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Falcon1200
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Thursday 25th August 1983
37145 0702 Cambridge-Liverpool St (to Audley End)
37062 0720 Cambridge-Liverpool St (from Audley End)
37145 0702 Cambridge-Liverpool St (to Audley End)
37062 0720 Cambridge-Liverpool St (from Audley End)
D6130
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After a couple of years of not posting on this thread, I'm pleased to report that I have found some more notebooks. If the OP will allow me a wee bit of leeway, I shall go back a few days.
Friday 14th August 1987:
86 229 Liverpool Street - Cambridge
47 576 Cambridge - Ely
31 202 Ely - Peterborough
43 154 + 43 112 Peterborough - Darlington
Sunday 16th August 1987:
47 406 Darlington - York
43 091 + 43 085 York - Kings Cross
Thursday 20th August 1987:
43 179 + 43 078 Kings Cross - Edinburgh
Friday 21st August 1987:
86 436 Kilwinning - Glasgow Central
37 403 Glasgow Queen Street - Dumbarton Central
EMU Dumbarton Central - Glasgow Queen Street
47 709 Glasgow Queen Street - Stirling
47 492 Stirling - Inverness
37 414 Inverness - Achnasheen
Overnight in the Achnasheen Hotel.... subsequently destroyed by fire.
Saturday 22nd August 1987:
37 415 Achnasheen - Kyle of Lochalsh
Ferry Kyle of Lochalsh - Kyleakin
Bus Kyleakin - Armadale
Ferry Armadale - Mallaig
37 406 Mallaig - Fort William
37 406 Fort William - Crianlarich
37 403 Crianlarich - Oban
Sunday 23 August 1987:
37 403 Oban - Glasgow Queen Street
47 578 Glasgow Central - Kilwinning
Monday 24th August 1987:
86 224 Glasgow Central - Euston
Friday 14th August 1987:
86 229 Liverpool Street - Cambridge
47 576 Cambridge - Ely
31 202 Ely - Peterborough
43 154 + 43 112 Peterborough - Darlington
Sunday 16th August 1987:
47 406 Darlington - York
43 091 + 43 085 York - Kings Cross
Thursday 20th August 1987:
43 179 + 43 078 Kings Cross - Edinburgh
Friday 21st August 1987:
86 436 Kilwinning - Glasgow Central
37 403 Glasgow Queen Street - Dumbarton Central
EMU Dumbarton Central - Glasgow Queen Street
47 709 Glasgow Queen Street - Stirling
47 492 Stirling - Inverness
37 414 Inverness - Achnasheen
Overnight in the Achnasheen Hotel.... subsequently destroyed by fire.
Saturday 22nd August 1987:
37 415 Achnasheen - Kyle of Lochalsh
Ferry Kyle of Lochalsh - Kyleakin
Bus Kyleakin - Armadale
Ferry Armadale - Mallaig
37 406 Mallaig - Fort William
37 406 Fort William - Crianlarich
37 403 Crianlarich - Oban
Sunday 23 August 1987:
37 403 Oban - Glasgow Queen Street
47 578 Glasgow Central - Kilwinning
Monday 24th August 1987:
86 224 Glasgow Central - Euston
D1537
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I missed yesterday, so here's that day and this one.
