Back in the day...

[D1537]

Saturday 21 June 1986

310058 Coventry-Birmingham NS 2G45
150xxx Birmingham NS-Derby 2E08
47354 (CD) Derby-Bristol TM 1V51
47011 (BS) Bristol TM-Blackwell (failed - loss of coolant) 1E65
37172+37224 (BR) Blackwell-Birmingham NS 1E65 (assisting from rear)
47342 (CD) + 47011 DIT Birmingham NS-Burton 1E65
150xxx Burton-Birmingham NS 2G24
47198 (CD) Birmingham NS-Nuneaton 1E82
86249 (WN) Nuneaton-Rugby 1A77

Sunday 22 June 1986

47547 (CD) Rugby-Nuneaton 1M34
56113 (TO) Nuneaton-Rugby 1A08
86258 (WN) Rugby-Stafford 1H10
47645 (BS) Stafford-Birmingham NS 1V04 (via Cannock)
47647 (BS) Birmingham NS-Crewe 1M08 (via Cannock)
47447 (CD) Crewe-Coventry 1O46

 

[NorthWestRover]

Sunday 22nd June 1975

DMU York-Manchester Vic (1020 York-Manchester Vic)
EMU Manchester Pic-Crewe (1320 Manchester Oxford Road-Crewe)
EMU Crewe-Manchester Pic (1710 Crewe-Manchester Oxford Road)
46006 Manchester Vic-York (1815 Liverpool Lime St-Newcastle)

Spotting trip?

 

[Sultan1056]

Saturday 23rd June 1979

55013 Doncaster-Leeds (2300 Kings Cross-Bradford Exchange)
40080 Leeds-York (2250 Shrewsbury-York)
55015 York-Doncaster (2230 Edinburgh-Kings Cross)
E50012+50167+ 50380 Doncaster-Sheffield (0727 Doncaster-Sheffield)
31300 Sheffield-Chesterfield (0747 Sheffield-Skegness)
31407 Chesterfield-Sheffield (0730 Birmingham NS-Newcastle)
47236 Sheffield-Chesterfield (0754 Leeds-Weymouth)
47338 Chesterfield-Sheffield (0655 Gloucester-Leeds)
37110 Sheffield-Retford (0919 Manchester Pic-Yarmouth)
E50023+50045 Retford-Sheffield (0951 Cleethorpes-Sheffield)
47234 Sheffield-Rotherham (0730 Swansea-Leeds)
45148 Rotherham-Sheffield (0935 Carlisle-Nottingham)
E50023 Sheffield-Retford (1355 Sheffield-Lincoln Central)
40180 Retford-Sheffield (1250 Skegness-Manchester Pic)
31154 Sheffield-Derby (1338 Newcastle-Swansea)
M50671+50742 Derby-Nottingham (1724 Derby-Nottingham)
25267+25302 Nottingham-Derby (1415 Yarmouth-Derby)
45035 Derby-York (1608 Bristol TM-Newcastle)

Monday 23rd June 1980

40056 York-Huddersfield (1515 Edinburgh-Liverpool LS)
47468 Huddersfield-Leeds (1905 Liverpool LS-York)
E52067+52081 Leeds-Micklefield (2114 Leeds-Hull)
31224 Micklefield-Cross Gates (2039 Hull-Leeds)
E52071+52076 Cross Gates-York (2200 Leeds-York)

Spotting trip?

 

[Sultan1056]

Saturday 23rd June 1979

55013 Doncaster-Leeds (2300 Kings Cross-Bradford Exchange)
40080 Leeds-York (2250 Shrewsbury-York)
55015 York-Doncaster (2230 Edinburgh-Kings Cross)
E50012+50167+ 50380 Doncaster-Sheffield (0727 Doncaster-Sheffield)
31300 Sheffield-Chesterfield (0747 Sheffield-Skegness)
31407 Chesterfield-Sheffield (0730 Birmingham NS-Newcastle)
47236 Sheffield-Chesterfield (0754 Leeds-Weymouth)
47338 Chesterfield-Sheffield (0655 Gloucester-Leeds)
37110 Sheffield-Retford (0919 Manchester Pic-Yarmouth)
E50023+50045 Retford-Sheffield (0951 Cleethorpes-Sheffield)
47234 Sheffield-Rotherham (0730 Swansea-Leeds)
45148 Rotherham-Sheffield (0935 Carlisle-Nottingham)
E50023 Sheffield-Retford (1355 Sheffield-Lincoln Central)
40180 Retford-Sheffield (1250 Skegness-Manchester Pic)
31154 Sheffield-Derby (1338 Newcastle-Swansea)
M50671+50742 Derby-Nottingham (1724 Derby-Nottingham)
25267+25302 Nottingham-Derby (1415 Yarmouth-Derby)
45035 Derby-York (1608 Bristol TM-Newcastle)

