Something different today we mused as we headed North on the first Euston – Birmingham service of the day with 321422 providing the power.
Pathfinder had organised 4 rakes of stock to be used with exotic power on the Birmingham – Gloucester – Bristol circuit in an event similar to Hertfordshire’s diesel day between Leicester and St Pancras in May 89.
The following featured on the Pathfinder Shuttles.
20025 and 20096, 20084 and 20170, 37074 and 37100, 37691 and 37800, 56034 and 58004..10 locos!
There was also a Hertfordshire Tour “the Double Gloucester” from Padd bringing 37235 and 37131 to Gloucester and onwards to Sharpness.
There was also a large 33 loco Open day at Gloucester Horton Road depot plus frequent shuttles from Gloucester’s busy station to Barnwood Jn top and tailed by steamer 6024 and 08795 with the Chocolate and Cream 117 DMU set composed of 51368/59520/51410.
Something for eveybody!
The Open Day exhibits included..(thanks to John Williams)
08778, 20025/20096, 26005, 31970, 33109, 37015, 37038, 37142, 37185, 37198, 37220, 37350 (green), 37691, 37800, 37885, 37906, 46035 as 97403, 47309, 47569, 50033, 56001, 58005, 59005, 60014, 90010, PWM 97561, 7017, 100, 1013, 7672, 9000, 9016…33 locos.
Thanks to “TC” for this over the pits view of 31970 at Gloucester Open Day
20084 and 20170 are stabled near the station at Gloucester
Always good to see the immaculate 25322 “Tamworth Castle” alongside 1013
Unusual visitors preserved 7017 and 26005 alongside the depot wall, thanks to “TC”
Mighty Napier’s with 55022 and 55016 attracting the crowds
Green 37350 and 37220 looking good at the Rail Day
John Williams remembers….”Also, at that time APTIS platform tickets were hard to come by from Gloucester, so I had the third degree from the booking office staff there when I asked them to print some from the blanks that I produced from my wallet.!!!
“TC’s” memories and moves from the day
Sunday 1st July 1990 was a decent day, We used the car to get to/from Birmingham, making the 37’s off there at 08.38, finishing on 58004 on the 21.28 from Bristol. From memory it seemed to run very well and to time. The only incident (and it could have been a lot worse) was on 58004 coming back up in the evening. We were cautioned because of a fatality on the Lickey, and passed the site with the body still at the side of the track along with the emergency services. It was announced not to look out a particular side of the train and of course everybody did! We were something like 40 late back into Birmingham, these days that would be a lot worse.
7 winners, 20084+20170 also out but both dud so didn’t bother.
Sunday 1st July 1990 Pathfinder “Gloucester Open Day Shuttles”
37074+37100 08.38 Birmingham NS – Gloucester (Birmingham NS – Kidderminster – Gloucester)
37691+37800 10.34 Gloucester – Bristol TM (Gloucester – Bristol TM)
37691+37800 11.53 Bristol TM – Gloucester (Bristol TM – Gloucester)
20025+20096 14.22 Gloucester – Birmingham NS (Gloucester – Kidderminster – Birmingham NS)
20025+20096 16.25 Birmingham NS – Gloucester (Birmingham NS – Gloucester)
56034 17.25 Birmingham NS – Bristol TM (Gloucester – Bristol TM)
58004 21.28 Bristol TM – Birmingham NS (Bristol TM – Birmingham NS)
MIB’s Glos rail day 1 July 1990 moves with thanks
86257 – 0104 Rugby to Birmingham NS 0140.
Wendy house doss.
58004 – 0545 Birmingham NS to Bristol TM 0755 via Kidderminster. 1Z17
56034 – 0825 Bristol TM to Gloucester 0906. 1Z18 to Birmingham NS.
Breakfast.
37691/37800 – 1034 Gloucester to Bristol TM 1115. 1Z19 0838 x Birmingham NS.
20084/20170 – 1320 Bristol TM to Gloucester 1402. 1Z38 to Birmingham NS.
6024 – 1455 Gloucester to Barnwood Jcn 1500 3 car DMU/1 MK1 com.
08795 – 1505 Barnwood Jcn to Gloucester 1520 3 car DMU/1 MK1 com.
37235/37131 – 1540 Gloucester to Sharpness 1620. 1Z03 0912 x Paddington Double Gloucester railtour load 10.
37100/37074 – 1640 Sharpness to Gloucester 1720. 1Z04 to Paddington Double Gloucester railtour load 10.
20096/20025 – 1758 Gloucester to Bristol TM 1841. 1Z43 1625 x Birmingham NS.
20025/20096 – 1930 Bristol TM to Gloucester 2020. 1Z46 to Birmingham NS.
20096/20025 – 2040 Gloucester to Birmingham NS 2210 via Lickey. 1Z46.
My winners were 58004, 56034, 37800, 6024, 08795, 37235, 37074, 20096.
My Moves for the day (5 winners!)
321422 0645 Euston – Birmingham LB-NS
20084} 1000 Birmingham – Bristol Charter (via Aston/Kidd) NS-GL
20170}
08795} top
51368(d)
59520(d) 1148 Gloucester – Barnwood Jn (and back) GL-BJ
51410(d)
6024 (k)
56034 1132 Birmingham – Bristol Charter GL-TM
56034 is a rare sight under the famous Temple Meads train shed waiting to power a return shuttle to Gloucester and Birmingham
2 views of 58004 about to couple up to the return 1557 Bristol – Birmingham Pathfinder shuttle, not a common sight at Temple Meads.
58004 1557 Bristol – Birmingham Charter, TM-GL
37074} 1730 Bristol – Birmingham Charter (via Lickey) GL-NS
37100}
47802 1435 Glasgow – Poole NS-CO
321441} 2041 Birmingham – Euston CO-LB
321411}
As we travelled home from New St to Cov and then the unit via Northampton there was news from the Italia 90 World Cup quarter final in Naples. Cameroon were 2 -1 up against England as we left Coventry, by Northampton it was extra time, and on getting home England had won 3-2.
An excellent day out none the less though!!
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