Tuesday 25 August 1987
47586 1S29 King's Cross-Newcastle
47012 2B01 Newcastle-Middlesbrough
47012 2M35 Middlesbrough-Carlisle
47012 2E48 Carlisle-Newcastle
47220 2M43 Newcastle-Carlisle
87006 1M42 Carlisle-Preston
150239 Preston-Chorley
47340 1M26 Chorley-Blackpool North
47340 1M54 Blackpool North-Sheffield
I somehow then managed to teleport from Sheffield to York (if it was a Cross Country HST I didn't write it down, which was unusual because I kept track of power cars, so I suspect it was some kind of dmu extravaganza via Leeds)
Wednesday 26 August 1987
47632 1E10 York-King's Cross
47598 1M09 Paddington-Liverpool
47418 1E08 Liverpool-Manchester Vic
47427 1M51 Manchester Vic-Nottingham (ran round at Sheffield and did not go via Barrow Hill)
47188 1M26 Nottingham-Blackpool North
47188 1M54 Blackpool North-Nottingham
Tuesday 25 August 1987
47586 1S29 King's Cross-Newcastle
47012 2B01 Newcastle-Middlesbrough
47012 2M35 Middlesbrough-Carlisle
47012 2E48 Carlisle-Newcastle
47220 2M43 Newcastle-Carlisle
87006 1M42 Carlisle-Preston
150239 Preston-Chorley
47340 1M26 Chorley-Blackpool North
47340 1M54 Blackpool North-Sheffield
I somehow then managed to teleport from Sheffield to York (if it was a Cross Country HST I didn't write it down, which was unusual because I kept track of power cars, so I suspect it was some kind of dmu extravaganza via Leeds)
Wednesday 26 August 1987
47632 1E10 York-King's Cross
47598 1M09 Paddington-Liverpool
47418 1E08 Liverpool-Manchester Vic
47427 1M51 Manchester Vic-Nottingham (ran round at Sheffield and did not go via Barrow Hill)
47188 1M26 Nottingham-Blackpool North
47188 1M54 Blackpool North-Nottingham
Falcon1200
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Friday 26th August 1983
33003 1246 Portsmouth H-Leeds (Oxford-Birmingham NS
86313 1733 Birmingham NS-Liverpool LS (to Wolverhampton)
86311 1320 Glasgow C-Paddington (Wolverhampton-Birmingham NS)
46010 1706 Bristol TM-Derby relief (from Birmingham NS}
86103 2120 Birmingham NS-Liverpool LS
47143 2335 Liverpool LS-Penzance (to Crewe)
33003 1246 Portsmouth H-Leeds (Oxford-Birmingham NS
86313 1733 Birmingham NS-Liverpool LS (to Wolverhampton)
86311 1320 Glasgow C-Paddington (Wolverhampton-Birmingham NS)
46010 1706 Bristol TM-Derby relief (from Birmingham NS}
86103 2120 Birmingham NS-Liverpool LS
47143 2335 Liverpool LS-Penzance (to Crewe)
Friday 26th August 1988
86212 1S29 2100 Euston - Aberdeen / Fort William (Birmingham NS to Mossend Yd)
Saturday 27th August 1988
37424 1Y01 2100 Euston - Fort William (Mossend Yd to Glasgow QS)
37405 1Y01 (Glasgow QS to Corrour)
37407 1T18 0840 Fort William - Glasgow QS (Corrour to Helensburgh Upper)
37404 1Y13 1204 Glasgow QS - Oban (Helensburgh Upper to Oban)
37404 2Y92 1540 Oban - Dalmally
37404 2Y93 1640 Dalmally - Oban
37404 1T44 1810 Oban - Glasgow QS
47716 1O62 2130 Glasgow QS - Edinburgh W
47644 1H01 2325 Edinburgh W - Inverness
Monday 27th August 1990
20160+20139 1Z32 0915 Derby - Skegness (Relief)
20059+20085 1Z87 1800 Skegness - Derby
86212 1S29 2100 Euston - Aberdeen / Fort William (Birmingham NS to Mossend Yd)
Saturday 27th August 1988
37424 1Y01 2100 Euston - Fort William (Mossend Yd to Glasgow QS)
37405 1Y01 (Glasgow QS to Corrour)
37407 1T18 0840 Fort William - Glasgow QS (Corrour to Helensburgh Upper)
37404 1Y13 1204 Glasgow QS - Oban (Helensburgh Upper to Oban)
37404 2Y92 1540 Oban - Dalmally
37404 2Y93 1640 Dalmally - Oban
37404 1T44 1810 Oban - Glasgow QS
47716 1O62 2130 Glasgow QS - Edinburgh W
47644 1H01 2325 Edinburgh W - Inverness
Monday 27th August 1990
20160+20139 1Z32 0915 Derby - Skegness (Relief)
20059+20085 1Z87 1800 Skegness - Derby
Falcon1200
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Saturday 27th August 1983
