Trains you've seen out and about

[ValleyLines142]

Ooh, how lovely for you. At least it's better than a 2 car 150/1 which do turn up occasionally.

I know, I was not impressed. And I saw 150926 arrive at PMS on a working earlier on in its diagram so I was able to work out it would be mine later! I did tweet GWR as the seats on the 150/1s set my sciatica off but unfortunately they were having none of it as I was on an Advance ticket. Annoying as it was the last train of the day I was booked on and I was running very early so could have caught the 1823 or the 1923 which weren't 150s if I wasn't on an Advance ticket!

 

[Parallel]

150926 was on the 17:30 Cardiff - Portsmouth yesterday. It was absolutely rammed between Bristol and Trowbridge, apparently it was formed of 5 coaches with two coming off at Bristol.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Sunday 20th November 2016:
2M22 0925 London Victoria to Beckenham Junction: 465048
2A29 0747 London Bridge to Brighton: 377603+377610
1A47 0838 Brighton to London Victoria: 377611+377708
1F10 0946 London Bridge to Bexhill: 377113+377126
2J21 0951 London Bridge to Tattenham Corner: 455815
2C13 0815 Arundel to London Bridge: 377460+377162
2C20 1002 London Bridge to Arundel: 377162+377460
2H10 0937 Crystal Palace to London Bridge: 455836
1A76 1004 London Bridge to Brighton: 377144+377469 (London Bridge to Brighton)
1H59 0823 Angmering to London Bridge: 377465+377101
9B19 1008 Crystal Palace to Highbury & Islington: 378145
9D20 1012 West Croydon to Highbury & Islington: 378150
1F21 0832 Bexhill to London Bridge: 377161+377128
2J20 0937 Tattenham Corner to London Bridge: 455810
2P17 1005 Caterham to Clapham Junction: 455846
2C17 0915 Arundel to London Bridge: 377115+377151
2J24 1007 Tattenham Corner to London Bridge: 455825
1W12 0944 Brighton to Bedford: 377512+377207
1W14 1014 Brighton to Bedford: 377523+377509
1W16 1044 Brighton to Bedford: 700112
1G29 1112 Brighton to Bexhill: 377416
1W18 1114 Brighton to Bedford: 377504+377507

 

[Techniquest]

That was a busy morning!

 

[Peter0124]

12/11/16

2L23 11:33 Larkhall to Milngavie - 320302
2C28 11:09 Milngavie to Motherwell - 334007
2F25 11:22 Cumbernauld - Dalmuir - 318257
2L24 11:17 Dalmuir to Larkhall - 320414 (Ex-London Midland)
2F27 12:16 Motherwell to Dalmuir - 320307/320321
2S31 12:59 Whifflet to Dalmuir - 320417/320412 (Ex-London Midlands)
2L04 12:17 Dalmuir to Larkhall - 320320/320318
2F29 12:22 Cumbernauld to Dalmuir - 320306
2F31 13:16 Motherwell to Dalmuir - 318268/318263

 

[ValleyLines142]

Monday 21st November 2016:
2F84 1824 Seaford to Brighton: 377448
1B47 1757 London Bridge to Brighton: 442408+442410
1A11 1915 Brighton to London Victoria: 387222+387204+387221
1A02 1815 London Victoria to Brighton: 387223+387211+387220
1G50 1733 Ashford International to Brighton: 171725
2F01 1923 Brighton to Newhaven Harbour: 313212
1A13 1928 Brighton to London Victoria: 387227+387202+387226 (Brighton to Gatwick Airport)
1H48 1939 Haywards Heath to Littlehampton: 377455
2C52 1930 Horsham to London Bridge: 377442
1A28 1920 London Victoria to Brighton: 377463+377469
2C93 1914 Norwood Junction to Horsham: 377151+377106
1H57 1833 Bognor Regis and Eastbourne to London Victoria: 377118+377156
1V65 2003 Gatwick Airport to Reading: 166212 (Gatwick Airport to Reading)
2C74 2139 Reading to London Waterloo: 450019+450560
1D79 2118 London Paddington to Oxford: 166214
2C76 2209 Reading to London Waterloo: 450014+450082
1A33 2030 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington: 43126+43158
1B91 2115 London Paddington to Swansea: 43171+43190 (Reading to Cardiff Central)

