Virgin WCML power, Thursday October 24th 2002
Thanks to “TC” for what with time passing is now quality historical gen…
86229 passes the original Ledburn Jn with a late afternoon down Wolves on October 3rd 2002
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0600 Euston – Manchester – 87009 0432 Manchester – Euston – 87006
0620 Euston – Glasgow – 87012 0456 Wolves – Euston – 86247
0640 Euston – Wolves – 87031 0518 Lancaster – Euston – 86229
0655 Euston – Manchester – 87034 0519 Wolves – Euston – 86261
86261 failed Coseley, 87033 (ex BNS) assist rest of day
0710 Euston – Liverpool – 87029 0526 Manchester – Euston – 87007
loco hauled vice HST set VW44, failed at Longsight
0715 Euston – Birmingham – 86228 0532 Carlisle – Euston – 87008
0730 Euston – Preston – 87001 0545 Liverpool – Euston – 87021
0745 Euston – Wolves – 86247 0546 Holyhead – Euston – HST VW46
0800 Euston – Manchester – 87030 0549 Wolves – Euston – 86424
0810 Euston – Liverpool – 87022 0557 Manchester – Euston – 87015
0815 Euston – Birmingham – 90009
0830 Euston – Glasgow – 87006 0605 Wolves – Euston – 86245
0840 Euston – Holyhead – 87007 0610 Glasgow – Euston – 90002
loco hauled vice HST, 47840 ex Crewe
0845 Euston – Wolves – 86424 0619 Wolves – Euston – 87014
0900 Euston – Manchester – 87033 0622 Manchester – Euston – 87035
0910 Euston – Liverpool – 90015 0632 Liverpool – Euston – 87026/90008 top n tail
0915 Euston – Birmingham – 87014 0637 Manchester – Euston – 87028
0930 Euston – Preston – 87020 0640 Carlisle – Euston – 90033
0935 Euston – Manchester – 87015 0649 Wolves – Euston – 87020
0945 Euston – Wolves – 86229 0653 Preston – Euston – 90007
1000 Euston – Manchester – 87028 0658 Manchester – Euston – 87018
1010 Euston – Liverpool – 87026/90008 top n tail…0719 Wolves – Euston – 90014
1015 Euston – Birmingham – 90014 0720 Glasgow – Euston – 87016
1030 Euston – Glasgow – 87021 0727 Manchester – Euston – 87027
1040 Euston – Blackpool – HST VW46 0732 Liverpool – Euston – 87017
43101 with 43154 tailing pass Old Linslade with the 1040 Euston – Blackpool on November 7th 2002
1045 Euston – Wolves – 87035 0733 Birmingham – Euston – 90003
1100 Euston – Manchester – 87027 0819 Wolves – Euston – 86233
1115 Euston – Birmingham – 86233 0827 Manchester – Euston – 87032
1125 Euston – Lancaster – 87018 0832 Liverpool – Euston – 87004
1145 Euston – Wolves – 86228 0919 Wolves – Euston – 87031
1200 Euston – Manchester – 87032 0921 Holyhead – Euston – HST VW43
1210 Euston – Liverpool – 87017 0927 Manchester – Euston – 87009
1215 Euston – Birmingham – 87031 0932 Liverpool – Euston – 87024
1230 Euston – Glasgow – 90033 0936 Glasgow – Euston – 87025
1245 Euston – Wolves – 90009 1015 Birmingham – Euston – 90009
1300 Euston – Manchester – 87009 1019 Wolves – Euston – 86247
1310 Euston – Liverpool – 87004 1027 Manchester – Euston – 87034
1315 Euston – Birmingham – 86247 1032 Liverpool – Euston – 87029
1325 Euston – Preston – 90002 1115 Birmingham – Euston – 87014
1345 Euston – Wolves – 87014 1119 Wolves – Euston – 86424
1355 Euston – Manchester – 87016 1120 Preston – Euston – 87001
1410 Euston – Liverpool – 87024 1127 Manchester – Euston – 87030
1415 Euston – Birmingham – 86424 1132 Liverpool – Euston – 87022
1430 Euston – Glasgow – 87029 1148 Glasgow – Euston – 90006
1445 Euston – Wolves – 90014 1215 Birmingham – Euston – 90014
1500 Euston – Manchester – 86259 1219 Wolves – Euston – 86229
1510 Euston – Liverpool – 87034 1227 Manchester – Euston – 87033
1515 Euston – Birmingham – 86229 1232 Liverpool – Euston – 90015
1530 Euston – Carlisle – 86233 1315 Birmingham – Euston – 86233
1545 Euston – Wolves – 90003 1319 Wolves – Euston – 87035
1555 Euston – Manchester – 90007 1320 Preston – Euston – 87020
1600 Euston – Liverpool – 87022 1327 Manchester – Euston – 87015
87015 fail Leighton Buzzard! Train caped at top shack.