86245 0045 Crewe-Manchester Picc
31126 0210 Manchester Picc-Cleethorpes (to Lincoln C)
45015 (yes!) 0732 Sheffield-Skegness (to Rotherham)
47223 0729 Bradford Exch-Weymouth (Rotherham-Sheffield)
40013 0804 Manchester Picc-Skegness (Sheffield-Retford)
47266 0815 Manchester Picc-Yarmouth (Retford-Peterborough)
31200 0815 Leeds-Yarmouth (Peterborough-Norwich)
31233 0815 Ditto (from Norwich)
37174 1434 Yarmouth-Manchester Picc (to Norwich)
37184 1536 Norwich-Liverpool St via Cambridge)
47534 1945 Paddington-Wolverhampton (to Oxford)
86245 0045 Crewe-Manchester Picc
31126 0210 Manchester Picc-Cleethorpes (to Lincoln C)
45015 (yes!) 0732 Sheffield-Skegness (to Rotherham)
47223 0729 Bradford Exch-Weymouth (Rotherham-Sheffield)
40013 0804 Manchester Picc-Skegness (Sheffield-Retford)
47266 0815 Manchester Picc-Yarmouth (Retford-Peterborough)
31200 0815 Leeds-Yarmouth (Peterborough-Norwich)
31233 0815 Ditto (from Norwich)
37174 1434 Yarmouth-Manchester Picc (to Norwich)
37184 1536 Norwich-Liverpool St via Cambridge)
47534 1945 Paddington-Wolverhampton (to Oxford)
D1537
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Tuesday 27 August 1985
47305 1M23 Coventry-B'ham NS
47622 1V16 B'ham NS-Coventry
47305 1M23 Coventry-B'ham NS
47622 1V16 B'ham NS-Coventry
Sunday 28th August 1988
08753 shunt release of 47644 from 1H01 at Inverness (P2 to P4 via Millburn Junc)
37421 2H87 0925 Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh (to Muir of Ord)
37417 2H63 1010 Inverness - Wick (Muir of Ord to Georgemas Junc)
37415 2H73 1414 Georgemas Junc - Thurso
37415 2H74 1452 Thurso - Georgemas Junc
37417 2H64 1450 Wick - Inverness (from Georgemas Junc)
47644 1M16 1935 Inverness - Euston (to Perth)
47458 1H01 2325 Edinburgh W - Inverness (from Perth)
Tuesday 28th August 1990
20031+20069 1Z86 0926 Derby - Skegness (to Sleaford)
91012 1D37 1110 Kings Cross - Leeds (Grantham to Doncaster)
91002 1A19 1310 Leeds - Kings Cross (Doncaster to Newarke North Gate)
91016 1D39 1310 Kings Cross - Leeds (Newarke North Gate to Doncaster)
47821 1V60 1443 York - Bristol TM (Sheffield to Derby)
20's were working Top and Tail to Matlock
20087 2F23 1720 Derby - Matlock
20058 2F24 1758 Matlock - Derby
20087 2F25 1848 Derby - Matlock
20058 2F26 1935 Matlock - Derby
08753 shunt release of 47644 from 1H01 at Inverness (P2 to P4 via Millburn Junc)
37421 2H87 0925 Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh (to Muir of Ord)
37417 2H63 1010 Inverness - Wick (Muir of Ord to Georgemas Junc)
37415 2H73 1414 Georgemas Junc - Thurso
37415 2H74 1452 Thurso - Georgemas Junc
37417 2H64 1450 Wick - Inverness (from Georgemas Junc)
47644 1M16 1935 Inverness - Euston (to Perth)
47458 1H01 2325 Edinburgh W - Inverness (from Perth)
Tuesday 28th August 1990
20031+20069 1Z86 0926 Derby - Skegness (to Sleaford)
91012 1D37 1110 Kings Cross - Leeds (Grantham to Doncaster)
91002 1A19 1310 Leeds - Kings Cross (Doncaster to Newarke North Gate)
91016 1D39 1310 Kings Cross - Leeds (Newarke North Gate to Doncaster)
47821 1V60 1443 York - Bristol TM (Sheffield to Derby)
20's were working Top and Tail to Matlock
20087 2F23 1720 Derby - Matlock
20058 2F24 1758 Matlock - Derby
20087 2F25 1848 Derby - Matlock
20058 2F26 1935 Matlock - Derby
D1537
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Sunday 28 August 1988
86416 1G24 Rugby-Nuneaton
47293 (86416) 1G24 Nuneaton-B'ham NS
47293 (86225) 1A09 B'ham NS-Nuneaton
47297 (86233) 1J32 Nuneaton-B'ham NS
This run cleared 47297 for 100 miles (I already had plenty off 293) and at this point I got bored with the drags and decided that clearing one of my lowest mileage LMR 47/4s, 47536, for 1000 was a better idea.
