Thanks to “TC” for compiling the late driver Phil’s moves, rewarding work
Saturday 13th January 1979
51604+59602+59643+51616 05.45 Kettering – St. Pancras Bedford – St. Pancras 49.75
D.A.A. & D.E.G. “North West Rambler No.2”
51674+59733+59676+51881+51886+59738+59668+51894
Marylebone – High Wycombe (Vice loco hauled due to late arrival of railtour stock) 27.75
25040+25069 High Wycombe – Basford Hall (Via Banbury, Leamington, Tyseley, Birmingham NS & Bescot) 139.75
40108 Basford Hall – Ditton (Via Sandbach, Northwich, Mickle Trafford Jn., Dee Marsh Jn.,
Wrexham General, Chester West Jn., Hooton, Rock Ferry, Hooton, Mouldsworth, Northwich,
Hartford LNW Jn.,) 119.5
85033 Ditton – Euston 183
45118 23.30 St. Pancras – Sheffield St. Pancras – Bedford 49.75
Wednesday 17th January 1979
45060 06.38 Bedford – St. Pancras Bedford – St. Pancras 49.75
86239 08.10 Euston – Birmingham NS Euston – Birmingham NS 113.25
86211 10.29 Wolverhampton – Euston Birmingham NS – Euston 113.25
45126 13.08 St. Pancras – Nottingham St. Pancras – Bedford 49.75
Saturday 20th January 1979
51600+59589+59625+51622 06.40 Bedford – St. Pancras Bedford – St. Pancras 49.75
5154 08.44 Charing Cross – Orpington Waterloo East – London Bridge 1
D.A.A. & D.E.G. “The Electro Diesel Grice”
73106 London Bridge – Rochester (Via Woolwich Arsenal, Dartford, Strood) 53
73106 Rochester – Charing Cross (Via Swanley, Beckenham Junction, London Bridge) 35.25
73106 Charing Cross – London Bridge – Blackfriars – London Bridge – Bromley North –
New Cross – Hayes – Addiscombe – London Bridge 64.5
73106 London Bridge – New Cross Gate – Bricklayers Arms – Tattenham Corner – Purley –
Caterham – Norwood Junction 45.5
73110 Norwood Junction – Selhurst – West Croydon – Sutton – Mitcham Junction – Wimbledon –
Tooting – Balham – Clapham Junction 20.5
5124 20.14 Windsor & Eton Riv. – Waterloo Clapham Junction – Waterloo 3.75
????? 22.30 St. Pancras – Derby St. Pancras – Bedford 49.75
Notes:
Phil has the 22.30 St. Pancras – Derby listed as his move home, no loco number shown.
Saturday 27th January 1979
DMU 05.05 Bedford – St. Pancras Bedford – St. Pancras 49.75
R.P.P.R. “The Welsh Wizard”
37228+50008 Paddington – Cardiff 145.25
37286+50008 Cardiff – Barry – Bridgend – Tondu 30.25
37183+37190 Tondu – Margam East Jn., – Margam Yard Jn.,- Port Talbot – Court Sart Jn., – Dynevor Jn., –
Jersey Marine South Jn., – Burrows Sidings 19.25
37183+37190 Burrows Sidings – Jersey Marine South Jn., – Onllwyn 15.75
37183+37190 Onllwyn – Jersey Marine South Jn., – Burrows Sidings 15.75
37183+37190 Burrows Sidings – Jersey Marine South Jn., – Dynevor Jn., – Britton Ferry – Swansea 14.5
50008 Swansea – Paddington 190.75
45147 22.30 St. Pancras – Derby St. Pancras – Bedford 49.75
Notes:
No record of the DMU cars.
Saturday 3rd February 1979
45115 06.43 St. Pancras – Sheffield Bedford – Leicester 49.25
45128 09.40 Leicester – Glasgow Central Leicester – Nottingham 27.5
47180 09.40 Leicester – Glasgow Central Nottingham – Leeds
(via Sheffield, Normanton) 79.75
47128 09.40 Leicester – Glasgow Central Leeds – Skipton 26.25
Sunday 4th February 1979
50604+56213 16.15 Skipton – Leeds Skipton – Leeds 26.25
45053 16.55 Bradford Exchange – Birmingham NS Leeds – Derby 75
45133 19.10 Sheffield – St. Pancras Derby – Leicester 28.5
45137 20.05 Nottingham – St. Pancras Leicester – Bedford 49.25
Notes:
DMU car 50604 based at Neville Hill, 56213 based at Chester, 50604 had been paired with 56203 in 1978. Gen from railcar.co.uk.
