81022 reverses the emcars of the 0747 Cardiff – Glasgow out of a wintry Glasgow Central on February 21st 1986
Thursday Feb 20th
A lunchtime departure from work with a 310 South to Euston. Here I purchased the “Freedom of the World” a week’s All line Rover. In bright sun I deposited myself at the North end of platform 15 to watch proceedings.
The Euston traction arranger was busy getting both 81021 and 85012 off diagram after arriving on up trains. The rare 47368 arrived dragging a broken 81010 on a Brum-Euston and was also banished to WN. As usual the roarers came back out to play on the evening cobblers and my “top fish” (81007) obliged on the 1718 Euston-Northampton. I opted to leap blind at the Keynes for the 1100 Stranraer-Euston as this often roared as it was booked for the loco off the Euston-Stranraer vans. The move worked with 85031 producing back to Euston whilst 85026 was already on S06, the 2110 Euston-Stranraer.
After a bellow on 85026 passing Leighton I dossed out and awoke as the brakes dug in on the approach to Carlisle.
Haulages: 81007 (49), 85026 (299), 85031 (49), 310076 (40)
20/2/86 Th
076 1325 M.Keynes-Euston LB-EU
81021 1A32 1055 Liverpool-Euston
85012 1A45 1010 Holyhead-Euston
47368} 148 1418 Birmingham-Euston (40L)
81010}
85026 1B06 1714 Euston-Northampton
81007 1B07 1718 Euston-Northampton EU-MK
85012 1B08 1745 Euston-Northampton
85031 1M06 1100 Stranraer-Euston MK-EU
85026 1S06 2110 Euston-Stranraer EU-CA
85009 1B09 1815 Euston-Northampton
Friday Feb 21st
Carlisle was busy but seriously cold. 85026 was detached with her blowers echoing all around as she was stabled in the middle road. 26032 was chattering away “teacup” style on the Ayr vans. S19 as usual roared and 85018 took us North.
26032 idling nicely with the 0250 Carlisle – Ayr vans on February 21st 1986
At Waverly the cold again hit us with the distillery tang in the air. Our portion was confirmed as 47522 then a tea/Scotch pie combination improved spirits. After flagging off 47018 we joined 27017 on the 0615 Kircaldy. Bigger Sulzers were steaming on most other “circuit” turns so we headed for Glasgow on 47707.
The 1115 Harwich got an 87 and we were not best pleased. 87013 took us South through thick snow over Beattock. In the Kingmoor area we crossed 81004 on the 0726 Coventry-Glasgow. Dave Jackson’s quote of “perhaps another one will follow” saw much abuse but he was proved right as 81022 arrived at Carlisle with the 0747 Cardiff-Glasgow an hour later. “22 should do the 1705 Euston” was his next quote at a snowy Central. Fish 22 duly stuck to diagram.
22 screamed through the snowfields and was cleared for the thou in the Penrith area. In true Preston driver spirit 22 was failed on arrival here, we crossed to the opposite platform to join 81004 on the following 1715 Glasgow-Birmingham. At Wolves we made 85022 on the Coventry-Preston.
Haulages: 27017 (25), 47053(25),47522(27),47637(7),47707(47),81004(90),81020(90),81022(294), 85018(73),85022(90),87013(102),303028(7)
21/2/86 Fr
85018 1S19 2124 Bristol-Glasgow/Edinburgh CA-CA
47522 1S19 2124 Bristol-Glasgow/Edinburgh CA-WA
47018 0605 Edinburgh-Cowdenbeath
27017 2K31 0615 Edinburgh-Kirkcaldy WA-KI
47053 2J34 0615 Dundee-Edinburgh KI-WA
47006 2J25 0815Edinburgh-Dundee
47707 1O07 0800 Edinburgh-Glasgow WA-QS
303028 0925 Glasgow-Gourock CE-PS
Departmental ADB968021 the former 84009 at Shields depot on February 21st 1986
47637 1A02 0730 Stranraer-Glasgow PS-CE
47470 1A30 1130 Glasgow-Stranraer
87031 1M20 1105 Glasgow-Euston
87013 1E87 1115 Glasgow-Harwich CE-CA
27041 works an up Speedlink through Carlisle, February 21st 1986
27054 about to work forward with 1S40 Euston – Stranraer vans forward on February 21st 1986
81004 1S53 0726 Coventry-Glasgow
81022 1S61 0747 Cardiff-Glasgow CA-CE
A 101 DMU arrives at a wintry Glasgow Central February 21st 1986
81022 1M52 1705 Glasgow-Euston (cleared 1000) fail-Preston CE-PR
81004 1M47 1715 Glasgow-Birmingham PR-WO
27003 1M89 1545 Glasgow-Carlisle
85022 1P51 2130 Coventry-Preston WO-PR
81020 1S06 2110 Euston-Stranraer PR-CA
Saturday Feb 22nd
Saturday began with 81020 powering us North from Preston on S06 for another cold Carlisle leap. A rare trouble free run back to Euston followed on the 2030 Inverness-Euston, despite my rogue failure machine 85036 up front.