47536 1E28 B'ham NS-Sheffield
We had stopped at a green signal between Chesterfield and Sheffield and on arrival the reason was clear - 47536 had a broken windscreen. A locomotive was summoned from Tinsley, and while I was irritated because I still needed another 20-odd miles off 536 for the 1000 miles, clearly any 47 that Tinsley sent was bound to be .... oh, for f----
47607 (47536) 1E28 Sheffield-York (via Doncaster)
At this time, Tinsley had a small number of 47/4s with their ETH isolated (they were "xy" in the Platform 5 books) allocated to the general freight pools. 421, 588, 599, 600 and 615 were some others. Some later got Railfreight paint schemes, although 607 ended up getting its ETH back and was converted to a 47/8. Anyway, on arrival at York I was happy to see that logic did apply, and since there was nothing wrong with 536's other end, 607 wombled off back to Tinsley, 536 ran round and I got my 1000 miles.
47536 1V98 York-B'ham NS (via Leeds)
47468 1V98 B'ham NS-Coventry
317319 Coventry-Rugby
86416 1G24 Rugby-Nuneaton
47293 (86416) 1G24 Nuneaton-B'ham NS
47293 (86225) 1A09 B'ham NS-Nuneaton
47297 (86233) 1J32 Nuneaton-B'ham NS
This run cleared 47297 for 100 miles (I already had plenty off 293) and at this point I got bored with the drags and decided that clearing one of my lowest mileage LMR 47/4s, 47536, for 1000 was a better idea.
47536 1E28 B'ham NS-Sheffield
We had stopped at a green signal between Chesterfield and Sheffield and on arrival the reason was clear - 47536 had a broken windscreen. A locomotive was summoned from Tinsley, and while I was irritated because I still needed another 20-odd miles off 536 for the 1000 miles, clearly any 47 that Tinsley sent was bound to be .... oh, for f----
47607 (47536) 1E28 Sheffield-York (via Doncaster)
At this time, Tinsley had a small number of 47/4s with their ETH isolated (they were "xy" in the Platform 5 books) allocated to the general freight pools. 421, 588, 599, 600 and 615 were some others. Some later got Railfreight paint schemes, although 607 ended up getting its ETH back and was converted to a 47/8. Anyway, on arrival at York I was happy to see that logic did apply, and since there was nothing wrong with 536's other end, 607 wombled off back to Tinsley, 536 ran round and I got my 1000 miles.
47536 1V98 York-B'ham NS (via Leeds)
47468 1V98 B'ham NS-Coventry
317319 Coventry-Rugby
Friday 28th August 1981
1E35 20.25 Edinburgh - London KX 47274 xb HA Edinburgh - Doncaster
Saturday 29th August 1981
1L00 01.10 London KX - Leeds 31175 xb TI Doncaster - Leeds
1V71 06.49 Bradford - Penzance 47575 xe LA New Pudsey - Leeds
1M08 07.52 Leeds - Llandudno 40152 xo TE Leeds - Dewsbury
1M71 09.30 Leeds - Llandudno 40097 xi LO Leeds - Huddersfield
1Z30 08.08 Newcastle - Manchester V relief 40084 xb HM Dewsbury - Huddersfield
1E34 08.55 Blackpool N - Newcastle 40166 xi LO Huddersfield - Leeds
1M66 09.35 Newcastle - Blackpool N 40126 xi SP Leeds - Huddersfield
1E86 09.00 Llandudno - York 40047 xi HM Huddersfield - York
1M69 13.00 Scarborough - Manchester V 40198 xi TE York - Leeds
1E45 12.20 Blackpool N - Sheffield 37064 xo TI Sowerby Bridge - Sheffield
1V97 16.38 Leeds - Bristol TM 47087 xo CF Sheffield - Birmingham NS
1V68 19.25 Birmingham NS - Didcot 47254 xo BR Birmingham NS - Didcot
1A21 18.50 Hereford - London Paddington 50006 xe LA Reading - London Paddington
1P54 23.45 London Euston - Barrow-in-Furness 86326 xe WN London Euston - Crewe
1E35 20.25 Edinburgh - London KX 47274 xb HA Edinburgh - Doncaster
Saturday 29th August 1981
1L00 01.10 London KX - Leeds 31175 xb TI Doncaster - Leeds
1V71 06.49 Bradford - Penzance 47575 xe LA New Pudsey - Leeds
1M08 07.52 Leeds - Llandudno 40152 xo TE Leeds - Dewsbury
1M71 09.30 Leeds - Llandudno 40097 xi LO Leeds - Huddersfield
1Z30 08.08 Newcastle - Manchester V relief 40084 xb HM Dewsbury - Huddersfield
1E34 08.55 Blackpool N - Newcastle 40166 xi LO Huddersfield - Leeds
1M66 09.35 Newcastle - Blackpool N 40126 xi SP Leeds - Huddersfield
1E86 09.00 Llandudno - York 40047 xi HM Huddersfield - York
1M69 13.00 Scarborough - Manchester V 40198 xi TE York - Leeds
1E45 12.20 Blackpool N - Sheffield 37064 xo TI Sowerby Bridge - Sheffield
1V97 16.38 Leeds - Bristol TM 47087 xo CF Sheffield - Birmingham NS
1V68 19.25 Birmingham NS - Didcot 47254 xo BR Birmingham NS - Didcot
1A21 18.50 Hereford - London Paddington 50006 xe LA Reading - London Paddington
1P54 23.45 London Euston - Barrow-in-Furness 86326 xe WN London Euston - Crewe
D6130
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Saturday 28th August 2021:
37 510 & 37 800 Sowerby Bridge-Workington
37 800 & 37 510 Workington-Sowerby Bridge
Railtour....via Barrow avoider in both directions., with 57 312 attached rear for ETS.
