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Q.  Alister Betts says...
 
	25/8/79 did a Brokenhurst – Chester ADEX – was 33103 to/from Mitre Bridge Junction.  Had an
        86 to Crewe and a 40 to Chester, which I believe to have been 40084 ( other records show that
	it should have been at CD at the right time).  Not sure if we had the same 40 back to Crewe.
	The return descended into chaos with our roarer failing somewhere around Stafford, I recall
	a 47/3 being involved and also a loco change at Northampton, bizarrely…..  can anyone help
	fill the gaps?
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Q.  Nigel Curtis asks...
        If anyone has any details of the Severn Valley diesel gala for October 1989?
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Q. D Trains asks...
     "Can anyone supply a full list of Locos/ Units at Swindon works on the 14/5/84, including stored/condemend locos?"

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Q.  Nigel Curtis asks...
 
    "I am after times for the Severn Valley diesel gala for a Saturday in October
     1987, locos included  two Westerns, two Deltics, D100 and a class 25,
     can anyone email me the timetable along with which service each loco
     worked plus the identities of the locos,  the timetable I had has been
     lost in several house moves."

       John Ditcham says... "
       I don't have the timetable for the 10th October 1987 diesel gala, but know at least the following workings:

       55 019 11:00 Kidd - Bnorth
       D1013 11:42 Bnorth - Kidd
       D1062 13.00 Kidd - Bnorth
       27 059 13.54 Highley - Kidd
       44 004 13.42 Bnorth - Kidd
       55 019 15:00 Kidd - Bnorth"
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Q.  Nigel Curtis asks...
    "I am after train times, services and headcodes for Exeter St Davids for
     the weekend - Friday 26/09/86 and Saturday 27/09/86 for the overnight
     services between 22:00 on 26/09 and 09:00 on 27/09 including parcels,
     TPO's, ECS, local and holidaymaker services, extracts from a working
     timetable would help. I spent the night on the station photographing
     most services but failed to record which service was which!"
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Q. Tony Dew would like to know if....
          There are any istances of Steam hauled specials running between London King's Cross - York in 1980 (or a year or so either side) ?
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Q.  Neil Dodd would like some help filling in the missing service details from his haulage records.  Any help appreciated.
Date Loco No Code Time Origin Destination From To miles Notes
23/06/1984 47539



Newton Abbot Teignmouth 5 No other gen.
01/07/1984 47283

Poole
Poole Bournemouth 6 No other gen. PM service.
22/07/1984 47050



Newton Abbot Teignmouth 8 Relief? No other gen. 1744 ex Newton Abbot.
22/07/1984 47254



Dawlish Exeter St.Davids 12 No other gen. 1831 ex Dawlish.
25/07/1984 47545



Newton Abbot Plymouth 32 Service unknown. Suspect Bristol - Plymouth 08xx ex NTA.
25/07/1984 47561



Exeter St.Davids Newton Abbot 20 No other gen. Susepct Liverpool - Plymouth?
05/08/1984 47545



Newton Abbot Exeter St.Davids 20 No other gen.
22/09/1984 47451



Exeter St.Davids Plymouth 52 No other gen.
29/09/1984 47559



Totnes Newton Abbot 8 No other Gen.
04/04/1985 47492



Crewe Wolverhampton 40 No other gen. 1005 ex Crewe.
16/06/1985 47556

Birmingham New Street Plymouth Exeter St.Davids Newton Abbot 20 No other gen. after 1900 from ESD.
25/08/1985 47716
10:00 Edinburgh Haymarket TMD Edinburgh Haymarket TMD 2 Open Day shuttle service.
21/06/1986 47258
18:57 London Waterloo Yeovil Junction Salisbury Yeovil Junction 50 Control Rlf Waterloo - Salisbury, extended to Yeovil Junction. First NSE Day.
18/08/1986 47707
22:15 Edinburgh Glasgow Queen Street Edinburgh Glasgow Queen Street 47 Headcode unknown - Relief
20/04/1987 47656
11:20 Birmingham New Street Penzance Taunton Newton Abbot 51 Relief or Control Spl.
20/04/1987 47600
10:21 Edinburgh Plymouth Exeter St.Davids Plymouth 52 Relief Service.
01/01/1988 47616
09:18 Bristol Temple Meads Plymouth Newton Abbot Plymouth 32 Headcode unknown. Bank Holiday working.
06/04/1988 47658
11:33 Leeds Torquay Exeter St.Davids Torquay 26 Scillonian VIP Spl. Headcode unknown.
15/05/1988 47638
17:15 York London Kings Cross York London Kings Cross 188 Headcode unknown
26/06/1988 47278
22:00 London Euston Edinburgh Preston Edinburgh 188 Control special with one Motorail coach and one half brake after Ada and Bill over booked.Headcode unknown.
04/04/1989 47213  2B27
 10:50 Paignton Bristol Temple Meads Newton Abbot Exeter St.Davids 20 Headcode unknown - Vice DMU S.
'Goyle' says "actually a thru service to Cardiff but terminated at Bristol when loco hauled."
28/05/1989 97545 1Z18

