On This Day In History

[rodent279]

Sorry, day late again. Must try harder....

 

The 1730 Birmingham New Street-Euston, normally an EMU (class 310) turn, was for two years a loco hauled turn. Consisting of 5 mk1's and an AC electric* loco, acceleration out of stations could be pretty impressive! Having said that, despite the class 1 headcode, 1A76's timings were pretty loose, a couple of extra minutes were allowed here and there, possibly because of less braking power with an 80 ton loco and 5 vacuum braked coaches.

It ran from May 1983 to May 1985, and is seen here a little over half way through its life, on 21st June 1984, at Leighton Buzzard, with 85012 on the sharp end.

 

 

A few minutes after 85012 had roared off south towards Euston, the air was filled with the racket of 2x25's, working hard on the "Stanlow Tanks". As the name suggests, this was a heavy train of mixed 4 wheel and bogie tanks, carrying aircraft fuel from Stanlow refinery, Cheshire, to Gatwick (I think-someone will no doubt correct me if I'm wrong). Probably in the region of 12-1800 tons are taxing the pair of 25's as they start the climb to Tring summit.

 

*On one famous occasion, in October 1983, 1A76 somehow managed to get 31263, all the way into Euston! Despite the pedestrian nature of the motive power, it was only a couple of minutes down.

Edited June 22, 2021 by rodent279

[D860 VICTORIOUS]

On this day in History 24th June 1971

Southall 24 6 71 

812 828 D1001 D1005 D1007 D1008 D1016 D1018 D1023 D1038 D1058 D1072  1200  1110 1561 1585 1606 1670 1732 1767 1803 1913   3963 3999   D7036 D7053  

One of the times I came home from school,rushed through homework,bolted down tea and walked to Southall. I copped 812,a Warship perhaps more associated with the Waterloo-Exeter route,and shortly after,828 hurried through on the down fast with 6V07 Kensington-Penzance milk empties. 1110 would have been a rare visitor,contrasting with "Falcon",seen on most spotting trips in the WR London area at the time. Great days...

Neil

[br2975]

On this date in history

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50 years ago today

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Friday, 25th. June, 1971

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Following the filming of ‘Young Winston’ (starring Michael York) in the Craig-y-nos area, whence the loco stabled at Colbren Junction. Presrved GWR 14xx 0-4-2T No. 1466 and GWR ‘Toad’ No.68684 were hauled from Jersey Marine – Cardiff Canton as ‘8X71’

 

During the filming, 2x Margam Cl.08s were used on a daily shuttle service between Colbren Junction and Craig-y-nos.

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I found 1466 and the Toad in the ground lathe area of the Canton carriage / DMU shed the following Sunday, 27th June, 1971.

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Brian R

[Downendian]

Not exactly to the day but late June/early July from 44 years ago.

with a few 3 wagon sets  (with more to come) of accurascales new HAA/HOP AB recently ordered, I was looking through my records for the "hopper special" working, which is not found in my working timetable of the period. This train worked from South Wales (I think) to Didcot on an occasional basis. It was heavily loaded and always double headed maybe to increase speed from the Severn tunnel so as not to impede the new HST services which had only just been introduced. 

I've only included known workings, rather annoyingly I have lost many years ago a notebook with headcodes and all trains seen for 2-3 months of 1975, a very useful doucument for my model set in that era.

 

30 June 1977, Bristol Parkway 

25 172 (very unusually) 1E38 Temple-Meads - Newcastle TPO

47 081/378 on the hopper special (headcode unknown as above)

45 045 3B31 Worcester- Temple Meads (a single GUV)

31 124 3S15 Temple Meads - Sighthill parcels 

47 238 4E70 Danygraig- Stratford Freightliner 

37 160'(IM) an unusual visitor, quite possibly on a service to Avonmouth 

 

1st July 1977, Bristol Parkway

25 272 (3B31)

45 030 1E38

46 002/47 241 Hopper special 

31 121 3S15 

47 478 4E70

 

the following week 

4/7/77 again at Parkway 

20 172/177 to Avonmouth light engine, returning later with an unknown service 

31 420/47 241 Hopper special (yes really!)

