Bedford driver “Mick Lewis’s” sample loco moves 1982
Thanks to Mike Lewis for compiling and researching some of his late father’s 1982 work moves. This gen and Driver Phil’s (another Bedford driver/secondman) 1982 work moves give a very detailed insight into many of the local turns on the Midland 1982. Sadly Mick and Phil are no longer with us….
Link to Driver Phil’s 1982 work moves
Monday 4 January 1982
45114 2C11 1159 St Pancras to Bedford.
Without the TT I don’t know if this was vice unit or some additional service at the end of the holiday season.
Late January my dad worked 2C22 1758 St Pancras to Bedford and signed off so no record of what happened to the stock.
However, he was on the 1758 in February and this time he worked the stock into the carriage sidings. He also worked 2C12 0638 to St Pancras a fair bit in February.
Friday 26 March 1982
45069 light 2255 Luton to Toton via Manton. Somehow he got to Derby to work 31231 light 0255 Derby to Leicester.
Good Friday 9 April 1982
25069/243 light Bedford to Cricklewood.
25245/210 light Cricklewood to Bedford.
Tuesday 13 April 1982
45007 5C10 1008 St Pancras to Cricklewood ecs.
Wednesday 14 April 1982
45006 5C10 1023 St Pancras to Cricklewood ecs
It is possible both 45’s arrived on passenger services.
Monday 19 April 1982
45003 light Bedford to Cricklewood.
47185 6Z00 Junction Road Junction to Brent 30 empty oil wagons.
47185 2050 Brent to Junction Road Junction 13 empty oil wagons.
Friday 23 April 1982
31116/283 6C31 1603 Bedford to Radlett 48 Redlands loaded stone and 6F31 1901 Radlett to Bedford 48 stone empties.
25181 light 2050 Bedford to Luton.
25181 towing 46010 2140 Luton to Bedford.
Monday 26 April 1982
47186 6M32 Bedford to Leagrave loaded stone then light to Luton.
47186 6V67 Luton to Brent stone empties.
This was the only time my dad worked the Westbury stone that year. Clearly after the Westerns had gone he lost all interest in the train.
Friday 30 April 1982
45143 5G18 Cricklewood to St Pancras.
45132 2G21 1754 St Pancras to Bedford.
45132 5G88 ecs 1903 Bedford to Wellingborough to Cricklewood.
He was on this turn 4-7 May 1982 and did the same moves back to Cricklewood each day before working the 2315 DMU from St Pancras.
Monday 10 May 1982
47272 light 1410 Cricklewood depot to Nottingham Station via Manton.
Wednesday 12 May 1982
45138 light 1210 Bedford to Toton via Manton.
I believe this solves the mystery of the unknown loco on the 0825 Phil did that morning. I reckon he did have 45138 as we suspect on the 0825 and it burst at Bedford so he had 25178 back on the 1000.
As we know 45138 was a bit of a pest as it had also failed at Bedford two months earlier resulting in 25283 working forward on a Derby. Tragically for Phil he had already gone home an hour earlier after he did the 1624 from St Pancras on that day.
Thursday 13 May 1982
The day after Phil worked 25178 on the 1000, my dad had it on 6F48 from the ballast pit to Loughborough via Manton and back with 6C23 Loughborough to the ballast pit with loaded stone. I think this pit was around Elstow.
Wednesday 19 May 1982
47082 6Z19 1345 Brent to Wellingborough Station oil empties.
Thursday 20 May 1982
25154 6F45 1215 Bedford to Loughborough via Manton stone empties and 6C23 1605 Loughborough to Bedford loaded stone.
Friday 21 May 1982
45046 6Z59 1425 Brent to Wellingborough coal.
Monday 7 June 1982
The same day as 25145/210 on the 0638 2C12, my dad worked 47491 on 2G17 1700 St Pancras to Bedford and took the ecs into the carriage sidings. He was on this turn all week.
Friday 18 June 1982
It appears Phil should have hung about after having 45013 to Bedford as it was declared demic so 25266 was put on top of it and worked to Leicester. Both were removed for 45056 to Derby.
Sunday 20 June 1982
Later in the evening after Phil had 46014 early doors, it worked 1P24 1925 St Pancras to Derby.
Wednesday 23 June 1982
45068/069 6C31 1657 Bedford to Radlett Redlands stone 48 wagons and 6F31 empties 1910 Radlett to Bedford.
45002 light 2030 Bedford to Cricklewood.
25318 towing 56049 2345 Cricklewood to Toton then 25318 light 0330 Toton to Bedford.
Thursday 24 June 1982
25173 6C23 1728 Bedford to Brent loaded stone then light 1935 Brent to Bedford.