Wembley Central Newton Abbot Wembley Central 219 No other gen - Footex
28/05/1989 97545 1Z18
Wembley Central
Wembley Central Newton Abbot 198 Time not known. Footex
11/06/1989 47435 1C28 0910
 London Paddington Plymouth Newton Abbot Plymouth 32 Time not known.
  Time now added...  'Goyle'
11/06/1989 47598  1A62
  1250
 Penzance London Paddington Plymouth Westbury 130 No other gen.
'Goyle'  says "which fits in as this service called at Westbury"
24/06/1989 47194
18:03 Edinburgh Staylbridge Huddersfield Staylbridge 18 Huddersfield Green Party Charter.
24/06/1989 47194

Staylbridge Crewe Staylbridge Stockport 8 ECS off Edinburgh - Staylbridge Charter.
21/07/1989 47307
18:56 Wolverhampton London Paddington Birmingham New Street London Paddington 135 Headcode unknown, Diverted WCML Service due to derailment Harrow.
23/07/1989 47574

Birmingham New Street Liverpool Lime Street Wolverhampton Stafford 15 Headcode & Time unknown.
24/07/1989 47714 1F01
Newbury London Paddington Reading London Paddington 36 No other Gen
04/09/1989 47105
17:11 Exeter St.Davids Paignton Exeter St.Davids Paignton 28 Headcode unknown. Vice DMU.
29/10/1989 47462

Bristol Temple Meads Liverpool Lime Street Bristol Temple Meads Bristol Parkway 6 Headcode & 16xx Time unknown.
14/11/1989 47626
07:40 Plymouth London Paddington Newton Abbot Exeter St.Davids 20 Vice HST.

Q.  David Swann says..."Overnight E.C.M.L. 'Heavy' Class 47 hauled passenger/sleeper/motorail trains from Scotland to London were diverted(due to engineering work
           and ran via the coast from Newcastle through Sunderland,Hartlepool and on to Eaglescliffe before joining the main line again at Northallerton,rumour had it at the
           time that due to 'wheel slip' trains were piloted between Newcastle+Eaglescliffe,from memory at the time 37072/37167/37075 were mentioned amounts others.  The
           train that seemed to be in question at the time was 1E43 the 1920 Aberdeen-KX   I know for a fact that this was normally loaded to about 16 with Mk.3 sleepers,
           guvs+Mk2 opens.

           One Sunday during the winter months(probably 1984) I did my normal Sunday afternoon move; 14.42 Nottingham - Glasgow (scotch) to Sheffield  To cover the
           two steam heat diagrams (1O92 Leeds  -Portsmouth & 1E08 B/ham-Leeds) both steaming Peaks that day, on my arrival at Sheffield rumours were rife that 37167
           had piloted a 'generator' on E43 that morning between Newcastle  -Eaglescliffe, so much so the following Saturday night I decided to check this out, early
           evening I travelled from my home in Nottingham to Newark, then on to York and eventually Newcastle (via an HST and a 47 on a late 'pennine') after what
           was quite a long night on the beer and a bit of a 'fester 'back at Central station I learned that 1E43 was 30 'down' 47144 was waiting at the end of the platform,
           I thought this is it 'the pilot' I spoke to the driver he said due to loss of power on E43 it would be piloted to York which it was, 47402 approached slowly
           and both 47's ran to York where 47474 took over."

            Can anyone confirm if there were booked pilot duties, when ECML turns were diverted, and if so, suggest dates when the above may have occurred?

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Q. Brendan Kilgallon asks... "In the 1980's ? we travelled on a pair of green? 26's from Inverness to Kyle and back.  I think 26001 and 26007.  It was the first
          Sunday diesel hauled train and made it into the Scotsman. Could someone please confirm the date and engines used."
         
