I thought I'd post my sightings at Dalmuir while waiting for a truly historic freight working (apologies to DanTrainMan185 for nabbing his post layout! lol).

Monday 3rd July 2017

Dalmuir

Abellio Scotrail
2E52 1807 Balloch to Airdrie - 318262
2E73 1746 Airdrie to Balloch - 320xxx/318250
2S11 1759 Whifflet to Dalmuir & 2L08 1915 Dalmuir to Larkhall - 320415
2E54 1837 Balloch to Airdrie - 320318
1Y27 1821 Glasgow Queen Street to Oban & Mallaig - 156477/156496

Colas Rail
6N56 Fort William J.Yd T.C. to Grangemouth Ineos - 56302
(Running on a trial basis after the previous operator (DB Cargo UK) ceased operations a few months ago, this working was the return of yesterday's 6V56 from Grangemouth, which brought a Class 56 to the West Highland Line for the very first time)

 

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Been far too long since I last done this, so I thought I'd post my sighting at Dalmuir while waiting for a truly historic freight working (apologies to DanTrainMan185 for nabbing his post layout! lol).

Don't thank me, as I stole it off 700007!

Tuesday 4th July 2017:
2V06 0556 Shrewsbury to Cardiff Central: 153327
2F44 1317 Treherbert to Cardiff Central: 142069+142080
2L57 1421 Cardiff Central to Maesteg: 150253
1B31 1215 London Paddington to Cardiff Central: 43031+43086
2C31 1404 Radyr to Coryton: 143602
2Y53 1345 Abercynon to Barry Island: 142082+142081
2M36 1355 Barry Island to Merthyr Tydfil: 150230 (Cardiff Central to Pontypridd)
1V08 1110 Nottingham to Cardiff Central: 170101
2F59 1327 Rhymney to Cardiff Central: 150245
1F23 1430 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour: 158951
2N19 1434 Cardiff Central to Ebbw Vale Town: 150262+153312
2V31 1415 Coryton to Radyr: 142002
2F48 1347 Treherbert to Cardiff Central: 150284+143614
2Y55 1352 Aberdare to Barry Island: 150229
2Y57 1408 Merthyr Tydfil to Barry Island: 150237
2M38 1425 Barry Island to Merthyr Tydfil: 142076
2Y63 1508 Merthyr Tydfil to Barry Island: 143605+143625
2A38 1445 Barry to Aberdare: 150279 (Pontypridd to Cwmbach)
2Y65 1522 Aberdare to Barry Island: 142083+150240
2Y67 1552 Aberdare to Barry Island: 150236
2Y79 1752 Aberdare to Barry Island: 150257 (Cwmbach to Cardiff Central)
2A48 1642 Bridgend to Aberdare: 150264
2T46 1806 Cardiff Central to Treherbert: 150258
2T48 1836 Cardiff Central to Treherbert: 143624
1W74 1658 Carmarthen to Manchester Piccadilly: 175001
2P89 1815 Bargoed to Penarth: 142006+143623
1V48 1530 Manchester Piccadilly to Carmarthen: 175107
1F26 1523 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central: 158953
2F27 1825 Barry Island to Cardiff Central: 150208
2K04 1947 Caerphilly to Penarth: 143606+143601 (143606 alone from Cardiff Central)
2T52 1906 Cardiff Central to Treherbert: 143601
2F76 1808 Merthyr Tydfil to Cardiff Central: 150259
2L69 1845 Cheltenham to Maesteg: 150281
1L94 1929 Swansea to London Paddington: 43002+43024
1B76 1815 London Paddington to Swansea: 43036+43195
2B39 1850 Carmarthen to Cardiff Central: 150256+158839

Quite a good day out actually, and despite knowing the Valley Lines timetable off by heart, you don't realise just how frequent services are until you're actually travelling. It's not very often I venture north of Radyr, but I realised today that if one unit fails somewhere, then the rest of the network is in the sh@t basically! Good job the City Line acts as a back up in such circumstances.

