A “fish” on 1K09, December 1985
It was good to be back on the move after the Christmas routine of drink, food and
relations and a day’s “relief train” bashing was a good alternative to the “Sales”. On
arrival at Euston things looked good, a roarer was hovering on stock outside the Down
Carriage Shed, 2 more were on the “A sidings” engine line alongside platform 13 and
even better, 81004 then arrived with the 0615 Blackpool-Euston.
Checking the departure board at Euston, severe weather had seriously delayed some of
the Scottish sleepers and with Euston having to find power for several Down Xmas
reliefs things were looking good for roarer action! With 2 “fish” in 81004/81022
hovering I flagged 85018 on the Stranraer, 81’s were so much rarer to us! 81022 then
moved off, not to Willesden yard as feared, but dropped onto a mystery train on
platform 8 with passengers already on board.
The long run from the loco end to the stops at Euston to check the train followed, 81022
was on 1K09 “The Crewe” a normal service train which rarely roared. A hurried
Crewe Saver ticket purchase then back aboard up front for the thrash.
“The Crewe” was an unusual train in it stopped at various lineside “shacks” like
Northampton and Tamworth not served by many Inter City trains. Being diagrammed
for an 87 on a Saturday the train rarely roared but with todays sleeper chaos Euston
kicked out 81022!
The weather improved as we headed North and despite the many stops the loco was
driven hard to produce the usual screams, roars, whines and ticks that class 81 emitted
at speed down the Trent. As we approached Crewe a Southbound sleeper passed us at
1300!, and at Crewe 81014 roared in with the very busy 1S39 0734 Poole –
Glasgow/Edinburgh. When doing Euston – Holyhead’s to Crewe on “roarers” from
Euston, Control often swapped your “old electric” for an 86 so it was good to see 81022
once uncoupled by the “man with the gloves”, simply run round to join the return
working.
As listed below a procession of “roarers” crossed me heading North (81004/85007 and
81002) so Euston were still short of power. The return Crewe-Euston was very lightly
loaded making it all the more enjoyable.
Once back at Euston, it was farewell to 81022 and a pair of 310’s home
28/12/85 Sat – selected gen and moves
078} 0825 M.Keynes-Euston L.Buzzard-Euston
076}
85018 1010 Euston-Stranraer Relief
81004 0615 Blackpool-Euston
81022 1K09 1025 Euston-Crewe Euston-Crewe (via Nor)
85012 0350 Euston-Bletchley
81014 0734 Poole-Glas/Edin
862xx 1930/2030 Inverness-Euston (1320 ex Crewe)
81004 1115 Euston-Manchester
85007 1120 Euston-Liverpool rlf
81002 1135 Euston-Glasgow rlf
81022 1A42 1350 Crewe-Euston Crewe-Euston (via Nor)
075} 1702 Euston-Milton Keynes Euston – L.Buzzard
084}
The “Crewe” Train details
1K09 1025 Euston – Crewe
1A42 1343 (M-F), 1350 (SO) Crewe-Euston
M-F booked for loco off 1A09 0727 Wolves-Euston (86’2)
SO – booked 87, off up sleeper
Euston 1025
Watford Jn 1041
M.Keynes 1104/5
Northampton 1119/21
Rugby 1144/5
Nuneaton 1200
Tamworth LL 1212/18
Lichfield TV 1227
Crewe 1308
Crewe 1350
Stafford 1411
Lichfield TV 1429
Tamworth LL 1438
Nuneaton 1451
Rugby 1508/1510
Northampton 1528
M.Keynes 1545
Watford Jn 1618
Euston 1639
These are Sat timings, approx 7 mins earlier Mon-Fri
1K09-1A42 ran May 85-May 87 only, 12 coach MK III set (with buffet)
Phots from the day
85003 is spare at Euston A sidings on 281285
Recently reinstated diamond pan fitted 83009 arrives with emcars, 281285
Going back!, 81022 runs round at Crewe, 281285
1K09, 1A42 “The Crewe” gen list
Safe to assume that normally the engine off 1K09 returned on 1A42
86215 180585
85012 270585
86236 100785
86230 100885
86254 050985
85032 021185
81013 191185
81022 281285
81004 210186
86236 230186
86402 040386
86256 170386
86256 010486
86215 070586
86431 100586
85025 170586
81011 070686
85032 130686
86421 080786
87012 260786
86426 200886
87016 130986
86249 221186
85016 030187
87010 310187
85034 130287
86260 240387
86255 300387
85025 170487
85011 200487
Any more 1K09/1A42 gen appreciated
The locos by class
81004, 81011, 81013, 81022
85011, 85012, 85025, 85032, 85034,
86215, 86230, 86236, 86249, 86254, 86255, 86256, 86260,
86402, 86421, 86426, 86431,
87010, 87012, 87016,
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