Toton freight Friday October 23rd 1981
Thanks to Tony Ewer (who sadly died in Sep 2020) for the phots
20163 and 20047 at Toton, 231081
Oct 23rd dawned dark the skies gradually becoming slate grey as i awaited the 310 down at the station. 310069 arrived right time and the power car was joined for the usual acoustics. Tony fresh off his Cravens unit from Bedford joined me at Bletchley.
We headed North oblivious that around an hour later a down freight would derail under Bletchley flyover causing much chaos!
From New St a tram to Derby, for 45109 on a rake of Mk 1’s for the short run to Long Eaton. We were Toton bound and having been there 9 years earlier i thought i knew the way from Long Eaton station. We were soon hopelessly lost with a few locals helping us in the right direction. Then from high on a busy dual carriageway embankment was Toton yards and depot…………………………..
We clambered down the bank and camped out by the road leading to the depot, a 3 hour session at the North end of the depot produced the following power…44 locos, unforgettable!.
Power viewed
08292……..1
20047, 20054, 20070, 20072, 20077, 20082, 20098, 20129, 20135, 20142, 20158, 20159, 20161, 20163,
20170, 20173, 20177, 20181, 20185, 20187, 20192, 20193, 20208, 20209……24
25257, 25259, 25282, 25284, 25327……..5
31178, 31179, 31235, 31285……..4
45037, 45041, 45058…….3
47189, 47329…..2
56039, 56049, 56051, 56058, 56059……5
A DMU returned us to Derby where 40186 was returning light from Spondon after dropping off its oil train. 45016 steaming nicely on load 12 returned us to New St for our 310 unit home. The clear up from the derailment at Bletchley was just about visible as we passed by on the up fast. Back then the railway just kept on moving whatever the problem…
069………..0602 Euston-Birmingham………………………….. LB-NS
43169}…………… 0700 Bristol- Leeds…………………………………….. NS-DE
43170}
45109 1005 Derby-St.Pancras……………………………… DE-LE
Toton North Bridge,
A general view of the depot with classes 20, 25, 31,45 and 47 visible
45058 D. light, off depot………………………1115
20208}…………………………. D.coal…………………………………… 1125
20129}
08292………………………….. pilot………………………………………..1127
20185 …………………………..u light and brake…………………..1132
45058………………………….u light……………………………………. 1137
31235………………………….. D tanks/hoppers…………………..1142
20054}…………………………D. light, off depot………………..1146
200xx}
25282……………………………D. light off depot…………………1152
20181…………………………… U Mixed freight…………………… 1155
20155 with 31235 behind on an up mixed freight
56059………………………… D.MGR………………………………………. 1204
20082}………………………..D. light, off depot……………………..1209
20070}
31178}………………………….D ety Steel coil…………………………..1217
31285}
25284 Up light,.onto shed……………………..1230
56058…… ………………….D. light, off depot………………………..1232
20163}……………………….D Coal hopp…………………………………1234
20047}
20163 and 20047 at Toton on down coal
47189………………………… D.MGR………………………………………….1235
45037………………………. U coal e’s………………………………………1237
25327………………………..U Coal e’s………………………………………1242
20098}……………………..u light to depot……………………………1252
20209}
47329}……………………….Shed moves………………………………..1254
25257}
20158………………………. u light to depot…………………………..1258
31179…………………………D Ballast………………………………………1302
20135}……………………..U Freight……………………………………..1306
20187}
25259………………………..shed move………………………………….1322
56062……………………….D. light off depot……………………….1324
56062 looks a picture coming off Toton depot
20192}…………………….U Mixed freight…………………………….1330
20193}
20177}……………………..D.coal…………………………………………. 1336
20173}
20177 and 20173 with a down coal at Toton
56051………………………….D MGR…………………………………………. 1338
20161}…………………………D Ore hoppers……………………………..1351
20072}
47189………………………… U MGR…………………………………………..1404
20142} ………………………D. light, off depot………………………….1415
20159}
25284……………………….shed move………………………………………. 1420
25284 comes off Toton depot
45041………………………D Coal Hopps…………………………………….1422
56039……………………..D MGR……………………………………………….. 1435
56049…………………….Shed move………………………………………….1437
20077}…………………..U Light………………………………………………..1438
20170}
also seen Derby..
40186 oil to Spondon, returned light as seen below
DMU…………………1442 Lincoln-Derby……………………………………………………LE-DE
45016……………….1344 Newcastle-Swansea………………………………………… DE-NS
049…………………. 1824 Birmingham-Euston…………………………………………NS-LB
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