            Can't be 1980's as no green Class 26s on the mainline, 26001 & 26007 repainted green in July & August 1992.  The pair made their passenger debut
            working 1Z47 0835 Edinburgh - Oban special (ADEX?) and they were withdrawn August 1994, so must the working can be narrowed down to that
            two year period?

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Q.  Kevin Daniel requires details of HST formations recorded on the Western Region during 1976/77/78. Observations of HST formations (power cars and
        trailers) in service, on test/crew training/delivery runs, accompanied by an accurate date and location would be welcome. Identification of any service
        working would be a bonus. Observations of formations or "loose" vehicles on depot or works are also of use. Kevin is willing to negotiate payment for
         such information and can be contacted at hstdaniel@tiscali.co.uk

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Q. Brendan Kilgallon asks... "On 19/2/82 I travelled from Leeds on 47125 arriving 10.27, it shunted the portion, Poole?, and I then got on a train departing 10.47.
         Was it the Pool from Sheffield onwards? Or did I get on a St.Pancras train? I certainly got on one eventually which arrived St.Pancras 14.56. So I did either
         Sheffield - StP or Derby StP.  Could someone PLEASE put me out of my misery."
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Q. Mick asks... "Does anyboby have the info for Sunday 20th Jan 1991 Pennine workings.
            I travelled from York on the 1805? Newcastle - Liverpool  which was 47443, but would like to Know what went north that evening as I have
            no account what I got to York on..."

          Bigbird says..."47422 is a possibility but cannot guaranteed. I had it on 1M10 1020 NCL-LIV which after release at Lime St. may have done 17xx LIV-NC
          which makes 1M48 1807 NCL-LIV at York. (47443)."
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Q. Daniel Pearson asks..."Could anybody tell me any of the locos that worked the following on 10th August 1984:

                07:45 1M70 Cardiff - Crewe
                11.45 1M84 Cardiff - Crewe
                10.03 1V04 Crewe - Cardiff

          Any info for any of this day would help."
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Q.  Mick asks..."Anybody know the route a Euston-Halifax charter took on 27th October 1990. I believe it was a Rugex (GB v Aus) 86210 took it to Nuneaton then
           47846 the rest of the way. I would like to work out the mileage Nuneaton-Leeds."
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Q.  Ric asks...  "How far did 47805 work the 25-55 Paddington to Penzance sleeper on the night of 13/14th September 1992?"
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Q.  David Platt wrote:  "I have been researching the 'Flying Scotsman' service throughout its 'Special Scotch Express' and 'Flying Scotchman' days from 1862 to the 1924
            'officially promoted'Flying Scotsman' service at the British Empire Exhibition then BR's 'The Flying Scotsman'. Steam era only. Does anyone
            know when a headboard, bearing any of these names, was *first* used?"
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Q.   'SS' askes..."I'm trying to find which locos worked the Poole - Glasgow/Edinburgh Sleepers on 29/05/90 Northbound and 30/05/90 Southbound.
                No doubt a 47 for an electric forward from New Street, but which ones please if possible?
                I also remember a change of locos after reversal at Glasgow Central too. Is this correct?

                I seem to recall it attached to a service ex-Plymouth at New Street before going up the WCML. What might have done the shunting there?

                Were the headcodes 1M87 and 1S19 for the Northbound journey?"
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Q.    Peter Scott writes..."I recently got the computer to compare the gen on timewarp with my own moves and it threw out some interesting anomalies.  Certainly
               makes you think about the accuracy of the things you wrote down.
               Anyway, it's mostly 40s so if you could be so good and do a bit of checking for me I would be extremely grateful

                09-08-1980
                I have: 40109 1D31 1105 Manchester Victoria to Holyhead
                TW has: 40115 1D31 1105 Manchester V - Holyhead

                It's possible I have got mixed up as 1D11 and 1D31 were fairly close together up the coast.

                29-08-1980
                I have: 40029 1D32 0841 Stoke-on-Trent to Llandudno
                TW has: 40055 1D32 0841 Stoke-on-Trent - Llandudno

                13-09-1980
                I have: 47107 1D41 1418 Crewe to Holyhead
                TW has: 40035 1D41 1418 Crewe - Holyhead

                18-02-1981
                I have: 40120 1D34 0747 Manchester Victoria to Bangor
                TW has: 40107 1D34 0747 Manchester Victoria - Bangor

                I have: 40120 1J30 1130 Bangor to Manchester Victoria
                TW has: 40107 1J30 1130 Bangor - Manchester Victoria

                   40120 was out that afternoon working 1D21/1J31, as confirmed by  'D.Trains.'
                   The previous day, 40107 worked 1D34/1J30, with 40120 out later with 1D21/1J31 with the date of this swap probably confused in our records.