Saturday 10th February 1979 – D.A.A. “The Nottinghamshire Collier”
25071+25302 Bedford – Nottingham (Via Knighton South Jn., Coalville, Burton, Stenson Jn,
Sheet Stores Jn.) 103.25
20030+20043 Nottingham – Annesley 11.5
20030+20043 Annesley – Nottingham 11.5
25071+25074 Nottingham – Chesterfield 28.28
25071+25074 Chesterfield – Leicester (Via Beighton Jn., Tinsley Yard, Attercliffe Jn., Darnall West,
Woodhouse, Shireoaks, Elmton & Cresswell Jn., Shirebrook, Pye Bridge Jn., Trowell Jn.,
Radford Jn., & Lenton Jn.) 93.75
25071+25074 Leicester – Aylesbury (Via Bedford, Bletchley, Claydon Jn.) 90.25
Sunday 11th February 1979
51640+59592+59626+51647 06.20 Bedford – St. Pancras Bedford – St. Pancras 49.75
R.P.P.R. “The Crewe Campaigner”
50001+31326 Paddington – Birmingham NS (Via Oxford, Worcester Shrub Hill, Kidderminster, Galton Jn.) 154
25277+25282 Birmingham NS – Crewe (Via Soho Jn’s, Perry Bar Jn’s, , Bescot, Bushbury Jn.) 54.25
40113+40144 Crewe – Birmingham NS (Via Wolverhampton, Bescot, Proof House Jn.) 55.25
31208+31256 Birmingham NS – Paddington (Via Solihull) 130.5
47531 22.05 St. Pancras – Derby St. Pancras – Bedford 49.75
Saturday 7th April 1979
560391+56482 08.46 Bedford St. Johns – Bletchley Bedford St. Johns – Bletchley 16
86260 09.00 Euston – Blackpool North Bletchley – Crewe 111.25
304018 11.26 Crewe – Liverpool Lime St. Crewe – Allerton 29.75
304024 12.16 Crewe – Liverpool Lime St. Allerton – Liverpool Lime St. 5.5
28359+29578+29873 13.45 Garston – Kirkby Liverpool Central – Fazakerley 5.75
86218 16.04 Liverpool Lime St. – Euston Liverpool Line St. – Runcorn 13
304018 16.15 Liverpool Lime St. – Crewe Runcorn – Crewe 22.25
87018 16.20 Blackpool North – Euston Crewe – Bletchley 111.25
50391+56482 20.10 Bletchley – Bedford St. Johns Bletchley – Bedford St. Johns 16
Friday 13th April 1979
51269+56419 Cambridge (13.47) – Ipswich (15.15) Cambridge – Ipswich 55.5
47255 14.30 Liverpool St. – Norwich Ipswich – Diss 26.25
47117 16.29 Norwich – Liverpool St. Diss – Ipswich 26.25
47169 16.30 Liverpool St. – Norwich Ipswich – Diss 26.25
47158 18.44 Norwich – Liverpool St. Diss – Ipswich 26.25
50032+56002 20.06 Ipswich – Cambridge Ipswich – Cambridge 55.5
Notes:
Originally unable to confirm which class 47 worked which service. Railgen archive has information on 47117 and 47169.
Saturday 12th May 1979 – R.P.P.R. “The County Durham Crusader Re-run”
40032 Stevenage – York 160.75
37242 York – Newcastle (Via Eaglescliffe, Stockton, Ferryhill, Durham, High Level Bridge) 84.5
37062 Newcastle – Ouston Jn. – BSC Consett 19.25
08274 Stock release of 37062 at BSC Consett 0.25
37062 BSC Consett – South Pelaw Jn. – Washington 16.75
37061 Draw back loco at Washington 0.25
37062 Washington – York (Via Pelaw, King Edward Bridge, Newcastle, High Level Bridge,
Sunderland, Stockton, Eaglescliffe) 99
40032 York – Stevenage 160.75
Friday 15th June 1979
45114 10.04 St. Pancras – Derby Bedford – Derby 78.75
45123 10.53 St. Pancras – Sheffield Derby – Sheffield 36.25
46013 08.15 Plymouth – Leeds Sheffield – Leeds 41
50134+56063 16.15 Leeds – Skipton Leeds – Skipton 26.25
Sunday 17th June 1979
50614+56204 16.15 Skipton – Leeds Skipton – Leeds 26.25
45036 16.50 Bradford Exchange – Birmingham NS Leeds – Derby 77.5
45133 19.10 Sheffield – St. Pancras Derby – Leicester 29.5
45102 20.05 Nottingham – St. Pancras Leicester – Bedford 49.25
Sunday July 8th 1979 – “Merrymaker Trip No. C100” Bletchley – Aberystwyth
86256 Bletchley (08.48) – Northampton (09.11) – Bescot – Wolverhampton (10.20) 81.5
25259+25327 Wolverhampton (10.30) – Aberystwyth (13.15) (Via Abbey Foregate Jn.) 111.5
25259+25327 Aberystwyth (17.30) – Wolverhampton (20.27) (Via Abbey Foregate Jn.) 111.5
85009 Wolverhampton (20.37) – Bescot – Rugby – Weedon – Bletchley (22.08) 79
Notes:
Phil has a ticket from this Merrymaker, details listed.
