South Wales leaps, March 78 and 2015….
Two South Wales moves lists, some 37 years apart. Times have changed but always worth a visit.
(some gaps in moves as HST/units not logged at time)
10/3/78 Fr
47088 1428 Swansea-Manchester Swansea-Newport
47109 1710 Cardiff-Crewe Cardiff – Newport
45026 1745 Cardiff-Sheffield Newport – Cheltenham
45048 1408 Newcastle-Swansea Cheltenham – Gloucester
50017 1723 Padd-Cheltenham Gloucester – Cheltenham
45021 1640 Leeds-Bristol TM Cheltenham – T.Meads
45007 2110 Bristol TM-Edin/Glas T.Meads – Cheltenham
At Cheltenham station a lot of postmen were waiting to load/off load mail onto the 1742 Leeds – Bristol. On realising it was late, they rang the box to enquire and only got piped music down the earpiece! Much laughter. Box eventually advised 20 down…! Cant imagine that happening today!
46038 1742 Leeds-Bristol TM Cheltenham – T.Meads
11/3/78 Sa
37175 0114 Bristol TM-Milford H T.Meads – Newport
Almighty thrash up Filton bank, bashers, tramps, students and drunks aboard to enjoy!
47108 0050 Padd-Milford H Newport – Cardiff
31256 0110 Fishguard H-Padd Cardiff – Newport
booked 31 but this was a dull local WR one
46026 0147 Crewe-Cardiff Newport – Cardiff
45020 0532 Cardiff-Crewe Cardiff – Hereford
47509 0712 Hereford-Padd Hereford – Malvern Link
47496 0808 Hereford-Padd Malvern Link – Worcester SH
45031 0639 Leeds-Paignton Worcester SH – Cheltenham
47101 0830 Manchester-Swansea Cheltenham – Gloucester
50022 0923 Padd-Cheltenham Gloucester – Cheltenham
40120 xxxx Crewe-Ebbw Vale “Gwent Valley Invader” Railtour Cheltenham – Gloucester
Student funding crisis saw me get 6.4 free miles behind the 40 in the “bog” !
47100 0920 Liverpool-Penzance Gloucester – T.Meads
50034 1110 Plymouth-Manchester T.Meads – Gloucester
47263 1110 Plymouth-Manchester Gloucester – Cheltenham
45077 1320 Liverpool-Plymouth Cheltenham – Gloucester
47075 1428 Swansea-Manchester Gloucester – Cheltenham
47144 1423 Manchester-Swansea Cheltenham – Gloucester
45035 1433 Paignton-Leeds Gloucester – Cheltenham
45074} 1000 Edinburgh-Plymouth Cheltenham – T.Meads
47550(d)}
very late, the Peak was on coffins, Some needed the 47 not the 45!
45049 1358 Penzance-Birmingham T.Meads – Gloucester
45021 1358 Penzance-Birmingham Gloucester – Cheltenham
46040 1640 Leeds-Bristol Cheltenham – T.Meads
46047 1805 Plymouth-Cardiff T.Meads – Newport
47136 1608 Newcastle-Cardiff Newport – Cardiff
47256 xxxx Portsmouth-Rtn Swansea Adex Cardiff – Swansea
47256 was very popular at the time as had been repainted in all over green and “steamed like a good un!”
17/3/15 Tu
67029 1716 Cardiff – Holyhead Cardiff- Cwmbran
The “WAG” was the only loco hauled passenger train serving Cardiff in 2015, has to be done!
South Wales Phot Spot ..
Cardiff, March 25th 1977
Apologies for quality but heres 47256 as mentioned in the 70’s moves on an oil train at Cardiff. In two tone green here she was later repainted all over green to make her a local celebrity.
Newport, November 25th 1983
Timeless Newport, a grubby 37290 on coal empties in steady drizzle!
Cardiff Bute Road, February 28th 1987
37905 had worked the Valley Explorer tour which had originated in London down the hill from Cwm Bargoed to Cardiff Bute Road. 33025 and 33062 had worked most of this tour. At this time Cardiff Bute Road was very run down, now as Cardiff Bay its very different on the waterfront a 100 yards from the station.
Cardiff Central, March 18th 2015
HST’s started operation on Padd-Swanseas in Oct 76 and ended in 2020….43132 tails 43029 on the 1528 Swansea – Padd.
60019 opens up on getting a green with a Llanwern-Margam steel working
Very into the sun but heres 56105 with a lengthy log train from Baglan Bay to Chirk
Cwmbran, March 18th 2015
67029 in whack amp mode out of Cwmbran with the 1716 Cardiff-Holyhead “WAG” 180315
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