 

[Techniquest]

Got off the bus at the station this morning to pick up my tickets for #TechStopsTheCavalry this weekend, and managed to get an observation in:

24/11/2016

175112 0555 Crewe-Carmarthen

Stay tuned for more this weekend!

 

[Trainfan344]

24/11/2016

2J74 12:05 Norwich to Lowestoft 68002
2D76 11:17 Ipswich to Lowestoft 170206
2J77 12:57 Lowestoft to Norwich. 68005

 

[45rpm]

I saw 73962 & 73965 at Manchester Oxford Road (platform 5) on NMT duties at approx 22:35 to 22:58 on the evening of Thursday 24th November. Apparently it was visiting Liverpool (Edge Hill),Southport & Bolton before returning to Crewe.

 

[alexf380]

Morning commute 25/11

43257+43305, 07:30 Edinburgh - Kings Cross
380115, 07:17 North Berwick - Haymarket
Green 92 on 06:34 Carstairs - Edinburgh
67008 Mototrail siding
90046 Klondyke siding

 

[robbeech]

Interesting that the 0730 is now booked to be a HST. When i caught it a couple of weeks back it was an HST but was booked (and seats reserved as) a 91 but it looks like this is either a permanent change or the 91 booking was a one off that never happened.

 

[alexf380]

Interesting that the 0730 is now booked to be a HST. When i caught it a couple of weeks back it was an HST but was booked (and seats reserved as) a 91 but it looks like this is either a permanent change or the 91 booking was a one off that never happened.

I'd say that the 07:30 is a HST 99.9% of the time I've seen it whiz past me in the morning, I'd say it's booked for diesel traction. Could all change come December, though!

 

[Techniquest]

Welcome back to the thread alexf380!

27/11/2016

170516+170635 0905 Worcester Shrub Hill-Hereford
170635+170516 1006 Hereford-Birmingham New Street (was not expecting a 5 coach train!)
153312+150284 1001 Hereford-Fishguard Harbour
44871+45407 (Black 5 steam locos),GMV,wb,with 47802 on the back,1034

390049 1023 London Euston-Wolverhampton
221140 1027 Manchester Piccadilly-Southampton Central
350119+350124 1214 Birmingham New Street-London Euston

465026 1632 London Victoria-Orpington
377612+377625 1632 London Victoria-Brighton
387221+387225 1700 London Victoria-Gatwick Airport
377614 1640 London Victoria-Dorking
455814 1652 London Victoria-Epsom
455822 1646 Dorking-London Victoria
377616 1740 London Victoria-Dorking
377614 1745 Dorking-London Victoria

90011 1930 London Liverpool Street-Norwich
360102+360119 1932 London Liverpool Street-Clacton on the Sea and Harwich International (dividing at Colchester)
90003 2030 London Liverpool Street-Norwich
315835+315824 2035 London Liverpool Street-Shenfield
321433 2044 London Liverpool Street-Wickford

28/11/2016

317665+317512 0612 London Liverpool Street-Hertford East
317503+317666 0606 Hertford East-London Liverpool Street
317660+317509 0649 Stratford-Broxbourne
317506+317670 0700 Broxbourne-London Liverpool Street

379024+379027 0700 Stansted Airport-London Liverpool Street
379029+379022 0725 London Liverpool Street-Stansted Airport
379021+379020+379006 0647 Cambridge-London Liverpool Street
317668+317669 0728 London Liverpool Street-Cambridge
317653 0734 Stratford-Bishops Stortford

