Bletchley, Jan 4th 1982

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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