Many thanks to Jim Burton for this lesson in railway history!
1A03. 8.00 a.m. Ncle-KX 60088 BOOK LAW 52B
A3 pass NNG 11.03 am 18.5 late load 10
(train booked and timed for CLASS 55 diesel!
Dcr breakdown train 60924 36A
V2 in NNG up loop 11.03 a.m.
1A12 9.00 a.m. KX Wav 60018 SPARROW HAWK 52A
A4. pass NNG 11.05 a.m. 1 early load 10
1N06 9.08 a.m. KX-Lds . 60109 HERMIT 34A
Cen/Brad Ex (WHITE ROSE)
A3 pass NNG 11.20 a.n. 2 early load 12
1A09. 9.40 a.m. York/914/9.40 a.m.
Hull-KX 60526 SUGAR PALM 50A
A2/3 pass NNG 11.21 a.m. 9 late load 12
1C76 1042 Dcr-Gthm 60520 OWEN TUDOR 36A
A2/3 arr. NNG 11.30 a.m. 3 late load 4
dept. NNG 11.32 a.m. 3 late
(NNG-GTHM)
1163 6.50 a.m. Dcr Decoy 61392 34F
-Gthm
B1. arr NNG 11.33 a.m. 79 early load 42B
an interesting working which according to the WTT was “SUSPENDED SO”!!!
1A14 9.40 a.m. KX-Ncle/ 60110 ROBERT THE DEVIL 34A
A3 pass between 11.44 a.m. 12 late load 12
Barkston SJ and Hougham
DELAY caused, presumably by 1A10 – see next item!)
1A10 9,35 a.m. KX-TCQ 60880 34E
(NORSEMAN)
V2 arr Gthm 11.48 a.m. 32 late load 8
dept Gthm 11.53 a.m. 34 late load 8
train booked and timed for CLASS 55 diesel as far as Ncle!!
loco failure in vicinity of Peterborough – 60880 one of the two New England
double-chimeyed V2s which often acted as stand-by locomotives.
1A15 8.55 a.m. Ncle-KX D173 52A
46 pass Gthm 11.55 a.m. 4 early load 12
1A16 10.00 a.m. KX-Wav/ D9014 52A
Adeen
(FLYING SCOTSMAN)
55 pass Gthm 11.55 a.m. 9.5 late load 12
1A18 10.10 a.m. KX-Wav 60054 PRINCE OF WALES 34F
A3 arr Gthm 12.03 p.m. 1 late load 12
60056 CENTENARY 34F
A3 dept Gthm 12.10 p.m. 2 late load 12
1E07 10.05 a.m. Brad Ex/ 60117 BOIS ROUSSEL 56C
10.28 a.m. Lds Cen-KX
A1 arr Gthm 12.10 p.m 1 early load 12
60111 ENTERPRISE 34F
A3 dept Gthm 12.17 p.m. TIME load 12
1A00 11.35 a.m.Pborough N- 60108 GAY CRUSADER 34E
Wav
A3 arr Gthm 12.13 p.m. 1 late load 10
dept Gthm 12.16 p.m. TIME load 10
1N09 10.20 a.m. KX-Lds D9006 64B
Cen/Brad Ex
9013 eluded Grantham that day but 20 years or so later Dave Spencer catches 55013 at Grantham with the 0550 Kings X – Aberdeen on August 27th 1981
55 arr Gthm 12.21 p.m. 3 early load 12
dept Gthm 12.27 p.m. TIME load 12
1A11 8.40 a.m. Saltburn-KX 60048 DONCASTER 34F
A3 arr Gthm 12.21 p.m. 1 early load 11
61393 34A
B1 dept Gthm 12.27 p.m. TIME load 11
(booked 116 non-stop to KX)
1E04 10.04 a.m. Hal/10.50 D171 52A
a.m. Lds Cen-KX
46 arr Gthm 12.31 p.m. 2 early load 11
60144 KING’S COURIER 36A
A1 dept Gthm 12.37 p.m. TIME load 11
1N90 10.30 a.m. KX-Scar C/ 60856 50A
Hull
V2 pass Gthm 12.39 p.m. 7 late load 12
1A13 9.04 a.m. Sund-KX 60116 HAL O”THE WYND 52B
A1 arr Gthm 12.42 p.m. TIME load 12
dept Gthm 12.51 p.m. 5 late
1A20 10.40 a.m. KX-Ncle/TCQ 60061 PRETTY POLLY 34A
A3 pass Gthm 12.43 p.m. 3 late load 12
1N10 10.50 a.m. KX-Ripon/ 60017 SILVER FOX 34A
Brad Ex
A4 pass Gthm 12.51 p.m. TIME load 9
1A19 9.55 a.m. Ncle-KX D9008 52A
55 arr Gthm 12.56 p.m. 6 late load 13
dept Gthm 1.00 p.m. 4 late
!A22 11.00 a.m. KX-GlasQSt/ D9007 PINZA 34G
Adeen
55 arr Gthm 12.57 p.m. 2 early load 13
1D22 1.08 p.m. Gthm-Dcr 60520 OWEN TUDOR 36A
A2/3 dept Gthm 1 08 p.m. TIME load 4
balance of 1C76
1E08 10.37 a.m Harr/1047 60115 MEG MERRILIES 56C
a.m. Brad Ex/11.00 a.m.
