Bank Holiday Reliefs, August 24th-28th 1984
Friday
A Bank holiday weekend with a “Mid” and weighty supplement in hand, plus lots of expectation as I joined 87014 at the Keynes on a busy Euston-Liverpool. A New St avoidance move to Derby saw skinhead 31105, 31212 and 31416 all raked in on Brum-Norwich’s before the tram North on a grey sticky morning.
The first table 51 relief covered saw 37275 spare from it’s more regular coal duties due to the Miner’s Strike taken from Derby to New St on a York-Swansea Relief. At New St the unique all blue, non multi wired and central bodyside arrowed 86324 arrived on a Edinburgh-Plymouth Relief making her usual good visual impression of a “Roarer”.
Later in the afternoon vast bashing crowds hovered for the 1545 Derby-Plymouth and were rewarded with HM vacuum braked monster 37083 as power. At Cheltenham the “Mid” crowds got off and the Bristol crowds got on. We got old C.Wales headlight beast 37177 back from Cheltenham with a pathetic load 5 for her to haul up the Lickey. The overnights were expected to be a total wedge so I headed home on the dullest power of the day in 86217.
Haulages 87014,31416,31105,31212,37295,47354,37083,37177,86217
24/8/84 Fr
87014 0900 Euston-Liverpool MK-NU
31416 1020 Birmingham-Norwich NU-LS
31105 0928 Norwich-Birmingham LS-HI
31212 1230 Birmingham-Norwich HI-LS
HST 1255 St. Pancras-Sheffield LS-DE
47320 0930 Poole-York Relief
45023 0930 Poole-York Relief
37295 1255 York-Swansea Relief DE-NS
47524 0940 Poole-Newcastle
86324 1020 Edinburgh-Plymouth Relief
47254 1020 Edinburgh-Plymouth Relief
31403 1210 Cambridge-Birmingham
47354 1325 Reading-Crewe Relief NS-SA
3040111605 Wolverhampton-New St SA-NS
47093 1246 Portsmouth-Leeds
37083 1545 Derby-Plymouth Relief NS-CH
47086 1405 Plymouth-Manchester
47327 1420 York-Plymouth Relief
37177 1709 Bristol-York Relief CH-NS
86217 1827 Wolverhampton-Euston NS-MK
088 1821 Birmingham-Euston …expired MK-BY
091 2010 Bletchley-Euston BY-LB
The late Tony Ewer catches a bit of flailing up front as 37295 arrives at Derby with the 1255 York – Bristol Relief on August 24th 1984
Phot spot…37083 1545 Derby-Plymouth Relief at Cheltenham with attendant crowds so typical of 1984 rarer workings.
Saturday
A late start with the 0646 off Leighton. The rare 86001 was on standby duties at Bletchley having worked the “milk empties” earlier. This was the 0350 Euston-Bletchley staff train with a van and BSK consist and could usually be used by normal passengers.
At Coventry the 0550 Padd-Liverpool got 86216 forward rather than the more normal roarer but at least 85032 obliged on the 0910 Birmingham-Blackpool for a “bus stop” move to Wolverhampton. Here 25230/037 were chattering away to themselves on the far left line prior to them taking the 0735 Euston-Aberystwyth forward. The usual 10 or so bashers joined the train here and we were held outside Shrewsbury for 25211 to pass on the Crewe-Cardiff. At Shrewsbury it was the usual dash to buy our Shrewsbury-Welshpool Day returns (£1.25 half) during the usually protracted loco run round.
We left the rats at Welshpool with a wander into this pleasant town to kill the 50 minute fester. The canal, butcher and pub was our entertainment today. As always the 1010 Aberystwyth-Euston was 20 late and when 25288/268 arrived the train was wedged solid as it always was. From Shrewsbury on a quieter train it was solid thrash on the long climb out of Wellington. A bonus saw 85007 forward. The 1250 Bristol-Glasgow relief was just made at New St with it’s booked through diesel to Wolverhampton with 31170/301 up front for 81021 forward from Wolverhampton. It was then a long wait at New St for a “newie” on the afternoon “procession” of holiday trains from the SW.
