John Williams is a keen rail enthusiast who was Maidenhead based for much of the 70’s. Here he headed the Maidenhead Grammar School Railway Society where he took groups of 20 plus kids to depots across the country by train and bus. A good few overnights feature, many Deltics. His wife came from Caerphilly which explains the many Reading – Cardiff trips. His parents lived in North Wales so a fair few trips along the coast too! In 1982 John moved to Leighton Buzzard where he still resides, a good few Cobbler moves and his annual Midland Railrover trips saw more, sometimes exotic haulages. He was never a basher but remains a top rail enthusiast though…Give him a wave passing Linslade allotments, where he keeps an eye for rarer WCML workings
From his detailed spotting records i have put together his loco haulages adding train travelled on (something John didn’t record) where available today on various gen websites.
1971-1974 (165 locos)
09017,
24113, 24116, 24121,
25098, 25116, 25215, 25275
26033,
27005, 27027, 27043, 27055
27101, 27103, 27109,
27202, 27203, 27207, 27208, 27209, 27211, 27212,
31291, 31465,
33104,
37188, 37268,
40014, 40019, 40062, 40081, 40161,
45014, 45029, 45044, 45059, 45072, 45074, 45077,
45106, 45110, 45118, 45125, 45137, 45139,
46001, 46050,
47060, 47064, 47068, 47069, 47079, 47086, 47089, 47093, 47094, 47098, 47101, 47105, 47119, 47121, 47124, 47131, 47146, 47147, 47151, 47152, 47192, 47195,
47227, 47231, 47237, 47238, 47245, 47243, 47246, 47258, 47260, 47273,
47402, 47404, 47415, 47427, 47441, 47465, 47468, 47471, 47472, 47473, 47475, 47476, 47477, 47479, 47482, 47485, 47486, 47487, 47494, 47497, 47508, 47511, 47513, 47541, 47547, 47552, 47553, 47559, 47560, 47562, 47563, 47567, 47578, 47579, 47585, 47589, 47594, 47599, 47612, 47616, 47620, 47625
50022, 50027, 50032
55009, 55010, 55014, 55015
82007
86002, 86012, 86219, 86221, 86222, 86226, 86227, 86229, 86231, 86232, 86239, 86245, 86251, 86261, 86415, 86417, 86426, 86427, 86432,
1006, 1014, 1023, 1034, 1048, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1055, 1056, 1059, 1072, 1073
7001, 7026, 7093
1707 (47487) Reading – Birmingham NS 050671
E3123 (86415) Birmingham NS – Crewe 050671
E3182 (86245) Crewe – Birmingham NS 050671
147 (46010) Birmingham NS – Reading 050671
7625 (25275) Cardiff – Bristol 120671
1034 Cardiff – Reading 230671
1665 (47612) Reading – Cardiff230671
9010 (55010) Durham – Newcastle 290671
1514 (47413) Newcastle – Durham 290671
1920 (47243) Paddington – Cardiff 310771
1014 Cardiff – Paddington 070871
1617 (47562) St Pancras – Nottingham 280871
106(45106) Nottingham – St Pancras 280871
1683 (47485) Reading – Birmingham NS 180971
E3183 (86251) Birmingham NS – Crewe 180971
1660 (47625) Crewe – Reading 180971
1615 (47594) Bristol TM – Reading 031071
98 (45059) Reading – Derby 231071
63(45044) Derby Chesterfield 231071
127 (45072) Long Eaton – St Pancras 231071
9014 (55014) Kings X – Leeds111271
9010 (55010) Leeds – York 111271
1501 (47402) York – Kings X 111271
1605 (47559) Reading – Cardiff 210172
1006 Cardiff – Reading 230172
1689 (47486) Reading – Birmingham NS 290172
1920(47243)/1625 (47567) Birmingham – Reading 290172
E3126 (86231) Euston – Crewe 040372
E3146 (86417) Liverpool LS – Crewe 040372
E3119 (86229) Crewe – Birmingham NS 040372
214 (40014) Chester – Rhyll 060472
219 (40019) Rhyll – Chester 060472
