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a lazy Swansea Sunday, East Dock would have been deserted and silent, hugely atmospheric. Landore busy with power but in more modern sterile surroundings happy days NR www.leightonlogs.org 06/02/77 Su East Dock 37142,37305,37225,08942,37271,37236,08591,08661,08659,08658,37293 Hafod Br 08896 87A 37192,47056,37300,47505,37196,37230,47143,47244,03144,08663,03120,08819,47508,47496,47026, 253008,08286,37303,47529,37238,47500,47502,47477,47510,37232,47125,47478,47198,37198 High St 47540

hi there D1022!, yes the codes are p - pass, pa - parcels, o is oil, mo - motorail, f is failed as in the class 31 entry!, i suppose they codes add a bit more to days like we had in the summer of 1976! cheers Nick R www.leightonlogs.org

I left my mates dossed in a cramped tent at the Reading rock festival after "Gong" and an up and coming "AC/DC" had performed the night before..i think!! Whizzo power seemed thin on the ground that sunny August morning, it never rained in 76!! 27/8/76 Reading Station 47129p,47349l,47554l,50025p,50032mo,47510p,47122p,47241p,47152fr,47096p,31259p,08640sh, 7415,1206,1104,50010p,47171p,1048p,50034p,50011p,1070p,50019p,33032o,47497p,50038p,47050p,33203pp,47123p,1101,47436p,47503p, 47063p,47499p,47476p,47537pa,50028p,tdb975540,50004p, 47138p,253008(x2),47332frl,1203,7806,50044p,33203pa,7831,31241p(f),7831,31241p(f),253003(x2), 08791sh,47378o,47483p,7391,47166p,1071pa,47087p,50025p,31273p,1104,1065p,253001(x2),47536p,50010p,47024p, 7824,1205,50014p,47504p,47508cm,47454p,50008p,47110p,253008(x2) happy days Nick R www.leightonlogs.org

a highland baby sulzer view at the Kyle blocks here which i think was during the new road building closure period with a bus and ferry for part of the journey! Logs link must keep this top thread running..!! Nick R

Lazy Summer's day at the lineside just North of Leighton Buzzard when the WCML was a true electric railway with 81-87 on virtully everything which is why BR put the wires up. Today diesel powered virgin "vomits"(voyagers) and umpteen sheds make up an unhealthy proportion of Southern WCML power. Ayway 1974 saw a few unrenumbered lecy's and a couple of "rats",,,Happy days on the real WCML! 19/7/74 Chelmscote 86101,81014,87031,87024,86251,86007,86227,86247,86209,86016,87027,86225,83010,86025,86029, 86043,86243,86211,87022,87002,86001,86013,81013,86032,86036,86252,85039,86031,86212,81011, 87008,86033,85005,83002,86208,86213,87020,87013,86205,86028,25246,86244,87031,81014,86048, 86006,86026,81019,86237,87026,25324,81011,87016,86210,25246,87027,87006,86251,87029,86247, 86001,E3153,25311,86101,85039,86033,E3074,86235,86251,86043,85020,86212,81016,87025,86211, 85002,86243,85007,86248,86014,87020,86006,86237,86103,86231,86026,86230,87003,87003,87014, 83003,86016,83002,86213 Nick R www.leightonlogs.org

more from that unforgettable Summer of 76!! 6/7/76 Bletchley 0620-1140 85024l,56482,25266frl,25295l,85032sa,86222pa/sl,85036sl,50390,56146,83006fr,25069pax,37026-256,304,422,08221sh,87026frl,86217p,56145,50392,86238p,86243p,86004pa,86248p,87032p,87020p,86030p/sl,1036stx,86205pv,87005p,85010frl,86242p,86209p,86245p,86236p,87003p,86254p,86015p,86101p,86210p,87007p,86017pa,86217p,87009p,86240p,86258p,86216p,85035es,86222p,312104, 25314l,85034frl,87033p,25181+2503lx,87018,86215p,87024p,87019p,87008p,86039frl,85019pv,86243p,86250p,86238p,86214p,86259p,86232p,87016p,87032p,25181eng,87015p,86236p,87002p,87003p,86226p,87005p,37026+416,86240p,25069lx,86230p,86254p,83001pv,82004cs,86224p,86101p Depot 55009,55006,56295,25312,08808,08082,08085,25030 x = via flyover, pa = parcels, pv =palvans sl = sleeper ect... 37026 was the long established eastern unit drag from East ham/ilford to Wolverton..normallya 37 althos 31 and 47's worked up...1036 was on Stone- possibly the Leagrave and plenty 86/87 action the 55's on 1E are Bubbles not Deltics, 310s not recorded unfortunatley happy Summer days NR www.leightonlogs.org