37 510 & 37 800 Sowerby Bridge-Workington
37 800 & 37 510 Workington-Sowerby Bridge
Railtour....via Barrow avoider in both directions., with 57 312 attached rear for ETS.
Monday 29th August 1988
47636 1A44 0605 Inverness - Aberdeen
47562 1T14 0850 Dyce - Glasgow QS (from Aberdeen)
47595 1S59 0835 Euston - Inverness (Carstairs to Edinburgh W)
47708 1O37 1530 Edinburgh W - Glasgow QS
47455 1M56 1730 Glasgow Cen - Carlisle (via Kilmarnock)
Tuesday 30th August 1988
47561 1E11 1242 Carlisle - Leeds
47653 1M28 1611 York - Birmingham New St (Doncaster to Derby)
Thursday 30th August 1990
20189+20056 1Z87 1800 Skegness - Derby (from Sleaford)
47636 1A44 0605 Inverness - Aberdeen
47562 1T14 0850 Dyce - Glasgow QS (from Aberdeen)
47595 1S59 0835 Euston - Inverness (Carstairs to Edinburgh W)
47708 1O37 1530 Edinburgh W - Glasgow QS
47455 1M56 1730 Glasgow Cen - Carlisle (via Kilmarnock)
Tuesday 30th August 1988
47561 1E11 1242 Carlisle - Leeds
47653 1M28 1611 York - Birmingham New St (Doncaster to Derby)
Thursday 30th August 1990
20189+20056 1Z87 1800 Skegness - Derby (from Sleaford)
xotGD
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A demonstration that West Yorkshire could be just as good as the North Wales Coast when it came to 40s.
D1537
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Saturday 29 August 1987
Bank holiday weekend. Engineering works everywhere today.
47624 1E58 Plymouth-Sheffield
47463 1O02 Sheffield-Chesterfield
47354 1M22 Chesterfield-Stockport (via Dore S Curve)
47298 1S59 Stockport-Preston (via Manchester Victoria and Wigan)
47222 1O07 Preston-Stockport (via Bolton)
47371 1M31 Stockport-Liverpool
47435 1O09 Liverpool-Sandwell & Dudley
47378 1M23 Sandwell & Dudley-Stafford
55012 2B16 Stafford-Rugby (hellfire!)
47222 at Preston
Bank holiday weekend. Engineering works everywhere today.
47624 1E58 Plymouth-Sheffield
47463 1O02 Sheffield-Chesterfield
47354 1M22 Chesterfield-Stockport (via Dore S Curve)
47298 1S59 Stockport-Preston (via Manchester Victoria and Wigan)
47222 1O07 Preston-Stockport (via Bolton)
47371 1M31 Stockport-Liverpool
47435 1O09 Liverpool-Sandwell & Dudley
47378 1M23 Sandwell & Dudley-Stafford
55012 2B16 Stafford-Rugby (hellfire!)
47222 at Preston
You had me going for a minute there!
Sun Chariot
Established Member
Crepello lives!
Indeed, although I didn't get much of a run behind any of them. But it certainly beats the utter dross operating those routes now!
D6130
Established Member
Had it been Crepello it would have been 55 012....not (M)55012!It made me check the date too......but it's certainly not Crepello
Sunday 31st August 1975
It’s hard to believe that it was 50 years ago today that the Rail 150 Steam Cavalcade took place between Shildon and Heighington. The weather was perfect for photography with a clear sky and warm sunshine throughout the afternoon, and in the early evening when the locos were stabled in Darlington’s north sidings. Thousands lined the route to see the Cavalcade, jostling for good positions to take photo shots, or just for grabbing good views. An afternoon I will never forget!
