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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!

Feb 15h 1987 Temple Meads/Bath Road 08483/951 31229/404/467 33001/119 37165/182 47147/188/230/297/322/533/615/901 50027/29 56056

30 years ago Feb 7th 1987 Swindon works:( passing) Still a few withdrawn outside works. 08023/142/249/347 25153/157/179/219/228/306 40063 depot. 08410/849 37233 50017

Most of the 50s worked from waterloo/paddington into the west country via Bath/chippenham. I saw another 5 at bristol Tm 50011 at Crewe works but never saw 33/35 that year.

November 26th 1987 bristol Parkway After returning to my parents in filton for one year (unemployment etc) this was my last spotting day. During the year around the area I had seen about 500 different locos 08s x 4 20s x2 31s x31 33s x 63 37s x 52 45s x 21 47s x 251 50s x 42 and 56s x 29 Ten years previous constant spotting at filton/bristol parkway i saw around 1000 different locos there were lots more peaks and class 25s around. Thursday evening 26/11/87 BP 08819 31132 33034 37096/193/280/428 45144 47370/556/631 50031

Hi Neil , Did not go on this one (went to York previous week) but went on the next two april & nov 1976 but only managed to save a few notes. I remember them well especially the latter where ICRS provided a coach which also included Glasgow works and Millerhill but only two were allowed around Polmadie. Great times.

30/10/87 A couple of hours at Filton Junction 31456 33060 37213/23 45104 47371/465/520/594/608 50028 56033/36

Bristol TM 22/10/87 08643/819 31223/282 33027 37230/431 45007 47002/012/473/508/556/583/600/629 56034

12th October 1975 Bristol Parkway It wasn never easy for this fourteen year old to get out of bed early on a sunday morning(or any other day)but on this day a Deltic was to pass through my patch for the first time. I had previously on seen them at Kings X and York and now only needed 3 & 10. There was a fair amount of interest at Bristol Parkway and a good crowd had gathered around the car parks. Eventually the sound of napier engines were heard for the first time in Stoke gifford and to my delight 'Meld' appeared. I have since seen a few deltics pass through the area but that first time was a special day. 12t October 1987 an hour at Filton J 33020/48 37426 47241/436/584 50037

23rd September 1987 Bristol Parkway 08800 37293 47143 500048 Filton junction 33022 Bristol to Cardiff 37430 Cardiff to Pertsmouth (to BTM) 37127 45124 47286/377/553/600 56034

It might have worked a freight from Doncaster Belmont/Scunthorpe/healy Mills etc. I have even seen some class 40s stabled there including the infamous 40126. I was glad 319 was there though, the Knottingley 47s were very rare in bristol though there was the occasional one on a relief on a summer saturday in the 70s.