220577 Bath 31294p, 47075H-1110 Portsmouth-Cardiff Dr Days 08953 Temple Meads 50043, 47533, 45050 H-1110 Portsmouth-Cardiff, 47035, As above used to quite often catch the Sunday morning pompey-Cardiff from Bath, At this time steam heat 31's were on most pompey-bristols like 31294 viewed at Bath here going South. This train was a regular 47 working so these fascinating trains can claim "big Sulzers too! nr

Recently found some long lost Triang-Hornby? BOC liquid oxygen white model bogie tanks. I have a few memories of a class 81/85 roaring along the WCML with the Widnes - Wembley BOC tanks in tow and a flow from Ipswich before their demise but little else. Any more of those distinctive BOC white tank memories, sadly assume all history now cheers NR www.leightonlogs.org

On this day in history , Sunday May 20th 1973 A SBLC (South beds Loco Club-whatever happened to them??) coach trip to Anglia area depots on a grey May day. 20/05/73 Su Luton 3018 Cambridge Station 2005,50378/56144,383,3661,51123/56100,50365,6819,6714,3611,6754,6734,6750,6723,6737,56141/56454,51296/56412,51267/56138,50384/56115,59272,50650,50368,2016,50172/59523/50230, 51281/51275,56452, 31A-Cambridge depot 51295/56461,50880,50383,56432,56447,51298,56414,59343,56442,56426,50824,56417,56423,51271,56430,51272,2008,3610 Wymondham 2018 32A-Norwich shed 1573,2175,6773,56434/51283,5663,1766,2037,50382,5577,6717,6714,50249/56437,56441,2155,50382,5526,5697,17661765,50260/50339,2081,6752,59540/50218/51277,50386,56142,56435,2370,51222, 50222,56365,56094,51118,51276,50161,56125,56307,2103,2050,51111,2035,2062,51278/56116,50256/59542/50169,59097,50750,50235 Norwich Station 50167/59527/51213,50131/56315,51120/56317.,51114 Kings Lynn 5553,2007,5830,2013,2014,2010 31B-March depot 3138,3553,2012,6817,3131,3327,3275,3132,3129,3217,5579,6735,5568,5575,6764,5552,6756,6725, 5816,5847,6722,5621,6738,6713,6728,5525,3065,7618/5281,280,5623,349,3218,5651,5569,51279 /56124, Peterborough 5521,5557,5602,5615,5626,5625,5251,6790,1998,5596,5618,5653,50676/59289/50725, 1779,258,1762,3385,1542,9001,3521,3522,3527,3279,3394 Real numbers, real railway! NR www.leightonlogs.org

Looking at the highland baby photo lists its suprising how far they roamed across Scotland over the years. They must have visited some long lost branches too, found this in an old mag this morning 5129 Coal from Barony Colliery, East Ayrshire to Falkland Yard 160971 Must be a good few long lost haunts the babies visited both in and away from the Highlands??? Any more to add?? NR www.leightonlogs.org

2 60A depot visits in May 73....Amongst the fine array of type 2's are 7 "babys" if we include "skinhead 5113", also 5000 visiting. Was 7 babys on shed fairly average back then??? 27/05/73 60A-Inverness 5117,5337,5333,5343,5123,5113,5119,5130,5132,5329,5335(Gr),5327,5124,3787,5320,5339,3735, 3896(gr),3660(gr),5000 29/05/73 60A-Inverness 3660,5115,5329,5000,272,3896,5339,5333,5130,5120,5132,5336,5342,5337,5338,5117 happy days! NR www.leightonlogs.org

Small and medium size oil terminals were once common place across the country. Trains of 45T, 100T often a mixture of the two,delivered oil/bitumen or whatever in often filthy short rakes on a regular, daily, weekly or monthly basis from the Stanlow/Fawley's/Grangemouths/Ripple Lanes of this world. Small receiving Oil terminals are often modelled but most are now history on the big railway. Be intrigued if readers can remember any long lost ones, the traffic flows etc...At least Lairg on the far North survives, but 100's must have gone a few starters...Thame regular oil from Ripple Lane, often 33 hauled, sole branch traffic? Buncrewe (nr Inverness) a classic rural oil depot, "Highland baby sulzer" served! Dunstable served by Ripple Lane, last traffic on the branch, ceased 1990 Aberystwyth - Stanlow served...25's Larger oil depots serving airports were Langley (LHR) and Salfords (LGW) loads of traffic there!! Any readers know any more, there must be a good few 100 more long lost ones thanks NR www.leightonlogs.org