It’s hard to believe that it was 50 years ago today that the Rail 150 Steam Cavalcade took place between Shildon and Heighington. The weather was perfect for photography with a clear sky and warm sunshine throughout the afternoon, and in the early evening when the locos were stabled in Darlington’s north sidings. Thousands lined the route to see the Cavalcade, jostling for good positions to take photo shots, or just for grabbing good views. An afternoon I will never forget!
Falcon1200
Established Member
Wednesday 31st August 1983
47072 0650 Oxford-Paddington (to Didcot)
47445 1515 Paddington-Oxford (from Reading)
Friday 31st August 1984
37112 0950 Glasgow QS-Fort William
37184 1415 Fort William-Glasgow QS (to Dumbarton C)
47072 0650 Oxford-Paddington (to Didcot)
47445 1515 Paddington-Oxford (from Reading)
Friday 31st August 1984
37112 0950 Glasgow QS-Fort William
37184 1415 Fort William-Glasgow QS (to Dumbarton C)
D1537
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LOL, I wondered if anyone would glance at it and go "what?!". The bubble car on the WCML had to be done for the sheer riot value though.
Saturday 31 August 1985
47052+47244 1O62 Derby-B'ham NS
I had scored 052 the night before on the Blythe Bridge-Blackpool and was therefore mildly irritated when it came out again on a train I would have been on anyway!
47343 1E66 B'ham NS-March
47345 1N13 March-Peterborough
So to the main event, the mighty 47312 on 1P38 Newcastle-Yarmouth. *bingbong* "the whatever-time to Great Yarmouth has been delayed due to a locomotive failure at Doncaster".
47315 1P38 Peterborough-March
Thanks.
dmu March-Peterborough
47343 1M68 Peterborough-B'ham NS
emu B'ham NS-Coventry
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D6130
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I was there too....a memorable day indeed!
xotGD
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I'd had 47312 earlier in the day from Newcastle to Darlo on 1P38, and then had 47345 from Durham back to the Toon later on. But the highlight that day was the pair of 20s on the Scarbados - Newcastle (1N35). See post 1,687 upthread.
D1537
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47312 was not to escape for long though, as your post 1,787 will show! Unfortunately I had to have a pair of peds to Peterborough for it, but needs must...
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Yes, I had an unrequired(!) 47/3 that day.
D1537
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Tuesday 1st September 1987
Another farce.
47648 1A02 Plymouth-Paddington
47582 1Z25 King's Cross-Newcastle (via ECML, Washington, KE Bridge, Bedlington, Cramlington) - Hertfordshire Railtours "The Hadrian Whistlestop"
On arrival at Newcastle a second 47 was advertised to be provided for some more twiddling around freight lines in South Tyneside followed by a run across the Tyne Valley to Upperby Junction for a change to an AC electric.
But no. 45144 is standing there waiting. And the gen is that a member of the tour company who shall not be named had used some connections to request this traction, as well, despite it being advertised as 47 hauled. A small riot ensues amongst the 47 fraternity on board. And the train is flagged. Still fuming about that to this day, as I never got a few of the bits of track (OK, a few curves, but still) for a 47. ******s.
47407 2M43 Newcastle-Carlisle
87035 1M42 Carlisle-Crewe
87013 1A77 Crewe-Rugby
Another farce.
47648 1A02 Plymouth-Paddington
47582 1Z25 King's Cross-Newcastle (via ECML, Washington, KE Bridge, Bedlington, Cramlington) - Hertfordshire Railtours "The Hadrian Whistlestop"
On arrival at Newcastle a second 47 was advertised to be provided for some more twiddling around freight lines in South Tyneside followed by a run across the Tyne Valley to Upperby Junction for a change to an AC electric.
But no. 45144 is standing there waiting. And the gen is that a member of the tour company who shall not be named had used some connections to request this traction, as well, despite it being advertised as 47 hauled. A small riot ensues amongst the 47 fraternity on board. And the train is flagged. Still fuming about that to this day, as I never got a few of the bits of track (OK, a few curves, but still) for a 47. ******s.
47407 2M43 Newcastle-Carlisle
87035 1M42 Carlisle-Crewe
87013 1A77 Crewe-Rugby