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Q. Can you help identify the services depicted in these pictures ?

Q. Brian Lynn writes..."Having dabbled with bashing during the summers of 84/5, but been distracted by other attractions like
            beer, football, work etc. I clocked up 80ish tractors and various other assorted stuff so was only really an amateur.   I'm
            interested to know who the real gurus are out there, what classes they concentrated on, and how many they actually managed
            to bag?"

Question posted: 30/11/02

Q. 'Spanner' wrote..."Perhaps someone could fill in one gap in my moves book?

The date was September 5th 1981.

1A25 09.35 Glasgow Queen Street - Aberdeen. I did this Stirling to Perth, and there was a 25 and a 47 on the front, but
I don't know which they were or which was powering!

1N21 09.38 Edinburgh - Inverness. I did this Perth to Aviemore and know it was a 47 but don't know which. If it's any help
(diagrammed return working?) 47207 later did 1T43 15.05 Inverness - Glasgow, which I did Aviemore to Stirling.

If anyone out there can help, I'd be most appreciative!"

Question posted: 23/11/02

Q. 47105" says..."The 'Peak Forest Navigator' (first one) was it 40034(accra) out of Liverpool Lime St ?" Preume this is a tour
that pre dates the tour of the same name which ran on 28th September 1982.

Question posted: 09/11/02

Q.    Darren Gunn asks..."The first 47 I saw aged 10 was at Margate station in the summer of 1982. The loco was 47136 on an
            excursion from Wolverhampton consisting of 10 coaches. The Hither Green crew was Driver J.Wilkinson and 2nd Man
            M.Fairbrother. Does anyone have details of the date in 1982 that this train ran, any train formation details or any
            other information?"

Question posted: 26/10/02

Q.    Phil Bartlett..."Went on a footex to the quarter finals of the milk cup at Highbury when Walsall beat Arsenal.
            45001 worked to Nuneaton from probably Hamstead calling Bescot and Walsall. An unidentified "roarer" worked Nuneaton
            -Wembley and return and 47010 worked Wembley - Highbury and Islington and return. I believe the date was 29/11/1983 -
            Does anyone know which roarer it was or have a Headcode number ?"

Question posted: 18/05/02

Q. Mark Harrison asks..."On the evening of Wednesday 22nd September 1982 does anybody know which loco worked the
            Fort William to Euston Sleeper from Glasgow Queen St. to Mossend Yard? Likewise, on the following morning, Thursday 23rd September 1982, does
            anybody know which Loco worked the Fort William Sleeper portion from Mossend Yard to Glasgow Queen St?"
            So, on Wednesday 22nd of September 1982, what worked:

              1. 1D05 22.36 Cowlairs to Mossend (detached from the above).
              2. On Thursday 23rd Sep 82, what worked 1T02 0420 Mossend to Glasgow Queen St

            This latter service was the Fort William portion detached off 1S07 21:55 ex Euston the previous day.

Question re-posted: 13/04/02

Q. 'Rugby Town' says..."When I w' lad, the BILTON SOCIAL CLUB in Rugby chartered a train from Rugby to Skegness.
The only gen I have is that it was a pair of 20's and it was in the early to mid 80's. Does anyone have any more gen to fill
in the gaps?

Question posted: 23/03/02

Q. Jason Warner would like to know..."On Friday 26/07/1985 my notes state that I had 47221 from Banbury to Crewe, but can
anybody tell me which train this was?"

Question posted: 16/03/02

            Antony Roberts comments..."whilst my moves book for that year is in storage and unobtainable for a while, if it helps I can recall
            the following:
            221 worked a late-morning Manchester - Brighton forward from Coventry on a weekday in July or Aug 1985. I believe the
            headcode was 1O74. If I recall the diagram correctly this was due to return as a Brighton-Derby in the evening (at 18xx)"
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Q. Jason Warner also asks..."I travelled on a MerryMaker on Sat 4th October 1980 from Northampton to Paignton.   I have since
           lost my records from that day and was wondering if anybody can recall what haulage the train had, I seem to remember that it
           called at Birmingham New Street."