Monday 23rd June 1980

40056 York-Huddersfield (1515 Edinburgh-Liverpool LS)
47468 Huddersfield-Leeds (1905 Liverpool LS-York)
E52067+52081 Leeds-Micklefield (2114 Leeds-Hull)
31224 Micklefield-Cross Gates (2039 Hull-Leeds)
E52071+52076 Cross Gates-York (2200 Leeds-York)

Oh yes, lots of units with a tiny smattering of loco haulage.

Spotting trip?

Oh yes, lots of units with a smattering of loco haulage. IIRC the intention of the day was to visit Crewe Works. You had to get there by 1400 on a Sunday to be taken around. With such a late start we didn’t get to the entrance until about 1430 so were unable to go in!

 

[NorthWestRover]

Yes, I did that Crewe Works visit a few times. Imagine turning up now at any of the equivalents and expecting to wander around.

 

[xotGD]

37172+37224 (BR) Blackwell-Birmingham NS 1E65 (assisting from rear)

Very nice!

56113 (TO) Nuneaton-Rugby 1A08

I had it from New Street to Nuneaton that day - details somewhere up-thread.

 

[D1537]

37172+37224 (BR) Blackwell-Birmingham NS 1E65 (assisting from rear)

Very nice!

We went down to the back of the train when the 37s attached, and there was an excellent moment as the train passed through one of the Birmingham suburban stations (King's Norton, I think). A photographer had clearly taken a photo of 47011, and was just putting his camera away when he realised that there was another 3,500hp on the rear ... cue much comedic juggling of equipment ...

 

[Sultan1056]

Yes, I did that Crewe Works visit a few times. Imagine turning up now at any of the equivalents and expecting to wander around.

Not a chance, especially for unaccompanied school kids.

 

[Sultan1056]

Saturday 24th June 1978

47378 York-Rotherham via Leeds (0821 York-Tenby)
45144 Rotherham-Sheffield (0913 Leeds-St Pancras)
47265 Sheffield-Retford (0919 Manchester Pic-Yarmouth)
DMU Sheffield-Retford (0951 Cleethorpes-Sheffield)
45103 Sheffield-Chesterfield (1300 Sheffield-St Pancras)
45139 Chesterfield-Nottingham via Derby (0935 Carlisle-Nottingham)
20048+20188 Nottingham-Derby (1302 Skegness-Derby)
45150 Derby-Long Eaton (1607 Derby-St Pancras)
45025 Long Eaton-Beeston (1240 Scarborough-Leicester)
25312 Beeston-Nottingham (1302 Llandudno-Nottingham)
25118+25148 Nottingham-Derby (1415 Yarmouth-Derby)
45120 Derby-Sheffield (1701 St Pancras-Sheffield)
DMU Sheffield-Doncaster (1955 Doncaster-Cleethorpes)
47433 Doncaster-York (1809 Kings Cross-York)

Sunday 24th June 1979

40153 York-Scarborough (0840 Wakefield Westgate-Scarborough)
40153 Scarborough-York (1935 Scarborough-Wakefield Westgate)

Tuesday 24th June 1980

45028 York-Darlington (1140 Poole-Newcastle)
43116+43117 York-Darlington (1700 Edinburgh-Kings Cross)
55003 York-Selby (1955 York-Kings Cross)
31262 Selby-Cross Gates (2039 Hull-Leeds)
E50137+50276 Cross Gates-York (2200 Leeds-York)

 

[Sultan1056]

Saturday 25th June 1977

DMU York-Sheffield (0717 York-Sheffield)
47404 Sheffield-Derby (0722 Bradford Exchange-Weymouth)
45033 Derby-Sheffield (0725 Plymouth-Edinburgh)
45117 Sheffield-Chesterfield (0935 Carlisle-Nottingham)
45036 Chesterfield-Sheffield (1030 Penzance-Bradford Exchange)
DMU Sheffield-Doncaster (1645 Liverpool Lime St-Hull)
47546 Doncaster-York (1800 Kings Cross-Newcastle)