317650+317514 0809 Broxbourne-Stratford
317671+317652 0834 Stratford-Bishop Stortford
317503+317666 0817 Hertford East-Stratford
317514+317650 0900 Stratford-Bishops Stortford

379016+379012 0845 Stansted Airport-London Liverpool Street
317729+317723 0945 London Liverpool Street-Cheshunt
379012+379016 0955 London Liverpool Street-Stansted Airport
315808 1000 London Liverpool Street-Enfield Town
317709+317888 1003 London Liverpool Street-Chingford
315805+315802 1015 London Liverpool Street-Cheshunt
315804 1018 London Liverpool Street-Chingford
317710+317719 1030 London Liverpool Street-Enfield Town
317723+317729 1031 Cheshunt-London Liverpool Street

172102 1305 London Marylebone-Oxford Parkway
168004+168322 1310 London Marylebone-Birmingham Moor Street (I swear this is booked for a 68-hauled Mainline Silver set!)
168325 1455 Birmingham Moor Street-London Marylebone
170510+153356 1549 Birmingham New Street-Hereford
170635 1440 Hereford-Birmingham New Street
150109 1640 Hereford-Birmingham New Street

 

[alexf380]

Very good it is to be back, Tech!

Commuting sights 28/11

91124 06:55 Edinburgh - King's Cross
380116 06:47 North Berwick - Glasgow Central
92010 06:34 Carstairs - Edinburgh
67008 Motorail siding
90046 Klondyke siding
170431 14:15 Glasgow Queen St - Edinburgh
380108 15:43 Edinburgh - North Berwick
158719 15:54 Edinburgh - Tweedbank

 

[Parallel]

29/11

10:30 Cardiff Central - Portsmouth Harbour 158952
12:20 Westbury - Swindon 150130 (Usually a 2-car 158)
10:23 Portsmouth Harbour - Cardiff Central 158960
12:43 Barnstaple - Exmouth 143619 + 143612
15:53 Exmouth - Paignton 150108
16:23 Exmouth - Barnstaple 143611 (Severely overcrowded between Exeter Central and Barnstaple. They had to send a replacement coach again to take the remaining passengers left on the platform at St. David's, to Barnstaple. 143611 also had wheelflats, which made the journey over joined track fun!)

06/12
06:00 Portsmouth Harbour - Cardiff Central 153325 + 158956 (Delayed at Freshford due to the brakes locking on, also no gangway between units available due to a fault with 158956.)
16:40 Gloucester - Weymouth 150243 + 150221

 

[ValleyLines142]

06/12
06:00 Portsmouth Harbour - Cardiff Central 153325 + 158956 (Delayed at Freshford due to the brakes locking on, also no gangway between units available due to a fault with 158956.)
16:40 Gloucester - Weymouth 150243 + 150221

158956 must have been swapped and fixed then as it was at Cardiff at 23.00 having just arrived with the 19.23 from Portsmouth.

 

[Parallel]

158956 must have been swapped and fixed then as it was at Cardiff at 23.00 having just arrived with the 19.23 from Portsmouth.

I'm not sure if it was taken out of service. Seemed to cause an issue with opening the local door on the 153 at Freshford. Was definitely on the 06:00 from Portsmouth though, having worked the 18:30 Cardiff - Portsmouth the night before.

 

[PHILIPE]

29/11

10:30 Cardiff Central - Portsmouth Harbour 158952
12:20 Westbury - Swindon 150130 (Usually a 2-car 158)
10:23 Portsmouth Harbour - Cardiff Central 158960
12:43 Barnstaple - Exmouth 143619 + 143612
15:53 Exmouth - Paignton 150108
16:23 Exmouth - Barnstaple 143611 (Severely overcrowded between Exeter Central and Barnstaple. They had to send a replacement coach again to take the remaining passengers left on the platform at St. David's, to Barnstaple. 143611 also had wheelflats, which made the journey over joined track fun!)