Hull-KX
YORKSHIRE PULLMAN
A1 pass Gthm 1.14 p.m. 1 late load 10
1A84 11.30 a.m. KX-Scar C/ 60106 FLYING FOX 34F
Whitby Town
SCARBOROUGH FLYER
A3 arr Gthm 1.23 p.m. 2 late load 12
60948 34F
V2 dept Gthm 1.30 p.m. 3 late load 12
1A23 10.42 a.m. Scar C-KX 60025 FALCON 34A
SCARBOROUGH FLYER
A4 arr Gthm 1.32 p.m. 12 late load 15
dept Gthm 1.36 p.m. 10 late load 15
it will be appreciated that no Eastern Pacific was used to
being saddled with this load in the daylight – Sundays excepted!!!
3C41 1.50 p.m. ECS Pborough N- 60983 34F
Gthm
V2 arr Gthm 1.35 p.m.. 65 early load 8
loco +ECS off 1C41 1025 a.m. KX-Pborough (N)
1A25 9.20 a.m. South Shields-KX 60878 50A
V2 arr Gthm 1.40 p.m. 10 late load 12
dept Gthm 1.45 p.m. 9 late load 12
1A26 11.40 a.m. KX-Ncle 60515 SUN STREAM 50A
A2/3 pass Gthm 1.43 p.m. 3 late load 11
1S57 12.00 NOON KX-Glas (QSt) D9006 64B
QUEEN OF SCOTS
55 pass Gthm 1.47 p.m. 1 late
LE ??-Grantham MPD 60047 DONOVAN 34F
arr Gthm 1.53 p.m.
1A27 10.35 a.m. Ncle-KX 60103 FLYING SCOTSMAN 34A
A3 arr Gthm 1.58 p.m. 2 early load 12
dept Gthm 2.06 p.m. TIME load 12
1N93 12.05 p.m. KX-Hull 60085 MANNA 52B
A3 arr Gthm 2.03 p.m. 3 early load 9
dept Gthm 2.12 p.m. TIME load 9
1A33 9.00 a.m. Wav-KX D9015 TULYAR 34G
55 pass Gthm 2.12 p.m. 7 early load 11
1A26 12.25 p.m. KX-Ncle D393 52A
NORTHUMBRIAN
40 arr Gthm 2.16 p.m. TIME load 12
dept Gthm 2.22 p.m. TIME load 12
1A35 6.10 a.m. Adeen/10.00 D9003 MELD 34G
a.m. Wav-KX
FLYING SCOTSMAN
55 pass Gthm 2.28 p.m 10.5 early load 12.
