“On the Mid” July 83
3 days on a “Midland railtourer” rover ticket which for a few pound offered virtually unlimited travel Birmingham-Crewe-Nottingham-Derby-Leicester-Northampton and beyond. This is a good example to dispel those who thought it was “wall to wall” nb in Summer, a good bit of xb/xe power was out, several bowl outs but the usual crop of “biggies” to keep us happy!
15/7/83 Fr
86315 0815 Northampton-Euston
Solid Roarer turn – not today!
082 0759 Euston-Birmingham LB-RU
We were routed into Rugby’s South Bay, replacement 310 waiting on thru platform
049 0759 Euston-Birmingham RU-CO
47330-phot-liners
50034 0820 Liverpool-Padd
47328 0805 Portsmouth-Manchester CO-NS
Solid “nb” this one, loco off a liners from memory
A huddle of bashers at New St work out the next move after enjoying 47328 on the 0805 Portsmouth – Manchester on July 15th 1983
47311 0920 Manchester-Poole
47119 0820 Leeds-Weymouth (ex NS)
31401 0740 Norwich-Birmingham
50017 0735 Plymouth-Glas/Edin
47511 1023 Manchester-Brighton
45103 1217 Birmingham-York
31402 0903 Cambridge-Birmingham
31317 1015 Birmingham-Norwich
87025 1140 Shrewsbury-Euston NS-CO
47478 0940 Poole-Newcastle
47198} 0950 Weymouth-Leeds CO-NS
47234(d)}
Slightly disappointing rescue power, the failure was perhaps a better machine!
45003 0950 Weymouth-Leeds
Tony Ewer catches 45003 powering out of Burton with the 0950 Weymouth – Leedson July 15th 1983
47515 1530 Birmingham-York
31145 1525 Birmingham-Cambridge NS-NU
DMU 1543 Leicester-Birmingham NU-NS
87032 1718 Birmingham-Euston NS-INT
47114 1111 Truro-Manchester
47451 1348 Brighton-Manchester
86316 1730 Birmingham-Euston
This was the load 5vb “local” turn that stopped at Leighton, Berko ect, no “roarer” tonight
47557 1520 Liverpool-Padd
86261 1610 Euston-Birmingham INT-NS
31412 1414 Norwich-Birmingham
87030 1830 Wolverhampton-Euston NS-CO
47151 1705 Poole-Birmingham CO-NS
47448} 2040 Wolverhampton-Euston NS-NU
87028(d)}
Emergency drag, uninspiring power
86038 2100 Euston-Stranraer NU-CR
With a “can” approaching rather than a “roarer”the grumbling set in to change to cheers on seeing our power was an uncommon 86’0!
16/7/83 Sa
86252 0015 Liverpool-Euston CR-ST
86101 0030 Manchester-Euston
The up “Splitter” which joined/split at Stafford
47466 0147 Crewe-Cardiff
47449 0238 Crewe-Holyhead
86249 2350 Euston-Liverpool ST-CR
86223 0352 Crewe-Birmingham
47459 0100 Holyhead-Euston
81008 2355 Glasgow-Bristol (stock failure) CR-Mp 156 and back
After a rancid overnight, this packed train suffered a serious stock fault, set back to Crewe for the inevitable long delay so I bailed after 4 “roarer” miles all night!
86321 1930 Inverness-Euston
DMU 0600 Crewe-Derby CR-DE
Good doss on a 120 unit, decent stock these
31317} 0722 Derby-Birmingham
31412}
56115-Derby
47227 0744 Derby-Penzance
31217 0739 Chesterfield-Yarmouth DE-BE
20183} 0838 Leicester-Skegness BE-NO
20187}
With a class 20 society headboard, 20183 and 20187 at Nottingham with the 0838 Leicester-Skegness
45113 0726 Luton-Scarborough
45134 0726 Luton-Scarborough NO-DE
45137 0922 Derby-Skegness
45074 0729 Bradford-Weymouth
47083 0729 Bradford-Weymouth (ex NS)
47321 0817 York-Tenby DE-NS
We stormed in style, dispelling any fears about missing the 12 o’clock rats. At New St the driver advised his relief, “she’s a good’un”
47211 0805 Portsmouth-Manchester
85009 0805 Portsmouth-Manchester
31418 0740 Norwich-Birmingham
47148 0826 Bradford-Paignton
86218 1023 Manchester-Brighton
47537 1023 Manchester-Brighton
50023 0750 Paignton-Glasgow
87017 0750 Paignton-Glasgow
47278 0931 Manchester-Paignton
31125 0903 Cambridge-Birmingham
47515 0854 Brighton-Manchester
85020 0854 Brighton-Manchester
50018 0905 Paignton-Birmingham
45131 0810 Newcastle-Penzance (HST repl)
45114 0705 Plymouth-York (HST repl)
25285} 1010 Euston-Aberystwth NS-WO
25277}
The 12 o’clock “rats” with a decent pair too!
86214 1010 Aberystwyth-Euston WO-NS
47575 0940 Poole-Newcastle
37009 0940 Poole-Newcastle (ex NS) NS-DE
This was a big working, especially on coffins! Loco soon to work in preservation at GC (N)
Mail is unloaded from 37009 on the 0940 Poole-Newcastle at Derby
47590 1025 Portsmouth-Sheffield
45128 1025 Paignton-Leeds
Obviously this was a warm day at Derby, 45128 with the 1025 Paignton-Leeds holiday train
45109 1151 Leeds-Paignton
DMU 1536 Derby-Birmingham DE-BU
45074 1005 Weymouth-Leeds
47191 1055 Weymouth-Bradford
45114 1423 York-Plymouth BU-NS
47521 1520 Liverpool-Poole
50017 1306 Edin/Glas-Padd
31309 1818 Birmingham-Norwich NS-HI
Should have been a pair, but at least it reduced the always boring fester for the usual 100 plus bashers at Hinkley
47016 1133 Penzance-Newcastle
47341 1336 Yarmouth-Birmingham
31317} 1645 Norwich-Birmingham HI-NU
31412}
47286 1420 Paignton-Nottingham
86260 1823 Blackpool-Euston NU-MK
Very rarely roared this train
049} 2206 Northampton-Euston MK-LB
070}
17/7/83 Su
Negotiated a pass out with much hastle, apart from the Rugby rat scene I should have stayed at home as a normal!
052 0913 Euston-Northampton LB-BL
Bley-25173/25246
049 1020 Bletchley-Rugby BL-RG
Rugby-25201/25194/25320/25298/25190/25278 – mighty fine 6 small Sulzers
6 “rats” were stabled on Rugby on July 17th 1983, heres the fine line up of 25201, 25194, 25320 and 25298 in the South Bay
87002 1000 Euston – Wolverhampton RU-NUN
47468} 1000 Euston -Wolverhampton NUN-NS
87002(d)
87002 1000 Euston -Wolverhampton NS-WOL
47533 1200 Wolverhampton-Euston
31412 1223 Birmingham-Norwich
47114 1055 Manchester-Padd WOL-NS
86220 1100 Euston-Wolverhampton NS-WOL
86320 1400 Wolverhampton-Euston WOl-NS
47511} 1400 Wolverhampton-Euston NS-NU
86320(d)}
Not the most inspiring Nuneaton drag power that Sunday!
049 1529 Rugby-Euston RUG-BY
052 1555 Northampton-Euston BY-LB
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