06/12
06:00 Portsmouth Harbour - Cardiff Central 153325 + 158956 (Delayed at Freshford due to the brakes locking on, also no gangway between units available due to a fault with 158956.)
16:40 Gloucester - Weymouth 150243 + 150221

1623 Exmouth to Barnstaple should have 153 also from Exeter but no availability

 

[Peter0124]

SATURDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2016
2F27 12:16 Motherwell to Dalmuir - 320306/318267[NTN]
2S29 12:23 Motherwell to Dalmuir - 334036[GLC]
2C34 12:39 Milngavie to Cumbernauld - 318253[GLC]
2L03 12:33 Larkhall to Milngavie - 320415[GLC]
2L06 12:47 Dalmuir to Larkhall - 320315[GLC]
2C36 13:09 Milngavie to Motherwell - 320314[GLC]
2F29 12:22 Cumbernauld to Dalmuir - 320310[GLC]
2R34 13:02 Dalmuir to Motherwell - 320307[GLC]
2L05 13:03 Larkhall to Milngavie - 320303/320411[GLC] - [This service was cancelled and ran ECS through Glasgow Central Low Level due to a problem with the train]
2S31 12:59 Whifflet to Dalmuir - 320322/320413[GLC]
2L08 13:17 Dalmuir to Larkhall - 320308[GLC]
2F31 13:16 Motherwell to Dalmuir - 318250/320321[GLC]
2S33 13:22 Motherwell to Dalmuir - 320317/318256[GLC]
2C3813:39 Milngavie to Cumbernauld - 320415/320301[GLC]
2L07 13:33 Larkhall to Milngavie - 318262/318264[GLC]
2F33 13:22 Cumbernauld to Dalmuir - 320305[GLC]
2S35 13:59 Whifflet to Dalmuir - 320320/320304[GLC]
2C40 14:23 Hyndland to Motherwell - 318254/318251[GLC] - [This service was cancelled between Milngavie and Hyndland due to a problem with the train]
2F37 14:22 Cumbernauld to Dalmuir - 318253[NTN]
2C06 15:39 Milngavie to Cumbernauld - 320308[GLC]

Most of these trains I have seen again but it would take too long to fill every service in.

 

[ValleyLines142]

