Midland Railtourer 3 – Thanks to Guy Kendrick
Sunday 17th July 1983
Electric’s down!
DMU – 10.57 Coventry-Nuneaton, Cov-Nuneaton 10.5
47468 xe BS (bit dull if I’m honest!) 1G24 10.00 Euston-Wolverhampton, Nuneaton-BNS (air cons) 20.75
+
87002 ae WN as above BNS-Wolverhampton 13.00
47114 xi SF (nice, and still with a silver roof) 1V78 10.10 Manchester-Paddington, Wolves-BNS (mk2) 13.00
86220 xe WN 1G26 11.00 Euston-Wolves, BNS-Wolves (air cons) 13.00
47249 xo BR 1052 12.33 Manchester-Brighton, Wolves-BNS (mk2) 13.00
A quick bail back to Wolves for 1G06.…….
86241 xe WN 1M78 11.05 Plymouth-Manchester, BNS-Wolves (air cons) 13.00
For highlight of the day;
40104 xi LO 1G06 14.25 Manchester-BNS, Wolves-BNS (mk2) 13.00
Followed by a bit of nb duffness to finish the day off;
47088 xo CF 1O92 18.10 ex-BNS-Portsmouth, BNS-Coventry (mk1 vbdh) 19.25
Monday 18th July 1983
50041 xe LA 1S61 06.45 Paddington-Glasgow, Coventry-BNS (air cons) 19.25
31403 xei MR 1E64 10.15 BNS-Norwich, BNS-Leicester (mk2 vb) 39.50
31285 xo TE (nice cop…..love a dirty ped) 1M66 09.03 Cambridge-BNS, Leicester-BNS (mk2 vb) 39.50
86240 xe WN 1A39 (I believe the.) 09.33 Liverpool-Euston, BNS-Coventry (air cons) 19.25
A bit of Generator action next with…
47407 xd GD 1E63 09.40 Poole-Newcastle, Coventry-BNS (air cons) 19.25, then onwards-
45129 xe TO same train, BNS-Burton On Trent 30.00
45135 xe TO 1V88 15.00 Derby-Cardiff, Burton-BNS (air con) 30.00
It was at this stage we decided to bugger off over to Nottingham and do the return Skeggies, resulting in some lazy afternoon fill in moves, but half decent peak mileage;
31421 xe MR 1E80 16.14 BNS-Norwich, BNS-Leicester (vb mk2) 39.50
45121 xe TO 17.35 ex-Leicester-St.Pancras, Leicester-Kettering (air cons) 27.00
45143 xe TO 1D55 17.35 St.Pancras-Nottingham, Kettering-Nottingham (air cons) 54.75
20160 vo TO
+ 1M47 18.37 Skegness-Derby, Nottingham-Beeston (vb mk1) a HUGE 3.25
20180 vo TO
20217 xosr TO
+ 1M22 18.55 Skegness-Leicester, Beeston-Leicester (vb mk1) 24.75
20155 xo TO
The downside……………………..a couple of festering DMU trips;
DMU 21.49 Leicester-BNS to BNS – 39.50
DMU 23.30 BNS-Reading (plus a GUV tacked on I recall) BNS-Coventry 19.25
That was a long day!
Tuesday 19th July 1983
50038 xe OC 1S61 06.45 Paddington-Glasgow, Coventry-BNS (air cons) 19.25
31184 xb MR 1E64 10.15 BNS-Norwich, BNS-Hinckley (mk2 vb) 25.00
31407 xd IM 1M30 07.40 Norwich-BNS, Hinckley-Nuneaton (mk2 vb ) 4.25
31423 xe MR 1M66 09.03 Cambridge-BNS, Nuneaton-BNS (mk2 vb) 20.75
45146 xe TO 1E63 09.40 Poole-Newcastle, BNS-Derby (air cons) 41.00
A rather marvellous relief I believe if my gin-soaked memory serves me right (I do stand to be corrected!), running for the late running 1M79 15.00 Sheffield-St.Pancras HST, but only as far as Leicester;
45007 xb TI comprised of a dirty scratch rake of MK1’s – Derby – Leicester 29.50
43086 ae EC
+ I’ve recorded this as the 17.00 Derby-St.Pancras, Leicester – Wellingboro’ 34.50
43093 ae EC
Some western region Sulzer thrash;
47145 xb CF 1D55 17.35 St.Pancras-Nottingham, Wellingboro’-Nottingham (air cons) 61.50
20186 vo TO
+ 1M47 18.37 Skegness-Derby, Nottingham-Derby (vbsh mk1) 16.00
20195 vo TO
47575 xe LE 1V88 21.29 Derby-Bristol, Derby-BNS (mk2) 41.00
310 059 (BY) 22.21 BNS-Coventry, BNS-Canley 18.00
Wednesday 20th July 1983
A couldn’t be bothered day really, obviously had something on at home later……ped morning….no brain power involved.