E3117 (86227) Crewe – Birmingham NS 080472
1714 (47124) Birmingham NS – Reading 080472
1925 (47616) Reading – Cardiff 110472
1928 (47589) Cardiff – Reading 110472
1535 (47427) Chelmsford – Liverpool St 160472
1648 (47064) Reading – Cardiff 260572
1610 (47560) Cardiff- Reading 280572
1950 (47552) Reading – Eastleigh 300572
1922 (47245) Maidenhead – Norwich (and back) Reading – Yarmouth Mystex 110672
5637 (31465) Norwich – Yarmouth (and back) Reading – Yarmouth Mystex 110672
1642 (47547) Maidenhead – Paignton (and back) Paddington – Paignton Adex 020772
9015 (55015)Kings X – Hornsey (fail) 1S47 0755 Kings X – Edinburgh 150772
1778 (47579) Hornsey – Doncaster 1S47 0755 Kings X – Edinburgh 150772
7565 (25215) Doncaster – Sheffield 150772
30 (45029) Sheffield – Derby 150772
5248/5266 (25098/25116) Derby – Long Eaton 1D17 1358 Llandudno – Nottingham 150772
73 (45110) Long Eaton – St Pancras 150772
1589 (47465) Maidenhead – Padd 170772
1598 (47471) Reading – Swindon 260772
1598 (47471) Swindon – Reading 260772
7093 Reading – Oxford 280772
1722 (47131) Oxford – Reading 280772
E3195 (86426) Euston – Crewe 080872
427/432 (50027/50032) Crewe – Glasgow C (via Kilm) 080872
5407/5411 (27208/27211) Glasgow QS – Edinburgh 090872
281 (40081) Edinburgh – Aberdeen 090872
1772 (47599) Aberdeen – Glasgow 090872
5397/5392 (27109/27202) Glasgow QS – Edinburgh 100872
5400/5413 (2705527103) Edinburgh – Glasgow QS 100872
Detailed cab image of 5413 at Glasgow Queen St on August 10th 1972
5116/5333 (24116/26033) Glasgow QS – Inverness 110872
5333 and a bit of 5116 on an Inverness bound service on August 11th 1972
5121/5113 (24121/24113) Inverness – Glasgow QS 110872
5411/5413 (27211/27103) Glasgow QS – Edinburgh 120872
5374/5404 (27101/27207) Edinburgh – Glasgow QS 120872
5411/5413 (27211/27103) Glasgow QS – Edinburgh 130872
5411/5413 (27211/27103) Edinburgh – Glasgow QS 130872
5351 (27005) Glasgow QS – Fort William 140872
5414 (27043) Fort William – Glasgow QS 140872
5386/5408 (27212/27209) Glasgow QS – Dundee 150872
5373 (27027) Dundee – Glasgow QS 150872
422(50022) Glasgow C – Crewe 160872
E3110 (86427) Crewe – Euston 160872
1688 (47101) Reading – Cardiff 210872
1915 (47238) Cardiff – Reading 260872
6968 (37268) Liverpool St – Chelsmford 300972
1618 (47563) St Pancras – Sheffield 201072
1779 (47585) Doncaster – Kings X 201072
7001 Padd – Maidenhead 231072
1594 (47468) Maidenhead – Cardiff 1Z17 Padd – Cardiff Adex (and back) 041172
1652 (47068) Maidenhead – York 1Z54 Padd – York Adex (and back) 181172
1739 (47146) Reading – Brmingham NS 021272
1842 (47192) Birmingham NS – Derby 021272
136(45077) Derby – St Pancras 021272
1675 (47089) Reading – Birmingham NS 1Z58 Padd – Manchester Adex 091272
E3118 (86261) Birmingham NS – Manchester Picc 1Z58 Padd – Manchester Adex 091272
E3132 (86221)ManchesterPicc – Birmingham NS 1Z58 Manchester – PaddrtnAdex 091272
1740 (47147) Reading – Cardiff xxxxPadd – Cardiff 211272
1601 (47473) Cardiff – Reading xxxxCardiff – Padd271272
9015 (55015) 1S16 Kings X – Edinburgh Kings X-Newcastle 130173
E3113 (86232) Euston – New St xxxxEuston – Wolves 100273
1755 (47541) New St – Reading xxxxBirmingham – Padd 100273
1710 (47121) Reading – New St 240373
1644 (47060) New St – Derby 240373
98 (45059) Derby – St Pancras 240373
1923 (47246) 1Z58 Padd – Blackpool Adex (W5471) Slough – New St 070473 (and back?)
