Class 86’2 final WCML turns

WCML Class 86’2 final fling, Sep 2003

Thanks to “TC” for this top gen

86247 at Tunnel Hill, Leighton Buzzard with an evening down Wolves on September 19^th 2003. The next day she had worked her last passenger turn

Sat Sep 20^th 2003

86229  0750 Euston – Wolves (to Nun)

            1319 Wolves – Euston (ex Nun)

            1750 Euston – Wolves (to Nun)

86233  1038 Glasgow – Euston

            1850 Euston – Wolves (to Nun)

86247  0925 Euston – Manchester

            1327 Manchester – Euston

            1725 Euston – Manchester (final wkg)

            2057 Manchester – Oxley ECS

Sun Sep 21^st 2003    

86229  0930 Oxley – Northampton ECS (via Stafford)

            1149 Northampton – Liverpool

            1517 Liverpool – Euston

            2135 Euston – Wolves (to Nun)

86233  1119 Wolves – Euston (ex Nun) – cape Rugby

            1328 Rugby – Manchester

            1629 Manchester – Euston

            2340 Euston – Wolves

86247  Oxley

Mon Sep 22^nd 2003

86229  0819 Wolves – Euston

            1115 Euston – Birmingham

            1315 Birmingham – Euston

            Diagram change

            1530 Euston – Carlisle

            2004 Carlisle – Preston ECS

86233  0456 Wolves – Euston  (via Nun)

            0815 Euston – Birmingham

            1015 Birmingham – Euston

            1315 Euston – Birmingham

            1515 Birmingham – Euston

            1745 Euston – Wolves

            2019 Wolves – Euston

            2345 Euston – Wolves

86247  Rugby thunderbird

Tu Sep 23rd 2003

86229  0653 Preston – Euston

            1145 Euston – Wolves

            1419 Wolves – Euston

            1712 Euston – Wolves

            2019 Wolves – Euston

86233  0819 Wolves – Euston

            1115 Euston – Birmingham (cape Bir Int’l)

            1325 Birmingham Int’l – Euston

            1545 Euston – Wolves

            1819 Wolves – Euston

            2140 Euston – Wolves

86247  5Z14 1100 Oxley – Wembley ECS

We Sep 24th 2003

86229  0745 Euston – Wolves

            1019 Wolves – Euston

            1315 Euston – Birmingham

            1515 Birmingham – Euston

            1745 Euston – Wolves

86233  0819 Wolves – Euston

            1125 Euston – Lancaster

            1538 Lancaster – Euston (Euston a farce, booked arr 1918)

            1905 Euston – Holyhead (to Crewe)

            0Z80 Crewe –Longsight

Th Sep 25^th 2003

86229 flys past the “contactors site” at Ledburn Jn with the 1645 Euston – Wolves on September 25^th 2003, this fine machine had just 2 days left in traffic

86229   0456 Wolves – Euston

             0745 Euston – Wolves (cape New St)

             0919 Wolves – Euston (start New St)

             1215 Euston – Birmingham

             1415 Birmingham – Euston

             1645 Euston – Wolves

             1919 Wolves – Euston

             2250 Euston – Wolves

86233  0555 Manchester – Euston

            0930 Euston – Preston

            1320 Preston – Euston

            1700 Euston – Liverpool

Fr Sep 26^th 2003

86229  0649 Wolves – Euston

            1125 Euston – Lancaster

            1538 Lancaster – Euston

            2035 Euston – Preston

86233  0545 Liverpool – Euston

            1040 Euston – Lancaster

            1402 Lancaster – Preston ECS

            1520 Preston – Euston

`           1855 Euston – Manchester

Sat Sep 27^nd 2003

86229  0512 Preston – Euston

            1055 Euston – Glasgow

86233  0927 Manchester- Euston

            1425 Euston – Manchester

            1827 Manchester – Euston

Su Sep 28^th 2003

86229  1M38 1722 Glasgow – Euston (dragged Preston-Stockport) (final wkg)

            5M38 0115 (29/9)  Euston – Wembley

86233  1505 Euston – Wolves

            1914 Wolves – Euston

            2335 Euston – Wolves

Mon Sep 29^th 2003

86233 1A19 0719 Wolves – Euston (final wkg)

            5A19 0954 Euston – Wembley ECS

And so endeth booked class 86 passenger working on the WCML,1965-2003, 38 years of service…..

86233 the last “can” to survive in Virgin service passes Old Linslade on a down Wolves on July 15^th 2003

86229 looking good at By pass bridge on the 1715 Euston – Wolves, on September 15^th 2003.

Nice light at By pass bridge as 86229 flies North on a down Brum on August 13^th 2003

Class 86 on WCML daytime passenger 1965 – 2003, 38 years of service

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