A busy morning at Bletchley, Monday January 4th 1982
An interesting morning log from Bletchley from the days when Inter Citys called there, Milton Keynes station was yet to open, Cravens DMU’s, a single 37 on the ARC, the usual “cans” , a “roarer” on MGR’s making up an impressive total of 57 locos.
There are 6 phots embeded in the text, yes they are of Kodak Instamatic quality
085H 0735 Euston – Bletchley L.Buzzard – Bletchley
82005 LB
Bletchley Holding Sidings
25318
25276
25117
25104
Bletchley Station 0842-1415
86207 D Mk I-ECS 0842
86237 U MkIIe -0700 Manchester – Euston-0910
50393/56146 0903 Bletchley – Bedford
86253 D MkIIe-0835 Euston – Wolves-0911
87018 U MkIIe-0705 Liverpool-Euston-0912
A quick run across the platforms and footbridge allowed a reasonable phot of 37185 returning to the Western with “ARC” stone empties from Wolverton. A single 37 was unusual possibly because the Xmas/New Year break meant it was just empties to return West on January 4th 1982
37185 up ARC-fly-0920
86255 D MkIIe-0840 Euston – Carlisle (stop) -0921
25315 U Light-0922
50390/56482 0846 Bedford – Bletchley
86254 U Mk II-0521 Holyhead – Euston- 0930
Bletchley’s station pilot 08235 awaits the road, with vans in both the down fast sidings and Field sidings the pilot was always gronking around!
08235 pilot
86244 D Mk III-0845 Euston – Liverpool – 0931
12035/12059/12106/3301/11045/1524/11029/81620
86249 U Pulls-0733 Manchester – Euston-0935
86209 0855 Euston – Blackpool – 0936
9445/5955/5952/5989/5973/1737/3299/5945/3425/81023
87024 U MkIIe – 0938
86215 0850 Euston – Manchester? (stop BY)-0942 (10L)
12147/12126/12094/12095/12130/10010/10027/11052/11051/81538
86101 U Mk II – 0949
86229 D Mk II – 0910 Euston – Birmingham – 0950
81010 awaits the road heading from Willesden to Wolverton Works
81010 D.Light-phot – 0951
87003 U MkIII – 0959
86216 U MkII -1004
86319 U Newspapers – 1010
80531/80946/80947/9208 (stock off 2A23 0350 Eus – Bley)
87027 U MkII – 1011
08235 shunt
87033 D Mk II – 0935 Euston – Inverness – 1016
86006 U Light – 1026
87023 D Mk III – 0940 Euston – Glasgow – 1026
87021 U Mk II – 1028
86226 D MkIII – 0945 Euston – Liverpool – 1028
87004 U Mk II – 1032
86222 D Mk II – 0950 Euston – Manchester – 1037
86208 D Mk II – 1000 Euston – Holyhead – 1042
86257 U Mk IIe – 1047
Tamper (fly) – 1049
86233 U Mk IIe – 1102
86240 U Mk III – 1107
87015 U Mk II – 1118
86211 D Mk II – 1130
86260 U MkIII – 1132
87011 D Mk IIe – 1100 Euston – Holyhead stop-1134
14170, 13602, 1707, 5947, 6042, 6055, 81064
86207 U Mk IIe- 1138
81010 soon returned South dragging a refurbished 501 unit eventually bound for Croxley Green
81010 U set 58 501 drag – 1138 phot
87013 D Mk III – 1142
85011 U MGR – 1145
86249 D Mk IIe – 1150
87006 Up Mk III-spec? stop BY – 1158
87035 U Pass – 1200
86237 D Pass – 1204
87031 U Mk III – 1210
25188 U Light – 1212
86259 U Pass – 1215
87010 U Pass – 1220
25104 D Light – 1224
87005 D Pass – 1224
86243 U Pass – 1227
86229 U Pass – 1232
87024 D Pass – 1237
86101 D Pass – 1242
86253 U Pass – 1249
86204 U Pass – 1250
85004 D Ferryvans – 1254
86224 U Pass – 0805 Glasgow – Euston stop BY – 1255
87021 D Pass – 1258
86311 U Pass – 1302
85028 U Pass – 1305
86242 U Light – 1310
86256 U Pass – 1312
50390 and 56482 leave Bletchley with the 1248 Bedford St Johns service
50390/56482 phot – 1330
87020 U Pass – 1330
87027 D Mk II – 1335
86216 D Mk II – 1340
86257 U Mk III – 1344
87017 U Mk II – 1349
86254 U Mk II – 1358
87015 D Mk II – 1405
25315 takes the Bedford branch with the “Fletliner” brick empties for Forders from Kings x Goods
25315 D Brick e’s Kings X Goods – Stewartby – 1412
055 1429 Bletchley – Euston
Locos viewed
08235……………………………….1
25104, 25117, 25188, 25276, 25315, 25318…………….6
37185……………………………….1
81010, 82005, 85004, 85011, 85028……………………….5
86101, 86204, 86207, 86209, 86211, 86215, 86216, 86224, 86226, 86229,
86233, 86237, 86240, 86242, 86243, 86244, 86249, 86253, 86254, 86255,
86256, 86257, 86259, 86260, 86311, 86319…………..26
87003, 87004, 87005, 87006, 87010, 87011, 87013, 87015, 87017, 87018,
87020, 87021, 87023, 87024, 87027, 87031, 87033, 87035…..18
Total locos viewed…57.
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