North Wales Coast, July 82
A 2 day North Wales coast bash armed with a “Rove-a-way” rover ticket which gave you freedom of the coast and the WCML to Preston and more. With the “Axeman” for company we managed to rake in 10 different 40’s and a bit more too!
23/7/82 Fr
091 0602 Euston-Birmingham LB-MK
86251 0650 Euston-Manchester MK-CR
47466 0850 Stoke-Llandudno CR-CH
47474 0930 Crew-Holyhead CH-PR
40104 0953 Bangor-Manchester PR-FL
47475 0945 Manchester-Bangor FL-LJ
47503 1021Holyhead-Euston
25327-flask from Trawsfyndd
47068 1157 Bangor-Manchester LJ-CO
47443 0900 Euston-Bangor CO-LJ
47454 1207 Holyhead-Euston
40055 1045 Manchester-Holyhead
47144 – x works on light engine test
40091 0950 Euston-Holyhead
Flagged this off as RA Holyhead, hoping she would come back….
47474 1248 Holyhead-Euston
47535 1000 Euston-Holyhead
47524 1259 Holyhead-Euston
47475 1358 Bangor-Manchester LJ-CO
47503 1226 Crewe-Holyhead CO-BA
40055 1517 Holyhead-Manchester BA-RH
An almighty racket in Bangor tunnel announced the 40’s arrival long before she came into view
47474 1300 Euston-Holyhead RH-LJ
40104 1559 Bangor-Manchester LJ-RH
47535 1707 Holyhead-Crewe RH-CH
40091 1805 Holyhead-Euston CH-CR
86324 1805 Euston-Blackpool CR-PR
40180 2143 Preston-Liverpool PR-LS
Classic portion kick out, whistling through the twilight!
47481 2355 Liverpool-Penzance LS-CR
24/7/82 Sa
83011 2124 Bristol-Edinburgh CR-WI
The delights of drafty, cool Wigan North Western in the small hours, busy tho!
47474 0223 Crewe-Holyhead
86031 2142 Bristol-Glasgow
86256 2155 Euston-Inverness
86102 2240 Euston-Glasgow
85004 2300 Euston-Glasgow
85020 2310 Glasgow-Euston
81021 2150 Glasgow-Euston
86253 D WCP
81016 U Sleepers
85019 2345 Euston-Barrow WI-PR
86037 2340 Edinburgh-Bristol PR-WI
86231 2200 Stranraer-Euston WI-CR
Thought we’d leap for this “solid roarer train”, top move!
47535 0605 Crewe-Llandudno CR-LJ
40194 0709 Bangor-Manchester LJ-CO
51903} 0627 Rock Ferry-Llandudno CO-LL
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A large number of bashers on this DMU, the barrier Bert at Llandundo was ranting when we all piled off
the DMU onto 40177 “without having our tickets snipped”
40177 0900 Llandudno-York LL-CO
47290 0930 Llandudno-Euston CO-RH
40104 0745 Manchester-Bangor
47475 0944 Llandudno-Manchester
47443 0857 Stoke-Holyhead
47539 0920 Holyhead-Crewe RH-PR
47356 0735 Nottingham-Llandudno PR-RH
40131 0752 Leeds-Llandudno RH-CO
40135 0945 Manchester-Bangor CO-LJ
The long approach from the East into Colwyn meant you could see your power some time before
Arrival, well pleased on seeing a second “split box” 40
47454 0927 Birmingham-Llandudno
40104 1157 Bangor-Manchester LJ-CO
47474 0900 Euston-Bangor
40194 1045 Manchester-Holyhead
40006 0900 York-Llandudno CO-LJ
47290 0950 Euston-Holyhead
47443 1248 Holyhead-Euston
40001 1259 Holyhead-Euston LJ-CR
We hoped this dated train would produce a 40 and the big nose of 40001 emerging from Conwy had a good crowd of us happy!
47535 1210 Crewe-Holyhead
87004 1529 Crewe-Euston
86248 1515 Manchester –Euston CR-RU
083 1638 Birmingham-Euston RU-LB
Weekend power (31)
40001, 40055, 40091, 40104, 40131, 40135, 40177, 40180, 40194
47068, 47290, 47356
47443, 47466, 47474, 47475, 47481, 47503, 47535, 47539
83011, 85019
86231, 86248, 86251, 86321
Seven “Coast” Phots for you!
Its always sunny in Bangor!, 40055 whistles in with the 1517 Holyhead-Manchester, 230782
40177 at Llandudno prior to working the 0900 Llandudno – York, 240782
47356 leaves Colwyn Bay with the 1233 Llandudno-Nottingham, 240782
Man and mighty machine, the drivers looks back for the tip as the Colwyn Bay “expressway” rebuilding work continues, the machine is 40131 on the 0752 Leeds-Llandudno, 240782
“The Jn”, 40006 with the 0900 York-Llandudno, 240782
With a good few bashers up front 40001 leaves Chester with 1259 Holyhead-Euston, 240782
Youngsters pile aboard to “cab” 40001 at Crewe prior it being detached for an electric forward, 240782
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