Easter 1987 “roarer moves and memories” – thanks to Neil Evans
Neil’s memories of a still fairly “real WCML” with rakes of Mk I’s being hauled by big blue beasts the length of the WCML. Relief trains back then too, remember them!
09/04/87 85019 L.Buzzard-Northampton 25.5
1B10-1935 Euston-Northampton
10/04/87 85019 L.Buzzard-Euston 40.25
1A53-1611 Northampton-Euston
13/04/87 81002 L.Buzzard – Euston 40.25
1A55-0935 Northampton – Euston
15/04/87 85019 Euston – L.Buzzard 40.25
1B07 – 1718 Euston – Bletchley
16/04/87 81002 Euston – Crewe 158
1D91 – 0911 Euston – Holyhead Relief
“81002’s relief to Holyhead was formed of 5 Mk1’s, possibly a half
cobbler rake-I well remember the guard walking along the platform towards the
loco shaking his head saying “big engine, big train”!”
16/04/87 81002 Crewe – Euston 158
1A92 – 1245 Holyhead – Euston Relief
17/04/87 85025 Euston – Crewe 168.25
via Northampton, Nst & BS
1K09 – 1025 Euston – Crewe – this train rareely “roared!”
“On and around the 17th trains were being diverted off the TV via Brum, I
remember going northbound via New St, southbound missing out New St & going
straight to Stechford”
17/04/87 85019 Oxenholme – Euston 255.75 rlf via BS & Stech
1A73 – 1500 Carlisle – Euston
21/04/87 85025 Euston – Preston 209
1135 Euston – Glasgow Relief
“I cleared 85025 for 1000 just south of Preston station
on the 21st!”
23/04/87 81020 1445 Euston – Crewe 158
1445 Euston – Glasgow Relief
Total Easter 87 roarer mileage – 1253.25
Easter 87 “Roarer” phot spot – ta to “Neil Evans”
85025 at Preston 210487 with a Euston-Glasgow Relief
81020 at Crewe 230487 with another Euston-Glasgow Easter Relief.
Thanks to Neil Evans for the gen, memories and phots from Easter 87
Anymore Easter moves from logs readers to report?
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