Sunday 22nd July 1979
51604+59608+59620+51611 08.20 Bedford – St. Pancras Bedford – St. Pancras 49.75
43088+43089 11.00 Kings Cross – Aberdeen Kings Cross – Darlington
(Via Spalding, Lincoln, Gainsborough) 267
50171+59053+59572+50263 15.00 Darlington – Saltburn Darlington – Thornaby 11.5
50171+59053+59572+50263 15.55 Saltburn – Darlington Thornaby – Darlington 11.5
43100+43101 13.00 Kings Cross – Edinburgh Darlington – Newcastle (At least 60 late) 36.5
55006 08.50 Plymouth – Berwick Newcastle – Berwick 67
Bus Berwick – Dunbar
43116+43117 20.45 Dunbar – Edinburgh Dunbar – Edinburgh 29
47211 22.55 Edinburgh – Inverness Edinburgh – Inverness 180.5
Notes:
Permanshiel Tunnel Collapse on 17th March 1979. Unable to find Sunday amendments, so details from 1979 GBTT and Phil’s notes.
Monday 23rd July 1979
25046 05.45 Inverness – Aberdeen Inverness – Aberdeen 108.25
47552 08.35 Aberdeen – Edinburgh Aberdeen – Edinburgh 130.5
27101 t&t 27210 11.30 Edinburgh – Glasgow QS Edinburgh – Glasgow QS 47.25
311096 14.45 Glasgow – Motherwell Glasgow – Motherwell (Via Hamilton) 14.5
311096 15.14 Mother well – Glasgow Motherwell – Glasgow (Via Bellshill) 14
51026+59393+51041 17.25 Glasgow – Stranraer Harbour Glasgow – Stranraer Harbour 101.25
47502 22.00 Stranraer Harbour – Euston Stranraer Harbour – Carlisle 166.25
Notes:
Permanshiel Tunnel collapse on 17th March 1979. Weekday amendments with thanks to “Chronicles of Napier”.
Tuesday 24th July 1979
86027 22.00 (PN) Stranraer Harbour – Euston Carlisle – Euston 299
55019 08.05 Kings Cross – Hull Kings Cross – Hull 197
51955+51952+59821+51957 11.56 Hull – Manchester Vic. Hull – Selby 30.75
55006 10.05 Kings Cross – York Selby – York 13.5
43058+43059 11.00 Kings Cross – Berwick York – Berwick 147.25
Bus Berwick – Dunbar
47552 16.33 Dunbar – Edinburgh Dunbar – Edinburgh 29
50176+59304+50292 17.24 Edinburgh – Dundee Edinburgh – Dundee 59.25
47210 17.35 Glasgow QS – Aberdeen Dundee – Montrose 31.25
47408 19.25 Aberdeen – Kings Cross Montrose – Dundee 31.25
40142 19.49 Aberdeen – Glasgow QS Dundee – Perth 20.75
40101 22.20 Perth – Euston Perth – Mossend Yard 59.25
Notes:
Permanshiel Tunnel collapse on 17th March 1979. Weekday amendments with thanks to “Chronicles of Napier”.
