The piece. a bargain!
Thursday August 25th 1977
The trip began, as usual with the 0818 from Luton, 45138 obliging. At York 40086 produced on a Liverpool – Newcastle, a good omen perhaps? At Leeds a dull but required 47537 worked the 1810 Carlisle then stupidly took non required 55019 to Harrogate on the Down Yorkshire Pullman, although this would proove my first and last Deltic to Harrogate. Late running by 55019 meant she missed the forwarding York connection, so it was a DMU back to Leeds for a much better 47291 on a Doncaster bound overnight
25/8/77 Th
45138 0750 Sheffield-St.Pancras LU-SH
47137 0740 Cardiff-Newcastle SH-YK
40086 1010 Liverpool-Newcastle YK-DA
47430 1E07 1040 Edinburgh-Kings X DA-YK
47461 1A29 1555 York-Kings X YK-LE
47407 1L16 1308 Kings X-Bradford LE-BR
47537 1M85 1605 Nottingham-Carlisle LE-SK
55019 1L33 1704 Kings X-Harrogate LE-HA
47291 1A41 2120 Bradford – Kings X LE-DO
47420 1S70 2015 Kings X-Edinburgh DO-YK
Days mileage 319, 10 locos
Friday August 26th 1977
Overnight saw the Hull papers behind 31272 again, then to Huddersfield for 31410 on the Halifax – Kings X portion. On this i passed Healey Mills copping 37246 here (only 6 37s to go now!) A 2 hour spell at Wakefield Kirkgate brought much 37/40 action.
Healey Mills (passing)
37040, 08163, 08865, 40193, 37015, 37174/37020, 40197, 37246
Wakefield K
47373mgr, 40092l, 37015o, 31268cs, 37040cs/ch, 37093fr, 37020/37174o, 40030cs, 40002cs, 40086pa, 37246cs, 45001fr, 47373mgr, 40092l, 46027p, 08098, 37093fr, 47245p, 31268cs,
A quick trip to Middlesborough passing the mighty Thornaby produced
Thornaby
37104, 03171, 03154, 37080, 08770, 08212, 37001, 08860, 08508, 37009/37079l, 31280fr. 47289l, 31137/31285, 37045
Then covered 2 40 hauled reliefs raking in 40040 and 40080 but missed 40004 on a Liverpool- Newcastle. The once solid York – Shrewsbury “mails” appears to be 40’s no more,47294 producing tonight on the Mails.
47461 1L39 2300 Kings X-Leeds DO-LE
31272 0300 Leeds-Hull LE-HU
31410 1A14 0840 Halifax-Kings X HUD-WK
46046 1010 Liverpool-Newcastle LE-YK
55006 1S21 1100 Kings X-Edinburgh YK-DA
40040 xxxx Durham-Manchester Relief DA-YK
40080 xxxx Manchester-Newcastle Relief YK-DA
47516 1E25 1600 Edinburgh-Kings X DA-YK
55017 1E26 1700 Kings X-Edinburgh YK-DA
46013 1V50 1930 Newcastle-Bristol TM DA-YK
47294 1M41 2150 York-Shrewsbury YK-LE
Days mileage 546, 12 locos
Saturday August 27th 1977
At Doncaster around 1am i got my first ever shunter haulage with the Bradford – Paignton portion shunt with 08876. The Doncaster – Hull got a disappointing 47215 but reasonable doss. During the day much quality power with 37015 and 40085 perhaps the best apart from split box 40127 on the Skipton leap.
Skipton’s fish and chips were quality too! The obvious bashing problem realised itself today of only being able to be in one place at a time, At least 3 x 40’s were missed including 40004,
40092 and 40190 but so be it. Some good overnight bashes on the Bradford line with 31’s then down to Doncaster after a record 18 locos for haulage in a day.
27/8/77 Sa
47265 2314 Bradford-Paignton LE-DO
08876 2340 Hull-Paignton portion DO-DO
47420 1S72 2230 Kings X-Edinburgh DO-YK
55016 1E35 2040 Edinburgh-Kings X YK-DO
47215 0357 Doncaster-Hull DO-HU
47408 1S51 0637 Leeds-Edinburgh YK-DA
40085 1P14 0835 Newcastle-Yarmouth DA-YK
37015 1N60 0846 Filey-Newcastle YK-DA
47403 1A18 1039 Newcastle-Kings X DA-YK
40169 1E34 0910 Blackpool-Newcastle YK-DA
47420 1E07 1040 Edinburgh-Kings X DA-SE
40071 0940 Yarmouth-Newcastle SE-YK
31127 0850 Weymouth-Bradford (via Halifax) HUD-BR
40127 1M85 1605 Nottingham-Carlisle LE-SK
45002 1610 Glasgow-Nottingham SK-LE
47409 1L34 1804 Kings X-Bradford LE-BR
31180 1A40 2150 Bradford-Kings X BR-LE
31135 1A40 2150 Bradford-Kings X LE-DO
Day mileage 607, 18 locos
Sunday August 28th 1977
Met Tim at Doncaster and we both did the Cleethorpes overnight again. Cleethorpes around 6am at high tide was empty, cold, windy and drizzly. Back at Doncaster in warm sunshine 47372 on the 0930 Edinburgh offered some very rare Knottingley 47 haulage. Most of the local bashers were Sheffield bound for the 20’s and hoped the Scottish region wouldn’t pinch 372! Later on 47094 replaced a failed Peak at Leeds, 1 hour down. 40057 was bashed to Darlington where 40026 was copped for sight on parcels here. Back to York, then Sheffield, followed by Peaks back to Luton
This Rover was a bit short at just 4 days but with a 2 week Scottish bash starting a few days later i needed the funds and sleep!,
28/8/77 Su
31321 0351 Doncaster-Cleethorpes DO-CL
47372 1S37 0930 Doncaster-Edinburgh DO-YK
47094 0850 Liverpool-Newcastle LE-YK
40057 1S20 0945 Kings X-Edinburgh YK-DA
47406 1A27 1417 Newcastle-Kings X DA-YK
45054 1446 Newcastle-Poole YK-SH
45128 1730 Sheffield-St.Pancras SH-DE
45102 1810 Sheffield-St.Pancras DE-LS
45037 1931 Leicester-St.Pancras LS-LU
Day mileage 317, Locos 9
Rover Stats
Rover Stats 1789
Loco Haulage 46
08876, 31127, 31135, 31180, 31272, 31321, 31410, 37015
40040, 40057, 40071, 40080, 40085, 40086, 40127, 40169
45002, 45037, 45054, 45102, 45128, 45138, 46013, 46046
47094, 47137, 47215, 47265, 47291, 47372
47403, 47406, 47407, 47408, 47409, 47420, 47430, 47461,
47516, 47537
55006, 55016, 55017, 55019, 55021
Spotting Cops …03060, 08225, 08320, 08745, 08874, 37045,
37061, 37212, 37246…..Total 10,
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