We’ve all had some superb runs over the years with the driver and machine in perfect harmony. Using mine and Jim Burton’s logs this chapter will grow to record what is now a largely long lost scene…. A few phots of the stars are included.
81017 arrives at Leighton with railman Graham W doing his best to keep out of the way on October 1st 1985. The “roarers” could on occasions put in some breathtakingly fast runs some of which are listed below.
8586 Stirling – Edinburgh, August 1965 – a rare one!
DP2 on the Scotsman, April 1967
40152 on the Scotsman, April 1976
83012 howling over Beattock, Jan 1981
81021 on the last Morning Cobbler of April 5th 1983
37036 out of the Street, April 1983
25276 on a hefty local drag, Jan 84
27004 thrashing thru the Kingdom, March 86
33015 thrashing through Surrey on load 8, April 86
33201 thrashes over Salisbury plain,Aug 86….NEW Nov 11 2023
81011 goes like the wind, March 87
85023 13 early into Euston!, April 87
310086 storms South on class 317 accelerated timings, Sep 88
56046 Oxford – Euston via Bedford on the “Mothball” tour, May 93
Leighton Lists 