Engineering work in the Proof House Jn area saw all Euston-Birmingham’s diverted via Aston with special diagrams. We were lucky enough to get round trips behind 81003 and 85004, 81005 was also out on these turns. 310078 returned me to Leighton for a “normal” evening.
Haulages: 81003(236), 85004 (219), 85036(299), 310078
22/2/86 Sa
85036 1M15 2030 Inverness-Euston CA-EU
81003 1G23 0905 Euston-Birmingham (via As) EU-NS
81003 1A39 1203 Birmingham-Euston (via As) NS-EU
85006 1V76 0936 Liverpool-Penzance
81005 1G25 1005 Euston-Birmingham
85004 1G33 1405 Euston-Birmingham (via As) EU-NS
85019 1P70 1620 Birmingham-Preston
85004 1703 Birmingham-Euston (via As) NS-WJ
85006 1G37 1605 Euston-Birmingham
078 1825 Euston-M.Keynes WJ-LB
850xx 1G38 1640 Euston-Wolverhampton
Sunday Feb 23rd
Sunday mornings were never good for roarers so all blue 86314 had to do on a Euston-Liverpool to Crewe. Things improved here with 85024 to Wolves for 81005 to Wigan on the 1620 Brum-Preston. Back at Crewe I was overjoyed as 81003 produced on the 1613 Bristol-Glas/Edin.
Much blown snow over Beattock had frozen the pipes up on arrival at Carstairs and it took well over an hour to blow torch the ice away to split the Edinburgh portion which apparently was a “large” type 2.
I hoped something would be roaring south out of Glasgow and at a deserted Central it was reassuring to join 81007 at the head of the Bristol overnight.
Haulages: 81003(243), 81005(75),85024(39),86226(35),86314(110),310082,310094
23/2/86 Su
082 1215 Euston-Rugby (term Bley) LB-BY
094 1317 Bletchley-Rugby BY-MK
86314 1F28 1250 Euston-Liverpool (via No) MK-CR
85024 1O21 1416 Preston-Poole CR-WO
33023 1V13 1500 Manchester-Swansea
81005 1P19 1623 Birmingham-Preston WO-WI
86226 1G07 1755 Preston-Coventry WI-CR
81003 1S87 1613 Bristol-Glas/Edin CR-CE
Monday Feb 24th
After the snowy wastes of Beattock it was a dull New St where I properly awoke. With a “nasty nose” confirmed up front in 45136 I returned to my slumbers as the peak screamed South. T.Meads was very much Crompton city and 33035 thrashed along the Avon valley and across Salisbury Plain in style. The Pompeys were special in many ways, perhaps it was because they were nearly always right time? allowing safe plus 2 connections at Soton or Fareham. Or never too wedged as they were proper Mk I stock.
Leaps at Salisbury, Warminster and Romsey saw 4 “standards” (33’0’s) raked in before joining “bag” 117 on the 1315 Waterloo. At Salisbury recently delivered and still unnamed 59003 ghosted through on a stone train, no loco noise at all..dull!
A dull but shiny new 59003 ghosts through Salisbury on February 24th 1986
Back at Euston, the reliable 1510 Holyhead was covered but today was 86314. Wishing I’d stayed on the cromptons it was 2 hours later when I escaped home on 85032 on the second cobbler. 310’s returned me to Euston for S06 which tonight got 85025 with a diversion via Northampton to boost mileage.