45 045 3B31 (again)

45 015 1E38 

47 243 4E70

31 177 3S15 

the pair of 20s were a real rarity at the time. Caused a lot of excitement, despite the loss of the Westerns four months earlier, those were the days.

 

Neil

Edited June 29, 2021 by Downendian

[phil_sutters]

[Downendian]

5th October 1976. As the daylight hours shortened we continued to cycle to Bristol Parkway most evenings after school, mostly in the dark. There were several stopping points en route, including two that overlooked Stoke Gifford yard. This evening 45 years ago, we were met with an unfamiliar scene. The Bath road rerailing crew were active on site as 25 061 had come to grief on the catch point at the entrance of the passing loop of the down sidings. Complete with floodlights which lit the scene, we watched with interest from the nearby embankment the goings on. 25 061 was recorded as a cop, and was still parked up at Stoke Gifford the following day, I presume having sustained some damage.

Apart from this event, the evening was much the same as other evenings late that year. Class 253 HSTs had just come into service on South Wales-Paddington trains with 253 005/008/009 sighted today. Still some Landore/Cardiff 47/4s supplemented this service as insufficient HSTs had been delivered at that time for a complete takeover. The timetables were labelled  “125” to indicate which services were HSTs. Our favourite services, routinely producing foreign motive power was the 3B31 Worcester-Temple Meads parcels, and 3S15 Temple Meads-Glasgow, which today produced 25 260 and 25 263 respectively. 
Sadly the Westerns were by now thin on the ground, there were no evening sightings this week, only D1005 on Saturday 9th October (1B76). This most probably was a weekend diversion from the Berks/Hants line where HST upgrades were in progress. Sundays in this era produced in particular many diverted services bringing higher than average class 50 sightings and our beloved Westerns. 
Neil

Edited October 5, 2021 by Downendian

[phil_sutters]

Taken from a train on one of my fortnightly trips from London to Southampton where one of our grandsons lived.

[Downendian]

Sunday 24th October 1976

From my 45 year old records, quite a sad day but I was not to realise it at the time. Four Westerns seen at Bristol Parkway in a morning. Two workings are known thanks to Mark Alden’s excellent records, and sadly two locos were the last time I saw them turning a wheel in anger. D1013 (service unknown); D1022 (service unknown); D1036 (8Z23) and D1065 (1B33 1026 Paddington-Paignton). Engineering diversions must have been in place for the Berks-Hants for D1065 to be seen, plus 50 007/010/034/035- unusual to see more than one 50 at Parkway in a day. 50 010/034 were recorded as the first sightings I’d made on the WR. Sadly, Western sightings were in single figures for me for the rest of 1976, and D1036 and D1065 were never seen working again.

Neil

Edited October 24, 2021 by Downendian

[Downendian]

Sunday 31 October 1976 just a solitary Western seen, D1058 on the 1B33 diverted through Bristol. The previous day though, the prototype HST set was seen twice, I presume on service trains to South Wales. It was the last time I’d seen this celebrity in service. Despite searching I can’t find a record of the last workings of 252 001.

Neil

Edited October 31, 2021 by Downendian

[Commoner]

On 31/10/2021 at 10:29, Downendian said:

Sunday 31 October 1976 just a solitary Western seen, D1058 on the 1B33 diverted through Bristol. The previous day though, the prototype HST set was seen twice, I presume on service trains to South Wales. It was the last time I’d seen this celebrity in service. Despite searching I can’t find a record of the last workings of 252 001.

