Late May 85 moves and Gen

At the time this was a very disappointing late Spring bash, as there was an awful lot of EH power, even on relief trains which still operated back then. However a few “roarers” were raked in on the classic S19 Crewe overnight move, plus some 20’s on low mileage moves but the top working coming late on the last day……    


23/5/85 Th-moves
87022        0855 Euston-Blackpool                        M.Keynes-Nuneaton
31430        1020 Birmingham-Norwich                Nuneaton-Leicester
43161}        1030 St.Pancras-Sheffield                Leicester-Derby
43047}
50026        0923 Newcastle-Penzance                Derby- New St
86432        0730 Penzance-Glas/Edin                New St-Wolves
85023        1333 Lancaster-Birmingham            Wolves-New St
86209        1537 Shrewsbury-Euston                New St-Bir Int’l
the “rancid can” was done because of gen of a failure in the Oxford area of the Brighton-Manchester. I bailed at Int’l, but the hordes went to Cov to cover the failure.
Unfortunately for all, control sent the booked engine to work the train from New St light engine to Cov. So as I enjoyed 85018 home, lovely 86258 was replacing the 58 at Cov!!!!  
85018        1523 Manchester-Euston                Bir Int’l – M.Keynes
054                  1825 M.Keynes-Euston             M.Keynes-L.Buzzard        

Other gen

85026        0537 Holyhead-Euston
47489        1020 York-Plymouth Relief
47626        0940 Poole-Newcastle
45117        0940 Poole-Liverpool
31415        0940 Norwich-Birmingham                
47613        1315 Liverpool-Portsmouth
85031        1540 Euston-Shrewsbury                        
47598        1413 Portsmouth-Leeds        
58017}        1255 Brighton-Manchester        
475xx}(d)
86258        1255 Brighton-Manchester (ex Cov)
85015        1700 Euston-Manchester
81003        1815 Euston-Northampton
                                               
24/5/85 Fr  - moves
87008        0855 Euston-Blackpool                             M.Keynes - Nuneaton
31422        1020 Birmingham-Norwich                        Nuneaton - Leicester
43076}        1030 St.Pancras-Sheffield                        Leicester - Derby
43114}
45108        1030 York-Exeter Relief                        Derby - New St
87005        1418 Birmingham-Euston Relief            New St - Coventry
47598        1140 Poole-Manchester                        Coventry - New St
45069        1709 Bristol-Leeds Relief                        New St - Derby
37103        1803 York-Birmingham Relief                Derby - New St
43004}        1722 Newcastle-Bristol                        New St - Cheltenham
43002}
47563        2124 Bristol-Glas/Edin                        Cheltenham - New St
37219}        2124 Bristol-Glas/Edin                       Bromsgrove - Barnt Green (banking)
37280}
47627        2140 Bristol-Glas/Edin                        
81005                2140 Bristol-Glas/Edin                  New St - Crewe


Other gen
45117        0800 Newcastle-Poole      (to NS)  
47544         0800 Newcastle-Poole     (ex NS)
47603        0923 Newcastle-Plymouth
45135        1325 Wolverhampton-Plymouth Relief
31459        0940 Norwich-Birmingham
47513        1212 Bristol-Edinburgh Relief
47401        0940 Poole-Newcastle
33117        1325 Reading-Wolverhampton Relief
85028        1215 Carlisle-Plymouth Relief (to NS)
47513        1215 Carlisle-Plymouth Relief (ex NS)
47456        1350 Liverpool-Portsmouth
31409        1610 Birmingham-Norwich
45134        1355 Cardiff-Hull/Leeds
85003        1618 Birmingham-Euston        
47140        1225 Plymouth-Crewe Relief
47197        1232 Portsmouth-Leeds (to NS)
45133        1232 Portsmouth-Leeds (ex NS)
31468        1324 Hull-Brighton
47401        1425 York-Plymouth Relief (to NS)
45127        1425 York-Plymouth Relief (ex NS)
45115        1521 Bristol-Leeds Relief
47547        1413 Portsmouth-York
85032        1605 Euston-Birmingham
85034        1400 Plymouth-Manchester
31430        1820 Birmingham-Norwich
47627        2140 Bristol-Glas/Edin                        

25/5/85 Sa The moves
85035        0015 Liverpool-Euston                        Crewe-Stafford
86248        2350 Euston-Liverpool                        Stafford-Crewe
81006        2320 Glas/Edin-Plymouth                        Crewe-New St
53720}
59285}        0635 Birmingham-Derby                        New St-Derby
53677}
31435        0723 Chesterfield-Yarmouth                        Derby - Beeston
very poor power for this “solid nb” train!
20106}        0818 Leicester-Skegness                        Beeston - Derby        
20107}
DMU        0915 Nottingham-Derby                        Nottingham-Long Eaton
To cover 0926 Derby -Skegness
DMU        0835 Lincoln-Crewe                                Long Eaton - Derby
47613        0743 Hull-Cardiff                                Derby – New St
47142        0805 Portsmouth-Manchester                        New St - Wolves
015                  1135 Manchester-Birmingham                Wolves- New St
86229        1240 Euston-Wolverhampton                        New St - Wolves
86324        1411 Lancaster-Plymouth Relief                Wolves-New St
a few were fooled by this blue machine on approach, “it’s an 81, no 86’0..oh no!!!”
31448}        1610 Birmingham-Norwich                        New St - Nuneaton
31410}
47298        1235 Yarmouth-Birmingham                        Nuneaton – New St
86230        1727 Wolverhampton-Euston                        New St –M.Keynes
089         1737 Birmingham-Euston                        M.Keynes-L.Buzzard