“Roarer bowler” 86314 with the 1510 Euston – Holyhead which was a good bet for a “roarer” but not on February 24th 1986
Haulages 33002(16), 33028(19), 33035(52), 33037(36), 33117(83), 45136(87), 81007(296),85025(301), 85032(40), 310064/086,313001, 313007
24/2/86 Mo
81007 1V62 2345 Glas/Edin-Bristol CE-NS
45136 1V62 2345 Glas/Edin-Bristol NS-TM
47477 0850 Bristol-Cardiff
33062 2V56 0553 Portsmouth-Bristol
33037 1O67 0805 Cardiff- Portsmouth
33035 1O67 0805 Cardiff-Portsmouth TM-SA
33028 1V22 0830 Brighton-Cardiff SA-WA
33037 1O69 1010 Bristol-Portsmouth-phot WA-RO
33037 arrives at Warminster with the 1010 Bristol – Portsmouth on February 24th 1986
33006 1V24 1010 Portsmouth-Bristol
33002 1V25 1110 Portsmouth-Bristol RO-SA
33015 1O73 1110 Bristol-Portsmouth
phot 59003
33117 1L08 1315 Salisbury-Waterloo SA-WA
33034 2L40 1638 Salisbury-Basingstoke
86314 1D64 1510 Euston-Holyhead
313007 1557 Euston-Watford Jn EU-WN
313001 1545 Watford Jn-Euston WN-EU
85025 1B06 1714 Euston-Northampton
85032 1B07 1718 Euston-Northampton EU-LB
086} 1925 M.Keynes-Euston LB-EU
064}
86316 1B08 1745 Euston-Northampton
85036 1B09 1815 Euston-Northampton
85025 1S06 2110 Euston-Stranraer (via No) EU-CA
Tuesday Feb 25th
Another cold leap at Carlisle where 85015 on the up Bristol overnight was flagged for 85034 which was waiting middle road to take over from the duff on the Stranraer-Euston. Much compo doss to Watford then a 310 to Leighton for a bus to work.
310’s again back to Euston in the evening where I was apalled by 86245 on S06 and not the diagrammed 85032. Cursing my luck and everything else I joined 87018 on a Wolves for a mileage move to Watford. I rapidly got off as 81004 backed onto the stock off the 2230 Euston-Inverness “Royal Highlander”. I half expected it to be swapped for the booked 87 but it didn’t!
Haulages 81004(158), 85034(281), 310047, 310063, 310082
25/2/86 Tu
85015 1V62 2345 Glas/Edin-Bristol
85034 1M14 2200 Stranraer-Euston CA-WJ
063 0720 Euston-M.Keynes WJ-LB
85018 1D66 1703 Euston-Holyhead
85032 1B06 1714 Euston-Northampton
082} 1925 M.Keynes-Euston LB-EU
047}
85005 1B08 1745 Euston-Northampton
86245 1S06 2110 Euston-Stranraer
87018 1G47 2140 Euston-Wolverhampton
81004 1S25 2230 Euston-Inverness EU-CR
Wednesday Feb 26th
We were checked in the Basford Hall area and 81014 drew up on the slow line with the Bristol-Glasgow overnight.. ”Dreadfull!”. Fish 14 followed to Preston where it was the 0225 Preston-Birmingham home whatever the power, as worked beckoned again. The fish were out that night as 81007 obliged ..
oh happy dayz…..
Haulages 81007(103), 81014(50), 310064.
Rover Totals –Class 81 mileage 1526 (7 locos-11trips) 81003/4/5/7/14/20/22
Class 85 mileage 1763 (10 locos-11 trips) 85004/018/022/022/24/25/26/31/34/36
26/2/86 We
81014 1S19 2124 Bristol-Glas/Edin CR-PR
85019 1M11 2205 Glasgow-Euston
81007 1G00 0225 Preston-Birmingham PR-NS
064 0608 Birmingham-Rugby NS-RU
85020 1V62 2345 Glas/Edin-Bristol
064 0730 Rugby-Euston RU-LB
86429 1A83 0806 Northampton-Euston
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