Neil

 

Neil,

 

I have extensive records of HST formations from 76-81 with information sourced from over 100 different contributors, including yourself from way back when.  252 001 was very active in October 76 but the last observation I have for it in traffic is 01/11/76.  A correspondent informed me that it failed in traffic on 30/10/76 and its service was cancelled at short notice. Interestingly it had a fixed diagram and during W/C 01/11/76 production sets were noted on that particular working, formed with 2 TRSBs.  There were no production TRUKs in traffic until W/C 15/11/76.  I am of the view that it was stood down that week.  In terms of pure numbers, there were also enough production sets available by this date to make it surplus to requirements.  At the start of October 76 its use was essential given the deficit in deliveries of production sets.

[rodent279]

1 hour ago, Commoner said:

 

Neil,

 

I have extensive records of HST formations from 76-81 with information sourced from over 100 different contributors, including yourself from way back when.  252 001 was very active in October 76 but the last observation I have for it in traffic is 01/11/76.  A correspondent informed me that it failed in traffic on 30/10/76 and its service was cancelled at short notice. Interestingly it had a fixed diagram and during W/C 01/11/76 production sets were noted on that particular working, formed with 2 TRSBs.  There were no production TRUKs in traffic until W/C 15/11/76.  I am of the view that it was stood down that week.  In terms of pure numbers, there were also enough production sets available by this date to make it surplus to requirements.  At the start of October 76 its use was essential given the deficit in deliveries of production sets.

So the prototype HST did work in revenue earning service alongside production units? I've wondered about whether there was any crossover.

[Commoner]

2 hours ago, rodent279 said:

So the prototype HST did work in revenue earning service alongside production units? I've wondered about whether there was any crossover.

 

Yes the set was disbanded in April 76 and the power cars were used in a special test train monitoring the performance of the P8 tyre profile on the production HST trailers.  That particular train also included a loco-hauled MkIII, 12140.

 

The slow delivery of production units forced BR to revise the the interim IC125 timetable to be introduced on 4/10/76.  Original plans were for 17 sets being available to cover 12 diagrams.  In actuality there were only enough sets available to cover 8 diagrams from 4/10/76.  Hence the prototype was reformed and the official diagrams show it booked to work the 08.00/16.00 Paddington-Swansea and 12.00/20.00 return services, Monday-Friday.  It also had booked worked on Saturdays and Sundays.  Part of the reason for it being restricted to designated workings was due to the availability of footplate crew who were cleared to drive it.  I speculate, but I suspect that was a factor in its withdrawal.  WR HST control needed flexibility, particularly when swapping sets between diagrams in the event of late running and failures.  The prototype was a "special bird" and wasn't much help in that respect.  Once enough production sets were available it was probably an easy decision to withdraw 252 001.

[D860 VICTORIOUS]

On this day in history  6 11 1971

Old Oak Common

D809 D817 821 823 842  D1009 D1019 D1022 D1023 D1038 D1042 D1043 D1045 D1049 D1051 D1067 D1071  1594 1628 1639 1641 1643 1649 1653 1654 1655 1656 1657 1670 1675 1736 1747 1916 1932 1939  3600 3601 3947 3961 3962 3963 3965 3966 4003 4166 4177 4179  5528 5535 5536 5539  D7006 D7016 D7028 D7029 D7030 D7031 D7033 D7035 D7036 D7037 D7049 D7052 D7054 D7056 D7061 D7069 D7071 D7081

 

Willesden

1613 1783  3017 3107 4132 4133  5183 7528 7629 7660  5502  6530 6565  12058  E3003 E3010 E3011 E3014 E3076 E3077 E3090 E3091 E3093 E3110 E3116 E3117 E3121 E3123 E3135 E3140 E3141 E3143 E3148 E3157 E3163 E3167 E3169 E3170 E3179 E3186 E3189 E3193 E3199

 

Neil.

 

[D860 VICTORIOUS]

6 11 1971 :forgot this bit..