Have distant memories of several early 70's Inverness 26's/"teacups" in green livery but with blue cab doors, 5333 noted as such, be nice to see a phot of this livery variation. Possibly blue 24's had green doors too! NR www.leightonlogs.org

mighty fine gen on such an largely ignored sub class in the mags of the time .. My notes for 030276 read Inverness Lochgorm "usual compliment of 12 plus 26's incl 26019,26031,26032,26023,20083 and 24123!!" The 24 was not logged on other days so must have returned to her old home! 24069 was at inverness on 0746 ex Perth on 310176, and 24107 was at Pitlochry paired up with 40063 on freight on 040276. Also returning from Kyle on 020276 i noted 25109 on cements at the new Strome Ferry cement terminal, a "rat on tour! happy days NR www.leightonlogs.org

Fascinating gen above, Six Bells Jn for March 25th 1967 has details of a "Grand Scottish tour" which included the Waverly route and a trio on load 18 Aviemore - Perth with the long lost 5122/5070/5127 as the power...Must have sounded good over Drumochter. In the late 70's the "skinhead" Scottish baby Sulzers did a fair bit of highland action too.. cheers NR www.leightonlogs.org

To add to the superb 26th February 1977 memories so far, few from the Swansea end that day... Western Tribute , Saturday 26th February 1977 The Memories The day dawned bright and sunny, very rare in my 3 years as a Swansea student being more regularly monsooned upon! on the long walk to Swansea High St, East Dock and Landore depot. Arriving at High St around 1100 there was already a small group of enthusiasts awaiting the tour. The word was “right time†and was “a pairâ€. A few 47’s came and went including visiting 47012, plus a few “flying bananasâ€(HST’s) . Then bedlam as 1023 and 1013 arrived with the tour, with the biggest headboard I’d ever seen. I had arranged to meet a Luton based mate during the tour run round but it was chaos, enthusiasts everywhere, up lampposts, signal posts, the track and everywhere else! The mood was celebratory almost, no time to dwell on the last “Whizzo’s†in South Wales or even “BRâ€, just get the phots and memories in! About an hour later the tour departed for the South West and finally Paddington, Swansea High Street returned to quiet Saturday afternoon normality. After 47483 arrived on the 1015 “Padd†I wandered up Prince of Wales Road to Landore depot. About 25 locos were on , the usual stuff mind, and all was a bit subdued after the earlier fun during the tour run round. Returning home from the depot, I stopped at Hafod Bridge, a small footbridge over the lines into High St, a bit North of the station. A snarling, growling, smoking, hooting 37236 on a passing parcels soon restored my faith, no more “Whizzosâ€, but plenty “syphons†to enjoy!!! The Gen Swansea High Street, (1100-1345) 253008 1100 Swansea-Padd 47131 1112 Swansea-Carmarthen 253006 0800 Padd-Swansea 47145 Swansea-Padd Parcels 47012 1208 Swansea-Fishguard H 253006 1200 Swansea - Padd 253012 0900 Padd-Swansea 08848 Pilot 08942 Pilot 1013 and 1023 “Western Tributeâ€, “Farewell Railtour†arr 1235 dep 1336 Padd-Swansea-Bristol-Plymouth-Padd 47483 1015 Padd-Swansea 253005 1400 Swansea-Padd 87A -Landore 37306, 47496, 37305, 37184, 47494, 47128, 47498, 37142, 47507, 37191, 37183, 37290, 08663, 08660, 08286, 37224, 47495, 03119, 03151, 47540, 47473, 03144, 08578, 37192, 47530, 03120, 08819 Hafod Bridge 37236 pcls 3 grainy instamatic phots at www.leightonlogs.org cheers NR

On this day in History, Luton Midland Road , 030273 Yes a day late, does anyone care!!! Two Luton Town FC specials to Newcastle that Saturday morning, dates the gen a little 3/2/73 Luton 68 6M31,1856 1Z71(Luton-Newcastle),61 1C06,52 1Z72(Luton-Newcastle), 4139,173 1C08, 87 1E41, 104 6E43,75 1P08,39 1C10,69 1C18,131 1M04,37 1S68,72 1M11,1701 6C35,127 5T44,163 1D06, 125 1C23,93 1C19,1692 1E78,40 1M13,1960 1Z60,1701 4S32,173 1P10,97 1C26,1730 8M68(stone), 1761 1Z92,1983 6M53,72 1T43,83 8O15,55 1M14,131 1E11,7663/7593 8L35,7570 8T61,39 1T41, 1867 6E56,1854 1T42,121 1M51,7540 9X45,69 1D08,107 D oil,93 1E13,1617 1M15,127 1T44, 155 1C41,61 1P14,113 6E35,7570 0Z00,56 6E45,125 1E06,118 1M17 Happy days on the Midland... www.leightonlogs.org