                22-05-1981
                I have: 40120 1J39 1718 Llandudno to Manchester Victoria
                TW has: 40092 1J39 1718 Llandudno - Manchester Victoria

                I have: 40091 1D21 1540 Manchester Victoria to Bangor
                TW has: 40120 1D21 1540 Manchester Victoria - Bangor

                Complete mix up here by one of us...

                06-07-1981
                1D21 was a duff... I just have 47xxx in my moves.  Any ideas?

                47479   'D.Trains.'

                25-07-1981
                I have: 47202 1J66 0942 Llandudno to Manchester Victoria
                TW has: 47242 1J66 0942 Llandudno - Manchester V

                47202 as confirmed by 'D.Trains.'

                19-08-1981
                I have: 40131 1J53 1513 Holyhead to Manchester Victoria
                TW has: 40106 1J53 1513 Holyhead - Manchester Victoria

                22-07-1982
                I have: 47475 1J53 1517 Holyhead to Manchester Victoria
                TW has: 40194 1J53 1517 Holyhead - Manchester Victoria

                I think 40194 failed at Holyhead.

                22-08-1982
                I have: 40145 1D54 0835 London Euston to Holyhead
                TW has: 40049 1D54 0835 London Euston - Holyhead

                'D.Trains.'  confirms 40145 as working 1D54 on this date.

                02-09-1982
                I have: 40081 1D34 0745 Manchester Victoria to Bangor
                TW has: 40084 1D34 0745 Manchester Victoria - Bangor

                I have: 40081 1J30 1157 Bangor to Manchester Victoria
                Alan Baylis confirms 40081 worked 1J30 on this date... he took the train from Warrington.
                TW has: 40084 1J30 1157 Bangor - Manchester Victoria
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Q.     Richard Denny asks..." I am a train driver and did my class 47 training on the 0920 (I think) from Brighton on the
                following dates: 16/05/91, 20/05/91, 03/06/91 & 11/06/91.  On 11/06/91 we got off at Kensington Olympia and
                worked a class 47 back to Brighton. I didn't record the locos numbers and now all these years later would love to
                know which class 47 they were. I know it's a long shot but maybe someone out there bashed these trains?

                'Bigbird' says... "On Tuesday 11th June I travelled on 1S76 0918 Brighton - Glasgow from Reading - New St. with 47572. Whether it came from
                    Brighton or came on at Reading I cannot say."
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Q.    Gray Carraway says..."On 20/07/84, I returned from honeymoon from Penzance to Paddington on the 1A53 09:32 working. I know it was 50 hauled
                throughout (including a lengthy layover at Plymouth for loco examination), but in my conjugal happiness I forgot to record which one. Any help
                much appreciated."
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Q.   Nick Blyth says...  "I am trying to find out if anyone out there was spotting at King's Cross on Sunday August 2nd 1974 - and wrote down the numbers of the locos
             arriving on  passenger trains between 11.45am and 12.15pm - I was on a southbound - possibly Deltic hauled - rake of MK1 coaches, I was only 8 months old - but
             my elder brother thinks we had 55010 up - and perhaps a 47 on the way back.    This is the only loco I've had that I don't have the number for and it would
             be so good to complete my lifetime haulage list! "
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Q. Alan asks...  "On 3rd July 1990, a train bound for Dundee departed from Edinburgh Waverley.   This train departed Edinburgh Waverley at approximately 1130hrs. I
         understand that this train reached Kirkcaldy at about 1200hrs and may not have proceeded any further. Does anyone know what type of train this was and
         the number? Does anyone know why the train did not proceed beyond Kirkcaldy, assuming this was the case? "
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Q.  "Can anybody confirm if 50019 worked the 10.24 Penzance - Liverpool on 15/2/1986?"
       
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Q. John Batchelor asks... "Does anyone know what loco's worked a Silver Jubilee day ADEX from Birmingham to Llandudno on 7th June 1977?

           I was only 10 years old and am hoping that I may be able to scratch a massive 40!!
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Q. Colin Brooks asks... "Can anyone confirm workings for the following locos on Wednesday 19th August 1987?
         These were all working around the Bristol / Cardif area  :  33023,  47102, 33017 & 33027.