 

Acton Central-Willesden-Acton Central

 

D1026  1777  6581  7534 7660

[D860 VICTORIOUS]

On this day in History 3rd January 1972

Ealing Broadway-Paddington  D1005 D1024 D1063 D1068  1589 1650 1652 1653 1655 1660 1664 1692 1695 1738   3947 3955 3961 3999   5536  D7028 D7053

Kings Cross  275  1505 1506 1509 1522 1523 1760 1972   5589 5606 5607 5622 5623 5677  9008 9015 9021

St Pancras  54 81 141 183  3306   Liverpool St.  1561 1573 1702  3320  5509 5564   6750 6961 6967

Willesden Jct.  1867 1883   3051 3067 3848 4133 4151  5183 7530 7532 7554 7629  5518 5668  6570  6829 6948  E3059 E3069 E3092 E3110 E3119 E3125 E3132 E3134 E3148 E3178 E3200

Old Oak Common   D809  D1030 D1047 D1049 D1063  1587 1599 1607 1612 1643 1648 1650 1658 1678 1692  4000 4166   5528 5818   D7006 D7013 D7017 D7027 D7029 D7030 D7046 D7049 D7058 D7061 D7066 D7069 D7079 D7081

Many of the Hymeks at OOC,and of course D809,were withdrawn.Most appropriate loco seen that day-1972.

Neil.

 

[D860 VICTORIOUS]

On this day in history 12th March 1972   

Paddington-Swindon

D1012 D1048 D1050   1584 1599 1610 1655 1674 1715 1753   3599 3831 3940 3963 3965 3966 4179   5535 5682 5812   D7016 D7061* D7066* D7084  *-Condemned at OOC  PWM651

Swindon Works,and stabling point

D1000 D1004 D1017 D1018 D1019 D1020 D1064 D1065 D1066 D1071  1200  1661 1941  2120  3002 3042 3183 3218 3224 3358 3603 3607 3665 3666 3744 3817 3822 3829 3989 3991 4003 4023 4119 4124 4125 4163 4165

Locomotives awaiting cutting:

D804 D817 D819 823 828 D836 D837 D838 839 842 843 844 845 D847 D849 D851 852 853 854 855 857 858 D859 861  862 865 868 870  2378 D6310 D6318 D6320 D6322 6323 6326 D6327 D6333 D6336 D6339 D6340   D7002 D7006 D7010 D7013 D7020 D7024 D7033 D7042 D7048 D7049 D7058 D7059 D7072 D7081

 

From memory,and my Kodak Instamatic B/W prints,at least D836 and 842 were reduced to just both cabs,and of 6326,only a small part of one cab with the number remained. D6327 was on the naughty step for some reason,in a siding by itself some distance away from any other loco's.

 

Swindon and Bristol

 15 92 129 146 147 149 158 163 186  D1004 D1015 D1059  1607 1630 1644 1672 1673 1723 1726 1946   2121 2122 2136   3003 3513 3517 4123 4169 4173   5824 5837  D7009 D7014 D7054 D7063   7588

 

Marsh Junction

 

D815 831 867 869  6308 6319 D6328 6330 D6334 D6337 6348   D7003 D7008 D7012 D7021 D7025 D7040 D7041 D7043 D7047 D7051 D7056 D7057 D7065 D7067 D7078

 

Bristol-Paddington

 

818  D1004 D1039 D1063  1585 1663  5655 5812   D7037 D7074

Haulage: D1050 Paddington-Swindon  D1027 Swindon-Bristol  D1027 Bristol-Paddington

 

Fifty years ago,a day to see Hydraulic carnage.Loco's that could have given a few more years' service just cast aside,what a waste. The story of 6319 is too well known to repeat,if only....

[br2975]

Saturday 31st. July, 1971

.

Cardiff General

1057,

1611, 1637, 1660,

6974,

7088,

(51062+59421+51090)+(55026)+(50706+59296+50648),

.