Bletchley was a very different place 35 years ago the railway, the town, everythings not quite what is was then! nr www.leightonlogs.org 5/1/76 Bletchley 25222l,08085sh,25143ch,85032p,25070/25239l,87001p,50391/56146,85005frl,86245p,86258p,87010p87034p,86004p,029,86229,81004p,86013rm,85021fr,85031l,37035p,86218p,86250p,87009p, 31117es-x,47356frl,86037p,87030p,86026p,86038p,87020frl,56148,50393,86239p,08085/55009, 87023p,86257p,81003frl,86244p,86255p,86009p,85017fr,87013p Depot 51867,59671,51861,51680,51882,59743,51863,59665,59656,51674,56149,50393,59654,08160,51658, 51893,59753,56295,25221,08221,59663,59667,59678,51857,59669,59651,51877,59756,51657,51656, 50861,79098,08629,51897,51679 Station 039,029,25309frl,86217p,25176fr-x,31117/55009es-x,47455frl,86251p,85036frl,86229p,86258p,86004p,86207p,86231p,87008p,87034p,25309frl,86039p,85027pa,86244p,25311l,86227p,86223p,86219p,86257p,81020o,25176fr-x,25071es,86239p,86254p, 86255p,86235p,87023p,86250p,87010p,85009frl,86247p,86216p,86233p,87025p,87011p

Type 2 heaven in December 75!!! 6/12/75 Inverness 26038,26032,26025,25062,26039,26045,26034,26031,27043,26016,08620,08728,26030,25229,26026, 26008,26010,40176,40166,47517,26023,08855 7/12/75 Inverness 26032,26025,26044,26008,25062,26026,26009,26022,26045,26034,26031,40086,40176,26010,40172, 26042,26035,25229,40166,26023,26010,40163,08728,08620,26013,40167,26046,26012,47517,26028, 26017,08568,26043,26016 NR www.leightonlogs.org

A day at Clink Road, near Frome...plenty "whizzo's" despite only a few months to go! 12/11/76 Clink Rd Jn (0910-1717) 1015st,50038p,50035p,50049p,1015st,31258pa,33016st,50015p,50036p,47102l,31209p,50043p, 1015st,50032p,1056st,1070p,47102p,50018p,50029p,47102o,47056st,1056st,50048p,50017p,50014p 47078p,31295fr,47056st,50049p,50009p,1056st,47131st,1071p,5001p,31295fr,1056st,50015p,47056st, 50012p,47131st,50043p,31209p NR www.leightonlogs.org

OTDIH - 28th October 1982 Fri 85010 1716 Euston-Northampton 85032 1720 Euston-Northampton 85020 1745 Euston-Northampton 85036 1815 Euston-Northampton 85020 1910 Northampton-Watford Addit Good night on the "Cobbler" commuters, can feww and a vice 310 turn too ex Northampton happy days www.leightonlogs.org

