An interesting afternoon on the Midland with 6 different 47’s quite a high figure,plenty “Peaks” though too! I hung on for the evening “Crompton” and was rewarded with a cop “slim Jim”. You had to be quick to get the “Crompton” at Luton and you on seeing it approaching on the down fast would run down Midland Road to get the beasts number by the Hitchin Road bridge before the 33 set back to the headshunt….Memories!

Loco	TOPS no	Code	Train	Notes
71	45049	1M17	1100 Sheffield – St Pancras
5216	25066	7L04	Bedford – Cricklewood trip	A “terrible ten” machine!
75	45052	1E06	1305 St Pancras – Sheffield
79	45005	3C48	1007 Nottingham – St Pancras Parcels
1949	47707	8V21	Up loaded coal to Acton	Local legendary common 47!
86	45105	1C49	1150 Derby – St Pancras
1623	47586	1D11	1330 St Pancras – Nottingham
7566	25216	9C29	Cricklewood – Bedford trip freight
1886	47367	6V66	Immingham – Langley oils	The legendary “Immingham oilers”
101	45061	1M21	1210 Sheffield – St Pancras
37	45009	1E26	1405 St Pancras – Sheffield
102	45140	8F50	D coal empties
32	45126	1C51	1251 Nottingham – St Pancras
1755	47541	1P18	1430 St Pancras – Derby
69	45047	8M41	Down coal empties
125	45071	1E19	1505 St Pancras – Sheffield
63	45044	1M24	1300 Sheffield – St Pancras
96	45101	6O94
1684	47097	1C59	1350 Derby – St Pancras	Recorded as 1C26, 86A loco
71	45049	1D52	1530 St Pancras – Nottingham
38	45032	6Z39
86	45105	1E72	1605 St Pancras – Leeds
1787	47306	1M28	1410 Sheffield – St Pancras
91	45056	1P21	1618 St Pancras – Derby
101	45061	3D25	1615 St Pancras – Nottingham PCD Parcels	Recorded as 1D25.
66	45146	1C64	1450 Nottingham – St Pancras
7566	25216	9O36	Luton – Dunstable l/e
32	45126	1D14	1650 St Pancras – Nottingham
118	45068	1M79	1500 Sheffield – St Pancras
1806	47325	6O62
79	45005	1E56	1705 St Pancras – Sheffield
6592	33207	6M54	Hither Green – Luton l/e	“copped”!
63	45044	1D36	1725 St Pancras – Nottingham
56	45137	1C76	1550 Derby – St Pancras

5 years later Peaks still ruled the Midland, heres 45105 arriving at Luton on January 7th 1977

Locos viewed  (26)

Class 25….5216, 7566…………..2

Class 33….6592……………………1

Class 45….32, 37, 38, 56, 63, 66, 69, 71, 75, 79, 86, 91, 96, 101, 102, 118, 125,….17

Class 47…1623, 1684, 1755, 1787, 1806, 1886, 1949 …..6

Where are they now (as in 2024)

Operational main line…33207 (6592), 47773 (1755),

Preserved  45105 (86) , 47367 (1886)

the other 22 scrapped…