Wednesday 25th July 1979
85004 22.20 (PN) Perth – Euston Mossend Yard – Carlisle 91.75
86257 07.50 Euston – Liverpool Euston – Liverpool 193.5
51917+56278 11.08 Liverpool LS – Warrington Central Liverpool LS – Allerton 5.5
51917+56278 12.10 Warrington Central – Liverpool LS Allerton – Liverpool LS 5.5
28381+29837+29142 13.01 Moorfields – Rock Ferry Liverpool LS – Birkenhead Central 2
28375+29821+29138 13.30 Rock Ferry – Moorfields Birkenhead Central – Hamilton Square 0.5
28688+29178+29287 13.36 Moorfields – New Brighton Hamilton Square – Birkenhead North 2
28688+29178+29287 14.07 New Brighton – Moorfields Birkenhead North – Moorfields 3.5
507017 14.35 Garston – Kirkby Moorfields – Kirkdale 2.25
507013 14.50 Kirkby – Garston Kirkdale – Liverpool Central 2.75
507021 15.16 Liverpool Central – Southport Liverpool Central – Southport 18.75
50465+59173+50517 17.20 Southport – Bolton Southport – Wigan Wallgate 17.25
86207 18.20 Blackpool – Euston Wigan NW – Rugby 111.25
85034 20.55 Euston – Stranraer Harbour Rugby – Carlisle 216.75
Thursday 26th July 1979
40109 20.55 (PN) Euston – Stranraer Harbour Carlisle – Ayr 107.25
25072+40109 20.55 (PN) Euston – Stranraer Harbour Ayr – Stranraer Harbour 59
51020+59411+51035 07.27 Stranraer Harbour – Glasgow Stranraer Harbour – Glasgow 101
86025 10.35 Glasgow – Manchester Vic. / Liverpool Glasgow – Preston 192.25
86029 13.20 Blackpool – Euston Preston – Rugby 126.5
310057 15.20 Birmingham NS – Euston Rugby – Bletchley (Via Northampton) 38.25
50391+56482 17.10 Bletchley – Bedford Bletchley – Bedford 16
Saturday 28th July 1979
45118 08.55 Nottingham – St. Pancras Bedford – St. Pancras 49.75
86238 12.55 Euston – Manchester Euston – Crewe 158
86205 14.05 Birmingham NS – Glasgow / Edinburgh Crewe – Penrith 123.25
Sunday 29th July 1979
87014 15.50 Carlisle – Euston Penrith – Euston 281.25
51624+59590+59647+51646 21.20 St. Pancras – Bedford St. Pancras – Bedford 49.75
Saturday 22nd September 1979
50388+56145 08.46 Bedford St. Johns – Bletchley Bedford St. Johns – Bletchley 16
86230 09.00 Euston – Carlisle Bletchley – Crewe 111.25
86225 13.13 Holyhead – Euston Crewe – Rugby 75.5
310065 16.20 Birmingham NS – Euston Rugby – Bletchley (Via Northampton) 38.25
50388+56145 18.10 Bletchley – Bedford St. Johns Bletchley – Bedford St. Johns 16
Notes:
Crewe works open day.
Friday 28th September 1979
47439 12.04 St. Pancras – Derby Bedford – Derby 78.75
47441 09.58 Weymouth – Leeds Derby – Leeds (Via Normanton) 76.25
51436+56218 17.12 Leeds – Morecambe Leeds – Skipton 26.25
Sunday 30th September 1979
50612+56205 16.15 Skipton – Leeds Skipton – Leeds 26.25
45035 16.50 Bradford Exchange – Birmingham NS Leeds – Derby 77.5
45138 19.10 Sheffield – St. Pancras Derby – Leicester 29.5
46034 20.05 Nottingham – St. Pancras Leicester – Bedford 49.25
Sunday 9th December 1979
45107 18.48 Nottingham – St. Pancras Bedford – St. Pancras 49.75
50042 23.05 Paddington – Plymouth Paddington – Chippenham 93.75
Monday 10th December 1979
37208+50042 23.05 (PN) Paddington – Plymouth Chippenham – Bristol TM 24.25
50005 23.05 (PN) Paddington – Plymouth Bristol TM – Plymouth 127.5
50015 06.20 Plymouth – Penzance Plymouth – Penzance 79.5
50007 16.09 Penzance – Paddington Penzance – Plymouth 79.5
46050 18.06 Penzance – Sheffield Plymouth – Bristol TM 127.5
Notes:
50042 failed at Chippenham, 37208 assisted to Bristol TM.