Monday 25th June 1979

55009 York-Selby (1215 York-Kings Cross)
47276 Selby-York (1005 Kings Cross-York)
47461 York-Leeds (1217 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
40057 Leeds-York (1305 Liverpool LS-York)
47052 York-Leeds (1547 York-Liverpool LS)
47196 Leeds-Sheffield (1639 Leeds-Bristol TM)
47418 Sheffield-York (1608 Bristol TM-Newcastle)

Wednesday 25th June 1980

A bit of a unit bash this evening! After taking a required Duff to Keighley I headed into Bradford to view the loco on the 2120 to KX which would be already coupled up to the stock by 1900. In some ways I was hoping that the loco would not be required because it meant hanging around for a couple of hours until it’s departure. 31184 was required so I filled my time with a return trip to Leeds.

47529 York-Leeds (1530 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
47109 Leeds-Keighley (1605 Nottingham-Glasgow C)
E51545+51555 Keighley-Shipley (1717 Morecambe-Leeds)
E50620 Shipley-Bradford FS (1850 Ilkley-Bradford FS)
E51431+51499 Bradford Exchange-Leeds (1818 Manchester Vic-Leeds)
E52088+52099 Leeds-Bradford Exchange (1935 Leeds-Manchester Vic)
31184 Bradford Exchange-Leeds (2120 Bradford Exchange-Kings Cross)
E51506+51508 Leeds-York (2200 Leeds-York)

 

[Sultan1056]

Tuesday 26th June 1979

A very pleasing split box 40 for me today on my return 40 journey to Settle!

46013 York-Sheffield (0752 Newcastle-Poole)
E52088+52105 Sheffield-Rotherham (0945 Manchester Pic-Hull)
40035 Rotherham-Sheffield (1035 Doncaster-Sheffield)
M
47480 Sheffield-Leeds (1025 Nottingham-Glasgow C)
E50023+50039 Leeds-Selby (1210 Leeds-Hull)
55021 Selby-York (1005 Kings Cross-York)
46011 York-Leeds (1217 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
31231 Leeds-Sheffield (1431 Leeds-Plymouth)
45049 Sheffield-Leeds (0958 Weymouth-Leeds)
40070 Leeds-Settle (1605 Nottingham-Carlisle)
40136 Settle-Leeds (1610 Glasgow C-Nottingham)
47542 Leeds-York (1905 Liverpool LS-York)

Thursday 26th June 1980

47417 York-Leeds (2027 York-Liverpool LS)
E51546+51554 Leeds-Garforth (2114 Leeds-Hull)
31261 Garforth-Leeds (2039 Hull-Leeds)
E51819+51832 Leeds-York (2200 Leeds-York)

Friday 26th June 1981

55010 York-Grantham (2019 York-Kings Cross)
55015 Grantham-York (2000 Kings Cross-Aberdeen)

 

[CW2]

Tuesday 26th June 1979

A very pleasing split box 40 for me today on my return 40 journey to Settle!

46013 York-Sheffield (0752 Newcastle-Poole)
E52088+52105 Sheffield-Rotherham (0945 Manchester Pic-Hull)
40035 Rotherham-Sheffield (1035 Doncaster-Sheffield)
M
47480 Sheffield-Leeds (1025 Nottingham-Glasgow C)
E50023+50039 Leeds-Selby (1210 Leeds-Hull)
55021 Selby-York (1005 Kings Cross-York)
46011 York-Leeds (1217 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
31231 Leeds-Sheffield (1431 Leeds-Plymouth)
45049 Sheffield-Leeds (0958 Weymouth-Leeds)
40070 Leeds-Settle (1605 Nottingham-Carlisle)
40136 Settle-Leeds (1610 Glasgow C-Nottingham)
47542 Leeds-York (1905 Liverpool LS-York)

Thursday 26th June 1980

47417 York-Leeds (2027 York-Liverpool LS)
E51546+51554 Leeds-Garforth (2114 Leeds-Hull)
31261 Garforth-Leeds (2039 Hull-Leeds)
E51819+51832 Leeds-York (2200 Leeds-York)

Friday 26th June 1981

55010 York-Grantham (2019 York-Kings Cross)
55015 Grantham-York (2000 Kings Cross-Aberdeen)

I was on the trip to Settle - see #1105.

 

[Sultan1056]

I was on the trip to Settle - see #1105.