 

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Saturday 8th July 2017:
1L14 0529 Swansea to London Paddington: 43161+43127
1F03 0630 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour: 158952
2W03 0631 Cardiff Central to Taffs Well: 143605
2N03 0634 Cardiff Central to Ebbw Vale Town: 175106
2T00 0636 Cardiff Central to Treherbert: 150258
2P02 0636 Cardiff Central to Penarth: 142076+143624
1M00 0640 Cardiff Central to Nottingham: 170398 (Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street)
2A04 0542 Bridgend to Aberdare: 143614+143623
1B53 0642 Cardiff Central to Fishguard Harbour: 150241
1F05 0730 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour: 150249+158956
1L28 0731 Cheltenham to London Paddington: 43149+43163
2L47 0745 Cheltenham to Maesteg: 158834
2N14 0746 Four Oaks to Longbridge: 323221
2R15 0745 Lichfield City to Redditch: 323213
1V04 0658 Nottingham to Cardiff Central: 170102
2N16 0750 Lichfield Trent Valley to Longbridge: 323216
2R17 0816 Four Oaks to Redditch: 323218
1V23 0849 Birmingham New Street to Hereford: 170633
2Y60 0854 Birmingham New Street to London Euston: 350101+350250
1G08 0747 Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street: 170505
1M22 0620 Southampton Central to Manchester Piccadilly: 220018 (Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly)
1F36 0901 Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street: 350261
1G93 0522 Holyhead to Birmingham International: 158824+158832
1V47 0807 Manchester Piccadilly to Paignton: 221121
2A13 0920 Wolverhampton to Walsall: 323210
1V49 0907 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads: 220017
2K16 0946 Manchester Piccadilly to Macclesfield: 323224
1V51 1007 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads: 220031
2G12 1018 Manchester Piccadilly to Hadfield: 323231
2B03 1021 Manchester Piccadilly to Buxton: 150117+150111
2H03 0927 Buxton to Manchester Piccadilly: 150147+150149
1V39 1030 Manchester Piccadilly to Shrewsbury: 158835
1A17 1035 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston: 390016
1A19 1055 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston: 390010
2T64 1056 Manchester Victoria to Todmorden: 150135+150271
1E84 1022 Liverpool Lime Street to Scarborough: 185151
1A23 1235 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston: 390045
1H74 1040 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly: 390156
1P31 1027 Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport: 185141
1A25 1255 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston: 390047 (Manchester Piccadilly to Stockport)
1P34 1233 Manchester Airport to Middlesbrough: 185139
1B75 1026 Cleethorpes to Manchester Airport: 185113
1V57 1307 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads: 220015
1L10 1152 Liverpool Lime Street to Norwich: 158862+158770
1H04 1100 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly: 390134
1W53 1149 Manchester Piccadilly to Shrewsbury: 150259
1M34 0847 Bournemouth to Manchester Piccadilly: 220005
1R74 0857 Norwich to Liverpool Lime Street: 158812+158865
1B78 1255 Manchester Airport to Cleethorpes: 185147
1O20 1327 Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouth: 221136
1H75 1140 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly: 390107
2H18 1321 Macclesfield to Manchester Piccadilly: 323239
1M37 0839 Plymouth to Manchester Piccadilly: 221134
1B77 1126 Cleethorpes to Manchester Airport: 185135 (Stockport to Manchester Piccadilly)
1H05 1200 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly: 390049
1E87 1322 Liverpool Lime Street to Scarborough: 185146
2A79 1414 Manchester Piccadilly to Manchester Airport: 323237
1P37 1253 York to Manchester Airport: 185108
1P40 1406 Manchester Airport to Newcastle: 185129
2T64 1556 Manchester Victoria to Todmorden: 150201+150273
1V63 1607 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads: 221140
1E89 1522 Liverpool Lime Street to Scarborough: 185143
1H07 1400 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly: 390039
1B84 1555 Manchester Airport to Cleethorpes: 185123
1P48 1606 Manchester Airport to York: 185102
1K19 1439 Hull to Manchester Piccadilly: 185140
2G22 1559 Hadfield to Manchester Piccadilly: 323226
1R86 1157 Norwich to Liverpool Lime Street: 158799+156414
1L14 1552 Liverpool Lime Street to Norwich: 158857
1H78 1440 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly: 390013
1P47 1427 Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport: 185141
1P50 1633 Manchester Airport to Middlesbrough: 185142
1V65 1706 Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central: 220033
1B86 1655 Manchester Airport to Cleethorpes: 185134
2H07 1627 Buxton to Manchester Piccadilly: 150269+150134
1K24 1741 Manchester Piccadilly to Hull: 185111
2S30 1749 Manchester Piccadilly to New Mills Central: 150275+150136
1A40 1755 Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston: 390046
2T69 1730 New Mills Central to Manchester Piccadilly: 142031+142058
1V67 1805 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads: 220010
1B88 1755 Manchester Airport to Cleethorpes: 185128
1V62 1830 Manchester Piccadilly to Shrewsbury: 175003
1K23 1639 Hull to Manchester Piccadilly: 185106
1H80 1640 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly: 390005
1B90 1855 Manchester Airport to Cleethorpes: 185130
1P57 1651 Newcastle to Manchester Airport: 185114
1V69 1907 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads: 221122 (Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads)
1M58 1447 Bournemouth to Manchester Piccadilly: 221126
1M62 1547 Bournemouth to Manchester Piccadilly: 220012
1U45 1746 London Euston to Crewe: 350123
1H82 1840 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly: 390009
1F14 1834 London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street: 390131
9J41 1823 London Euston to Shrewsbury: 221103+221116
2A03 2020 Wolverhampton to Walsall: 323203
1F57 2001 Birmingham New Street to Liverpool Lime Street: 350128
2W56 2008 Birmingham New Street to Wolverhampton: 323215
1J31 2009 Birmingham International to Aberystwyth: 158841
1Y69 1813 London Euston to Birmingham New Street: 350257+350234
2Y56 2033 Birmingham New Street to Northampton: 350234
1U59 2036 Birmingham New Street to Crewe: 350375
2Y29 1937 Northampton to Birmingham New Street: 350126
2E29 2043 Bristol Temple Meads to Worcester Shrub Hill: 150101

