Class 40’s on the Coast

Class 40’s on the North Wales coast

40001 takes 1A56 1259 Holyhead – Euston past Chester’s no 2 box at the East end of Chester station on July 24th 1982

40001  1A56 1259 Holyhead-Euston 240782

40002  0756 Leeds – Llandudno 100776

40003   1D21 1542 Manchester Vic – Bangor 240579

40004  1J22 1358 Bangor – Manchester Vic 310782

40005  1M71 0936 York – Llandudno 210675

Still displaying old number 206, 40006 is seen at Llandudno Jn on 1M71 0900 York – Llandudno on July 24th 1982, one of a procession of holiday trains along the Coast that Summer Saturday

40006  1M71 0900 York-Llandudno 240782

40007  1D21 1540 Manchester Vic – Bangor 190180

40008  1720 Llandudno – Manchester Vic 140978

40009  1D91 1146 Crewe – Holyhead Relief 130883

40010 (as 210) 1210 Crewe – Llandudno 091064

40011  1720 Llandudno – Manchester Vic 100778

40012  1817 Llandudno – Manchester Vic 160679

40013  (as 213) 1035 Euston – Holyhead 190167

40014  (as 214) 1D77 2055 Leeds – Holyhead 130773

40015   1A52 1246 Holyhead – Euston 060980

40016  (as 216) 1655 Holyhead – Manchester Vic 110873

40017 1D31 1105 Manchester Vic – Holyhead 060880

40018 0757 Leeds – Llandudno 300777

40019   1D40 0940 Manchester Vic – Llandudno 260579

40020  1000 Llandudno – Manchester Vic 280675

40021   1Z20 D. Excursion (0835 at Beeston Castle)  (as 221) 300566

40022  1E82 1342 Llandudno – York 090679

40023 (as 223) 1725 Euston – Holyhead 080760 (one of the earliest known N.Wales turns)

40024 1J31 1925 Bangor – Manchester Vic 140181

40025 1M71 0841 York – Llandudno 090978

40026 1K11 0802 Holyhead – Crewe 240780

40027 1D34 0747 Manchester Vic – Bangor 130580

40028  1E99 1123 Bangor – Scarborough 180683

40029  1D35 0945 Manchester Vic -Bangor 210882

40030  1D21 1540 Manchester Vic – Bangor 100780

40031  1M48 0757 Leeds – Llandudno 170878

40032 (as 232) 1740 Euston – Holyhead 230668 

40033  1930 Bangor – Manchester Vic 060779

40034 (as 234) 1110 Euston – Holyhead 270670

40035  1E86 0900 Llandudno – York 020875

40036  0752 Leeds – Llandudno 020679

40037   1A56 1300 Holyhead – Euston 190780

40038 (as 238, with 241) 1510 Llandudno – Euston 041170

40039  1433 Llandudno – Bradford Ex 270774

40040  1M48 0752 Leeds – Llandudno (last pass working) 280680

40041  (as 241) 1510 Llandudno – Euston (with 238) 041170

40042   1440 Manchester Vic – Llandudno 020679

40043 (as 243) 1543 Llandudno – Euston 140773

40044  1655 Holyhead – Manchester Vic 140276

40045  0945 Holyhead – Crewe 270975

40046 (as 246) 0938 York – Llandudno 160673

40047 (as 247) 1035 Euston – Holyhead 161068

40048  (as 248) 0938 York – Llandudndo 110873

40049   1M59 0933 Scarborough – Llandudno 030776

40050  0933 Scarborough – Llandudno 020777

40051  1E82 1335 Llandudno – York  290576

40052  1M71 0842 York – Llandudno 240776

40053  ————

40054  1M71 0842 York – Llandudno 300777

An almighty racket in Bangor tunnel announced the arrival of 40055 on 1J53 1517 Holyhead  –  Manchester Victoria on July 23rd 1982

40055  1J53 1517 Holyhead-Manchester 230782

40056 1M71 0842 York – Llandudno 050676

40057 1E99 1115 Bangor – Scarborough 151283

40058  1D90 0925 Birmingham-Llandudno Addit 070784

40059  1M59 0933 Scarborough – Llandudno 090777

40060  1E86  0900 Llandudno – York 150881

40061  1D38 1155 Manchester Vic – Holyhead 230582

40062  1J30 1112 Bangor – Manchester Vic 150781

40063  0745 Manchester Vic – Bangor 310782

40064  0752 Leeds – Llandudno 010979

40065  1D40 1436 Manchester Vic – Llandudno 300881

40066  1D41 1430 Crewe – Holyhead 230777

40067  2D99 1540 Manchester Vic – Bangor 170580

40068 (as 268) 1455 Llandudno – Euston 270866

Happy days on the Coast, 40069 at “the Jn”  (Llandundo Jn) with the 0855 York/Sheffield – Llandudno on September 5th 1981. 40069 was unique in having a section of lower side bodywork cut to allow access to the horizontal pipes seen here.

