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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