Cardiff Canton 86A

128, 129, 149, 185,

1022,

1585, 1901, 1902, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1915, 1927,

2142,

3262, 3357, 3429, 3604, 3756, 3819, 4176,

6888, 6979,

7023, 7039, 7052, 7063, 7065, 7075, 7077, 7078, 7079, 7080, 7086, 7094, 7097,

GKN No.372

(50649+50698), (50659+59282+50700), (50682+59288+50726), (50694+59279+50732), (51052+59292+51080), (51054+59413+51082), (51134+59444+51147), (55025), (56293), (60099),

.

Cardiff General

26, 89, 94, 129, 144, 164, 183, 185,

1012, 1025, 1041, 1048, 1067, 1073,

1587, 1595, 1596, 1598, 1610, 1628, 1664, 1668, 1683, 1755, 1901, 1920, 1922,

3265

4010+7043,

6548,

6600, 6603+6996, 6971+6993,

7043+4010,  7085, 7093, 

(50083+59509+51399), (50660+59266+50729), (50679+59291+50727)+(55023), (50695+59588+50739), (51314+59481+51329), (51344+59496+51386), (51345+59497+51387), (51361+59513+51403), (51363+59515+51405), (51366+59518+51408),

[lmsforever]

On 12/08/2019 at 10:11, Trev52A said:

 

Both the 'Jubilees' were immaculate, the result of unofficial cleaning by photographers aiming to get the 'master shot'.

 

Although I was not part of the 'MNA' I knew several of their members at the time.

 

Cheers

Trevor

The cleaners were probably the Master Neverers

[Downendian]

5th October 1974, a day late.

Sightings at Bristol Parkway on an early autumn Saturday 48 years ago, I was there all day.

1974 give or take a few years is my chosen layout timescale, so I find my personal sightings valuable if only to jog the memory. It provides useful gen to number and personalise my fleet - several of these locos are now in my roster. Unfortunately no recorded workings which would have been very useful- headcodes were still very much in use.

08 824 - probably working as Stoke Gifford spoil tip pilot

37 256 & 303 invariably workings to or from South Wales

peaks galore 45 003/010/020 and yet to be renumbered 30, 44, 48, 121 and 134; 46 001/003/028/048

class 47s 47 006/027/052/054/055/089/104/147/151/214/265/342/479/493/503/508/509 (twice)/530/532/534/535

47 052 was recorded as two tone green, and 47 089 Amazon was the last but one WR (original) namer I needed.

Next to last but not least Westerns D1016/D1029/D1049 - probably on Tytherington stone trains or South Wales expresses. It was one of the last times I saw D1029 in service. Gladiator in particular was a regular performer on the stone trains that year. I do vividly remember Amazon arriving in one of the up loops in Stoke Gifford yard on a mixed freight from South Wales from my embankment viewing spot.

PWM 650 was pottering around in Stoke Gifford yard (it stayed there until at least 19 October), plus bubble car route learner TDB975023 put in an appearance. No other DMUs were seen, nor class 25s or 31s which normally put in a daily appearance but more likely on weekdays. Happy days indeed.

Neil 

Edited October 6, 2022 by Downendian

[Phil Bullock]

57 minutes ago, Downendian said:

5th October 1974, a day late.

Sightings at Bristol Parkway on an early autumn Saturday 47 years ago, I was there all day.

1974 give or take a few years is my chosen layout timescale, so I find my personal sightings valuable if only to jog the memory. It provides useful gen to number and personalise my fleet - several of these locos are now in my roster. Unfortunately no recorded workings which would have been very useful- headcodes were still very much in use.

08 824 - probably working as Stoke Gifford spoil tip pilot

37 256 & 303 invariably workings to or from South Wales

peaks galore 45 003/010/020 and yet to be renumbered 30, 44, 48, 121 and 134; 46 001/003/028/048

class 47s 47 006/027/052/054/055/089/104/147/151/214/265/342/479/493/503/508/509 (twice)/530/532/534/535

47 052 was recorded as two tone green, and 47 089 Amazon was the last but one WR (original) namer I needed.