40069  1M71 0855 York/Sheffield-Llandudno 050981

40070   1A56 1300 Holyhead – Euston 140680

40071  1M59 0933 Scarborough – Llandudno  250677

40072  (as 272) 0750 Holyhead -Euston 130765 

40073  1A82 1805 Holyhead-Euston 200882

40074   1M59 0910 Scarborough – Llandudno 160679

40075  1E86 1342 Llandudno – York 160880

40076   (as 276) 1D66 1545 Euston – Holyhead 220673

40077  1M59 0908 Scarborough-Llandudno 050981

40078  1D35 0950 Manchester Vic – Llandudno 070681

40079  (as 279) 1D73 1845 Euston – Holyhead 120973

40080  (with 40196) 1A56 1310 Holyhead – Euston 300783

40081  1242 Manchester Victoria -Llandudno 280675

40082  1D41 1418 Crewe – Holyhead 060980

40083   (as 283 with 292) 1835 Euston – Bangor 080870

40084  1D77 2240 Manchester Victoria  – Holyhead 211082

40085  1E86 0900 Llandudno – York 300581

40086 1G00 0125 Holyhead – Birmingham NS 030185 (last 40 hauled service train (except 40122) on the coast)

40087   0915 Llandudno – Birmingham 020875

40088  1430 Manchester Vic – Llandudno 080778

40089  (as 289) 1553 Holyhead – Manchester Vic 110873

40090   (as 290) 0845 Euston – Holyhead  080873

40091  1A82 1805 Holyhead-Euston 230782

40092  1257 Holyhead – Euston 260679

40093  1720 Llandudno – Manchester Victoria 260778

40094   1D40 1430 Manchester Vic – Llandudno 150778

40095  1842 Llandudno – Manchester Victoria 140678

40096  1257 Holyhead – Euston 160679

40097  1118 Crewe – Llandudno 190779      

40098  0916 Llandudno – Euston 230978

40099 (as 299) 0810 Euston – Holyhead “Irish Mail” 190861

40100 1E82 1334 Llandudno – York  270774

40101 1J31 1926 Bangor – Manchester Victoria 280782

40102  (as 302) 0905 Llandudno – Euston 060464

40103 (as 303) 1250 Bangor – Euston 100864

40104 arrives at Prestatyn with 1J66 0953 Bangor – Manchester Victoria on July 23rd 1982. This fine loco did the classic Bangor diagram, namely 2D88 0817 Llan Jn – Bangor, 1J66, 1D57 1345 Manchester Vic – Bangor and finally 1J39 1652 Bangor – Manchester Vic that Summers day

40104  1D90 0925 Birmingham-Llandudno Relief  270884

40105  1900 Euston – Holyhead 230874

40106 (as 306) 1457 Bangor – Euston 270172          

40107  1750 Llandudno  Stoke 230778

40108    1720 Llandudno – Manchester Vic 240579

40109  0900 Llandudno – York 270774

40110   1540 Manchester Vic – Bangor 130679

40111  1720 Llandudno – Manchester Vic 140978

40112  1J30 1130 Bangor – Manchester Vic 120780

40113 (as 313) 1330 Manchester Vic – Bangor 260573

40114 1E86 0900 Llandudno – York 250677

40115  (as 315) 1658 Holyhead – Manchester Victoria 150772

40116 1J40 1817 Llandudno – Manchester Victoria 270980

40117  1556 Llandudno -Euston 130774

40118  1M71 0842 Sheffield – Llandudno 140779

40119  0810 Bradford Ex – Llandudno 260874

40120   (as 320) 1835 Euston – Holyhead 231170

40121  1M08 0752 Leeds-Llandudno  050981

D322 2045 (6/11) Euston – Holyhead “Irish Mail” 061163

Hertfordshire Railtours 1T12 “Tubular Belle” from Euston, took 40122 now once again in fine fettle from Crewe to Llandudno, Blaneau and Holyhead on April 2nd 1988, a fitting farewell to the coast. The tour is seen here at Betwy-s-coed with the Blaneau – Holyhead leg of the tour  

40122  1D32 0834 Stoke – Llandudno 110985

40123 (as 323) 1835 Euston – Holyhead 020271

40124  1M08 0752 Leeds-Llandudno 210882

40125  2D99 1540 Man Vic – Bangor 250879

40126   1J31 1925 Bangor – Man Vic 220681

40127  2D99 1540 Man Vic – Bangor 210979

40128 1640 Holyhead – Manchester Vic 100768 (as 328)