1615 Euston – Birmingham – 86245 1332 Liverpool – Euston – 87026 n 90008 top n tail
87026 looking good at Old Linslade with an afternoon down express on November 7th 2002
1620 Euston – Manchester – 87035 1340 Glasgow – Euston – 87012
1630 Euston – Glasgow – 87025 1341 Holyhead – Euston – 87007
47840 worked to Crewe, vice HST
1635 Euston – Birmingham – 87033 1415 Birmingham – Euston – 87031
1645 Euston – Wolves – 87031 1419 Wolves – Euston – 86228
1655 Euston – Manchester – 87030 1427 Manchester – Euston – 87027
1700 Euston – Liverpool – 87020 1432 Liverpool – Euston – 87008
1710 Euston – Wolves – 86228 1441 Blackpool – Euston HST VW 46
1715 Euston – Manchester – 87026 n 90008 top n tail..1453 Manchester – Euston – 87028
1725 Euston – Holyhead HST – VW43 1515 Birmingham – Euston – 86247
1730 Euston – Glasgow – 90015 1519 Wolves – Euston – 90009
1745 Euston – Wolves – 86247 1527 Manchester – Euston – 87009
1755 Euston – Manchester – 87027 1532 Liverpool – Euston – 87017
1800 Euston – Liverpool – 87008 1536 Glasgow – Euston – 87006
1810 Euston – Wolves – 90009 1538 Lancaster – Euston – 87018
90009 passes Old Linslade under threatening skies with a late evening down express in June 2002
1825 Euston – Manchester – 87028 1615 Birmingham – Euston – 86424
1830 Euston –Glasgow – 90006 1619 Wolves – Euston – 87014
1835 Euston – Preston – 87009 1627 Manchester – Euston HST-VW44
1845 Euston – Wolves – 86424 1632 Liverpool – Euston – 87004
1855 Euston – Manchester HST-VW46 1650 Glasgow – Euston – 87021
1900 Euston – Liverpool – 87007 1715 Birmingham – Euston – 86229
1905 Euston – Holyhead HST-VW44 1719 Wolves – Euston – 90014
1910 Euston – Manchester – 87014 1720 Preston – Euston – 90002
1925 Euston – Carlisle – 87017 1727 Manchester – Euston – 87016
1945 Euston – Wolves – 86229 1732 Liverpool – Euston – 87024
1955 Euston – Manchester – 87004 1815 Birmingham – Euston – 86245
2000 Euston – Liverpool – 87012 1819 Wolves – Euston – 90003
2035 Euston – Preston – 87018 1827 Manchester – Euston – 90007
2040 Euston – Wolves – 86245 1832 Liverpool – Euston – 87034
2100 Euston – Liverpool – 87016 1919 Wolves – Euston – 87031
2120 Euston – Wolves – 90003 1927 Manchester – Euston – 90007
2140 Euston – Wolves – 86259 1932 Liverpool – Euston – 87022
2200 Euston – Manchester – 87024 2014 Manchester – Euston – 87030
2250 Euston – Wolves – 87031 2019 Wolves – Euston – 86228
2345 Euston – Wolves – 86228 2115 Manchester – Euston – 87035
2131 Wolves – Euston – 86424
86424 leaves Coventry with the 1115 Birmingham – Euston on September 13th 2002
Drags…
Due to engineering work the following were dragged Rugby – Birmingham and vv
2140 Euston – Wolves – 47805
2250 Euston – Wolves – 47841
2345 Euston – Wolves – 47805
2115 Manchester – Euston (via Bir) – 47805/47784
47784 failed at Landor St Jn, 47805 off the 2140 assisted through to Rugby, then took the 2345 back 60 late.
Other Locos…
Where were the remaining 87’s/90’s?
87002 Polmadie since 2110 – exam
87003 Willesden since 2309 – repairs
87005 Wembley after failing 2310
87010 Willesden after failing 1910
87011 Willesden since 2110 – exam
87013 Willesden after failing 1510
87019 Longsight since 2210 – exam
87023 Willesden – spare, off exam 1900hrs
90001 Wembley since 1407 – repairs
90004 Wembley since 2310 – exam
90005 Willesden since 2310 – exam
90010 not known
90011 Willesden since 2108 – repairs
90012 Wembley since 2310 – exam
90013 not known.
Thanks again to “TC” for this superb bit of WCML research
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