All-Lines through the Ages – CHAPTER 3 – Thanks to Jim Burton for the classic memories
THURSDAY 25/07/1963 – WEDNESDAY 31/07/1963
This was another attempt to travel 5000 miles in a week bearing in mind the lessons learned during my failure to achieve this the previous year!! One obvious improvement was to timetable the Plymouth-Glasgow (Central) through coach as early as possible!!
DAY 1 – NEWARK NORTHGATE-KING’S CROSS : PADDINGTON-PLYMOUTH
NORTH ROAD ; PLYMOUTH NORTH ROAD – CREWE
1B04 has changed from 9 vehicles throughout from Northgate to a 3 coach portion attached to the 0815 Grantham – KX. A Grantham B1 was rostered – this morning 61392, but the new order since 1962 was apparent – up from Grantham behind D1531 (41A), which given the standard signal checks in from Finsbury Park, did well to put us into the Cross a mere 4 minutes behind schedule as 9.54 a.m. I wonder if, in these privatised days, one would be confident of making the 10.30 a.m. departure ex-Paddington 36 minutes after arrival in KX????. I certainly was – London Underground worked perfectly and the reward on 1C45 being Class 43 D851 TEMERAIRE (84A). After baling at Plymouth,where we arrived 2 minutes late, it was thence to Scotland via Wales (!!!) with the through coach from Plymouth (North Road) – Glasgow Central (part of 1M99 4.00 p .m. Manchester (Piccadilly). My first steam/diesel combination took me over the South Devon banks to Newton Abbot – 7022 HEREFORD CASTLE (84A) with D826 JUPITER (83A). Having detached the Castle, D826 continued to Temple Meads, being relieved by D829 MAGPIE (83A) for the stage onwards to Crewe. We were then attached to the rear of 1S24 2110 Euston – Glasgow (Central) -D369 (1B) being in charge.
LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRED FOR SIGHT
1006 COUNTY OF CORNWALL – 82C
1654 – 81B ; 1636 – 81B
3646 – 81A ; 3738 – **H
4591 – 83E
4608 – 81C ; 4688 – 88J
4903 ASTLEY HALL – 83B
5985 – MOSTYN HALL – 81F
6125 – 81A ; D6158 – 86E
6948 HOLBROOKE HALL – 85B
7006 – LYDFORD CASTLE – 81A
7249 – 86E ; 7201 – 86G ; 7246 – 86G
9405 – 81A ; 9418 – 81A ; 9477 – 81A ; 9404 – 81D
9710 – 81A ; 9661 – 81A
31627 – 75C
31850 – 75B ; 31408 – 70C ; 31824 – 75B
31911 – 83D
33004 – 70B
41315 – 83D
44685 – 5A
45606 FALKLAND ISLANDS – 24L
46516 – 89D
78007 – 5A
82042 – 83B
D852 TENACIOUS – 84A ; D817 FOXHOUND – 84A ; D855 TRIUMPH – 84A ;
D831 – MONARCH – 83A ; D841 ROEBUCK – 83A ; D864 ZAMBESI – 84A ;
D829 MAGPIE – 83A
D1021 WESTERN CAVALIER – 81A ; D1061 WESTERN ENVOY – 88A ;;
D1066 WESTERN PREFECT – 88A ; –
D1530 – 34G ; D1522 – 34G ; D1529 – 34G ; D1518 – 34G –
D3491 – 31B ; D4087 – 34E ; D4084 – 34E ; D3706 – 34G ; D3601 – 81A ;
D3756 – 81C ; D4163 – 83B ; D3516 – 84A ; D4014 – 83A ; D4013 – 84B ;
D4018 – 82A ; D4165 – 83B ; D3184 – 82A ; D4026 – 82A ; D4185 – 86A ;
D3822 – 86A
D5061 – 34G ; D5009 – 5A
D6331 – 83A ; D6333 – 83A ; D6334 – 83A ; D6302 – 84A ; D6301 – 84A ;
D6332 – 83A ; D6336 – 83A ; D6349 – 82A ; D6357 – 82A
D6504 – 71A
D6837 – 87E ; D6842 – 88A
D7046 – 81A ; D7076 – 81A ; D7017 – 82A ; D7014 – 82A ; D7044 – 82A ;
D7005 – 82A ; D7041 – 82A ; D7042 – 82A ; D7072 – 82A ; D7019 – 82A ;