Monday 5th December 2016:
1L42 0730 Carmarthen to London Paddington: 43088+43005
2N13 0934 Cardiff Central to Ebbw Vale Town: 150279
2F06 0839 Ebbw Vale Town to Cardiff Central: 150258
1Z06 0854 Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central: 150104
1M60 0945 Cardiff Central to Nottingham: 170522 (Cardiff Central to Birmingham New Street)
1L46 0955 Cardiff Central to London Paddington: 43023+43033
2C71 1000 Cardiff Central to Taunton: 150106
1V33 0630 Manchester Piccadilly to Milford Haven: 175008
2U08 0841 Weston-super-Mare to Cardiff Central: 158957
1L50 1036 Cheltenham to London Paddington: 43125+43152
2L53 1045 Cheltenham to Maesteg: 150255
2G82 0936 Swindon to Cheltenham: 150233
1V07 1011 Nottingham to Cardiff Central: 170101
2N34 1050 Lichfield Trent Valley to Longbridge: 323211
1N47 0821 Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Street: 170116
2U34 1132 Selly Oak to Four Oaks: 323215+323216
1V26 1149 Birmingham New Street to Hereford: 170501
2A21 1120 Wolverhampton to Walsall: 350238
2P35 1112 Redditch to Lichfield Trent Valley: 323208
1W07 0949 London Euston to Birmingham New Street: 350245
9S60 1043 London Euston to Edinburgh: 390138
1S43 0628 Penzance to Glasgow Central: 221119
1G22 1041 Nottingham to Birmingham New Street: 170520
9M51 0800 Glasgow Central to London Euston: 390042 (Birmingham New Street to Coventry)
2A23 1150 Wolverhampton to Walsall: 350262
1O86 0935 Newcastle to Southampton Central: 220017
2W26 1201 Walsall to Wolverhampton: 350108
9G17 1123 London Euston to Birmingham New Street: 390103
1M38 0945 Bournemouth to Manchester Piccadilly: 221140
9S65 1143 London Euston to Glasgow Central: 221118
2Y15 1225 Northampton to Birmingham New Street: 350232
1B44 1230 Birmingham New Street to London Euston: 221102
9G19 1203 London Euston to Birmingham New Street: 390154 (Coventry to Birmingham New Street)
1O16 1127 Manchester Piccadilly to Bournemouth: 221129
2I30 1318 Birmingham International to Birmingham New Street: 323217
2D40 1327 Stourbridge Junction to Stratford-upon-Avon: 172339
2W78 1303 Stratford-upon-Avon to Stourbridge Junction: 172222+172213
2S46 1337 Stourbridge Junction to Whitlocks End: 172337+172212
2K36 1340 Whitlocks End to Kidderminster: 172342
2A35 1450 Wolverhampton to Walsall: 323241
1W20 1533 Birmingham New Street to London Euston: 350123
9G25 1403 London Euston to Birmingham New Street: 390128
1B62 1530 Birmingham New Street to London Euston: 390001
1E48 1345 Reading to Newcastle: 220002
2A66 1441 Rugeley Trent Valley to Birmingham New Street: 170514
1G40 1127 Holyhead to Birmingham International: 158836+158830
2V40 1546 Dorridge to Worcester Foregate Street: 172221 (Birmingham Moor Street to Kidderminster)
2S58 1525 Kidderminster to Whitlocks End: 172345
1R37 1410 London Marylebone to Birmingham Moor Street: 168214
2C54 1517 Worcester Shrub Hill to Dorridge: 172335+172xxx
2H24 1653 Kidderminster to Leamington Spa: 172332
2C62 1634 Worcester Shrub Hill to Dorridge: 172344

Tuesday 6th December 2016:
185118 on Platform 3 at Manchester Picc at 1930, can't find a working for this?
1H38 1700 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly: 390005
1V64 1930 Manchester Piccadilly to Carmarthen: 175004 (Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central)

Didn't get that many train observations in Manchester as we were pushed for time, which I'm a little gutted about, but I will be returning up north very soon! I did get lots of trams though!

Metrolink - Monday 5th December 2016:
Line A - Altrincham to Bury:
3006
3031 (Brooklands to Market Street)
3045 (Brooklands to Cornbrook)
3050
3056


Line B - Altrincham to Piccadilly:
3004+3021
3013+3060 (Piccadilly Gardens to Brooklands)
3019+3054
3020+3022
3033+3055
3051+3052

Line D - MediaCityUK to Piccadilly:
3109 (Cornbrook to Piccadilly)

Line E - Eccles to Ashton via MediaCityUK:
3065
3077
3089 (absolutely RAMMED TO THE RAFTERS approaching Piccadilly Gardens due to Man City vs Celtic in Etihad)

Line F - Manchester Airport to Cornbrook:
3101

Line G - Bury to Etihad Campus:
3010+3012
3017+3046

Line H - Shaw to East Didsbury:
3011+3058
3061+3068
3070+3098
3074+3120
3097+3103
3113

Line K - East Didsbury to Deansgate-Castlefield:
3076
3095

Also, 3107 was working a service to Trafford Bar from St Peter's Square? Guessing this was probably on Shaw to East Didsbury's or Piccadilly to MediaCity's and was terminating at the depot early.
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
Just a few observations from this afternoon (12th December) following a quick visit to Newport. Some things did go a bit tits up due to a broken rail between Lydney and Gloucester.

