ECML operations between Deltics and Class 91s

[StephenHunter]

What would have hauled secondary/sleeper services between 1982 and 1989?

 

[hexagon789]

What would have hauled secondary/sleeper services between 1982 and 1989?

Class 47s mainly.

 

[Shaw S Hunter]

What would have hauled secondary/sleeper services between 1982 and 1989?

Class 47s, for the most part.

 

[Magdalia]

The sleepers needed ETH once the MarkIII sleeping cars were introduced. Class 47s were used: towards the end they were twin fuel tank locos that could work between London and Aberdeen without a loco change.

After the Deltics finished, daytime ECML loco hauled trains disappeared very quickly. By May 1982 only the Cleethorpes was still loco hauled and that went HST in May 1983.

 

[Clarence Yard]

ETH 47’s on the sleepers, same for the remaining semi fasts out the Cross that went HST.

 

[55002]

Had many an all nighter spotting on ECML in mid 80s, was a very busy line until about 3 in morning then little lull before Scottish sleepers and freightliners came down. As has said 47s on all sleepers.