It was a good evening bash but I only did it a few times. I would have tried it more often if you could guarantee a forty out and back to/from Settle.
I see you didn’t bail out at Settle and missed out on 40136. I presume you were able to catch up with it at a later date.

 

[CW2]

It was a good evening bash but I only did it a few times. I would have tried it more often if you could guarantee a forty out and back to/from Settle.
I see you didn’t bail out at Settle and missed out on 40136. I presume you were able to catch up with it at a later date.

Yes, 40136 was already dud for me, but I would have joined you on the Settle move if I knew it was coming. Split box 40s were always a bit special.

 

[Sultan1056]

Friday 27th June 1975

A spotting trip to Crewe was rather uneventful until my journey home. The expected Peak on the Liverpool-Newcastle service should have got me into York around 1930, however this plan disappeared into the darkness of Stalybridge Tunnel when 46036 came to a stand. After some considerable time there was the noise of another loco, the recognisable sound of a class 24/25. The loco buffered up to the rear of the train and began to push the train out of the tunnel. The train continued to Diggle where it was routed into the loop. I think the plan was for the loco to run round the train and haul the train towards Leeds. The crew seemed to be having great difficulties and after further delay the loco continued to push the train to Huddersfield. It was only here that I was able to identify the class 24 which had been acting as the Manchester Victoria Pilot Engine. The 24 was released from the train and Knottingley based 47372 was added to the front of the train. At Leeds the 47 removed the errant 46 and both were replaced by 40150. My eventual arrival into York was around 2145.

DMU York-Leeds (0705 Scarborough-Leeds)
DMU Leeds-Stalybridge (0740 Hull-Liverpool LS)
DMU Staybridge-Stockport (0952 Staybridge-Stockport)
EMU Stockport-Crewe (1020 Altrincham-Crewe)
EMU Crewe-Manchester Pic (1610 Crewe-Altrincham)
46036 Manchester Vic-Stalybridge Tunnel Loco Failure (1710 Liverpool Lime St-Newcastle)
24022 + (46036) Stalybridge Tunnel-Huddersfield (1710 Liverpool Lime St-Newcastle)
47372 + (46036) Huddersfield-Leeds (1710 Liverpool Lime St-Newcastle)
40150 Leeds-York (1710 Liverpool Lime St-Newcastle)

Wednesday 27th June 1979

A similar move to the previous evening with out and back 40s to Settle.

43080+43113 York-Doncaster (0830 Newcastle-Kings Cross)
40035 Doncaster-Sheffield (1035 Doncaster-Sheffield)
45113 Sheffield-Leeds (1025 Nottingham-Glasgow C)
E52075+52085 Leeds-York (1235 Leeds-Scarborough)
40068 York-Darlington (1020 Kings Cross-Newcastle)
45007 Darlington-Sheffield (1338 Newcastle-Sheffield)
45146 Sheffield-Leeds (1605 Nottingham-Carlisle)
40154 Leeds-Settle (1605 Nottingham-Carlisle)
40070 Settle-Leeds (1610 Glasgow C-Nottingham)
E51813+51842 Leeds- Micklefield (2114 Leeds-Hull)
31120 Micklefield-Cross Gates (2039 Hull-Leeds)
E50273+50288 Cross Gates-York (2200 Leeds-York)

Friday 27th June 1980

This evening the 1612 KX-Peterborough was extended to Newcastle and so I took the opportunity of a required 40 to Newcastle. I returned to Darlington via Sunderland with Gateshead resident 31418, I believe a regular on the Sleeper service.

40114 York-Newcastle (1612 Kings Cross-Newcastle) Relief
31418 Newcastle-Darlington via Sunderland (2130 Newcastle-Darlington)

Saturday 27th June 1981

55016 York-Edinburgh (2015 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)
55007 Edinburgh-Newcastle (0718 Edinburgh-Carlisle)
55010 Newcastle-Edinburgh (0550 Kings Cross-Aberdeen)
26008 Edinburgh-Haymarket (1251 Edinburgh-Perth)
47710 Haymarket-Carstairs (1325 Edinburgh-Carstairs)
86311 Carstairs-Carlisle (1343 Glasgow C-Bristol TM)
55007 Carlisle-Edinburgh via Newcastle (1553 Carlisle-Edinburgh)
55010 Edinburgh-York (2045 Edinburgh-Kings Cross)

 

[CW2]

That performance on 27 June 1975 was epic!

 

[Sultan1056]

That performance on 27 June 1975 was epic!

Yes, I experienced several locomotive failures but this occasion goes down as Number 1!