50023 xe LA 1S61 06.45 Paddington-Glasgow, Coventry-BNS (air con) 19.25
31184 xb MR 1E64 10.15 BNS-Norwich, BNS-Leicester (vb mk2) 39.50
31203 xo HM 1M66 09.03 Cambridge-BNS, Leicester-BNS (vb mk2) 39.50
31403 xei MR 1E66 13,15 BNS-Norwich to Leicester (vb mk2) 39.50
31407 xd IM 1M67 11.15 Norwich-BNS back to BNS (vb mk2) 39.50
87017 ae WN 1A57 12.59 Blackpool-Euston, BNS-Coventry 19.25
Thursday 21st July 1983
As usual, same two moves as above;
50034 xe OC on 1S61 to BNS from Coventry 19.25
31412 xd MR on 1E64 to Leicester 39.50
31327 xb TI back to Hinckley on 1M66 09.03 Cambridge-BNS 14.50
A bog-unit on a BNS-Peterboro’ back to Leicester 14.50, for;
31414 xd MR on 1M80 09.35 ex-Norwich back to BNS 39.50
45120 xe TO 1E63 09.40 Poole-Newcastle BNS-Burton On Trent (air cons) 30.00
For a nice tasty……..
47373 xos HM 1E27 09.58 Weymouth-Leeds, Burton-Derby (mk2) 11.00
45135 xe TO 14.28 York-Plymouth, Derby-BNS (air cons) 41.00
47481 xe CD 1O23 15.20 Liverpool-Poole, BNS-BINT (mk2) 8.50
A Leighton Logs fave, I’ve recorded it as 1A76 17.30 BNS-Hemel;
85037 xe CE BINT-Coventry on a set of mk1’s
Followed by some 31 action on 1MO7, bizarrely, a performance that sticks out in my memory as it was a Thornaby nb ped on a decent loaded set of mk2’s and it made a helluva racket all the way to Tile Hill, a lot of noise and smoke and a distinctly average speed! It’s the little things that people disregarded at the time, but when you think about the mundane scene today, it was awesome!
31166 xo TE 1M07 13.49 Brighton-Manchester, Coventry-BNS (mk2’s) 19.25
A walk across to Moor Street for a DMU back to Solihull and a walk to my grandma’s – 6.50
Friday 22nd July 1983
Yeah, yeah, yeah, you guessed it;
50019 xe LA on 1S61 from BINT-BNS – 8.25
31415 xd MR on 1E64 to Leicester 39.50
1M66 continued to drop a boilered ER loco in the form of;
31173 xb SF form Leicester to BNS – 39.50
45066 xi TO 11.15 Bristol-Leeds relief BNS-Derby (mk1’s) although thebashingyears.co.uk recorded as the 09.13 Paignton-Leeds which was 1E72. I stand to be corrected! -41.00
43165 ae LA
+ 07.44 Dundee-Penzance, Derby-BNS 41.00
43180 ae LA
I recall sitting in the rear power car guards compartment for some reason, no idea why, and being utterly sold on the power of the mighty Valenta. The scream and acceleration were outrageous, being right next to the engine. Changed my mind about what a tech marvel HST’s really were, and actually a proper locomotive, even though we never really liked to admit the fact.
DMU to Leamington Spa from Moor Street – 22.25 for;
33061 xe HG 1E22 12.46 (FO) Portsmouth-Leeds, Leamington-BNS (mk1 dh) 24.25
47198 xos CD 1V17 16.39 BNS-Paddington, BNS-Coventry (air cons) 19.25
Class 310 EMU back to Canley – 1.25
Saturday 23rd July 1983
Keeping it old-school today;
86206 xe WN 1J20 07.45 Euston-Aberystwyth, Cov-Wolverhampton (mk1 dh) 32.25
25262 xo BS Wolves – Wellington 19.75
+ Same train (obviously)
25296 xo CD Wolves- Oakengates where it expired 16.50
DMU – 10.27 Shrewsbury-Wolves back to Wolverhampton 19.75
87016 ae WN 1A36(?) 11.30 Wolves-Euston (air cons) back to BNS 13.00
25228 xi LO
+ 1J24 10.10 Euston-Aberystwyth, BNS-Shrewsbury (mk1 dh) 41.00
25239 xi CD
33037 xe HG 1V05 13.25 Crewe-Cardiff, Shrewsbury-Church Stratton (mk1 dh) 12.75
DMU – 12.27 Swansea- Shrewsbury back to Shrewsbury – 12.75
47440 xe CD 1A68 16.40 Shrewsbury-Euston, to Wolverhampton (air cons) 30.00
86214 xe WN, same train, Wolves-BNS 13.00
50015 xe LA 1V18 09.20 Glasgow-Paddington, BNS-Cov (aircons) 19.25
Thanks to Guy Kendrick
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