Next to last but not least Westerns D1016/D1029/D1049 - probably on Tytherington stone trains or South Wales expresses. It was one of the last times I saw D1029 in service. Gladiator in particular was a regular performer on the stone trains that year. I do vividly remember Amazon arriving in one of the up loops in Stoke Gifford yard on a mixed freight from South Wales from my embankment viewing spot.

PWM 650 was pottering around in Stoke Gifford yard (it stayed there until at least 19 October), plus bubble car route learner TDB975023 put in an appearance. No other DMUs were seen, nor class 25s or 31s which normally put in a daily appearance but more likely on weekdays. Happy days indeed.

Neil 

Great notes Neil! 

[Southof1E top tmd]

Back on Sunday November 13th 1977 i sampled the following power en route from Bath to Swansea that Autumn Sunday. After 47129 it would have been a DMU/HST back from Newport to Cardiff, like many of us iregret not recording DMUs and HSTs at the time..

 

cheers

 

Nick Ross

 

https://leightonlists.com/

 

                                                                                                13/11/77 Su

33025    1111 Portsmouth-Cardiff                                                                                                  BA-TM

45001    1111 Portsmouth-Cardiff                                                                                                  TM-NP

25222    1345 Crewe-Cardiff                                                                                                            NP-CA

47129    1610 Swansea-Manchester                                                                                              CA-NP

47257    1833 Swansea-Padd                                                                                                           CA-NP

47120    1638 Manchester-Swansea                                                                                               NP-SW

 

[D860 VICTORIOUS]

9th December 1972

Cricklewood

38 40 56 68 83 88 93 120 135   1584 1595 1960 1961   3305 3306 3834   5186 5212 5216 5222 5234 5235 5244 5248 7558 7570 7572 7593 7616

Willesden

1523  3017 3027 3051 4116 4134 4135   5221 7661 7662 7672  6724 6965  12058  E6042   E3008 E3021 83006 84003 84008 E3050 E3054 E3067 E3081 E3087 E3105 E3115 E3119 E3120 E3134 E3139 E3149 E3165 E3172 E3177 E3181 86201

Old Oak Common

400  D1001 D1019 D1039 D1041 D1052   1599 1603 1634 1639 1640 1641 1645 1650 1657 1665 1669 1672 1679 1682 1689 1718 1728 1866 1907 1912 1935 1936 1940 1942 1945 1956   3598 3599 3601 3948 3961 4166 4177 4179 4180   5528 5530 5536 5539 5682 5685 5686 5689 5695 5843   D7000 D7022 D7026 D7028 D7029 D7031 D7076 D7089 D7100

On Sunday visits to Cricklewood,there never seemed to be any staff around and we wandered through the depot at will.

Visits to Willesden always started in the same  way :"Could we look around the depot please?"

"Where are you lads from?"  "Greenford" we replied. "Be careful,don't touch anything and let us know when you've finished" was the standard instruction,and we were never refused access.

We always managed to get around OOC too.

Carefree days,and now fifty years ago...

Neil

[D860 VICTORIOUS]

20th December 1971

Acton Central-Broad St.

266   3724   12058

Liverpool St.

1527 1548   3320  5515 5517 5633 5667 5862   6751 6752 6968

St. Pancras

44 55 88 100 135  1860   3306

Stratford

1526 1547 1781  3689  5513 5518 5800 5817 5843  5909  6741 6750 6752 6753 6755 6817 6825 6830 6865 6947 6968

Kings Cross

174  1107 1517 1575 1629 1761 1762 1999  5601 5602 5612 5613 5624 5625 5627 5642 5846   9003 9006 9011 9014 9015

Paddington-Southall

806   D1001 D1037 D1051 D1059  1606 1640 1642 1648 1655 1926 1927  D7016

 

Neil.