1M64 1145 Cardiff Central to Newport: 170111 (cancelled due to a broken rail)
2G58 1115 Maesteg to Cheltenham: 142082 (Cardiff Central to Newport)
2U12 0600 Penzance to Cardiff Central: 150266
2P43 1132 Bargoed to Penarth: 142076+142006
1V38 0930 Manchester Piccadilly to Carmarthen: 175102
1F12 0923 Portsmouth Harbour to Cardiff Central: 158960
1L62 1228 Swansea to London Paddington: 43139+43165
1M68 1345 Cardiff Central to Nottingham: 170111+170639*
2U16 1208 Taunton to Cardiff Central: 150221
1B31 1215 London Paddington to Cardiff Central: 43174+43132
1L65 1355 Cardiff Central to London Paddington: 43169+43177
2C79 1400 Cardiff Central to Taunton: 150926 (usually a 150+153)
1W16 1110 Milford Haven to Manchester Piccadilly: 175113
1V40 1130 Manchester Piccadilly to Carmarthen: 175004 (Newport to Cardiff Central)
2V31 1415 Coryton to Radyr: 150242
2T32 1436 Cardiff Central to Treherbert: 150284+143606
2A36 1342 Bridgend to Aberdare: 150260
2E36 1338 Merthyr Tydfil to Bridgend: 150213
2P62 1400 Bargoed to Penarth: 150227
1W64 1302 Carmarthen to Manchester Piccadilly: 175011
1B35 1245 London Paddington to Swansea: 43025+43xxx
2F48 1347 Treherbert to Cardiff Central: 142074+142010

* 170639 was originally due to work 1M68 alone, but attached to the rear of 170111 which had terminated at Newport off 1M64. Both 170111+170639 continued from Newport on 1M68, a pretty impressive sight!

 

[Techniquest]

Wow that's an excellent amount of reporting both! Thanks for helping record history!

10/12/2016

170512+170501 1740 Hereford-Birmingham New Street
390154 1600 Glasgow Central-London Euston

11/12/2016

700114 2340 Bedford-Three Bridges
465170+465174 1030 London Cannon Street-Hayes
465174+465170 1120 Hayes-London Cannon Street
165011 1429 Gerrards Cross-London Marylebone
315808 1633 London Liverpool Street-Chingford
315808 1710 Chingford-London Liverpool Street
378233 1857 London Euston-Watford Junction
350253+350254 1850 London Euston-Crewe (350254 removed at Northampton)

12/12/2016

221113 0651 Edinburgh-London Euston
153385 1007 Crewe-Derby
175102 0930 Manchester Piccadilly-Carmarthen
390151 0743 London Euston-Glasgow Central
350124 0934 Liverpool Lime Street-Birmingham New Street
150279 1023 Crewe-Chester
390129 1047 Liverpool Lime Street-London Euston
350108 0936 Birmingham New Street-Liverpool Lime Street
319368 1103 Liverpool South Parkway-Preston

507021 1106 Hunts Cross-Southport
508114 1013 Southport-Hunts Cross
508114 1121 Hunts Cross-Southport

142051 1251 Southport-Manchester Victoria
319364 1430 Preston-Liverpool South Parkway
350402 1300 Manchester Airport-Glasgow Central
390104 1447 Liverpool Lime Street-London Euston

350247 1501 Birmingham New Street-Liverpool Lime Street
350106 1602 Crewe-London Euston
153385 1607 Crewe-Derby
175112 1530 Manchester Piccadilly-Carmarthen

 

[A Challenge]

Saturday 17th December
2P62 17:19 Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo 444 009
1L62 17:47 Salisbury to London Waterloo 159 016 + 159 XXX
1A62 18:14 Alton to London Waterloo 444 045
1A73 22:23 London Waterloo to Alton 450 XXX + 450 109 (It may have been 12 coaches, 450 109 is the back)
1P75 22:30 London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour 450 XXX + 450 543

 

[JonathanH]

A few Sunday morning observations
168215 1T11 0735 London Marylebone to Oxford
168111 1T15 0835 London Marylebone to Oxford
168216 1Y05 0838 Oxford to London Marylebone
168323+168329 1Y14 0942 Oxford to London Marylebone
168001 1H20 1012 Birmingham Snow Hill to London Marylebone
168217 1H23 1055 Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone
168325+168326 1H29 1212 Birmingham Snow Hill to London Marylebone
221141 1M38 1155 Banbury to Manchester Piccadilly

