My BR “gronk” moves 1977-2000

My gronk haulages on BR 1977- 2000

08876 Doncaster station shunt 2340 Hull – Paignton onto 2314 Bradford – Paignton .71 270877

08725 Perth station shunt 1005 Glasgow-Inverness onto Edinburgh – Inverness .72 030977

08762 Perth station shunt 1720 Glasgow – Inverness onto 1710 Edinburgh – Inverness .11 (loco length) 300582

08542 Liverpool St shunt 0715 Liverpool St – Norwich (shunt to release loco on blocks to tunnel and back) .80 161082

08927 Crewe station shunt 2350 Euston – Liverpool (loco length) .1 300583

08879 Sheffield station shunt 1106 Leeds – Poole onto 0950 Newcastle – Poole .75 300983

08849 Swindon — Highworth Sdgs 0800 St Pancras – Cranmore “Mendip Artificer” Railtour 2.1 210184

08543 Sheffield station shunt 1106 Leeds – Poole onto 0950 Newcastle – Poole .75 170284

13001 Sheffield Shepcote Lane – Trenton N Jn 1311 Sheffield – Matlock “Dore – Mat” Railtour 1.1 180284

08398 Bristol TM shunt 1615 Bristol – Taunton (shunt to West Sdgs to release loco trapped on plat 3) .87 060484

08844 Carlisle station shunt 1930 Inverness – Euston (shunt out from North bay) .6 110484

08749 Sheffield station shunt 1106 Leeds – Poole onto 0950 Newcastle – Poole .75 110484

08717 Inverness station shunt 2130 St Pancras – Inverness “Grampian Highlander” Railtour (plat 1-2) .5 171184

08717 Inverness station shunt 2130 Inverness – St Pancras rtn “Grampian Highlander” Railtour (plat 4-1) .7 171184

08754 Inverness station shunt 2305 Edinburgh / Glasgow – Inverness (plat 2-4) .5 300185

08771 Scarborough station shunt 0728 Kings X – Scarborough “Knottingley Man of War” Railtour .73 090285

unofficial move hid in bog!

08878 Sheffield station shunt 1322 Hull – Brighton onto 1400 Leeds – Brighton .75 040485

08717 Inverness station shunt 1700 Cardiff – Wick/Thurso “Sutherland Highlander” Railtour (Rose St – Inverness) .25 040585

08870 Sheffield station shunt 1322 Hull – Brighton onto 1400 Leeds – Brighton .75 280585

08857 Sheffield station shunt 0600 Bradford – Poole onto 0714 Leeds – Poole .75 010685

08695 Crewe station shunt 0204 Crewe – Cardiff (loco release, shunt to South Jn) 1.54 240885

08754 Inverness station shunt 2305 Edinburgh / Glasgow – Inverness (plat 2-3) .5 121285

09026 Salisbury – Salisbury (via Laverstock) 1310 “Laverstock Looper” shuttle (with 4TC) 3.3 181086

08458} Northampton m/p 25.25 – Northampton Stn 1945 Euston – Northampton .48 021187

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81005 failed on approach to Northampton

08911 Carlisle station shunt 0115 Carlisle – Euston onto Glasgow-Euston .42 150189

08573 St Pancras station shunt 1510 Leicester – St Pancras “Inter City diesel day” loco release 1.2 210589

thanks to Andy Weeble (RIP), as he knew the shunter on duty at St Pancras

08784 Crewe station shunt 1305 Derby – Crewe (shunt release to South Jn) .25 110889

08844 Carlisle shunt 1040 Ayr – Carlisle (shunt release loco from North bay) .6 230690

08795 Gloucester – Barnwood Jn (and back) 1148 Gloucester – Barnwood Open Day shuttle .5 010790

08641 Plymouth Station shunt 2350 Padd – Plymouth portion (plat 4 to 6) .5 130900

09026 Preston Park – Brighton 0930 Bristol – Brighton “Southern Mariner” Railltour 1.32 121293

Shunter haulage phots

08879 about to portion shunt at Sheffield on 300983

08849 about to drag the “Mendip Artificer” tour from Swindon to Highworth on 210184

13001 drag the Don and Fiddler tour through Tinsley Yard, 180284

08398 is rare power for the 1615 Bristol – Taunton, the 08 was shunt releasing The Peak booked to haul the train, was trapped at the wrong end of the stock due an HST failure on 060484.

09026 prior to working the 1310 Salisbury – Laverstock looper taking in the triangle at Laverstock on 181086

Around 5am 08641 had detached this sleeper including me at Plymouth off the “down Midnight” on 130900

09026 again having worked the “Southern Mariner” tour into Brighton from Preston Park on 121293

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