Due to severe overcrowding of services over the Grantham - Skegness route during the summer of 1987, it was found necessary to provide a pair of relief's each summer Saturday.  A spare set of stock was found and thanks to the regular
use of  a Locomotive off a Doncaster Freight diagram this turn became very popular with locomotive enthusiasts.

Timings approx.  09:55 and 14:10 off Grantham and 12:10 and 16:10 ex Skegness.  Info received indicates exact times
and reporting codes may have varied slightly from week to week so any clarification would be welcomed for future inclusion..

This page last updated :  10/05/03
 

Grantham - Skegness Relief's
Date	Loco	Notes.
16/05/87	31293
23/05/87	37242	See Note 1 below.
30/05/87	37031	Note 2.
06/06/87	47285
13/06/87		Note 9.
20/06/87	31264
27/06/87	37065	Note 3
04/07/87	37153	Note 4
11/07/87	37116	Note 5
18/07/87	37092	Note 6.
25/07/87	37238	Note 6.
01/08/87	37117	At least worked; 1D15 1610 Skegness - Grantham..
08/08/87	37059	Note 7
15/08/87	37177	Note 7
22/08/87	31195	Ran between Lincoln -Skegness on this date.
29/08/87	37008	Note 7
31/08/87	37008	Bank Holiday Monday. See note 8, but with 1D15 extended to Nottingham
05/09/87	37072	Note 8
12/09/87	37013	Note 8
19/09/87	37263	Note 8
26/09/87	37239?	Most probably not the relief but vice Sprinter turn?

Notes:
1.  Running as 1G02 10:11 Gran - Skeg / 1G10 12:04 Rtn. 1G02 13:50 Gran - Skeg / 1G10 17:17 Rtn.
2.  Did morning trip ( Time/code details not known ) then 1G02 14:20 Gran - Skeg / 1G10 17:17 Rtn.
3.  ???? 09:55 G - S / ???? 12:10 Rtn S - G, also 1D15 1620 S - G
4.  Only have gen on ???? 12:10 S - G..
5.  Only have gen on ???? 09:50 G - S.
6.  Worked as 1D12 10:10 G - S / 1D13 12:10 S - G / 1D14 14:10 G - S / 1D15 16:15 S - G.
7.  Worked as 1D12 09:55 G - S / 1D13 12:10 S - G / 1D14 14:10 G - S / 1D15 16:10 S - G
8.  Worked as 1D12 09:53 G - S / 1D13 12:10 S - G / 1D14 14:12 G - S / 1D15 16:15 S - G
9.  37209 was believed to have been allocated to work the turn, but then failed before departure and the turn was caped.

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