1055 Reading – Cardiff 1C43 1115 Padd – Cardiff (W4728) 110473
1059 Bridgend – Cardiff xxxxSwansea – Padd140473
1601 (47473) Cardiff – Reading 1A21 1407 Cardiff – Padd (W5814) 160473
1744 (47151) Maidenhead – Padd 260473
1654 (47620) Maidenhead – New St 1Z54 Padd – Edinburgh Adex (W26091) 110573
56 (45137) New St -York 1Z54 Padd – Edinburgh Adex120573
1974 (47273) York – Edinburgh 1Z54 Padd – Edinburgh Adex 120573
5404}(27207/27203) Edinburgh – Queen St xxxxEdinburgh – Glasgow120573
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1776 (47578) Edinburgh – York Rtn Edinburgh – PaddAdex 120573
131(45074) York – New St Rtn Edinburgh – PaddAdex 130573
1636 (47482) New St – Maidenhead Rtn Edinburgh – PaddAdex130573
1936 (47494) Maidenhead – Cardiff 1Z17 Padd – Cardiff Adex (W5869) 020673 (and back?)
E3148 (86432) Euston – Manchester (M5779) xxxx Euston – Manchester 090673
Vintage Euston, E3147 with 1F14 0820 to Liverpool on June 9th 1973
E3196 (86219) Manchester – Birmingham NS (M4886) 090673
1745 (47152) Birmingham NS – Reading xxxx BirminghamNS -Padd (W 34507) 090673
1714 (47124) Maidenhead – Padd200773
9014 (55014) Kings X – Doncaster 1S47 0755 Kings X – Edinburgh 210773
187 (46050) Doncaster – Darlington 210773
67 (45118) Darlington – New St 210773
7029 Birmingham NS – Reading 1825 Birmingham – Padd? 210773
1029 Reading – Cardiff 1120Padd – Cardiff 230773
1954 (47511) Cardiff – Reading xxxxCardiff – Padd 270773
1956 (47553) Reading – Soton300873
1938 (47258) Reading – Shrewsbury 1Z13 Reading – LlanelliAdex (W4414) 020973
6888 (37188) Shrewsbury – Llanelli (via CW) 1Z13 Reading – Llanelli Adex 020973
1680 (47094) Llanelli – Reading 1Z13 Llanelli – Reading rtnAdex 020973
109 (45139) St Pancras – Nottingham 1S68 0905 St Pancras – Glasgow (M25322) 220973
E3053 (82007) Crewe – Euston220973
1557 (47441) Maidenhead – Padd061073
1053 Padd – Maidenhead061073
1052 Maidenhead – Penzance 1Z15 Padd – Penzance Adex(W26067) 201073
1615 (47594) Penzance – Maidenhead 1Z15 Penzance – PaddRtnAdex 201073
1940 (47497) Maidenhead – Cardiff 1Z16 Padd – Cardiff Adex (W5860) 271073
1959 (47513) Cardiff – Maidenhead 1Z16 Cardiff – PaddRtnAdex271073
1739 (47146) Maidenhead – Leeds 1Z64 Padd – Leeds Adex W25205 101173 (and back)
1940 (47497) Maidenhead – Birmingham NS 1Z18 Padd – Liverpool Adex W5826 171173
E3169 (86239) Birmingham NS – Lime St 1Z18 Padd – Liverpool Adex 171173
86012 Lime St – Birmingham NS 1Z18 Liverpool – PaddRtnAdex 171173
1503 (47404) Kings X – Doncaster 241173
1708 (47119) Hull – Kings X (E4718)xxxx Hull – Kings X 241173
7026 Padd – Maidenhead xxxxPadd – Oxford (W35402) 241173