Tuesday 11th December 1979
47061 01.14 Bristol TM – Milford Haven Bristol TM – Swansea 83.25
37184 01.14 Bristol TM – Milford Haven Swansea – Carmarthen 31.5
37191 01.14 Bristol TM – Milford Haven Carmarthen – Whitland 14
51072+59431+51085 05.50 Whitland – Pembroke Dock Whitland – Pembroke Dock 27.25
51072+59431+51085 06.58 Pembroke Dock – Whitland Pembroke Dock – Whitland 27.25
37191 07.30 Milford Haven – Swansea Whitland – Swansea 45.5
43028+43029 10.45 Swansea – Paddington Swansea – Cardiff 45.75
31423 12.05 Cardiff – Portsmouth Harbour Cardiff – Bristol TM 38.25
43010+43011 12.45 Weston SM – Paddington Bristol TM – Bath 11.5
43036+43037 13.45 Paddington – Weston SM Bath – Bristol TM 11.5
47501 16.08 Bristol TM – Newcastle Bristol TM – Birmingham NS 89.5
50222+59536+50237 18.30 Birmingham NS – Stourbridge Jn. Birmingham NS – Stourbridge Jn. 12
55004 19.06 Stourbridge Jn. – Stourbridge Town Stourbridge Jn. – Stourbridge Town 0.75
55004 22.10 Stourbridge Town – Stourbridge Jn. Stourbridge Town – Stourbridge Jn. 0.75
51495+59096+51510 21.38 Worcester Shrub Hill – Birmingham NS Stourbridge Jn. – Birmingham NS 12
86232 21.30 Bristol TM – Glasgow / Edinburgh Birmingham NS – Carstairs 267.25
Wednesday 12th December 1979
40081 04.49 Carstairs – Edinburgh Carstairs – Edinburgh
(Portion off 21.30 ex Bristol TM) 27.75
47703 09.30 Edinburgh – Glasgow QS Edinburgh – Glasgow QS 47.25
303043 10.50 Milngavie – Springburn Glasgow QS LL – Springburn 3.25
303021 13.38 Springburn – Milngavie Springburn – Charing Cross 4
303024 14.38 Springburn – Milngavie Charing Cross – Milngavie 8.25
314215 Milngavie (16.05) – Hyndland (16.18) Milngavie – Hyndland 5.5
303028 17.31 Bridgeton – Balloch Central Hyndland – Alexandria 14.75
303021 19.12 Balloch Central – Bridgeton Alexandria – Dalmuir 9.25
314201 Dalmuir (19.49) – Glasgow QS LL (??.??) Dalmuir – Glasgow QS LL 8
27101 t&t 27207 21.30 Glasgow QS – Edinburgh Glasgow QS – Edinburgh 47.25
47016 23.05 Edinburgh – Inverness Edinburgh – Inverness 188
Thursday 13th December 1979
51786+59679+51791 10.43 Inverness – Aberdeen Inverness – Aberdeen 108.25
47470 14.37 Aberdeen – Edinburgh Aberdeen – Dundee 71.25
55005 16.30 Aberdeen – Edinburgh Dundee – Edinburgh 59.25
47712 20.00 Edinburgh – Glasgow QS Edinburgh – Linlithgow 17.5
27101 t&t 27207 20.30 Edinburgh – Glasgow QS Linlithgow – Glasgow QS 29.75
85021 23.55 Glasgow – Bristol TM Glasgow – Birmingham NS 296
Notes:
I assume 47712 failed and the train was terminated at Linlithgow, as it and the 20.30 ex Edinburgh were not booked to stop there.
Regarding 55005, this was during the Permanshiel Tunnel amended timetable. Weekday amendments with thanks to “Chronicles of Napier”.
Friday 14th December 1979
86244 08.10 Birmingham NS – Glasgow / Edinburgh Birmingham NS – Crewe 52.75
87014 08.00 Euston – Blackpool North Crewe – Preston 51
86218 11.23 Glasgow – Birmingham NS Preston – Crewe 51
87004 13.13 Holyhead – Euston Crewe – Rugby 75.5
310046+310080 16.20 Birmingham NS – Euston Rugby – Bletchley (Via Northampton) 38.25
50387+56148 18.10 Bletchley – Bedford St. Johns Bletchley – Bedford St. Johns 16
Saturday 29th December 1979
45123+45138 07.10 Derby – St. Pancras Bedford – St. Pancras 49.75
50024 10.30 Paddington – Paignton Paddington – Reading 36
31231 or 47143 10.50 Paddington – Oxford Reading – Oxford 27.5
47148 09.24 Manchester – Poole Oxford – Reading 27.5
31231 or 47143 11.40 Poole – Newcastle Reading – Oxford 27.5
47531 14.38 Birmingham NS – Paddington Oxford – Paddington 63.5
45128 18.12 St. Pancras – Derby St. Pancras – Bedford 49.75
Notes:
Unable to confirm which services 31231 and 47143 worked. I suspect 31231 was on the Paddington – Oxford service.
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