 

[Techniquest]

Nicely done both, I'm due to post some of my own observations tomorrow when I get in. It'll be the last ones I can do before 2017 then too

 

[ValleyLines142]

Wednesday 14th November 2016:
1B17 0915 London Paddington to Cardiff Central: 43097+43154
1L52 1028 Swansea to London Paddington: 43030+43181
1F13 1130 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour: 158955 (Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads)
2F24 1037 Ebbw Vale Town to Cardiff Central: 150285
2L53 1045 Cheltenham to Maesteg: 150254
1M41 1007 Paignton to Manchester Piccadilly: 221124
2U14 1104 Taunton to Cardiff Central: 1533xx+150249
2Y16 1212 Bristol Parkway to Weston-super-Mare: 158763
1S47 0828 Penzance to Glasgow Central: 221134
1A17 1230 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington: 43088+43056
1O98 1050 Great Malvern to Brighton: 158951
1V94 0859 Brighton to Great Malvern: 158961
1O48 1249 Bristol Temple Meads to London Waterloo: 159009 (unusually departed from platform 1 at Temple Meads)
1M45 1300 Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadilly: 220034
1A18 1300 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington: 43063+43086
2R98 1553 Bristol Parkway to Bath Spa: 158766
1B55 1615 London Paddington to Swansea: 43126+43159
2E26 1508 Weymouth to Gloucester: 150104+153318
1V61 1507 Manchester Piccadilly to Bristol Temple Meads: 221129
1L86 1628 Swansea to London Paddington: 43164+43xxx
1B59 1645 London Paddington to Swansea: 43156+43015 (Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central)
1M65 1654 Exeter St Davids to Manchester Piccadilly: 221132

Saturday 17th December 2016:
2U26 1707 Taunton to Cardiff Central: 150232
2F78 1817 Treherbert to Cardiff Central: 143608+1436xx
2F63 1904 Radyr to Cardiff Central: 142077
1L92 1829 Swansea to London Paddington: 43164+43094 (Cardiff Central to Bristol Parkway)
1F35 1930 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour: 158961
1V13 1610 Nottingham to Cardiff Central: 170105
2N29 1935 Cardiff Central to Ebbw Vale Town: 150260+153312
1V54 1630 Manchester Piccadilly to Milford Haven: 175006

Sunday 18th December 2016:
1O93 1008 Cardiff Central to Salisbury: 158763+158766 (advertised as a Brighton service yet only going to Salisbury?)
2K17 1052 Avonmouth to Bristol Temple Meads: 150106
2K18 0933 Exeter St Davids to Avonmouth: 150249+153369
1S47 0925 Plymouth to Glasgow Central: 220022+221119 (Bristol Temple Meads to Newport)
1C07 0900 London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads: 43031+43071
1A15 1130 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington: 43029+43033
1M64 1145 Cardiff Central to Nottingham: 170638
1V48 0810 Leeds to Plymouth: 43304+43301
1F12 1059 Westbury to Cardiff Central: 158958+150233
1W11 1030 Carmarthen to Manchester Piccadilly: 175111+175010
2F16 1142 Bridgend to Cardiff Central: 150259+150258

 

[A Challenge]