1A28 1.00 p.m. KX-Ncle D9017. 52A
55 arr Gthm 2.52 p.m. 6 early load 11
dept Gthm 3.03 p.m. TIME load 11
1E10 11.30 a.m.Ripon/12.03 p.m. 60044 MELTON 34A
Brad Ex-KX
A3 arr Gthm 2.56 p.m. 3 late load 12
dept Gthm 2.59 p.m. 1 late load 12
1E27 11.22 a.m. Filey H.C.-KX D155 34G
46 arr Gthm 3.03 p.m. 1 late load 11
dept Gthm 3.08 p.m. TIME load 11
1N16 1.10 p.m. KX-Lds C/Hal T 60125 SCOTTISH UNION 36A
A1 pass Gthm 3.09 p.m. 1 early
1A32 1.30 p.m. KX-Wav D9000 ROYAL SCOTS GREY 64B
55 arr Gthm 3.16 p.m. 4.5 early load 13
dept Gthm 3 25 p.m. 0.5 early load 13
1N19 1.40 p.m. KX-Lds C/Brad 60050 PERSIMMON 34F
Ex
A3 arr Gthm 3.37 p.m. 4 early load 12
D171 52A
off 1E04
46 dept Gthm 3.46 p.m. TIME load 12
1A31 12.25 p.m. Ncle-KX D241 52A
NORTHUMBRIAN
40 pass Gthm 3.41 p.m. 1 early load 12
1A17 12.10 p.m. TCQ-KX D396 52A
NORSEMAN
40 arr Gthm 3.46 p.m. 7 early load 8
dept Gthm 3.53 p.m. 6 early load 8
set down only at Grantham
4S01 11.13 a.m. Ferme Park-Niddrie 60854 34A
V2 pass Gthm 3.50 p.m. 15 late load 58B
1A34 2.00 p.m. KX-Wav 60019 BITTERN 52A
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN
A4 pass Gthm 4.02 p.m. 2 early load 13
1A36 2.10 p.m. KX-Yk/Hull 60157 GREAT EASTERN 36A
A1 arr Gthm 4.12 p.m. TIME load 12
dept Gthm 4.15 p.m. TIME load 12
1E12 1.28 p.m. Harr/1.39 p.m. D9012 CREPELLO 34G
Brad Ex-KX
55 arr Gthm 4.17 p.m. 1 early load 12
dept Gthm 4 23 p.m. TIME load 12
1A38 2.30 p.m. KX-Ncle D9018 BALLYMOSS 34G
55 arr Gthm 4.24 p.m. TIME load 12
dept Gthm 4.30 p.m. TIME load 12
1A37 10.10 a.m. Wav-KX 60032 GANNET 34A
A4 arr Gthm 4.26 p.m. 2 early load 13
dept Gthm 4.32 p.m. TIME load 13
1N20 2.40 p.m. KX-Harr/Brad Ex 60008 DWIGHT D. 34A
EISENHOWER
A4 arr Gthm 4.33 p.m. 2 early load 10
dept Gthm 4.41 p.m. TIME load 10
1E30 2.28 p.m. Hull-KX 60158 ABERDONIAN 36A
A1 arr Gthm 4.42 p.m. TIME load 9
dept Gthm 4.47 p.m. TIME load 9
1A42 3.00 p.m. KX-Ncle/Sund D273 52A
pass Gthm 4.52 p.m 4 early load 13
1G61 3.15 p.m KX-Sheff Vic D0280 FALCON 34G
PROTOTYPE pass Gthm 4.59 p.m. 4 early load 9
1A41 11.30 a.m. Wav-Holloway CLB D251 52A
40 pass Gthm 4.59 p.m. 5 early load 10
1A39 7.30 a.m. Adeen/9.30 a.m. 60003 ANDREW K. McCOSH 34A
Glas (QSt)-KX
A4 arr Gthm 5.13 p.m. 5 early load 13
dept Gthm 5.21 p.m. TIME load 13
4N03 5.25 p.m. Gthm-Dcr Belmont 92168 36A
9F dept Gthm 5 24 p.m. 1 early load 34B
1N21 3.35 p.m. KX-Lds C/Hal T 60006 SIR RALPH 34A
WEDGWOOD
A4 arr Gthm 5.33 p.m. 2 early load 11
dept Gthm 5.41 p.m. TIME load 11
1A44 3.45 p.m. KX-Yk D355 50A
40 arr Gthm 5.45 p.m. TIME. load 11
dept Gthm 5.51 p.m. TIME load 11
1E13 3.23 p.m. Brad Ex/3.42 p.m. 60109 HERMIT 34A
Lds C-KX off 1N06
WHITE ROSE
A3 arr Gthm 5.48 p.m. TIME load 12
dept Gthm 5 52 p.m. TIME load 12
1N22 3.55 p.m. KX-Lds C/Hal T 60033 SEAGULL 34A
A4 arr Gthm 5.55 p.m. TIME load 12
dept Gthm 6.00 p.m. TIME load 12
GTHM-NNG
1E14 11.00 a.m. Glas (QSt)-KX D9016 64B
QUEEN OF SCOTS off 1S57
55 pass Barkston S.J. 6.07 p.m. 5 late load 8
3E30 8.50 a.m. ECS Delavel Sdgs- 92146 34E
KX East Goods
9F pass NNG 6.20 p.m. 64 early load 17
4S04 2.55 KX Goods-Niddrie D282 50A
40 pass NNG 6.26 p.m. 22 early load 24B
1A47 9.40 a.m. Adeen/1.30 p.m D9021 64B.
Wav-KX
HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN
55 pass NNG 6.34 p.m. 19 late load 13
An 08 at Newark on a rake of mermaids some 20 years later than Jim’s log, 08242 is seen on August 3rd 1983
Summary of Power
STEAM DIESEL
A1 7 40 8
A2/3 3 46 3
A3 15 55 11
A4 9 PROTOTYPE 1
V2 7
B1 2
9F 2
Thanks again to Jim Burton for this classic archive Gen
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