25285 light 2135 Bedford to Toton via Manton. No info as to how he got back to Bedford after getting there after midnight but assume via a car being provided and then 1M10.
Friday 25 June 1982
47229/45062 6C31 1607 Bedford to Radlett loaded stone then light 1745 Radlett to Cricklewood depot.
Wednesday 30 June 1982
25318 1440 Luton Station to Cricklewood CS dragging 4 car DMU ecs. Then light to Luton yard to work 1655 5 cement empties to Dunstable CW and light to Bedford.
Wednesday 28 July 1982
45132 light 1638 Bedford to Leagrave to rescue failed 1M28. 1720 Leagrave to St Pancras on load 9. Light 1840 St Pancras to St Albans and then 45132 did the 4C24 1908 parcels St Albans to Bedford. Surprised this was not a type 2.
25191 towing 45058 2150 Bedford to Toton via Manton. 25191 light 0100 Toton to Bedford.
Monday 2 August 1982
45054/45106 light 0930 Cricklewood to Toton via Manton.
Wednesday 4 August 1982
45075 0615 Bute St to Dunstable CW 4 cement wagons then 0645 light back to Bute St. 0720 Bute St to Dunstable CW 9 cement wagons then light loco to Cricklewood.
However, 45075 stopped at Harpenden and sent back to Vauxhall so it could rescue 2C20 an 8 car DMU. Departed Vauxhall 0853 and arrived St Pancras 0944. Then 5C20 1228 St Pancras to Cricklewood ecs. That took a long time to shunt release!
Now to my failing memory. A bit of a bowl out for Phil going to work on the 0615 DMU on Tuesday 10 August 1982 as 25213/181 did 2C12 0638 Bedford to St Pancras.
Monday 16 August 1982
45120 towing 47185/31147 0955 Wellingborough to Leicester depot.
Sunday 12 September 1982
45115 5L40 1040 Bedford to Nuneaton load 9 ecs then 1320 light Nuneaton to Bedford.
Wednesday 29 September 1982
46046/45068 6C31 1532 Kettering to Radlett Redlands stone load 48.
45068/46046 6F31 1835 Radlett to Bedford empty stone.
Friday 1 October 1982
45049/068 6C31 1505 Kettering to Radlett stone.
45068/049 6F31 1825 Radlett to Bedford stone empties.
31230 light 0020 Cricklewood depot to Bedford.
Sunday 10 October 1982
31261 6L17 0630 Bedford to Sundon wiring train.
Tuesday 19 October 1982
25278 light 1110 Stonebridge Park to Bedford via Bletchley. I don’t know why a Bletchley man didn’t do this job or how dad got from Bedford to Stonebridge.
Tuesday 2 November 1982
31321 T37 Bedford to Bletchley towing a breakdown crane.
Monday 7 November 1982
45131 5C12 0443 Cricklewood CS to Bedford ecs.
The following week my dad was on 2C12 0641 x Bedford.
Sunday 21 November 1982
47446 ecs load 8 1440 Bedford CS to Bedford Station.
45127 ecs load 9 1915 Bedford CS to Bedford Station.
I am mystified what these stock movements were for.
Monday 22 – Friday 26 November 1982 he was on 2G21 1754 St Pancras to Bedford which had 47486 on it Monday and Friday.
Tuesday 30 November 1982
46004 6Z48 1355 Wellingborough to Toton West Yard via Manton on 23 coal wagons.
Thursday 2 December 1982
31122 light 1645 Bedford to Leicester via Manton.
31229 light Leicester to Bedford via Manton.
Friday 3 December 1982
45029/069 6C31 1622 Kettering to Radlett loaded stone and 6F31 1910 Radlett to Bedford empy stone.
Tuesday 7 December 1982
45121 2G17 1704 St Pancras to Bedford.
Thursday 9 December 1982
45121 0750 Bedford CS to Bedford Station.
2C25 0802 Bedford to St Pancras.
Friday 10 December 1982
45129 1F47 1715 St Pancras to Nuneaton 1905 on load 9.
45129 1M39 2122 Nuneaton to St Pancras 2350 on load 10.
These appear to be diverted Euston services due 81016’s fatal sleeper accident at Old Linslade on the WCML.
Wednesday 15 December 1982
45132 0750 Bedford CS to Bedford Station.
45132 2C25 0802 Bedford to St Pancras.
Friday 17 December 1982
45121 0750 Bedford CS to Bedford Station.
45121 2C25 0802 Bedford to St Pancras.
Tuesday 28 December 1982
45117 5Z70 1700 Bedford to Leicester ecs.
Thanks again to Mike Lewis for researching some of his late father’s loco moves
Link to Driver Phil’s 1982 work moves
end
Leighton Lists 