Today (Wednesday 21st December)
1W58 11:20 Weymouth to London Waterloo 444 017
1L44 11:25 Exeter St Davids to London Waterloo 159 003 + 159 013
1W18 12:03 Weymouth to London Waterloo 444 016
2B48 12:50 Poole to London Waterloo 450 022
1T46 12:59 Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo 444 022
2L37 13:12 London Waterloo to Basingstoke 450 036
2L44 13:24 Basingstoke to London Waterloo 450 549
2P46 13:24 Portsmouth & Southsea to London Waterloo 444 024
1A44 13:44 Alton to London Waterloo 450 075
1P46 13:45 Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo 444 041
1L46 13:47 Salisbury to London Waterloo 159 011
1A39 13:53 London Waterloo to Alton 450 099 + 450 031
2L46 13:54 Basingstoke to London Waterloo 450 025 + 450 042
1T41 14:09 London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour 450 087
1A46 14:15 Alton to London Waterloo 450 021 + 450 005
2P41 14:15 London Waterloo to Haslemere 444 029 + 444 XXX
1L41 14:20 London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids 159 XXX + 159 006
2L48 14:24 Basingstoke to London Waterloo 450 097
1P43 14:30 London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour 444 026

19 sightings today, all at Woking

I hope there are no errors in this information, although there may be, and every effort has been made by me to stop there being any!

 

[Parallel]

14:50 Great Malvern - Weymouth 150244 Usually a 3-car 158 and SEVERELY overcrowded between Bristol and Westbury. Had a look online and there seems to be reduction in carriages on many separate diagrams due to "more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time". What's happened to so many units in the west?

 

[Techniquest]

Wow you two were busy! Only just got the data complete for the below while also doing some more observations tonight. Was getting a lift home after the women of the house got back from a shopping trip. Jammy so and sos got 67 haulage!

18/12/2016

170516+170630 1558 Birmingham New Street-Hereford
175106 1530 Manchester Piccadilly-Cardiff Central

(Above occured from picking up Monday's tickets before a Christmas meal and drinks!)

19/12/2016

175111 0435 Cardiff Central-Manchester Piccadilly
390011 0815 Manchester Piccadilly-London Euston
185139+185148 0906 Manchester Victoria-Blackpool North
350404 0918 Manchester Victoria-Glasgow Central
37403 1004 Preston-Barrow in Furness
156479 1009 Barrow in Furness-Lancaster
150205 1034 Morecambe-Leeds
150112 1017 Leeds-Heysham Harbour
350410 1118 Manchester Victoria-Glasgow Central
156464+156468 1113 Barrow in Furness-Preston
156441 1221 Blackpool North-Huddersfield (via Manchester Victoria)
185139 1306 Manchester Victoria-Blackpool North
150139+150133 1256 Blackpool North-Manchester Victoria
142036+150268 1345 Wigan Wallgate-Stalybridge
150117 1426 Manchester Victoria-Leeds
155347 1326 Leeds-Manchester Victoria
390126 1535 Manchester Piccadilly-London Euston
175010 1530 Manchester Piccadilly-Carmarthen

21/12/2016

66024 1046 Hayes & Harlington (Tarmac Sidings)-Moreton on Lugg (Tarmac)
175114 1434 Holyhead-Cardiff Central
67003 1716 Cardiff Central-Holyhead

That's probably my lot for the year now, as I doubt very much I'll be back down by the rails before January!

 

[PHILIPE]

14:50 Great Malvern - Weymouth 150244 Usually a 3-car 158 and SEVERELY overcrowded between Bristol and Westbury. Had a look online and there seems to be reduction in carriages on many separate diagrams due to "more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time". What's happened to so many units in the west?

May just be a cover. GWR are trying to run a service on a shoestring of units.
There is a 158/9 and 2x150/2s in Works at the same time for Mods.

 

[A Challenge]

Today (Thursday 22nd December)
2B28 07:20 Poole to London Waterloo 444 032
056K 09:01 Eastleigh East Yard to Hoo Junction Up Yard 66 850 (alone, no freight)
2P28 09:39 Haslemere to London Waterloo 450 544 + 450 098 + 450 072
2P23 09:45 London Waterloo to Portsmouth and Southsea 444 036 + 444 037
1L23 09:50 London Waterloo to Salisbury 159 XXX + 159 002
1T57 18:09 London Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour 450 XXX + 450 039 + 450 030*

* Back unit to Eastleigh only