   
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    "I have no record of 47102 or 33023 working in South Wales that day  however I have the following records for 33017 and 33027 working into Cardiff

    33017 1V38 08.10 Portsmouth to Cardiff   &  1O42 13.05 Cardiff to Portsmouth
    33027 2V58 06.56 Portsmouth to Cardiff   ,  1O41 12.06 Cardiff to Portsmouth , 1V58 11.10 Portsmouth to Cardiff , 1O96 15.10 Cardiff to Brighton
                1V77 14.10 Portsmouth to Cardiff   &  1O47 18.10 Cardiff to Portsmouth" Alan Lea
               Further info re 47102 & 33023 is still required...
Q. Steve Messenger asks..."I remember doing a Mystex from Cardiff to Clacton in 1979/80 ish which featured a steam heat Class 47 to Kensington Olympia for
          37266 to  Clacton and return   Anyone got more details such as a date and confirmation of the 47.

          Also in the same time period there was a Cardiff to York Merrymaker which featured 47142 Cardiff to York & York to Swindon where the
          bolier failed and 37247 worked forward  from Swindon to Cardiff via Gloucester.  Again I need a date & train details"

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Q. Graeme Salt  asks the following :."

        1.   Can anyone confirm or deny that 40034 worked the Manchester - Harwich boat train between Piccadilly and Sheffield on either 09/04/80 or 10/04/80?

        2. 46056 worked a NE - SW service on 25/04/81, possibly 1V67 06.37 Leeds - Paignton. Can anyone confirm the train, and how far it worked?
             If it was V67, the diary pages have 45073 going forward from Gloucester.

             Also out that day was:
             50019 1O18 14.20 Exeter - Waterloo
   
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Q. Colin Brooks asks... "On Saturday 22nd November 1986 -   Which 47 worked the folowing services - may be same 47

        1M14  1140 Poole - Liverpool Lime Street between Poole - Reading &
        1O03   0710 Liverpool Lime Street - Poole (from Reading to Poole)

        Also can anyone identify what 47 616 worked on that day?

          Also: 
          31 222 worked 0710 Lowestoft - Londo Liverpool Street  (either a Wednesday / thursday) in November 1983.  Can anyone suggest an exact date?
Q.  Does anyone have track plans of  Stoke Cockshute sheds (after the mid 70's) that they could scan for  possible use on a planned webpage for this site (and a modling progect?)
             Also scans of photos of the depot from that period (or earlier) for use on the site or otherwise?  Any details of locos recorded 'on shed' would also be welcome.
            
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Q.  Richard Barrack asks... "In the '70s, particularly the 1970-75 period, block oil (or some sort of petroleum) trains passed through Knottingley on the line to
           and from Goole. They were often 100t bogie tankers and had company branding such as (if memory serves) Gulf, Fina and maybe Texaco.

            They were usually I think, class 37 hauled though some may also have been 47 hauled.  My curiosity was reawakened by the article on tanker trains in the Feb
            07 Rail Express which, despite showing refineries and distribution points, fails to answer my question "where was this flow of fuel going from and to?"

            I think by the way, the tank trains turned south via Knottingley East and South junctions towards Doncaster, probably heading (or originating from) the
            Immingham area.   But where were they working to. Was it Hull? And what was the purpose?"

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Q.   Is there anyone out there reading this who was was on the RESL Scottish railrover that week 8th-15th August 1982 who can confirm the itinery/dates for the
            loco hauled sections?