Question posted: 16/03/02

Q. 'Beefy' asks..."I can remember sitting on Derby station some time in 1983 on a summer saturday and seeing 50030 coming in
            from the west(birmingham) on a service train. I thought that it was very unusual seeing a 50 north of Birmingham.
            Then it came back in the afternoon on another service train which I took to Burton. I don't know which services it
            worked on or the date because I have lost the page in my book. Could anybody help me with info?"

Question posted: 16/03/02

Q. Stuart Greer asks..."On a Sunday in August 1979, I travelled by ADEX from Solihull to Haywards Heath (for the
Bluebell Railway) - if have no further details, can anyone assist?" To narrow things down a little, the four Sundays
during 79 were, 5th, 12th, 17th & 26th.

Question posted: 09/03/02

Q. Stuart Greer asks..."Similarly, on 21st April 1984 an ADEX ran 07.35 BNS - Edinburgh with 47201, returning
17.08 ex EdW with 31408 to Newcastle, then 45075 to BNS. Headcodes & routes anyone please?"

Question posted: 16/02/02

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Q. also..."Finally, a long shot I know but, sometime before July 83 (maybe upto 18 months before) 47182 worked an adex
BNS - Edinburgh & return. Can anyone supply the date / headcode / route." Stuart mow as a possible date.. " - 02/04/83. I did
travel by ADEX to EdW on this day, so if not with 182, then hauled by what?

Question posted: 16/02/02 : updated: 09/03/02

Q. Does anyone know if the 1L68 0908 Liverpool LS - Yarmouth service that appears on this site's diary pages running during the
summer of 88 a hauled repacement for the 0950 ex Manchester P, shown in the TT as Plastic?
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Q.    Mark Harrison would like to know..."One Saturday back in late September, or sometime in October 1978, I travelled on a BR
            Merrymaker from Norwich to Blackpool, for the Illuminations. The train ran from Ipswich with Loco 47170 out & back, with a
            portion from Norwich attached at Ely on the outward run & likewise, on the return, the Norwich portion was detached at Ely.
            Does anybody know which loco(s) worked the Norwich portions for this Merrymaker, plus also any details on the train headcodes
            etc, as well as the date this special ran ?"

Question posted: 19/01/02

Q. "cmick238"asks... "During March or April 1987, I was at Bristol T M trying to get to Tamworth. The tram on the train I was
            waiting for, "Blew up" at Taunton, and after 3 hours and several vodka and cokes and cans of Strongbow later, BR put on a Peak
            with load 3 for about 400 passengers to Birmingham N S. In my inebriated state I even tipped the driver a fiver at Birmingham.
            Does anybody know what the Peak was?"

Question posted: 15/09/01

Q. Mike Hodge asks..."Scotland 29-July-80, were you there? I am after some information for the 29.07.80 specifically aimed at
the 12:44 Glasgow QS - Dundee as I have conflicting gen."

Question posted: 05/09/01

Q.    Mark Grainger asks..."Hopefully someone will be able to help me on a query I have regarding an excursion I travelled on in
            the early 80's. A local Midlands Sunday paper (Sunday Mercury) used to run a train each year to various destinations
            throughout the country. On this particular train, a member of the old "Crossroads" soap apperared on this train, namely
            Lynette Mcmorrogh aka "Glenda". I was wondering if amyone could shed some light on this train, which was 45064 from
            Wolverhampton to Scarborough and return, date unknown but was early 80's."

Question posted: 03/09/01

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Q. G S Clark has heard reports, years back, that a Class 50 worked the 1E62 02:10 Manchester P - Cleethorpes (via Lincoln),
but these claims have never been confirmed. Does anyone have any solid gen on such a working?

Question posted: 09/06/01

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