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Although never our original intention to record frieght workings on this site,a small number of pages have been produced.
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This page last updated : 04-07-04

The following North Wales observations are with thanks to Vic Smith:

10 June 1985

40122 ???? 0814 Oxley CS - Holyhead CS (Empty stock working)
40122 4D?? 1705 Holyhead FLT - Crewe Basford Hall (Freightliner)

Class 47 workings 25/1/89.
47364 4G66 0542 Holyhead - Lawley Street Freightliner.
47354 4L86 0643 Holyhead - Stratford Freightliner
47008 4H59 0622 Holyhead -Trafford Park freightliner.
47479 6R59 ???? Chester - Holyhead. 5set Freightliner with ballast wagon DB982539 attached at rear due to isolated brakes on
F/liner wagon.

Class 47 working 19/4/89
47577 4D52 ???? Crewe-Holyhead (arrived 1055) Freightliner.

The following with thanks to Paul Lemon:

Freight & Postal info as follows:

5/1/86 31293 1H04 0400 Liverpool Street to Great Chesterford
(Newspapers/Postal to Cambridge - terminated at GC due to Engineering work)

24/1/86 47577 5C49 ???? Liverpool Street to Parkeston Yard ECS

27/1/86 31230 1M38 1800 Southend Vic to Liverpool Street Postal

12/2/86 47458 6C10 & 6C11 09?? Temple Mills to Hertford East & Bishops
Stortford trip working (Shunted at Broxbourne Coal, St Margarets Ferry Vans & Bishops Stortford yard coal)

13/2/86 31402 6??? ???? Gidea Park to Temple Mills via Liverpool Street (RR) Ferry vans

18/2/86 31199 6C10 & 6C11 09?? Temple Mills to Hertford East & Bishops
Stortford trip working (Shunted at Broxbourne Coal, St Margarets Ferry Vans,
Rye House Ferry Vans, Bishops Stortford yard coal & Harlow Mill Ferry Vans)

19/2/86 31195 6C98 & 6C99 10?? Temple Mills to Southend Vic Coal Yard & return

20/2/86 47013 6C10 & 6C11 09?? Temple Mills to Hertford East & Bishops Stortford trip working
(Shunted at Broxbourne Coal, St Margarets Ferry Vans, Rye House Ferry Vans,
Bishops Stortford yard coal & Harlow Mill Ferry Vans)

23/2/86 47344 5Z99 23?? Harlow Town to Ilford CS (failed EMU)

25/2/86 47534 1K12 0335 Liverpool Street to Southend Vic Newspapers & Postal

8/3/86 37060 & 37019 4E91 14?? Willesden HL to Tilbury Freightliner

18/3/86 31462 1F24 0320 Liverpool Street to Clacton Newspapers & Postal
18/3/86 47576 1K12 0335 Liverpool Street to Southend Vic Newspapers & Postal

20/3/86 31462 1F24 0320 Liverpool Street to Clacton Newspapers & Postal
20/3/86 47457 1K12 0335 Liverpool Street to Southend Vic Newspapers & Postal

22/3/86 31424 1F24 0320 Liverpool Street to Clacton Newspapers & Postal
22/3/86 31418 1K12 0335 Liverpool Street to Southend Vic Newspapers & Postal

24/3/86 47215 7E62 04?? Acton to ?? (possibly Harlow Mill - relieved at Stratford)

25/3/86 31223 9T15 ???? Overhead wiring train on Romford to Upminster line

28/3/86 31422 1F24 0320 Liverpool Street to Clacton Newspapers & Postal

10/4/86 31223 7061 00?? Rye House to Temple Mills (Concrete Sleepers for Hither Green)
& 7E24 03?? Temple Mills to Rye House (empty flats)

12/4/86 31224 7061 00?? Rye House to Temple Mills (Concrete Sleepers for Hither Green)
& 7E24 03?? Temple Mills to Rye House (empty flats)