 

[xotGD]

I returned to Darlington via Sunderland with Gateshead resident 31418, I believe a regular on the Sleeper service.

Indeed it was. IIRC, it worked a van train in the day time, and the coast sleeper portion overnight.

 

[CW2]

Indeed it was. IIRC, it worked a van train in the day time, and the coast sleeper portion overnight.

From memory, wasn't 31418 unique? I think it was converted from a "skinhead" 31/0, and thus had an 80mph maximum speed and a full set of discs. The lower maximum speed (stop sniggering) was why it was kept on local work which didn't involve any high speed work.
Can anyone confirm my memory of this?

 

[Sultan1056]

Thursday 28th June 1979

47544 York-Leeds (1618 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
47414 Leeds-York (1905 Liverpool LS-York)

Saturday 28th June 1980

Quite a productive day with my red pen getting little rest. I even dropped onto a required 40 on my last journey of the day.

55019 Darlington-Doncaster (2025 Edinburgh-Kings Cross)
55022 Doncaster-Kings Cross (2255 Newcastle-Kings Cross)
86238 Euston-Rugby (0655 Euston-Manchester Pic)
86247 Rugby-Birmingham Int (0813 Rugby-Liverpool LS)
47553 Birmingham Int-Birmingham NS (0620 Paddington-Manchester Pic)
47327 Birmingham NS-Leamington Spa (0847 Wolverhampton-Portsmouth H)
47095 Leamington Spa-Birmingham NS (0600 Weymouth-Birmingham NS)
25106+25125 Birmingham NS-Wolverhampton (1010 Euston-Aberystwyth)
81001 Wolverhampton-Birmingham NS (0935 Llandudno-Euston)
45003 Birmingham NS-Derby (0815 Plymouth-Leeds)
47480 Derby-Nottingham (0705 Glasgow C-Nottingham)
20088+20176 Nottingham-Derby (1258 Skegness-Derby)
47230 Derby-Sheffield (0910 Tenby-York)
31106 Sheffield-Chesterfield (1340 Newcastle-Swansea)
47347 Chesterfield-Sheffield (1250 Weston super Mare-Leeds)
47466 Sheffield-Leeds (1026 Penzance-Bradford Exchange)
47379 Leeds-Bradford Exchange (1026 Penzance-Bradford Exchange)
E52072+52083 Bradford Exchange-Leeds (1918 Manchester Vic-Leeds)
40177 Leeds-York (1905 Liverpool LS-York)

Sunday 28th June 1981

55015 York-Edinburgh (2230 Kings Cross-Edinburgh)
via Stockton, High Level Bridge & Carlisle
55009 Edinburgh-York (1125 Edinburgh-Plymouth)
via Stockton

 

[Sultan1056]

From memory, wasn't 31418 unique? I think it was converted from a "skinhead" 31/0, and thus had an 80mph maximum speed and a full set of discs. The lower maximum speed (stop sniggering) was why it was kept on local work which didn't involve any high speed work.
Can anyone confirm my memory of this?

It was originally numbered D5522, making it the third 31/1 numerically. It was at the time unique being the only skinhead 31/4. It probably just performed like a 31/0, restricting its use to local duties.

 

[Magdalia]

From memory, wasn't 31418 unique? I think it was converted from a "skinhead" 31/0, and thus had an 80mph maximum speed and a full set of discs. The lower maximum speed (stop sniggering) was why it was kept on local work which didn't involve any high speed work.
Can anyone confirm my memory of this?

It was originally numbered D5522, making it the third 31/1 numerically. It was at the time unique being the only skinhead 31/4. It probably just performed like a 31/0, restricting its use to local duties.

Yes and no.

D5522 was built with discs and 80 mph maximum speed, but it was not a class 31/0. It was fitted with ETH in 1973, and renumbered to 31418, at that time it was the only ETH loco with either of these features.

31418 was originally allocated to Cricklewood, but moved to Finsbury Park in October 1975. At that time Gateshead had two class 31/4s, 31406 and 31411, mainly for ECS moves to and from Heaton, but also usually working the sleeper portion via Sunderland. In April 1976 the Eastern Region swapped over 31411 and 31418, it does seem likely that this was to get 31418 away from the London end of the ECML where the Finsbury Park class 31/4s had regular use on class 1 passenger trains that required 90 mph running.

31418 was regeared for 90 mph maximum speed in 1982. Then, in 1984, three more "skinheads" were fitted with ETH, and 31418 was no longer unique.

