From memory the short lived NSE rover was valid on all operators across the NSE Network although possibly not West of Salisbury. It cost £63-50 for 7 consecutive days but wasnt valid before 0930 Monday – Friday
130192 Mo
Leighton Station bus stop was an unusual starting venue, A National soon had us thrashing up Wing Hill to Aylesbury, then High Wycombe for a VR to Reading arriving here 2.5 hours after leaving Leighton!
207010 was soon thumping across the levels to Basingstoke. At Salisbury 50030 was in the loco siding with a “not to moved” totem. Returning East behind 33102 a surprise when we crossed 33109 on a load 2 thumper substitute.
“not to be moved” after failing, 50030 in Salisbury loco siding on January 13th 1992
Later in the afternoon Paddington had a hood choice of 47 hauled Mk I commuter trains. I opted for the 1738 Paddington – Banbury as it was the sole surviving booked hauled turn via High Wycombe. 47587 put in a good attack on the climb up Saunderton bank, whilst just a single spotter watched the action at Princes Risborough.
Shiny new 165012/019 impressed less on the following Aylesbury bound service.
207010 1020 Reading – Basingstoke Reading – Basingstoke
47717 1000 Waterloo – Salisbury Basingstoke-Salisbury
47706 0945 Exeter SD – Waterloo
50030 Salisbury – bay
33102 1213 Salisbury – Waterloo Salisbury – Woking
33102 at Salisbury with the 1213 to Waterloo on January 13th 1992
33103 phot
33054 phot
33109 1220 Reading – Salisbury (thumper substitute – load 2)
47714 1315 Waterloo – Exeter Woking – Andover
33103 and 33054 stabled in the up loco sidings at Woking on January 13th 1992
205030 1414 Salisbury – Reading Andover – Basingstoke
207010 1535 Basingstoke – Reading Basingstoke – Reading
47446 1600 Oxford – Padd Reading – Padd
47587 1738 Padd – Banbury (via HW) Padd – Princes Risborough
165012} 1807 Marylebone – Aylesbury Princes Risborough – Aylesbury
165019}
Mileage – 281
140192 Tu
Chinging out for a single to Northampton saw 321424 to Bletchley for the sole surviving local class 310 diagram in 310107 forward. Bus moves from Northampton to Bedford and Biggleswade for an ex Bletchley beast in 317332 to Stevenage for 91013 forward to the Cross.
Padd – Oxford moves followed with a fill in getting an elderly, rattling 53083/54381 from Oxford to Didcot. For variety 86248 on a Euston – Shrewsbury got me home via the Keynes.
321424 0554 Euston – M.Keynes L.Buzzard – Bletchley
310107 0704 Bletchley – Birmingham Bletchley – Northampton
317332 1110 Peterborough – Kings X Biggleswade – Stevenage
91013 0945 Newcastle – Kings X Stevenage – Kings X
47579 at the blocks at Padd with the 1200 from Oxford on January 14th 1992;
47841 1403 Padd – Liverpool Padd – Reading
47457 1400 Oxford – Padd Reading – Padd
47521 1520 Padd – Oxford Padd – Oxford
53083} 1555 Bicester North – Reading Oxford – Didcot
54381}
47526 1620 Padd – Oxford Didcot – Oxford
47526 1800 Oxford – Padd Oxford – Padd
86248 1940 Euston – Shrewsbury Euston – M.Keynes
321410 2037 M.Keynes – Euston M.Keynes – L.Buzzard
Mileage 352
150192 We
The same slow bus move to Reading then much 47’7 power on the Waterloo – Exeters then much 47’4 power on the Padd – Oxfords. Former Stratford 47583 put in a superb run on 12 lightly loaded Mk I’s on the 1839 Banbury – Padd. A can home via the Keynes again.
207013 1050 Reading – Basingstoke Reading – Basingstoke
Route 66 and all that, 207013 at Reading with the 1050 to Basingstoke
47702 1100 Waterloo – Exeter Basingstoke – Andover
47702 looking good at Andover with the 1100 Waterloo – Exeter on January 15th 1992
47703 1213 Salisbury – Waterloo Andover – Woking
47715 1315 Waterloo – Exeter Woking – Andover
47705 1217 Exeter – Waterloo Andover – Basingstoke
47848 1340 Poole – Manchester Basingstoke-Reading
47587 1520 Padd – Oxford Reading – Oxford
53155} 1555 Bicester N – Reading Oxford – Didcot
54287}
47579 1620 Padd – Oxford Didcot – Oxford
47583 1650 Padd – Banbury Oxford – Banbury
47583 1839 Banbury Padd Banbury – Padd
86205 2040 Euston – Wolves Euston – M.Keynes
321413 2135 M.Keynes – Euston M.Keynes – L.Buzzard
Mileage 378
160192 Th
The NSE Rover today took me just to Northampton for a Midline Day Ranger forward. Issues on the Weedon route saw all down traffic diverted via Northampton. The cause of the Weedon blockage was seen as we waited at Rugby with a tatty 47238 dragging a dead tram making an unscheduled stop. A short trip behind the former Canton xos machine to Nuneaton followed during which harassed BR staff were using the buffet radio phone to advise Irish residents of their visitor’s missed ferry connections.
Moves sampling both diesel and electric units with a particulary lively run on 304030 from Stafford to Rugby on the “Trent Valley Flyer”.