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Q. Brian Kirby asks... "In Dec 1980 on a Sunday before Christmas, I travelled westbound over Woodhead on a diverted 07:40 St.Pancras to Man.Picc. train. The
          Class 45 pulling (with plenty of welly) had taken over the train after an earlier diversion and reversal at Stenson Jct, south of Derby. On arrival at Man.Picc., I
           remember  the loco was named Royal something, which means it was either "Royal Marines"  or "Royal Signals", but which one ? The coaching stock was
           old Mk1 compartment stock, possibly a Bedford commuter rake, not the usual Midland air-con coaches."
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Q. John Ditcham says... "What worked the following?
	08.06.78 :    07.30 Edinburgh - Liverpool Lime St (Edin - Carstairs & Carstairs - Preston)
	23.08.78 :    10.00 Edinburgh - Aberdeen
	31.08.78 :    1E11 10.30 Aberdeen - Kings Cross (Aberdeen - Edinburgh)
	27.10.78 :    09.15 Edinburgh - WCML (Edin - Carstairs & Carstairs - Carlisle)
	17.11.78 :    17.30 Edinburgh - Birmingham NS (Edin - Carstairs & Carstairs - Preston)
	19.11.78 :    16.45 Liverpool Lime St - Edinburgh (Liverpool - Preston & Carstairs - Edin)
	27.03.79 :    10.00 Edinburgh - Euston (diverted Flying Scotsman) Edinburgh - Carlisle
	05.04.79 :    09.30 Euston - Edinburgh (Penmanshiel diversion) Carlisle (or Carstairs?) - Edin
	14.07.79 :    09.15 Edinburgh - WCML (Edin - Carstairs)
	30.05.80 :    2O02 06.10 Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow QS
	30.05.81 :    1C90 07.17 Edinburgh - Carstairs
         	 :    1M33 07.35 Glasgow Central - Carlisle
	06.06.81 :    1M34 07.35 Glasgow Central - Carlisle
	30.10.81 :    1C87  09.08 Edinburgh - Carstairs
         	 :    1M24 09.23 Glasgow Central - Birmingham NS
	27.03.82 :    1C90 07.12 Edinburgh - Carstairs
              	 :    1M33 07.30 GLasgow Cent - Birminhgam NS
	04.04.84 :    1O85  16.10 Bristol TM -Portsmouth
	09.04.86 :          14.06 Birmingham NS - Glasgow Central
	08/09.02.87   Overnight Edin / Glasgow - Plymouth (leaving late on 08.02) What worked Carstairs - Carlisle?
	10.06.90 :    1M12 19.50 (10.06.90) Aberdeen - Euston (Edin - Carstairs & Carstairs - Carlisle)
	26.07.92 :    1S07 22.15 (25.07.92) Euston - Fort Willliam (preston - Carlisle)"
Q. Jason Hall says..."Thanks for posting my recent set of questions. I am slowly managing to fill in the gaps. Sadly though some new ones have come
        to light! Could you pose the following questions on the info required page please?
      
          My records for week 8th July 84 to 14th July are partially complete. Can anyone fill in the gaps?

          47061 on a relief. I boarded Derby and bailed New Street. Date, train, headcode anyone?
          47064, 47074 on trains around Derby? Any idea what they worked, if anything, in the area that week?
          31401 on a train from Anglia. I boarded Leicester and bailed at New Street. Date,headcode,train?
            Gerard Fletcher (Webmaster of 'The charts On-line") says..." The only train 31401 worked from Leicester to New Street that week was 1M81 18.03
                   Harwich - Wolverhampton on Tuesday 10th July."
          86315. Boarded New Street, bailed at Crewe"

  A.

Q.  Andrew Pullar asks...
           " a} 19/08/1967 Plymouth to Cardiff Central charter train for the Cardiff City v. Mighty Greens match. I travelled on this aged 8 with my parents in order to
                    visit relatives (rather than watch the 1 all draw). I was informed decades later that the train was headed by D1057 and was routed by way of St. Philips
                    Marsh and Dr. Days curve to avoid running through Bristol Temple Meads. Can anyone confirm the loco and route? Did it also avoid running through
                    the station at Exeter Saint David's?
 
               b) The actual date in 1972 when D19 failed approaching Bristol temple Meads on 1E30 [0820 Plymouth-Leeds] and got rescued by D144.

                    A long shot perhaps but hope springs eternal."
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Q.  "Captain Grey" asks...
                1) I vaguely remember going on a Mystex with my Grandmother around 1974 - 76. It started at Derby, went down through Burton and then I
                    think through Lichfield and we ended up with Llandudno as our final destination.   Anyone else recall this tour? I THINK it was a 47. Any numbers?

                 2) I travelled on a school charter from Radcliffe-on-Trent to Wembley Central to see a England schoolboys international match around
                     1977-79. We ran via Nottingham, Market Harborough and the closed freight only line to Northampton and down the WCML and back the same
                     way.  Anyone remember anything like this? Again, numbers, dates, anything appreciated.
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Q.   Alan Freer says...
             "I am after details of locos involved on one Merrymaker from 1980:
              Saturday 20 September 1980  Merrymaker ADEX  09.12 Slough - Blackpool via Oxford, and return 22.25 Blackpool - Didcot via Willesden. I believe it was
              47 to Coventry or New Street,AC electric to Preston,40 or 47  Preston - Blackpool and
             Blackpool -Manchester?-Crewe,AC electric  Crewe - Willesden, and 47? Willesden -Didcot.  Any info appreciated. "
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