Wolverton Works Open Day, Aug 85

Thanks to John Williams for the gen

L.Buzzard , Saturday August 17th 1985

Haulages

310051}  xxxx Euston – Birmingham  LB-WO

310076}

310094   xxxx Birmingham – Euston   WO-LB

81010, 86413, 31255,

A few years earlier 81010 is seen at Bletchley awaiting to cross from the Down Fast to Down Slow on January 4th 1982

Bletchley

08628, 31154, 31144

53444, 59206, 53500

Field sdgs -Vans – 80752, 35463, 84139, 80785

A few weeks later after John spotted 31154 at Bletchley, heres 31229 and 31154 on ballast at Nuneaton on September 14th 1985

Wolverton Works Open Day 

08011, 08484, 08629, 08789, 58026, Sans Pariel (k)

Units

312204, 310079, 312796, 315806, 305408, 302265, 303078, 309608, 304029, 305408, 312797, 310067, 313001, 302290, 310063, 315804, 305449, 302260, 305546, 317325, 507020

2108 (7046), 2109 (7048), 7034, 7318,

APT – 48105, 48606, 49003, 48605, 48102

62660, 77173, 71756 (E5069)

Stock

5895, 80391, 5766, 17077, 5737, 3824, 13594, 80401, 35200, 80339, 80415, 80586, 5853, 17037, 9464, 5782, 80549, 5759, 17063, 5882, 5557, 80369, 13085, 1895, 9470, 4847, 80453, 13580, 80373, 92145, 18582, 13590, 80655, 5856, 3389, 6073, 80419, 84026, 13499, 9477, 93157, 93564, 80356, 13583, 5253, 13513, 92045, 93393, 9428, 80790, 80701, 18714, 19507, 17113, 5267, 19538, 5466, 2908, 2909, 3732, CDB 976032

58026 plus a replica Sans Pariel in the works yard on August 17th 1985. A MK Living Archive image

Named Haversham (a nearby village, Wolverton naming tradition) 08011 as D3018 looks good at Wolverton Open Day on August 17th 1985 . A MK Living Archive image

The work’s lifting shop sees the driving trailer of 310063 under attention on August 17th 1985. A MK Living Archive image

Thanks to Wolverton top man Steve Chapman, is this Autumn 85 view of 73130 returning a unit to the Southern, Steve’s image captures the huge numbers of coaches and vans in the Works yard

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