Page last Updated :  25-11-07 Alan G. Castle as supplied us with the follow info. "A log of steam activity on that, the penultimate day, of BR steam. Acknowledgements to my pal Bob Downham of Bamber Bridge for providing this." Alan is currently appealing for information of actual workings of steam locos during the last few weeks of operation in the northwest.   For more info about this project and contact details follow this this link . Grange-over-Sands stn 45342 6P42 0625 Carnforth Barrow freight down 0645 10A 1x2 DMU 2P92 0630 Barrow Preston up 0705-06 1x2 DMU 2P92 0700 Carnforth Barrow down 0715-17 2x2 DMU 2P92 0710 Barrow Preston up 0748-49 1x2 DMU 1P04 0600 Warrington Bank Quay Barrow down 0804-05 Burton & Holme  Box EE'4' 1S40 0835 Morecambe Glasgow down 0859 10 cor D1634 2P83 0815 Preston Windermere down 0905 6 cor EE'4' 1G14 0805 Carlisle Birmingham up 0910 6 cor 44709 T47 0915 Carnforth Kendal down 0920 10A D431 1A40 0815 Carlisle London Euston up 0935 10 cor Heysham Yard 75019 Carnforth Heysham trip - shunt 1015 Lancaster Castle Stn D423 1M18 up thr 1035 9 cor 7676 1S44 dn thr 1040 7555 1S44 dn thr 1040 11 cor 7626 1P17 dn plt3 1048-1052 9 cor 2x2 DMU 2P97 1040 Morecambe Lancaster Castle up plt2 1050a 2x3 DMU 2P70 dn thr 1058 m50465+59173+50517+50470+59178+50522 45134 dn thr 1100 EBV to Carnforth after shunting 10A 45231 "9" Waterslack Quarry Farrington Jtn Ballast uf-ya 1154 10A Farrington Junction 45318 T66 in yard 1140 10D D255 1G87 uf 1143 10 cor 3+2DMU 2P65 df 1145 ne51820+59707+51840+m51735+51976 D7577 3J03 us 1150 45231 "9" Waterslack Quarry Farrington Jtn Ballast uf-ya 1154 2x3 DMU 2P64 df 1207 2xDMU 2P65 ds 1208 m50977+56261 45318 T66 ya-lh 1211 D7519 1M12 ds 1211 D7628 1M12 ds 1211 10 cor D6814 1M06 t/l on fcj 1220 10 cor D323 1P42 df 1222 10 cor 45231 t/l on fcj 1222 /le rtn to Carnforth mpd off ballast 10A 2x3 BIRMINGHAM 3F75 ECS t/l on uu 1224 2+3DMU 2J63 us 1226 D1967 1J42 uf 1228 7 cor 48715 "8" Rose Grove Ribble additional freight t/l on fcj 1229 3xDMU 2P63 df 1229 m50807+59162+50760 EE'4' ya-lh 1229 le to mpd after shunting D408 1P18 df 1234 13 cor 2xDMU 2F67 t/l on liv 1234 m509??+562?? 2xDMU 2F65 us 1235 m50977+56261 D425 1A45 uf 1236 13 cor EE'4' 5F39 LH-uf 1236-43 D7616 1P02 df 1242 D5202 1P02 df 1242 12 cor 45318 T66 mpd ex East 1245 deisel tank and coal trucks 10D D3371 t/l off fcj 1253 le to mpd D1634 1A49 uf 1255 10 cor 48715 t/l off uu 1256 le to rose grove mpd off spcial freight D227 7P41 ds 1301 EE'4' 4A09 LH-us 1314-19 1x2 CRAVEN 2P67 t/l off liv 1316 DMU 2J63 uf 1317 m50775+50816+50781+50814+50527+59183+50475 2x2 CRAVENS 2P57 t/l on fcj 1317 D386 1??? t/l on fcj 1324 9 cor D423 1S57 df 1324 13 cor D5149 1M54 t/l on fcj 1328 8 cor D7586 1N84 us 1328 9 cor 2x3DMU 2J70 uf 1330 m50465+59173+50517+50470+59178+50522 2x3DMU 2P63 df 1331 m50515+59171+50463+50489+59168+50437 D427 add ex East 1332 le to mpd off Crew Training D421 1S61 df 1339 12 cor D406 1M20 uf 1340 13 cor 2+3DMU 2J64 df 1346 m51738+51776+ne51820+59207+51840 D295 1S17 ds 1347 D7628 1M65 uf 1355 D7519 1M65 uf 1355 10 cor D1633 1S62 df 1356 10 cor D298 1M61 