 

[D6130]

From memory, wasn't 31418 unique? I think it was converted from a "skinhead" 31/0, and thus had an 80mph maximum speed and a full set of discs. The lower maximum speed (stop sniggering) was why it was kept on local work which didn't involve any high speed work.
Can anyone confirm my memory of this?

I think you may be confusing it with D5518 (later 31 101), which was originally a 'toffee Apple' class 30/0 (later class 31/0) until rebuilt as a class 31/1 following collision damage sometime in the late '60s/early '70s. The rebuild involved the fitting of conventional control equipment and new cabs with four character head code panels. Incidentally - for some reason - this loco was used on the Derby day royal train from Victoria to Tattenham Corner on at least one occasion following the demise of the ex-Southern Railway 'Hornby' class 70 electric locos.

 

[Magdalia]

I think you may be confusing it with D5518 (later 31 101), which was originally a 'toffee Apple' class 30/0 (later class 31/0) until rebuilt as a class 31/1 following collision damage sometime in the late '60s/early '70s. The rebuild involved the fitting of conventional control equipment and new cabs with four character head code panels. Incidentally - for some reason - this loco was used on the Derby day royal train from Victoria to Tattenham Corner on at least one occasion following the demise of the ex-Southern Railway 'Hornby' class 70 electric locos.

The D5518 rebuild was in 1967. On arrival back at Stratford they used D5518 as one of their Royal locos.

In those days Royal Trains required steam heat, and that was why class 31s were used on the Derby Day train to Tattenham Corner. Following the demise of the class 70 electric locos the Southern had no locos with steam heat. D5518 in 1969 was the first time that a class 31 was used on the Derby Day train to Tattenham Corner, and class 31s worked the train every year from 1969 to 1977.

 

[CW2]

Thanks all for your responses.
It prompts a question: How many 31/1s were built with an 80mph maximum speed? I thought it was just the 31/0s which were so restricted, but evidently I am wrong.

 

[D6130]

The D5518 rebuild was in 1967. On arrival back at Stratford they used D5518 as one of their Royal locos.

In those days Royal Trains required steam heat, and that was why class 31s were used on the Derby Day train to Tattenham Corner. Following the demise of the class 70 electric locos the Southern had no locos with steam heat. D5518 in 1969 was the first time that a class 31 was used on the Derby Day train to Tattenham Corner, and class 31s worked the train every year from 1969 to 1977.

Thanks for that information.

 

[Magdalia]

Thanks all for your responses.
It prompts a question: How many 31/1s were built with an 80mph maximum speed? I thought it was just the 31/0s which were so restricted, but evidently I am wrong.

D5520-34 were the Brush Type 2s built with 80 mph maximum speed. The first 90 mph Brush Type 2 was D5535.

 

[CW2]

D5520-34 were the Brush Type 2s built with 80 mph maximum speed. The first 90 mph Brush Type 2 was D5535.

Thanks. It's never too late to learn...

 

[Sultan1056]

Friday 29th June 1979

At the time this was a rare foray into North Wales in search of some class 40 action.

43080+43113 York-Doncaster (0830 Newcastle-Kings Cross)
40113 Doncaster-Sheffield (1035 Doncaster-Sheffield)
45034 Sheffield-Leeds (1025 Nottingham-Glasgow C)
E51961+51962+51977 Leeds-Huddersfield (1156 Hull-Manchester Vic)
47418 Huddersfield-Manchester Vic (1128 Newcastle-Liverpool LS)
40108 Manchester Vic-Llandudno Jnc (1540 Manchester Vic-Bangor)
40032 Llandudno Jnc-Manchester Vic (1817 Llandudno-Manchester Vic)
81005 Manchester Pic-Crewe (2137 Manchester Pic-Newquay)

Sunday 29th June 1980

47410 York-Darlington (1040 Liverpool LS-Newcastle)
55007 Darlington-York (1120 Edinburgh-Plymouth)
55018 York-Doncaster (1550 York-Kings Cross)
55006 Doncaster-York (1405 Kings Cross-York)
47511 York-Leeds (1945 York-Liverpool LS)
55021 Leeds-York (1805 Liverpool LS-York)

 

[Jamesrob637]

Seven years ago I was drinking on the top floor of Harvey Nichols Manchester, so I'm guessing I would've had to take a train there (and back home!) I probably still had a season ticket back then, as I worked in the Manchester office until December of that year.