D7049 – 82A ; D7052 – 82A ; D7021 – 82A ; D7033 – 82A ; D7003 – 82A
D8229 – 34G
LOCOMOTIVES REWUIRED FOR HAULAGE
61389 (34F) ; D1531 (41A) ; D851 TEMERAIRE (84A) ; ;
7022 HEREFORD CASTLE (84A) ; D826 JUPITER (83A0 ;
D829 MAGPIE (83A) ; D369 (1B)
DAY 2 ; CREWE-GLASGOW CENTRAL; GLASGOW QUEEN STREET-
EDINBURGH WAVERLEY ; EDINBURGH WAVERLEY-KING’S
CROSS ; PADDINGTON-BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET :
BIRMINGHAM NEW STREET-YORK
Highlight of the early morning was the sight of 72006 CLAN MACKENZIE and 72009 CLAN STEWART on Kingmoor. A 11 minute late arrival into Central, not too bad for the WCML!! Thence a brisk walk to Queen Street for the 8.00 a,m. to Waverley with the expected 6.car Inter-City DMU, which gave a splendid performance, arriving 3 minutes early. The 10.00 a.m. “Flying Scotsman” took me south to KX – D9003 MELD (34G) in usual form – a solid run to Newcastle in 113 minutes 37 seconds (schedule 115) with PWS to 32 mph after Grantshouse and a signal check to 5 mph before Heaton – then a totally disappointing run to KX 251 minutes 05 seconds with an arrival 9 minutes late!!…mind you not much of this could be booked against the locomotive
5 PWS ;-
lengthy *40 before and after Chester-le-Street
*15 at Relly Mill Junction
*10 over Bawtry Viaduct
*33 after Peascliffe Tunnel
*33 after Hornsey
+2 signal checks to 5 mph
Arlesey and Gasworks Tunnel
did not exactly help the cause of timekeeping!!
BUT, this was not so depressing for, on St. Margaret’s depot was 60057 ORMONDE (64A) – my last Eastern Pacific for sight. – a mere 3 moths or so, before being withdrawn !!! I’m sure we all know the feeling when seeing, or being hauled by, something which has eluded us for years – 60057 had eluded me for some 2 years!!! One of those happenings which make us realise why we have our obsession!!. However, one hour lafter arrival at KX, I was leaving Paddington behind D1065 WESTERN CONSORT (81A) on 1M16 bound for New Street – no not the present monstrosity, where we arrived 5 down. Feeling a tad lost away from the ECML, I then headed to York. behind D12 (17A) on 1N46 1740. ex-Temple Meads ( a 4 minute late arrival.).
LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRED FOR SIGHT
6132 – 81C
6928 UNDERLEY HALL – 86G
7912 LITTLE LINFORD HALL – 84C
8481 – 81A
9495 – 81A
42707 – 21A
42694 – 65D ; 42216 – 66A ; 42241 – 66D
43103 – 12A
44973 – 66A ; 44978 – 63A
60057 ORMONDE – 64A
60958 CONDEMED ex-64A 12/1962
61356 – 64A ; 61049 – 50A
62030 – 52D
63402 – 52C ; 63358 – 52H ; 63446 – 51F
65327 – 64A
65813 – 52E
72006 CLAN MACKENZIE – 12A); 72009 CLAN STEWART – 12A
73061 – 66A); 73056 – 66A
80086 – 66A ; 80054 – 64A ; 80055 – 64A
92203 – 84C ; 92155 – 21A
D17 – 55A ; D18 – 55A ; D188 – 52A ; D70 -17A
D1044 WESTERN DUCHESS – 86A ; D1065 WESTERN CONSORT – 81A
D1523 – 34G ; D1528 – 34G
D2051 – 52A
D2339 – 52B
D2761 – 65A
12131 – 34G
D3905 – 66A ; D3418 – 65A ; D3736 – 64A ; D3881 – 64A ; D3878 – 64A ;
D3314 – 50A ; D3334 – 34G ; D3954 – 81A); D3105 – 84C ; D4151 – 17B
D5171 – 51L
D5825 – 41A
D6551 – 73C
D6785 – 52A ; D6769 – 51L
D7061 – 81A ; D7048 – 81A
D8036 – 66A); D8117 – 65A ; D8087 – 65A
D8230 – 34G
LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRED FOR HAULAGE
D1065 WESTERN CONSORT (81A)
DAY 3 :- YORK-NEWCASTL:E ; NEWCASTLE-EDINBURGH WAVERLEY) ;
EDINBURGH WAVERLEY-INVERNESS and return ; EDINBURGH
WAVERLEY-CARLISL:E
Following sustenance in York’s all-night buffet, to Newcastle with 1A66 8.20 p.m. KX-Edinburgh (Waverley) behind D9007 PINZA (34G) which managed to cut a 12 minute deficit leaving York to 6 minutes arriving at Newcastle. Even better was to follow – the first of my many runs behind D9000 ROYAL SCOTS GREY on 1A72 10.30 p.m. KX-Edinburgh (Waverley)/Dundee. – wedged to the doors it was. I finished up standing in a vestibule end – twas worth it though, if only for the sunrise over the sea as we howled up the incline north of Berwick. mind you, the performance could have been better – 9 late ex-Newcastle ; 7 late into Waverley After a stroll along Princes Street – a pleasant experience at that time of the morning and breakfast, the next train was the 9.20 a.m. to Inverness – joy – it was steam-hauled to Perth – 60160 AULD REEKIE (64B). Having joined with the Glasgow portion, we headed north from Perth behind a mixed 24/26 combination – D5115 (60A) leading D5339 (60A) for some reason, which escapes the memory after all these years we were 22 late into Inverness. The same pair worked south 0n the 3.55 p.m. though unfortunately they worked through to Waverley, where they arrived 3 minutes ahead of schedule. Perth produced, not only another required for sight Clan, 72008 CLAN MacLEOD (12A), but also the condemned two Western tanks 1646 and 1649, which had ended their days as the power on the Dornoch branch, following the withdrawal of 55051 and 55053. A change of route ex-Edinburgh Waverley to London followed – 1M82 10.05 p.m. to St.Pancras behind D96 (17A) to Leeds (City).
LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRED FOR SIGHT
1646 CONDEMNED ex-60C. 12/1962 ; 1649 CONDEMNED ex-60C 12/1962
44959 – 63A
46460 – 63A
54482 CONDEMNED ex- 02/1962
60955 – 61B
61324 – 64A
64603 – 62C
65912 – 64A
69128 – CONDEMNED ex-64A. 10/1962
72008 CLAN MACLEOD – 12A
73078 – 65A
78052 – 63A
80114 – 64A ; 80003 – 64A ; 80114 – 64A
D337 – 5A
D1520 – 34G ; D1527 – 34G
D2412 – 60A ; D2411 – 60A
D3543 – 63A ; D3735 – 60A ; D4095 – 60A ; D4096 – 60A ; D3877 – 64C ;
D3730 – 64A
D5120 – 60A ; D5115 – 60A ; D5126 – 60A ; D5123 – 60A
D5301 – 64B ; D5323 – 60A ; D5320 – 60A ; D5330 – 60A ; D5328 – 60A ;
D5304 – 64B
D5322 – 60A
D8101 – 65A ; D8111 65A ; D8032- 60A ; D8082 – 65A
LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRED FOR HAULAGE
D9000 ROYAL SCOTS GREY (64B) ; 60160 AULD REEKIE – 64B
D5115 – 60A ; D5337 – 60A ; D96 – 17A
DAY 4 ;- CARLISLE-ST.PANCRAS ; ; KING’S CROSS-NEWARK NORTHGATE
Nothing memorable to relate – D20 (55A) south from Leeds (City) on 1M82 and a 46 D189 (52A) on 1A25 9.50 a.m. SUN KX-Newcastle as far as Grantham and a 2 minute late arrival.. However D282 (50A) was appreciated on 1N09 10.20 a.m. SUN KX-Leeds (Central)/Bradford (Exchange), even though the timekeeping was not – 21 late ex-Grantham., 22 late into Northgate!! Back to base for some decent food and a few hours sleep – in a bed!!
LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRED FOR SIGHT
48690 – 15B ; 48531 – 1A
92111 – 15C
D20 – 55A ; D134 – 17A
D1515 – 34G
12065 – 14A
D4043 – 41A ; D4131 – 14A ; D3180 – 14A
D5088 – 14B ; D5058 – 34G
D5200 – 16A ; D5201 – 16A ; D5193 – 16A ; D5195 – 16A ; D5211 – 14B
LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRED FOR HAULAGE
D20 (55A) ; D189 (52A) ; D282 (50A)
DAY 5 ;- NEWARK NORTHGATE-KING’S CROSS ; ; ST. PANCRAS-
MANCHESTER CENTRAL ; MANCHESTER VICTORIA-OLDHAM
and return ; MANCHESTER LONDON ROAD-SHEFFIELD VICTORIA ; –
SHEFFIELD VICTORIA-KING’S CROSS ; KING’S CROSS-NEWCASTLE
After some 12 hours…….1A53 8.20 p.m. Newcastle-KX produced D9011 THE ROYAL NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS (52A), which then proceeded to change a 7 minute late departure into a 4 minute early arrival into KX. A stroll acrosss the road to St.Pancras for 1H10 4.25 a.m. to Manchester (Central) with an interesting Class 45/46 combination as far as Leicester (London Road) – D134 (17A) piloting D151 (17A) – . the 46 continuing to Manchester where we were 3 minutes early. A visit to a friend in Oldham, courtesy of the 9.55 a.m. Manchester (Victoria)-Rochdale (a 2-car Cravens and return on an unrecorded bus!! Manchester (London Road) was achieved in time to catch 1E08 2.10 p.m. to Sheffield (Victoria) behind Class “77” 27003 DIANA (Reddish) – a 2 minute early arrival… Return to KX was courtesy of 1B21 3.20 p.m. SX ex-Sheffield (Vic) behind D6815 (41A) – 2 minutes late on schedule..
A couple of memorable stories come to mind……on my arrival at the Pullman, the steward , having eyed me with a certain amount of distaste, asked “Where are you going, sir” – “King’s Cross” I replied. The response “Are you sure, sir?” indicated that my appearance was not in keeping with the usual clientele.
On taking my seat at one of the tables for two, I observed that the opposite passenger was obviously of a different social class!! We got off to a bad start when putting my haversack onto the luggage rack, I knocked his bowler hat onto the floor. Matters were not helped when it came to the service of afternoon tea.. As I withdrew from said haversack, a half-eaten cheese roll, he took to muttering darkly and disappeared behind his copy of the “Financial Times” for most of the rest of the journey.
The next move was back to Scotland – Aberdeen, to be precise, on 1A58 7.30 p.m. KX-Aberdeen/Fort William with D9007 PINZA (34G) in charge of the usual 14 coco rake, 504 tare to York where the Restaurant Car was detached.. There follows an overview of performance to York :-
Potter’s Bar booked 18. actual. 17. 17
signals to 21 before Hornsey.
1 minute recovery time
Hatfield 23 21. 30
Hitchin 35 32. 47
Sandy 44.5 43. 19
PWS *40 at Three Counties
Huntingdon 56.5 54. 20
1 minute recovery.
Peterborough 76.5 72. 27
4 minutes recovery
Werrington Junction 81 77. 19
Essendine 89 84. 08
signal stop before Corby Glen
4 minutes recovery
Stoke Summit 102 97. 52
signals to 17 on approach to Grantham
Grantham 107.5 102. 00
North of Grantham, our major achievement was to exceed the ridiculous booking of 94 5 minutes by 26 seconds!!
Newark NG 17 13. 42
4 minutes recovery
Retford G.N. 36.5 31. 55
4 minutes recovery
Doncaster 56 54. 42
4 minutes recovery
PWS *35 over Bawtry Viaduct
Selby 76. 35
6 minutes recovery
York 94.5 94. 56
2 minutes recovery
signals to 5 approaching York
LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRED FOR SIGHT
41279 – 15C
42249 – 9G
44220 – 9F ; 44431 – 26A
46437 – 26A
68006 – 17C
90359 – 26B ; 90403 – 9G
92123 – 15C
D135 – 17A ; D63 – 17A ; D50 – 14A
D2314 952A)
D3023 – 14A ; D3843 – 26A ; D3589 – 26A ; D3475 – 41A ; D4074 – 41A ;
D4062 – 41A ; D4094 – 41A ; D4089 – 41A ; D4089 – 41A ; D3661 – 41A ;
D4050 – 41A
D5087 – 14A
D5203 – 16A ; D5184 – 16A ; D5186 – 16A
D5828 – 41A
D6703 – 30A
E3061 – LMW
26039 – Reddish ; 26028 – Reddish
LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRED FOR HAULAGE
D134 (17A) ; D151 (17A) ; 27003 DIANA (Reddish) ; D6815 9$!A)
DAY 6 ;- NEWCASTLE-ABERDEEN; ABERDEEN-GLASGOW BUCHANAN
STREET ; GLASGOW ST.ENOCH-CARLISLE ; CARLISLE-EUSTON;
PADDNGTON-BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS
D9007 having been replaced by a required Haymarket Class 40 D263 north of Edinburgh with arrival In Aberdeen at 6.31 a.m. (3 early) in plenty of time for 14 7.10 a.m. to Buchanan Street behind required A4 60004 WILLIAM WHITELAW (61B). Unfortunately I don’t remember much of the next 3 hours!!! Suffice it to say that arrival in Glasgow was spot on time. A short break in Glasgow before taking 2M50 12.00 noon to Carlisle from Glasgow (St.Enoch) with 44899 (12A) – a 2 minute late arrival this time. My train to Euston was 1M35 1.30 p.m. ex-Glasgow (Central) – the “Mid-day Scot”. This proved to be a somewhat harrowing experience behind another required Class 40 D302 (5A). We eventually staggered into Euston some 51 minutes late at 9.46 p.m. , and I was supposed to be catching the 10.30 p.m. ex-Paddington!!! Would I make it??? Was it worth even bothering??? A coin was spun to decide – perhaps fortunately in came down the right way. The Underground, which required a change of lines (!!) did me proud, yet again – my arrival at Paddington platform being approx. 10.25 p.m.!!!
LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRED FOR SIGHT
6124 – 81A
7904 FOUNTAINS HALL – 81A
8433 – 81A
40150 – CONDEMNED ex-60D. 12/1962
42196 – 67E
42880 – 67C ; 42919 – 67E ; 42860 – 26B ; 42794 – 27D ; 42841 – 24F
42984 – 5B
43240 CONDEMNED ex-8B. 10/1962
44449 – 12F -; 44015 – 9G ; 44076 – 8B
45461 – 63A ; 44795 – 12A – 45474 – 63A ; 44796 – 63A ; 45457 – 67D ; 44899 – 12A ;
45251 – 67D ; 45452 CONDEMNED ex- 65B 06/1963 ; 44903 – 12A ; 44883 – 12A
45169 CONDEMNED ex-67E. 12/1962 ; 45445 – 12E ; 44833 – 2A ; 45064 – 1E
45147 – 1E
45742 CONNAUGHT – 12A
46226 DUCHESS OF NORFOLK – 12A
46468 – 63A ; 46455 – 12B ; 46491 – 12F
47471 – 12A
48699 – 15D ; 48449 – 2B ; 48203 – 1E
56347 CONDEMNED ex-63A. 06/1962
57302 – 67E
57602 CONDEMNED ex-67E. 12/1962
67664 CONDEMNED ex-67B. 12/1962
76073 – 67E ; 76076 – 8G ; 76082 – 24D
78026 – 67E
80050 – 67A ; 80024 – 67A
84010 – 12F
90258 – 24C ; 90266 – 24B ; 90686 – 8F
D269 – 1B ; D343 – 8A
12021 – 5B
D3934 – 61A ; D3903 – 65B ; D3898 – 65B ; D3170 – 12A ; D3855 – 8C ; D4144 – 2B
D5034 – 1A ; D5007 – 1A
D6152 – 61A ; D6147 – 61A
D7062 – 81A
E3065 – LMW ; E3062 – LMW
LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRED FOR HAULAGE
D263 (64B ); 60004 WILLIAM WHITELAW (61B) ; 44899 (12A) ; D302 (5A)
DAY 7 :- BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS-PLYMOUTH NORTH ROAD ; PLYMOUTH
NORTH ROAD- SALISBURY ; SALISBURY-WATERLOO ; WATERLOO-
THE BANK ; LIVERPOOL STREET-NORWICH THORPE and return ;
KING’S CROSS-NEWARK NORTHGATE:
Having safely caught the 10.30 p.m. (!!) I settled down for a long overnight to
Plymouth (North Road) via Bristol (Temple Meads) behind Class 42 D813 DIADEM (84A) which managed a 4 minute early arrival. The journey back to London began with a Class 23 D6320 (84A) on the unlikely 6.00 a.m. Plymouth (North Road0-Salisbury stopping about everywhere it was possible to stop at!! IIf memory serves, the journey consumed nigh on 6 hours!!! At Exeter (Central) we changed locomotives to the much more acceptable 34069 HAWKINGE (72A). We arrived in Salisbury at 11 .50 a.m – 2 minutes ahead of schedule on what must have been one of the slowest schedule of a main-line service in the country!! Out of Salisbury on the 8.10 a.m. ilfracombe/8.10 a.m. Torrington/8.25 a.m. Plymouth (Friary)-Waterloo behind another required Battle of Britain light Pacific – 34109 SIR TRAFFORD LEIGH-MALLORY (72A) – drop of 10 minutes due entirely to signals at the London end!!, thence by the Waterloo & City line to the Bank and a quick trot to Liverpool Street saw me on the 3.30 p.m. to Norwich (Thorpe). Motive power was provided by Class 37 D6706 ((30A) – timekeeping exemplary. A mere 10 minutes – time enough for a cross-platform connection and I was back on the 5.40 p.m. to Liverpool Street, this time behind D6712 (30A). My ticket was checked by a friendly West Indian “gripper”. I explained what I had been doing, that Ithe aim was to achieve 5000 miles in a week, and that this depended on my catching 1A66 out of KX. With a broad smile he answered me , “I think you should just about make it”! And so I did, though with a momentary anxiety caused buy an 8 minute late arrival, following a last thrash on the Circle Line.. The journey home being with D9015 TULYAR (34G) which gave me an “on time” arrival to finish with!!
.LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRED FOR SIGHT
4555 – 84A
4622 – 83B ; 4626 – 70E
5410 – 82D6138 – 81D
7205 – 88B
30944 – 72A ; 30831 – 70E ; 30507 – 70B ; 30503 – 70B ; 30840 – 70B
31635 – 70C ; 31613 – 70A
31848 – 72A ; 31814 – 70E
31912 – 72A ; 31913 – 72A
34096 TREVONE – 72A ; 34035 SHAFTESBURY ; CONDEMNED ex-72A. 06/63 ;
34972 257 SQUADRON – 72A ; 34009 LYME REGIS – 70A
35030 ELDER DEMPSTER LINES – 70A ; 35015 ROTTERDAM LLOYD – 70A
75072 – 82G
76005 – 70E ; 76054 – 70E ; 76009 – 71A
80037 – 72A
82043 – 82E ; 82015 – 70A
D837 RAMILLIES – 83A
D2197 – 84A ; D2179 – 70B ; D2042 – 32B ; D2040 – 32B ; D2035 – 32A ;
D2215 – 30A
D2292 – 71A ; D2284 – 70C
D2550 – 30F ; D2567 – 32A ; D2572 – 30F ; D2555 – 30F
D2999 – 30A
12104 – 30A
15234 – 71A
D3273 – 70B ; D4187 – 30A ; D3299 – 30F ; D3495 – 30F
D5036 – 31B ; D5042 – 32B ; D5043 – 32B ; D5044 – 32B
D5548 – 32B ; D5511 – 30A ; D5522 – 32B ; D5535 – 32A ; D5543 – 32B
D5541 – 32B ; D5574 – 31B
D6320 – 84A ; D6311 – 84A
D6508 – 71A ; D6528 – 73C ; D6513 – 73C
D6713 – 30A ; D6705 – 30A ; D6700 – 30A
D7022 – 82A ; D7013 – 82A ; D7028 – 82A ; D7083 – 86A
D8234 – 30A ; D8204 – 30A ; D8207 – 30A ; D8218 – 32B ; D8221 – 32B :
D8227 – 32B ; D8215 – 32B ; D8225 – 32B ; D8209 – 30A ; D8213 – 30A
D8403 – 30A
LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRED FOR HAULAGE
D6320 – 84A ; 34069 HAWKINGE – 72A ;
34109 SIR TRAFFORD LEIGH-MALLORY – 72A ; D6706 – 30A ; D6712 – 30A
POSTSCRIPT TO ALL THIS!!
On my return, my father expressed the opinion that we should contact the local paper “The Newark Advertiser” to see if they wanted a wee news story. This was duly done and in the next edition my journeys were deemed worthy of a short paragraph or two. Shortly after then, my father received a phone call at work from the BBC asking whether I could be in Birmingham by 4.00 p.m. hat afternoon. On being told that this was impossible – my parents not possessing a car, he was told that they would send a car for me!! So I was taken to Birmingham and interviewed for the regional news. Somewhere I think I still possess my contract (!! )- my payment was the sum of 4 guineas (quite a sizeable amount of money in this far-off days!!)
TOTAL MILEAGE – 5020.46
LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRED FOR HAULAGE – 32
LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRED FOR SIGHT – 377
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