40129 1A56 1300 Holyhead – Euston 160481

40130 2J40 1842 Llandudno – Manchester Vic 280777

Real railway. 40131 at Colwyn Bay with 1M08 0752 Leeds – Llandudno on July 24th 1982

40131  1M08 0752 Leeds-Llandudno 240782          

40132  1105 Manchester Vic – Holyhead 240579     

40133  1500 Euston – Holyhead 250874       

40134  1322 Holyhead – Euston 100874

40135  1P10 0945 Manchester Vic-Bangor 240782

40136  1D41 1418 Crewe – Holyhead 310580

40137  1720 Llandudno – Manchester Victoria 100878        

40138  1D11 1118 Crewe – Llandudno 240880

40139  1740 Llandudno – Stoke 240779

40140  1J40 1817 Llandudno – Manchester Victoria 300581

40141  1418 Crewe – Holyhead 210680        

40142 (as 342) 0825 Euston – Holyhead 100866

40143  1D32 0840 Stoke – Llandudno 270884

40144 (as 344) 1740 Euston – Holyhead 310563

40145   1E86 0900 Llandudno – York 050981

40146  1D41 1418 Crewe – Holyhead 140680

40147  1E86 0900 Llandudno – York  310777

40148  0810 Bradford Ex – Llandudno 060975

40149  1720 Llandudno – Manchester Victoria 260579

40150  1230 Bangor – Crewe 010877

40151   0933 Scarborough – Llandudno 280876 (ta to 91132 for gen)

40152  1344 Llandudno – York 240678

40153 1M48 0752 Leeds – Llandudno 120878

40154  1127 Manchester Victoria – Llandudno 140675

40155  0925 Holyhead – Crewe 260579

40156  0938 York – Llandudno 300673

40157  1E86 0900 Llandudno – York 260682

40158  1D34 0745 Manchester Vic – Bangor 280582

40159   1K29 1215 Holyhead – Crewe 120881

40160  1D63 1725 Crewe – Holyhead 080582

40161  ——————-

40162   1D38 1155 Manchester Vic – Holyhead 220882

40163  1J40 1900 Llandudno – Manchester Vic 300881

40164  1D40 1559 Manchester Vic – Bangor 170880

40165  2J99 1930 Bangor – Manchester Vic 280879

40166  2D99 1540 Manchester Vic – Bangor 250779

40167   1M48 0752 Leeds – Llandudno 070881

40168  1J30 1112 Bangor – Manchester Vic 110682

40169  1118 Crewe – Llandudno 260579

40170   1D41 1418 Crewe – Holyhead 190780

40171  1050 Holyhead – Manchester Vic 130774

40172  1D63 1727 Crewe – Holyhead 050882

40173  York – Colwyn Bay adex 100477

40174  1J50 1444 Holyhead – Manchester Victoria 190781

40175  1611 Holyhead – Euston 210774

40176  1M71 0855 York – Llandudno 050780

40177 waits departure time with 1E86 0900 Llandudno – York on July 24th 1982

40177  1E86 0900 Llandudno-York 240782

40178  0945 Llandudno – Euston 310575

40179   1215 Llandudno – Euston (as 379) 300566 

40180  1D53 1025 Euston – Llandudno 060980

40181  1D29 1045 Manchester Vic-Holyhead  200882        

40182   1K29 1215 Holyhead – Crewe 140981

40183   1M71 0936 York – Llandudno 050775

40184  1J66 0912 Bangor – Manchester Vic 150582

40185   1E86 0900 Llandudno – York 080881         

40186   1D11 1118 Crewe – Holyhead 250581         

40187 (as 387) 1835 Euston – Holyhead 010870

40188   1E82 1342 Llandudno – York 080979

40189  2D62 Manchester Vic – Llandudno date unknown

40190 1000 Llandudno – Manchester Victoria 090875

40191  2D82 0915 Liverpool – Llandudno 040781

40192   1G90 1640 Llandudno-Birmingham Relief 080884

40193  1E82 1335 Llandudno – York 040976                      

40194  1J10  0709 Bangor-Manchester Vic 240782 

40195  1242 Manchester Vic – Llandudno 130774   

Trev Rolfe catches the rather large pairing of 40196 n 40080 approaching Llandudno Jn with 1A56 1310 Holyhead – Euston on July 30th 1983

 40196 (with 40080) 1A56 1310 Holyhead – Euston 300783 (Last pair on the Coast)

40197  1D57 1345 Manchester Vic – Bangor 260382

40198 at Llandudno prior to departure with 1E86 0900 Llandudno – York on August 21st 1982

40198  1E86 0900 Llandudno-York  210882           

40199    1M59 0933 Scarborough – Llandudno 280877     

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