1604 (47476) Maidenhead – Cardiff 1Z17 Padd – Cardiff Adex (W5839) (and back) 081273
47479 Reading – Cardiff xxxxPadd – Cardiff 291273
1056 Cardiff – Reading xxxxCardiff – Padd(W4597) 040174
1073 Reading – Cardiff xxxxPadd Cardiff160274
1023 Cardiff – Reading xxxxCardiff – Padd180274
98 (45059) St Pancras – Sheffield 0750 St Pancras – Sheffield 300374
Oh for a time machine, class 45 D98 at the head of the 0750 St Pancras – Sheffield on March 30th 1974
86222 Manchester P – Birmingham NS 300374
47079 Birmingham NS – Reading Birmingham – Padd 300374
47069 Reading – Maidenhead 300374
47477 Reading – Cardiff xxxxPadd – Cardiff (W5810)050474
47508 Cardiff – Swansea xxxxPadd – Swansea 060474
47260}Cardiff – Reading xxxxCardiff – Padd 110474
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47231 Slough – Chesterfield 1Z84 Padd – Chesterfeld/Sheffield Adex (and back?) 200474
33104 Reading – Eastleigh xxxxReading – Portsmouth H 050574
47093 Maidenhead – Newcastle xxxx Padd – Edinburgh Adex 100574
40161 Newcastle – Edinburgh xxxxPadd – Edinburgh Adex 110574
40062 Aberdeen – Glasgow QS xxxxAberdeen – Glasgow 110574
47098 Edinburgh – Maidenhead xxxxEdinburgh – PaddrtnAdex 110574
45125 St Pancras – Sheffield xxxx St Pancras – Sheffield 080674
47105 Lincoln – Kings X xxxxCleethorpes – Kings X 080674
09017 Brighton – Brighton depot o/d shuttle 060774
47475 Reading – Swansea xxxxPadd – Swansea (W6089) 100774
47511 Swansea – Reading xxxxSwansea – Padd (W5853) 100774
86002 Euston – Birmingham NS xxxx Euston – Birmingham (M5578) 200774
47094 New St – Reading xxxxBirmingham – Padd (M34890)200774
47472 Reading – Cardiff 250774
1072 Cardiff – Reading 300774
47086 Maidenhead – Weymouth (and back) xxxxPadd – Weymouth Adex 310774
55009 Kings X – Doncaster (E5933) 051074
Whilst returning from a visit to Doncaster Carr depot, good timing saw 55016 photted droning South on 1A26 1335 Leeds – Kings X on October 5th 1974
47482 Doncaster – York 051074
45014 York – Birmingham NS (5120) 051074
47227 Birmingham NS – Reading (W35030) 051074
31291 Maidenhead – Reading (W15534) 111074
47465 Reading – Cardiff (W6075) 111074
47497 Cardiff – Reading (W5986) 131074
7808/6998 (k) Didcot – Tyseley (and back) 191074
86222 Euston – Manchester Picc (M9519) 021174
86226 ManchesterPicc – Birmingham NS (M4855) 021174
47195 Birmingham NS – Reading (W34909) 021174
1048 Reading – Cardiff 161174
55009 Kings X – Newcastle (E5659) 1S16 0800 Kings X – Edinburgh 301174
46001 Darlington – Birmingham NS 301174
47237 Birmingham NS – Reading (W26100) 301174
47508 Reading – Cardiff (W5852) 231274
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