Dear god, why do I do this to myself!

Metrolink - Saturday 8th July 2017:

Line A - Altrincham to Bury:
3045
3048
3055
3059

Line B - Altrincham to Etihad Campus:
3003
3005
3011
3019
3049

Line C - Bury to Piccadilly:
3002
3014 (Piccadilly to Victoria)
3039

Line D - MediaCityUK to Piccadilly:
3062
3071 (MediaCity to Piccadilly)
3097
3106 (Piccadilly to St Peters Square)
3108 (Cornbrook to MediaCity)

Line E - Eccles to Ashton:
3063
3081
3086
3092
3096
3100
3104
3111

Line F - Manchester Airport to Deansgate-Castlefield:
3026
3036
3091

Line G - Rochdale to East Didsbury:
3064
3102
3115

Line H - Shaw to East Didsbury:
3074
3082 (Victoria to Cornbrook)
3088
3110 (St Peters Square to Exchange Square)

3007, 3056, 3078, 3093 and 3113 were also on East Didsbury services but not sure if they were on Line G or H!

Sunday 9th July 2017:
1V63 1607 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads: 220015
1F33 1808 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour: 158956
2C56 1437 Penzance to Bristol Temple Meads: 150123
1E73 1530 Penzance to Leeds: 220034+221141
1V96 1546 Brighton to Bristol Temple Meads: 158766
1Z32 1935 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington: 43093+43020
1V64 1200 Glasgow Central to Plymouth: 220024
1F30 1708 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central: 150266+158960
2K42 1953 Bristol Temple Meads to Avonmouth: 166212
1A33 1856 Taunton to London Paddington: 43161+43127
1M77 1820 Paignton to Birmingham New Street: 220025
2T24 2025 Barry Island to Treherbert: 150284
2R24 2047 Penarth to Rhymney: 150260

 

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11/07/2017

170630 1439 Hereford-Birmingham New Street
175113 1108 Milford Haven-Manchester Piccadilly
43144+43194 1514 Hereford-London Paddington
170633+170505 1349 Birmingham New Street-Hereford
170511 1449 Birmingham New Street-Hereford (vice 150, BOO! What a bowl out!)
170505+170633 1539 Hereford-Birmingham New Street
170511 1639 Hereford-Birmingham New Street (vice 150, BOO!)

 

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11/07/2017

170630 1439 Hereford-Birmingham New Street
175113 1108 Milford Haven-Manchester Piccadilly
43144+43194 1514 Hereford-London Paddington
170633+170505 1349 Birmingham New Street-Hereford
170511 1449 Birmingham New Street-Hereford (vice 150, BOO! What a bowl out!)
170505+170633 1539 Hereford-Birmingham New Street
170511 1639 Hereford-Birmingham New Street (vice 150, BOO!)

Good, those 150s are awful