Eventually, newly converted 31444 produced on the Pompey-York up to Derby for a tram straight back. 81007 to Wolves on the Paignton-Liverpool which made another regular relief, the 1930 Liverpool-Euston. This train ran on most Summer Saturdays catering for the crowds from the Liverpool Garden Festival. The ”Flower Power” today was 86325 and the usual Mk 1’s were unusually well filled. Farces Up North saw several Oxford bound passengers missing their last train from Brum so the train made an additional stop at Bletchley. I too leapt here hoping for a rare DMU special over the flyover to Oxford but the Bletchley supervisor simply called a cab whilst I joined a 310 home
Haulages 86216,85032,25230/25037,25288/25268,85002,31170/31301,86261,85032,85010,
81007,31292,31167,86238
25/8/84 Sa
060 0600 Euston-Birmingham LB-CO
86001 0350 Euston-Bletchley
47575 0550 Padd-Liverpool
86216 0550 Padd-Liverpool CO-NS
85032 0910 Birmingham-Blackpool NS-WO
25230} 0735 Euston-Aberystwyth WO-WS
25037}
25211 1003 Crewe-Cardiff
25288} 1010 Aberystwyth-Euston WS-WO
25268}
20093} Sheffield-Wolverhampton Footex
20029}
85002 1010 Aberystwyth-Euston WO-NS
47243 0918 Tenby-York
47587 0928 Norwich-Birmingham
47196 1025 Portsmouth-Leeds
31170} 1250 Bristol-Glasgow Relief NS-WO
31301}
81021 1250 Bristol-Glasgow Relief
86261 1020 Glasgow-Bristol WO-NS
45015 1020 Glasgow-Bristol
47410 1045 Glasgow-Penzance
50047 0855 Newquay-Manchester
50009 1311 Manchester-Paignton
45139 0910 Penzance-Leeds
85032 1251 Blackpool-Euston NS-INT
060 1532 Coventry-Birmingham INT-NS
46035 1004 Newquay-Newcastle
31421} 1610 Birmingham-Norwich
31403}
47194 1254 Brighton-Manchester
37266 1420 York-Plymouth Relief
47232 1035 Penzance-Leeds
47530 1340 Poole-Sheffield
47538 1340 Poole-Sheffield
85018 1540 Liverpool-Poole
45150 1525 W.S.Mare-Glasgow
50036 1125 Penzance-Manchester
47335 1413 Portsmouth-York
31444 1413 Portsmouth-York NS-DE
47119 1256 Yarmouth-Birmingham
HST 1550 Newcastle-Bristol DE-NS
47086 1608 Paignton-Liverpool
81007 1608 Paignton-Liverpool NS-WO
31443 1730 Peterborough-Birmingham
47616 1949 Shrewsbury-Euston
86217 1949 Shrewsbury-Euston
86325 1930 Liverpool-Euston Relief WO-BY
called BY to set down pax for Oxford!
089 2121 Birmingham-Euston BY-LB
Sunday
Bad news from Trogg on the first 310 of the day. The Sunday Milk empties which ran on Sundays as the 0250 Euston-Bletchley Paper and Staff train and had this morning got a big pair in 25201 and 25239. The Northbound “Flower Power”, the 0700 Euston-Liverpool Relief was joined at the Keynes with 86323 adding to the morning yawns.
The “ice cream van” in celebrity rat 25322 “Tamworth Castle” at Milton Keynes on August 26th 1984
From Wolverhampton it was quality power in 40143 on the Manchester-Bristol. A Sandwell bail allowed a Crewe morning move. The early afternoon saw quality duffs with IM’s 47222 on the Manchester-Gatwick along with 47358 as lines in the book.
A huge crowd of bashers invaded Burton in the late afternoon with a mass bail off 37197 on the W.S Mare-Leeds to return South on 46052. 87006 ended a classic day of varied traction.
Haulages 86323,40143,47616,47530,47222,47358,37197,46052,86103,87006
26/8/84 Su
082 0635 Euston-Birmingham LB-MK
86323 0700 Euston-Liverpool relief MK-WO
25201} 0250 Euston-Bletchley
25239}
47246 Shrewsbury-Portsmouth ADEX
47484 0907 Wolves-Gatwick
47488 0946 Birmingham-Holyhead
40143 0825 Manchester-Bristol WO-SA
37135 0825 Manchester-Bristol
47445 0825 Liverpool-Poole
47616 1050 Birmingham-Manchester SA-CR
47530 1125 Liverpool-Penzance CR-ST
25245 1335 Crewe-Cardiff
47222 1140 Manchester-Gatwick ST-WO
HST 0905 Plymouth-Manchester WO-ST
47358 1305 Manchester-Birmingham ST-NS
47538} 1245 Manchester-Euston
86252}
37197 1325 W.S.Mare-Leeds NS-BU
46052 1521 Leeds-Portsmouth BU-NS
47532 1322 Poole-Newcastle
45126 1322 Poole-Newcastle
86103 1757 Wolverhampton-Euston NS-CO
87006 1558 Blackpool-Euston CO-MK
048 1840 Birmingham-Euston MK-LB
BH Monday
At 0508 precisely the “Milk Empties” rounded the corner. The “STN” was showing this as diesel hauled so I was looking forward to some local rat mileage. Mutterings of disgust when 31149 appeared on the train. A 310 forward from Bletchley then from New St as booked, 40104 was joined on the regular 0925 Birmingham-Llandudno Relief. With gen obtained from “Smudger Smith” the move was the “bucket” to Crewe for a 120 DMU to Stoke for the rare 85010 back to Birmingham.
From here a short burst on 81007 then goyles 31297 out to a grey gloomy Nuneaton for 31167 back. Returning South, 310082 expired at Bletchley but a replacement 310 was quickly summoned from the Yard.