Well at least three of us at Derby on that grey day in 1972, 177 was my very last peak for sight still remember her now proudly standing outside the works. A lot of the Cabbed © entries at the end of the Derby Works lists need added detail in that they were spare? cabs only so easy to cab! We also ventured towards Etches Park but were soon hossed by BTP happy days! 26/8/72Luton 42 1C04,124H 1E41,5243 Bedford 3859,4139 Wellinboro 3864,3863,35 Kettering 5277,57 Leicester 3862,50161/59000/50061/55004,10,102,5233,1989,73H,43,1860,38,59531,118,5243,130,3776,3866,5235,85, Derby 1769,59650/51175/51638,1960,7639,5270,7615,8047,8072,3771,3351,3186,3572,3569,3792,2130,3577,50447/59151/50496,98,177(last peak),5567,95,56003/50035,2387,33,3082,21,5241,27,7615,50734/59256/50655, 1942,50446/50498/59165,5282,5232,91,5570,50669/5927/50744/50742/59267/50680,104,50655/59256/50734 8156,18,151,6869,1755,50656/59300/50741,169,50498/50446/59165,67,5618,160,47,5626 Derby Works (open day) 7506,3570,APT,5072,5258,8180,7537,5027,5257,7513,5064,5162,7547,144,4,178,153,127,147,192,93,3840, 3052,3764,3530,3914,148,3773,39,34,115,7639,5270,7617,7534,5294,7506,100,5021,7636,64,5013,76,1635, 185,82,7,3779,2386C,50692,3910,50725,59258,50688,50743,59293,50654,50719,51144,59441,50692,59301, 50697,50644,50685,59263,50696,50709,2381,2388,41001,41002,7647,7536,S15705,14,5029,5031C,5165C, 5306C,7634C,5064C,147C,5013C,7547,5004C,5187C Derby 1727,50496/59157/,8197,50447/50697/59301/50962,58,117,139,110,14,1583,1588,133,50676/59290/50676,5281,5276,5618,50744,6750,7610,101,26,1579,1738,50718/59297/50678,56,173,109,1732,22,5234,63,5279, 50669/59274,79,5280,5236,68,90H,3351,50794/50757/50974/51174,5250,5242. Leicester 102,5235,7561,5267,5284,5233,5243,5224,5248,73,51130,52 M.Harboro 1860 Wellinboro 99,130,7615,5241,7649,7614 Bedford 52,83,4139,3859 Luton 7523, 6590 6M54. NR www.leightonlogs.org

great gen, i wander if the 0954 ED haulage you raked in Waterloo-Bas was the down Channel islands boat train to Weymouth Quay? Some 100875 gen from a fit furter North here 10/8/75 Sa Corpach 27040H Fort William 27110,27028,08718,27032H,27027 Spean Bridge 27020 Ardlui 27109 Arrochar 51534,59564,51464,59545,51451,51518 Helensburgh 0-4-0 (Navy) ,053 Dumbarton 055 Coach Sidings 47272,51227 Queen St 27023,27114,51224,59568,51538,27007,27035,27008,27201/27204H,27104,51524 Coach Sidings 08755 Eastfield 20019,24100 Cadder 24008,24090 Greenhill Jn 27117 Haymarket 40166,40063,47141,37041 Waverly 40085,27206,20101,50290,50867,59397,27117,51244,59067,51539,50290,59302,51528,51459,51529,47471,47515,08717,40116,27104/27202H,40050,25226,55010,51248,56480,50186 Haymarket 25216,26023,24066,26032,27210,24094,27116,27209,47523 Cadder 24105 Eastfield 08347,08346,08348,08853,26015 Queen St 27212, 27011,27023,27205,27032,47275,50254,59552,51462,47272,27101,26015,51535,51455,51480,56406, 51227,27104,26025/26011H,27036,27021 Coach sidings 27023 Eastfield 27015,20017 Cadder 24018 Larbert 20105 Stirling 25002,50254,59552,51462,51480,56406,51227 Perth 24124 Newtonmore 47207 Aviemore 26044/26031 Inverness 26029,20111,26022,40075,24104 Can't beat old gen! www.leightonlogs.org

19/7/74 Sears Crossing 86101,81014,87031,87024,86251,86007,86227,86247,86209,86016,87027,86225,83010,86025,86029, 86043,86243,86211,87022,87002,86001,86013,81013,86032,86036,86252,85039,86031,86212,81011, 87008,86033,85005,83002,86208,86213,87020,87013,86205,86028,25246,86244,87031,81014,86048, 86006,86026,81019,86237,87026,25324,81011,87016,86210,25246,87027,87006,86251,87029,86247, 86001,E3153,25311,86101,85039,86033,E3074,86235,8625,86043,85020,86212,81016,87025,86211, 85002,86243,85007,86248,86014,87020,86006,86237,86103,86231,86026,86230,87003,87003,87014, 83003,86016,83002,86213 An afternoon at Sear's Crossing (South of Leighton Buzzard) a proper electrified WCML back then (i assume thats what it was electrified for) no rancid smelly Voyagers or dirty sheds every 20 mins or so like today!! NR www.leightonlogs.org

The “Thames Clyde Express†was a famous named train on the Midland main line in the 70’s. Coded 1S68 it linked St Pancras with Leicester, Sheffield, Leeds, Carlisle and Glasgow. At the Luton end it was nearly always class 45/46 hauled, but a good variety of diesel and electric power must have also featured? on the journey North. Believe it stopped running in the early 80’s but no dates. A sample sighting from 20th November 1972 at Luton, 150 worked 1S68 from SP Any Thames Clyde Express memories to share out there?. many thanks, NR, www.leightonlogs.org