321428 0906 Euston – M.Keynes L.Buzzard – Bletchley
321423 0924 Euston – Northampton Bletchley – M.Keynes
321439 0954 Euston – Birmingham M.Keynes -Rugby
47238} 0903 Euston – Holyhead Rugby – Nuneaton
43145(d)}
43162(d)}
53090} 1220 Rugby – Crewe Nuneaton – Stafford
53268}
310110 1426 Stafford – Coventry Stafford – Wolves
90007 1455 Wolves – Euston Wolves – Bir Int’l 304032 1531 Coventry – Stoke Bir Int’l – Stafford
304003 1626 Stafford – Coventry
304030 1606 Manchester Picc – Rugby (via TV) Stafford – Rugby
321409 1836 Birmingham – Euston Rugby – L.Buzzard
Mileage 321
17/1/92 Fr
After enduring a 2 hour plus bus ride via Aylesbury and Oxford, I arrived at the station on a local bus only to see the withering sight of Dutch, very nb, very required 47364 leaving with the 1000 Oxford – Padd. An hour’s wait followed for the dull, by comparison, 47587 on the 1100 Padd.
That evening i got a front coach compo seat on the 1650 Banbury with 47431 up front. With many familiar bashing faces hovering but not boarding, I eventually got off to cover the very last loco hauled Padd – Banbury via Wycombe service. The hoverers had the gen, as power was 47364! The regular commuters were joking re the lack of heat, but were less pleased at the number of cranks on “their” train. Approaching High Wycombe an office girl pulled out her “goodbye dear old train” banner to ahhhhs all round.
I bailed at Princes Risborough where there was just time to view the quality “Chiltern loco hauled finale” headboard. The local spotter here seen earlier in the week appreciated the rarity value of 47364 less, he was hoping for some 50!
From Aylesbury an ageing, smoking 6 car DMU formation than the bus home, 2 passengers who joined y coach quickly changed caches fearing death by fumes! 87021 on the Euston – Liverpool back to the Keynes was a world apart…
47364 1000 Oxford – Padd
47587 1100 Oxford – Padd Oxford – Padd
47636 1220 Padd – Oxford Padd – Oxford
56033 – phot
47636 1400 Oxford – Padd Oxford – Reading
47441 1425 Newbury – Padd Reading – Padd
55025 1605 Padd – Greenford Padd – Ealing Broadway
55023 1603 Greenford – Padd Ealing Broadway – Padd
47431 1650 Padd – Banbury
47636 1707 Padd – Reading
47364 1738 Padd – Banbury “Chiltern Loco Hauled Finale” Padd – Princes Risborough
165011} 1807 Marylebone – Aylesbury Princes Risborough – Aylesbury
165019}
51888}
59728}
59750} 1908 Aylesbury – Marylebone Aylesbury – Marylebone
51679}
54274}
51866}
87023 2100 Euston – Liverpool Euston – M.Keynes
321424 2141 Northampton – Euston M.Keynes – L.Buzzard
Mileage 531
18/1/92 Sat
Stonebridge Park (Sudbury) loco sidings have seen a great variety of stabled power over the years but today was a personal first with Clayton 8568 stabled there. Later my Crompton mileage increased with drab grey 33109 on the 1115 Waterloo – Exeter for 33102 on a Salisbury – Basingstoke 2 coach thumper substitute back. 50030 had been battered to be the only one out on Waterloo – Exeter’s that day, whilst i went ED bashing to Gatwick
321420} 0716 Rugby – Euston L.Buzzard – Euston
321409}
8568 St Park
3431 0925 Waterloo – Farnham Waterloo – Woking
47701 0645 Exeter – Waterloo Woking – Waterloo
33109 1115 Waterloo – Exeter Waterloo – Salisbury
33102 1305 Salisbury – Basingstoke (load 2) Salisbury – Basingstoke
47702 0945 Plymouth – Waterloo Basingstoke – Waterloo
50030 1515 Waterloo – Exeter
5861 1546 Waterloo – Cobham Waterloo – Clapham Jn 47579 1226 Exeter – Wateroo
1110} 1417 Littlehampton – Victoria Clapham J – Victoria
1861}
73202 1630 Victoria – Gatwick Victoria – Gatwick
73235 1705 Gatwick – Victoria Gatwick – Victoria
321424} 1834 Euston – M.Keynes Euston – L.Buzzard
321415}
Mileage 439
19/1/92 Su
Unit moves on the Fenchurch St – Shoeburyness axis with class 302, 308 and 310’s raked in. A dud 91 for a totter via Hertford then the final power home in 321425.
321406} 0849 Northampton – Euston L.Buzzard – Euston
321433}
310088} 1057 Fenchurch St – Pitsea Fenchurch St – Pitsea
310079}
308141} 1115 Fenchurch St – Shoeburyness Pitsea – Shoeburyness
308163}
302207} 1330 Shoeburyness – Fenchurch St Shoeburyness – Chalkwell
308154}
310049} 1315 Fenchurch St – Shoeburyness Chalkwell – Thorpe Bay
310067}
302214} 1430 Shoeburyness – Fenchurch St Thorpe Bay – Fenchurch St
308139}
91013 1630 Kings X – Newcastle Kings X – Stevenage
317336} 1631 Cambridge – Kings X Stevenage – Kings X
317359}
321425 1815 Euston – Northampton Euston – L.Buzzard
Mileage 396
Rover Total mileage 2702
Loco Haulages
33102, 33109
47238, 47364,
47441, 47446, 47457, 47521, 47526, 47583, 47587, 47636
47701, 47702, 47703, 47705, 47714, 47715, 47717
47841, 47848
73202, 73235
86205, 86248, 87023, 90007
91013….28
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