Haulages 31149,87033,86210,40104,85010,81007,31292,31167,86238
27/8/84 Mo
31149 0350 Euston-Bletchley LB-BY
092 0430 Euston-Birmingham BY-CO
87033 0726 Coventry-Glasgow CO-NS
47484 0601 Derby-Brighton
304029 0739 Coventry-Wolverhampton NS-SA
31443 0815 Birmingham-Norwich
86210 0725 Manchester-Euston SA-NS
45003 0825 Derby-Paignton
40104 0925 Birmingham-Llandudno Relief NS-CR
47309 0735 Euston-Shrewsbury
81020 Euston-Ravenglass Charter LNER
33030 0745 Cardiff-Manchester
81021 0940 Birmingham-Blackpool
DMU 1120 Crewe-Cardiff CR-STO
85010 1139 Manchester-Birmingham STO-NS
31403 0928 Norwich-Birmingham
47446 0922 Newcastle-Penzance
47530 0940 Poole-Newcastle
45109 1411 Birmingham-Liverpool
85010 1411 Birmingham-Liverpool NS-WO
089 1325 Manchester-Birmingham
81007 1035 Glasgow-Plymouth WO-NS
45015 1035 Glasgow-Plymouth
47511 0918 Penzance-Leeds
86311 1356 Liverpool-Portsmouth
47063 1356 Liverpool-Portsmouth
85014 1618 Birmingham-Euston (A76 stock)
47431 1355 Cardiff-Hull
31292 1610 Birmingham-Norwich NS-NU
31167 1332 Norwich-Birmingham NU-NS
85004 1045 Glasgow-Euston
47569 1413 Portsmouth-York
47254 1440 Poole-Manchester
86238 1828 Wolverhampton-Euston NS-MK
85008 1710 Euston-Wolverhampton
082 1837 Birmingham-Euston MK-BY (fail here)
074 1837 Birmingham-Euston BY-LB
85010 1900 Liverpool-Euston Relief
Tuesday
Another day for Table 51 relief’s. 37206 was a superb start on the 0907 Bristol-York relief, whilst 47249/291/324/340 also were also raked in. Waiting at Derby for the rare 45068 on the 1420 York-Plymouth Relief, one the younger members in our group decided he wasn’t now into peaks and opted for 31440 to New St instead!.
Some of less youthful bashers waiting for the big peak at New St were gutted as 45068 was removed for 45113 forward. 86250 ended the Bank Holiday Mid to end a hell-fire weekend.
Haulages 86229,37206,47340,47291,47249,45068,47324,86250
28/8/84 Tu
066 0802 Euston-M.Keynes LB-MK
86325 0813 Northampton-Euston
86229 0840 Euston-Wolverhampton MK-NS
47538 0858 Manchester-Poole
31401 1020 Birmingham-Norwich
47486 0645 York-Portsmouth
37206 0907 Bristol-York NS-DE
47340 1134 Derby-Poole DE-NS
47086 1134 Derby-Poole
45128 0805 Newcastle-Poole
47523 0805 Newcastle-Poole
47451 0850 Brighton-Manchester
31167 1230 Birmingham-Peterborough
45005 1020 York-Plymouth
47291 1100 Cardiff-York Relief NS-BU
47337 Llandudno-Birmingham Railtour
47607 0930 Poole-York Relief
47249 0930 Poole-York Relief BU-DE
45107 0853 Penzance-Leeds
45139 0918 Penzance-Leeds
31440 1322 Hull-Brighton
45068 1420 York-Plymouth DE-NS
Much dissapointment for the bashers waiting at New St, 45068 is coming off for 45113 forward on August 28th 1984
45113 1420 York-Plymouth ex BNS
47565 1322 Hull-Brighton
47245 1254 Brighton-Manchester
86035 1540 Liverpool-Poole
85016 1730 Birmingham-Euston
47353 1225 Plymouth-Crewe
47324 1414 Exeter-York Relief NS-DE (Via Whiteacre Jn)
31415 1332 Norwich-Birmingham
HST 1550 Newcastle-Bristol DE-NS
40104 1640 Llandudno-Birmingham
86250 1620 Holyhead-Euston NS-CO
47254 Blackpool-Banbury Adex
47096 1705 Poole-Liverpool
059} 2021 Birmingham-Euston CO-LB
078}
85014 1714 Euston-Northampton
86324 1815 Euston-Northampton
Total Haulages (46)
25037/25230,25268/25288,31105,31149,31167,31170,31212,31292,31301,31416,
37083,37177,37197.37206,37295,40104,40143,45068,46052,47222,47249,47291,
47324,47340,47354,47358,47530,47616,81007,85002,85010,85032,86103,86210,
86216,86217,86229,86238,86250,86253,87006,87014,87033
More Aug 84 Bank holiday moves, gen and phots from “TC” here
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