Other gen

47443        0115 Holyhead-Euston
86212        0115 Holyhead-Euston
87025        0225 Preston-Birmingham
85025        2215 Glasgow-Euston
85037        2305 Glas/Edin-Euston
47125        2320 Glas/Edin-Plymouth
31422        0530 Wolverhampton-Harwich
86429        2020 Aberdeen/Glas-Penzance
47563        2020 Aberdeen/Glas-Penzance
45144        0759 Nottingham-Paignton                
45116        0929 Derby-Skegness
47524        1005 Crewe-Penzance Relief
45121        0600 Bradford-Paignton
31428        0735 Norwich-Birmingham
47446        0734 Poole-Glas/Edin
45026        0805 Newcastle-Eastbourne Saga (to NS)
86226        0805 Newcastle-Eastbourne Saga (to West Lon jn)
47422        0923 Newcastle-Penzance
31415        0935 Norwich-Birmingham
47123        1000 Paignton-Liverpool
45129        0740 Penzance-Glasgow
47003        1025 Portsmouth-Leeds (to NS)
45026        1025 Portsmouth-Leeds (ex NS)
47627        1020 Paignton-Glasgow
86216        1020 Paignton-Glasgow
47352        1411 Lancaster-Plymouth (ex NS) Relief
45108        1005 Newquay-Newcastle                        
47121        1440 Poole-Liverpool

26/5/85 Su The moves

053        1423 Euston-M.Keynes                        L.Buzzard – M.Keynes
87012        1510 Euston-Holyhead                        M.Keynes-New St
86229        1255 Brighton-Manchester                         New St- Wolves
85020        1727 Wolverhampton-Euston                        Wolves-New St
86324        1927 Wolves-Euston                                New St –M.Keynes
081        1921 Birmingham-Euston                        M.Keynes-L.Buzzard
                                               

Other gen

85020        1440 Euston-Wolverhampton
85012        1343 Crewe-Euston        
45017        1425 York-Plymouth Relief
86229        1255 Brighton-Manchester
31448        1321 Norwich-Birmingham
47512        1413 Portsmouth-York
47091        1725 Manchester-Padd                        



28/5/85 Tu The moves

85017        0350 Euston-Bletchley                        L.Buzzard-Bletchley
the legendary “milk empties”, 1 X BSK, 2 x Van, immense acceleration!
53322}        0555 Bletchley-Bedford                        Bletchley-Bedford
59117}
53311}
43078}        0600 St.Pancras-Sheffield                        Bedford-Leiceter
43160}
45132        0740 Leicester-Leeds                                Leicester-Loughborough
43047}        0745 Nottingham-St.Pancras                        Loughborough-Leicester
43066}
20007}        0848 Leicester-Skegness                        Leicester - Nottingaham
20165}
DMU        0835 Lincoln-Crewe                                Nottingham - Beeston
20106}        0909 Burton-Skegness                                Beeston - Nottingham
20107}
DMU        1026 Nottingham-Derby                        Nottingham - Derby
45066        0906 Bristol-York Relief                        Derby - Sheffield
31445        1141Manchester-Hull                                Sheffield - Doncaster
45136        1324 Hull-Brighton                                Doncaster - Sheffield
08870        1324 Hull-Brighton onto 1400 Leeds-Paign        Sheffield Shunt
25211        1425 York-Plymouth Relief                        Sheffield - Cheltenham
A “spare” Peak was hovering at Sheffield, but the gutsy little rodent stayed on, all the way to T.Meads!, the holiday week’s top working for many..
45144        1709 Bristol-Derby relief                        Cheltenham – New St
86235        1740 Euston-Chester                                New St – Sandwell n D
86254        1927 Wolverhampton-Euston                        Sandwell n D-M.Keynes
058        1921 Birmingham-Euston                        M.Keynes – L.Buzzard

Other gen

45117        0705 Derby-St.Pancras
31405        0713 Birmingham-Leicester
47434        0707 Harwich-Glasgow/Edin
31434        1245 Cleethorpes-Manchester
31457        1400 Leeds-Brighton
31462        1341 Manchester-Hull
45069        1521 Bristol-Leeds Relief


Phot Spot…all from 280585

28058525211sheffr.jpg With a bit of good old fashioned flailing up front 25211 brings 1V21 1425 York-Plymouth into Sheffield

28058525211cheltr.jpg 25211 has a deserved rest at Cheltenham
28058525211lvgr.jpg A nice, claggy departure from Cheltenham with a certain Wolverton top man still aboard!!!

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