13/4/86 31181 1K12 0335 Liverpool Street to Southend Vic Newspapers & Postal

Miscellaneous 08 info

2/1/86 08521 Temple Mills No.2 Pilot (Manor Sdgs)
7/1/86 08685 Temple Mills No.2 Pilot (Manor Sdgs)
8/1/86 08685 Temple Mills No.2 Pilot (Manor Sdgs)
10/1/86 08685 Temple Mills No.2 Pilot (Manor Sdgs)
11/1/86 08715 Leyton Engineers Depot Pilot
29/1/86 08519 LIFT Pilot & Trip Loco (went to Stratford Market Sdgs & Temple Mills)
26/2/86 08414 Temple Mills No.2 Pilot (Manor Sdgs)
3/3/86 08518 LIFT Pilot & Trip Loco (went to Temple Mills & Stratford 10 Shed)
5/3/86 08715 Leyton Engineers Depot Pilot
26/3/86 08689 LIFT Pilot & Trip Loco (went to Temple Mills)

Not all Class 50's visiting Doncaster travelled to or from the works on passenger turns, some, like the following example worked parcels.

11th October 1984
50017+50038 1415 Plymouth - Leeds vans:

Reported @ Sheffield by Craig Sullivan.

SF Class 08 Duties

With thanks to Paul Lemon.

29/1/87	08840	Temple Mills No.1 Pilot
4/2/87	08521	Stratford DRS Pilot
13/2/87	08531	Temple Mills No.1 Pilot
23/2/87	08740	Temple Mills No.1 Pilot
24/2/87	08740	Temple Mills No.1 Pilot
25/2/87	08740	Temple Mills No.1 Pilot
26/2/87	08740	Temple Mills No.1 Pilot
27/2/87	08740	Temple Mills No.1 Pilot
2/3/87	08417	Stratford LIFT Pilot
3/3/87	08440	Stratford LIFT Pilot
6/3/87	08758	Stratford LIFT Pilot
9/3/87	08542	Temple Mills No.1 Pilot
10/3/87	08542	Temple Mills No.1 Pilot
12/3/87	08542	Temple Mills No.1 Pilot
13/3/87	08542	Temple Mills No.1 Pilot
19/3/87	08417	Stratford DRS Pilot
23/3/87	08393	Mile End & Bow Midland Pilot
24/3/87	08393	Mile End & Bow Midland Pilot
25/3/87	08393	Mile End & Bow Midland Pilot
26/3/87	08393	Mile End & Bow Midland Pilot
27/3/87	08393	Mile End & Bow Midland Pilot

Freight Workings

With thanks to Paul Lemon.

2/2/87	47278	4Z54 09?? Willesden – Tilbury Freightliner (Spl)
3/2/87	31223	9C60 07?? Temple Mills – Silverton & Mile End trip working
5/2/87	31272	9C60 07?? Temple Mills – Stratford Market & Silverton trip working
18/2/87	31219	9G68 20?? Ipswich Yard – Temple Mills
16/3/87	31223	9C60 07?? Temple Mills – Stratford Market trip working
18/3/87	31223	9C60 07?? Temple Mills – Silverton trip working
20/3/87	31226	9C60 07?? Temple Mills – Silverton trip working
23/8/87	31226	7T14 Leyton – Ilford ballast working
30/1/88	37140 & 37170	7T22 Leyton – Northumberland Park – Broxbourne
30/1/88	37216	7T22 Broxbourne – Leyton
31/1/88	31283	08?? 6T01 Stratford Market – Temple Mills overhead wiring train

This table with thanks to Brian Lynn.	1330-ish Sheffield to Manchester parcels *(vans ex Cleethorpes?)*	1532 Leeds-Plymouth parcels	Hull-Toton acid tanks, passing Sheffield at 1700 ( see below )
17/08/83	40035
09/09/83	40035
15/10/83	47199
21/10/83		31191	40196
24/10/83	47273		40196
31/10/83		31297
04/11/83	40033
14/11/83		31128
16/11/83		45009
17/11/83	47202		47290
18/11/83	47202	47225	47056
21/11/83	40034	25212+25161	47350
23/11/83	40035	31321+31324	37119
24/11/83		31297	37284
01/12/83		31228+31149	40192
02/12/83	47191		47319
05/12/83		46017

Mike Hollick reports that the Hull - Toton acid tanks would be 6M63 Saltend-Toton West Yard in the May 1984 WTT it started at 1435. Tanks were then tripped to Spondon. Also that the 1532 Leeds - Plymouth was 3V02, starting at 1517 in
the WTT ending May 1983.

Links to other Freight pages on this site.

Bescot - Banbury Speedlink 1983-88 .
West Yorkshire freight and parcels (1984 & 1987)

Erewash Valley Freight and Westhouses observations .

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