 

[Downendian]

Saturday 8th February 1975

bitterly cold like our recent weather, but we decided to take a short trip via a Swindon 120 unit to one of my favourite places on the WR, Severn Tunnel Junction - in years ensuing we cycled there, a 44 mile round trip. Fascinating place, watching the hump shunting activity around the marshalling yards, and frequent arrivals of freight from far off destinations, including a huge variety of foreign motive power, including frequently class 20s, 40s and records show class 44s on at least one occasion. Today was a bit more mundane, and the cold enforced an early return to Temple meads to thaw out in the buffet or stand amongst the steam released from steam heated stock. Locos only noted but I have the DMU lists as well.

 

Temple Meads and Bath road

46 004/026

Pilning 

08 888

STJ

08 029/119/652/654/848/932; 25 165/257/258; 31 105/271; 33 113; 37 215/216/225/234/243/291/305; 45 003/006/017; 27;46 018/024; 47 041/076/081/119/149/450/473/479/484/494 (still green) 495/505/530

Temple Meads and Bath road

08 089/140/377/402/900; 25 080/152/186; 31 256; 33 020 (on footex from Portsmouth) 45 007, 45, 49, 114; 46 015/016/021/046; 47 011/082; 50 001/025/042 D1027/31/54 and 3H 1104 and 1126

Funny what you remember - 33 020 was on a through road after returning from Ashton gate on a footex where Portsmouth were beaten 3-1 by Bristol city. Lots of Portsmouth fans had trekked back to Temple Meads and had obviously missed the train which had departed from Ashton station at the time still used for footexes. As it was in a through road they crossed the tracks and boarded the train somehow! The spotters at the end of platform 11 received a hail of used beer cans, and most like us had retreated into a less conspicuous platform or the buffet.

A class 33/1 at STJ was not that rare (or for that matter 33/0)  - I noted several, almost all were from working an Eastleigh-STJ service which was worked forward by a 37. However this was normally a weekday working so it’s a mystery why it was there in a Saturday. 
Neil 

[Phil Bullock]

23 minutes ago, Downendian said:

Saturday 8th February 1975

bitterly cold like our recent weather, but we decided to take a short trip via a Swindon 120 unit to one of my favourite places on the WR, Severn Tunnel Junction - in years ensuing we cycled there, a 44 mile round trip. Fascinating place, watching the hump shunting activity around the marshalling yards, and frequent arrivals of freight from far off destinations, including a huge variety of foreign motive power, including frequently class 20s, 40s and records show class 44s on at least one occasion. Today was a bit more mundane, and the cold enforced an early return to Temple meads to thaw out in the buffet or stand amongst the steam released from steam heated stock. Locos only noted but I have the DMU lists as well.

 

Temple Meads and Bath road

46 004/026

Pilning 

08 888

STJ

08 029/119/652/654/848/932; 25 165/257/258; 31 105/271; 33 113; 37 215/216/225/234/243/291/305; 45 003/006/017; 27;46 018/024; 47 041/076/081/119/149/450/473/479/484/494 (still green) 495/505/530

Temple Meads and Bath road

08 089/140/377/402/900; 25 080/152/186; 31 256; 33 020 (on footex from Portsmouth) 45 007, 45, 49, 114; 46 015/016/021/046; 47 011/082; 50 001/025/042 D1027/31/54 and 3H 1104 and 1126

Funny what you remember - 33 020 was on a through road after returning from Ashton gate on a footex where Portsmouth were beaten 3-1 by Bristol city. Lots of Portsmouth fans had trekked back to Temple Meads and had obviously missed the train which had departed from Ashton station at the time still used for footexes. As it was in a through road they crossed the tracks and boarded the train somehow! The spotters at the end of platform 11 received a hail of used beer cans, and most like us had retreated into a less conspicuous platform or the buffet.

A class 33/1 at STJ was not that rare (or for that matter 33/0)  - I noted several, almost all were from working an Eastleigh-STJ service which was worked forward by a 37. However this was normally a weekday working so it’s a mystery why it was there in a Saturday. 
Neil 

Cracking gen Neil … happy days!!!