First loco bash of the year 1971-2023
Getting the first loco for the year is still a ritual for some bashers, some will go to enormous lengths to avoid certain classes of loco as the first for the year. My fairly unspectacular list is as below, other bashers “first for year lists welcome”
2/1/71
71 xxxx Luton-Nottingham Footex LU-NO
15/4/72
68 xxxx St.Pancras-Harrogate Adex LU-LE
1/2/73
1644 RG-OX
22/2/74
1633 xxxx Kings X-Cambridge HI-CA
3/1/75
45129 SP-LU
29/1/76
86010 0650 Euston-Manchester BY-CR
16/1/77
45136 0912 Nottingham-St.Pancras LU-SP
3/1/78
45108 1005 Derby-St.Pancras LU-SA
1/1/79
47494 1543 Plymouth-Padd RG-PA
11/1/80
45141 1600 Nottingham-St.Pancras LU-SP
14/2/81
33022 0910 Waterloo-Salisbury WA-SA
9/1/82
87021 0740 Euston-Shrewsbury RU-CO
3/1/83
81017 0736 Northampton-Euston LB-EU
2/1/84
86229 0736 Northampton-Euston LB-EU
2/1/85
86256 0840 Euston-Wolves MK-NS
2/1/86
85030 1718 Euston-Northampton LB-NO
2/1/87
81002 1714 Euston-Northampton LB-MK
2/1/88
85035 1210 Glasgow-Euston LB-MK
1/1/89
97561 (47) 1824 Carlisle-Euston (booked drag) BY-ETN 65
87026(d)
1/1/90
90035 0802 Blackpool-Euston MK-EU
1/1/91
87034 0850 Euston-Liverpool MK-CR
4/1/92
90014 1050 Euston-Manchester MK-RU
2/1/93
47712 0915 Waterloo-Exeter WA-SA
3/1/94
56121} St Pancras-Melton Mowbray “Pieman” railtour SP-MB
47833}
The late Tony Ewer was near Stewartby that dark January morning to phot the tour
7/1/95
73208 0900 Victoria-Gatwick VI-LGW
1/1/96
86245 0819 Wolves-Euston MK-EU
4/1/97
87011 0735 Euston-Wolves MK-INT
15/1/98
207 (CIE) 0940 Dublin-Belfast DC-DR
2/1/99
87022 0745 Euston-Wolves CO-NS
3/1/00
87006 0745 Euston-Wolves MK-INT
1/1/01
87021 0730 Manchester-Euston MK-EU
12/1/02
87008 0645 Euston-Preston MK-RU
4/1/03
47741} 0950 Euston-Wolves NU-NS
86212(d)
2/1/04
87016 0830 Euston-Glasgow MK-ST
87016 at Stafford with the 0830 Euston – Glasgow on January 2nd 2004
3/1/05
87019 1006 Wolves-Euston MK-EU
20/1/06
90039 1248 Birmingham-Manchester NS-MP
90039 at Piccadilly with the 1248 Birmingham – Manchester on January 20th 2006
20/1/07
31128} 0832 Birmingham-Preston Merrymaker NS-PR
31454}
31128 and 31454 near Landor St Jn with the Preston bound tour on January 20th 2007
23/1/08
90024 2115 Euston – Inverness EU-ED
10/1/09
45125 1015 Loughborough – Leicester RO-LN
18/1/10
90020 1S25 2116 Euston – Inverness EU-ED
7/1/11
90045 1053 Euston – Birmingham MK-NS
90045 leaves the Keynes with the return Brum – Euston working on January 7th 2011
16/1/12
90020 1S25 2115 Euston – Inverness (fail Crewe, 90035 fwd) EU-ED
21/1/13
90029 2115 Euston – Inverness/FW (10683) EU-ED
6/1/14
67023 0744 Banbury – Marylebone PR-HW
67023 leaves Wycombe with the up Banbury commuter, January 6th 2014
7/1/15
67010 1055 Birmingham MS – Marylebone MS-WP
67010 at Moor St with the 1055 to Marylebone on January 7th 2015
1/1/16
37029 1020 N.Weald – Ongar NW-ON
37029 at North Weald, January 1st 2016
2/1/17
31438 (top) } 1100 Ongar – N.Weald ON-NW
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31438 at North Weald, Jan 2nd 2017
14/1/18
92033 1S25 2057 Euston – Inverness EU-ED
6/1/19
92044 1S25 2057 Euston – Inverness (via Nor) EU-ED
1/1/20
57604 1C50 2345 Padd – Penzance PA-PZ
57604 at Padd with the down Midnight on January 1st 2020
11/6/21 (Covid!)
25035 1015 Loughborough – Leicester LO-LN
25035 at Leicester North, June 11th 2021
3/1/22
40106 1130 Kidderminster – Bridgnorth KI-BR
40106 at Hampton Loade with the 1130 Kidderminster – Bridgnorth on January 3rd 2022
14/1/23 Sa
56098 arrives at a soggy Watford Jn with UK Railtour’s GBRf farewell tour, 56081 was tailing on January 14th 2023…
First for the year list…
25035
31128, 31438, 31454
33022
37029
40106
68, 71, 45108, 45125, 45129, 45136, 45141
1633, 1644, 47494, 47561, 47712, 47741, 47833
56098, 56121
57604
67010, 67023
73208
81002, 81017,
85030, 85035
86010, 86229, 86245, 86256
87006, 87008, 87011, 87016, 87019, 87021, 87022, 87034
90014, 90020, 90024, 90029, 90035, 90039
92033, 92044
207 (CIE)
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