All on an “Area C”, October 85
With an Area C rover in hand (valid Bas-Salisbury-Pompey and Bomo) 2 days mainly sampling “Crompton” haulage on the Pompey – Bristols. You had a choice of overnight moves too but not great doss potential. We probably all remember Fareham bails where the “plus 3” between Pompey and Bristol bound services was nearly always made, as was the tight Southampton leap. Loads of thrash, mileage of sorts, loads of different locos, plus scenic delights from the wilds of Salisbury Plain to the Southampton Friday night girls, and much more…I only wish I’d done more Area C’s as they were always good fun…
Friday October 18th 1985
86230 0746 Northampton-Euston
86324 0813 Northampton-Euston L.Buzzard – Euston
The last “Cobbler” was the only service you could use cheap day returns ect on, a good bet for a “roarer” but often ambushed by the likes of the 86324 like today!
33117 1010 Waterloo-Salisbury Waterloo-Basingstoke
33052 0643 Exeter-Waterloo
A ticket purchase bail, 33052 going the wrong way on the “Mule”
47580 0650 Liverpool-Poole Basingstoke – Southampton
33021 1110 Bristol-Portsmouth Southampton – Fareham
33023 1114 Brighton-Penzance
33064 1140 Poole-Manchester
Assume short of EH 47’s, 33064 on tour.
33032 1210 Portsmouth-Cardiff
33050 1310 Portsmouth – Bristol Fareham – Southampton
33010 1205 Bristol-Portsmouth Southampton – Fareham
33019 1410 Porstmouth-Cardiff Fareham – Southampton
33008 at Fareham with the 1205 Cardiff-Pompey, 181085
33008 1205 Cardif-Portsmouth Southampton – Fareham
33021 1510 Portsmouth-Bristol Fareham – Southampton
33014 1638 Salisbury-Basingstoke Salisbury – Basingstoke
Often a “standard” vice “bag”, (33’0 iso 33’1”) on TC stock
33119 1638 Waterloo-Exeter Basingstoke – Salisbury
Still booked 33 at the time from memory
33008 1710 Portsmouth-Bristol Salisbury – Warminster
Always a good thrash across Salisbury Plain
33005 1710 Cardiff-Portsmouth Warminster – Fareham
33020 2025 Portsmouth-Cardiff Fareham – Southampton
33102 1550 Liverpool-Poole Southampton – Bournemouth
Probably hoping for 33064 seen early on, but the “bag” was rateable through “the Forest”
3009} 2105 Weymouth-Basingstoke Bournemouth – Winchester
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Saturday October 10th 1985
73137 2252 Waterloo-Weymouth Winchester – Eastleigh
33112 2252 Waterloo-Weymouth Eastleigh – Southampton
Classic down TPO for the up TPO move, 3 locos in an hour or so
33109 2238 Weymouth-Waterloo Southampton – Eastleigh
73137 2238 Weymouth-Waterloo Eastleigh – Woking
Woking arrive 0246, dep 0316..Woking busy with postal, parcels, newspaper staff and trains, still a real railway then..
33030 0245 Waterloo-Bournemouth Woking – Bournemouth
A couple of hours doss but no lie-in on arrival at Bomo!
33102 0554 Bournemouth-Eastliegh
33111 0616 Bournemouth-Weymouth Bournemouth – Weymouth
33106 0734 Weymouth-Waterloo Weymouth – Bournemouth
33106 0645 Waterloo-Weymouth Bournemouth – Poole
33111 0832 Weymouth-Waterloo Poole – Bournemouth
47565 0940 Poole-Newcastle Bournemouth – Southampton
You perhaps couldn’t get a less inspiring EH 47 than this!
33019 1010 Portsmouth-Bristol Southampton – Salisbury
33019 at Salisbury with the 1010 Pompey-Bristol, 191085
33027 1110 Bristol-Portsmouth Salisbury – Southampton
33014 1310 Portsmouth-Cardiff Southampton – Romsey
Ritualistic Romsey chrisening of the bogs under the water tower!
33007 1205 Bristol-Portsmouth Romsey – Fareham
33032 1410 Portsmouth-Cardiff Fareham – Salisbury
33027 again at Salisbury with the 1510 Pompey – Bristol on 191085
33031 1704 Salisbury-Waterloo Salisbury – Waterloo
Loco and stock off the 1410 ex Waterloo, often a “standard” vice “bag”
093 1925 Euston-M.Keynes Euston – L.Buzzard
310 power car home, draughty as ever!
The power enjoyed…
33005, 33007, 33008, 33010, 33014, 33019, 33020, 33021, 33027, 33030, 33031, 33032, 33050, 33102, 33106, 33109, 33111, 33112, 33117, 33119
47565, 47580, 73137, 86324
Cracking times on them “Cromptons”..
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