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45 Years ago Eastleigh Open Day 1975 As an 13 year old and big class 52 fan I had joined WLA to help raise funds for D1062 by selling copies of 'The Courier'. The Bristol branch occasionally ran some coach trips to Works/depots also to raise money. This is one of the trips I attended on that sunday in 1975. Eastleigh Works D2991 07003/12 33030/64/108/112/211 47006/229 71005 73136/142 74005 Depot 07001/6/9/10 08200/1/2/831/45/50/929 33001/7/11/16/18/28/105/110/115/117 47002/26/95/106/290/473/503 1023 (Cabbed) 1072 73103/7/131 74001/3/4/6/7/9 33119 Shuttle to station. Note 47503 at Eastleigh works at present being restored as 47771

July 16 1977 Filton Junction 25101/159 45015/22/27/31/59/71/75/106 46011/27/39/44/45 47035/111/176/258/332 50001 DMU M50309 59120 50328. Quite often due to a shortage of Peaks on a summer saturday we would be treated to a pair of rats also a midland DMU set Birmingham to Weston super Mare was always running.

July 9th 1977 Filton Junction A couple of locals gathered for another Summer Saturday hoping for a Peak 45/1 or Knottingly class 47. No Freight trains just the following Peaks & 47s; 45010/24/25/40/41/70 46002/9/28/31 47031/76/115/136/140/145/244/293/317/332/500/512 47317 was the winner. July 9th 1987 Filton Junction 08900 45108 47147/286/451 56051

Hi I was on the flying scotsman service on 1st November 1975 (Deltic 55005) from York to Doncaster. Has anyone any times for this service? Many thanks in advance.

30 September 1987 Filton J. 33022/26 45103 47308/473/483/532/551/620/625/646 56040/48

August 1st 1977 First day of 'Area 10 Midland rover' cost ten pounds for the week plus daily return Bristol to Cheltenham The 1M07 0740 BTM - Manchester was our daily service and on this day was planning to visit Westhouses, Barrow hill & Shirebrook. Unfortunately our Peak failed at the Lickey resulting in a long delay and we were only able to do bescot, Saltley and bletchley. expecting to be rescued by a pair of 37s usually parked nearby 31108/05 took us forward to New Street a couple of hours late. The rest of the week all trains ran to time and everyday returned on the 1V98 Newcastle - BTM which on our final day on sunday to our surprise was hauled by 40069.

25th June 1987 Passing throughh Filton 31170 33012/18 (cardiff - TM -Cardiff ) 37223 47159/212/225/451 Parkway 37690/6 47231/36/297/327/330/621/627 50015 56046

19th Arl 1987 Bristol temple Meads 08483/819 31128/413 33001/25 47122/293/588/663

30 years ago april 7 1987 (should read 1987 above) Bristol Parkway 47097/482 56031 Swindon Works 08303 25027 Depot 08795 47509 Reading 08936 33045 47626 50030 acton 56001 59003 Victoria 73121/130/135 Paddington 08944 31464 47476 50006/16/40 Didcot 47112 Swindon 56045

40 years ago pre pub hour plus at filton J 45133 & 50026 both now in preservation (hope to see latter at Swanage in May) 33039/58/210 37426 all on cardiff-BTM-cardiff 47150/293/564/627

31st March 1987 Filton Junction Station Early evening 31404 33059 45126 47145/237/370 50028 56039

Seen at Bristol TM 30 years ago 1987 08483/819/900/950 31287/403/4 33008/16/23/53/58 37135/233 47147/285/331/404/567/597/632/646/48/901 50002/13/45 56036/57/83

February 27th 1987 Filton Junction for a couple of hours 33011/31 37189/690/99 47148/293/445/552 50020 33031 haulage to BTM

Feb 17 1987 A few hours hangin around Filton Junction 33009/32/38 37427(all cardff-temple meads-cardiff) 31240 37096 47110/217/238/296/353/615 50017/20/36

feb Good chance I was there sometime that week (It was wearing a massive parka that was keeping me going) Yes less than a fortnight before the end of the Westerns which I witnessed for some bizzare reason at Patchway station. Must of been warmer there!