Glasgow London Euston Relief uf1359 8 cor 3X2DMU 2P64 uf 1401 Lostock Hall stn 1x2DMU 2P67 e/b 1419 D5265 w/b 1450 le's to mpd D5266 w/b 1450 le's to mpd 1x2DMU 2F67 w/b 1520 1/2-1521 D6706 1E35 e/b 1525 D7676 1M21 w/b 1534 D7555 1M21 w/b 1534 D6704 1E58 e/b 1539 D5149 1N79 w/b 1542 44806 w/b 1548 le to mpd off ballast 2xDMU 3F73 back line s/b to fj 1550 D7597 1M31 w/b 1615 D5287 1M31 w/b 1615 D7621 w/b 1628 le to mpd off 1P53 D7671 5M27 back line s/b on fj 1643 3XDMU 2P67 e/b 1650 1/2-51 ,50494+59150+50442 2XDMU 2F67 w/b 1650 1/2-51 m51739+51761 45156 w/b 1715 le to mpd ex rose grove ready for railtour 3XDMU 2F67 w/b 1720-1720 1/2 Lostock Hall mpd 1400 to 1730 43019 wd dumped 43027 wd dead in shed 44683 wd dumped 44713 dumped 44781 in steam 10A 44806 in steam - on 1548 off ballast 10D 44816 wd dumped 44871 in steam 10A 44874 in steam 10A 44878 wd dumped 44888 in steam 44894 in steam 10A 44942 wd dumped 44950 dumped 44971 dumped 45017 in steam 10A 45055 dumped 45073 in steam 45110 in steam 45149 wd dumped 45212 in steam 45260 in steam 45269 dumped 45287 in steam 10F 45305 in steam 45318 in steam 45345 wd dumped 45353 wd dumped 45386 dumped 45388 dead in shed 45407 in steam 45436 wd dumped 45444 dead in shed 45156 in steam arr 1715 ex Rose Grove 10F 48253 dumped 48293 dumped 49294 dead in shed 48340 in steam 48445 wd dumped 48476 being steamed 48493 in steam 48546 wd dumped 48646 wd dumped 48723 dumped 48763 wd dumped 48765 dumped 48775 dumped 70013 in steam 73069 in steam D232 D222 D387 D427 D2861 D3371 D3783 D3846 D3897 D5238 D5258 D5260 D5265 on 1450 D5266 on 1450 D7569 D7585 D7633 Rose Grove mpd 1400 44690 wd 44899 wd 45096 45156 in steam, ready to leave for 10D 10F 45350 45382 wd 45397 45447 D3410 10D D3581 10D 48062 48115 wd 48167 48191 in steam - off copy pit banker 48257 wd 48278 in steam - off copy pit banker 48247 48323 wd 48348 48393 in steam 48400 48410 48423 48448 wd 48451 wd 48519 in steam 48665 48666 48715 in steam - off special ribble sdgs freight 48727 48730 48773 in steam Carnforth mpd 1700 44709 in steam 44758 44877 44897 44915 wd 44963 45025 in steam 45095 45134 in steam 45200 45206 45209 wd 45231 in steam 45310 45330 45342 in steam 45390 in steam 45394 45424 wd 45435 wd 45445 wd 48124 wd D415 D1852 D3286 D3566 D4139 D4114 75009 dumped 75019 in steam 75020 dumped 75027 75048 92077 wd 92088 wd 92091 wd 92118 wd 92160 wd 92167 wd 92223 wd 42073 preserved - Lakeside railway 42085 preserved - Lakeside railway 6441 preserved - Lakeside railway 61306 preserved - Lakeside railway D7575 D8506 D8514 D8515 D8517 D8519 D8520 D8523 D8527 Additional trains Preston 1A86 0740 Morecambe London Euston Relief  u 0822-24 1L30 0834 Liverpool Exchange Heysham forces d 0914 1A89 0807 Barrow London Euston Lancaster extended u 0948-52 1M52 0837 Bradford Ex Blackpool North Relief  d 1010 1N43 1052 Blackpool North Castleford Relief u 1119 el 1M28 0848 Paisley Blackpool North Relief d 1332 u 1310-15 el 1T80 1735 Stockport Accrington Special portion off Newquay 1855FJ 1T50 1845 Heysham Liverpool Lime Street Forces u1944 Others 1S23 0955 Leeds Glasgow Relief (Carlisle 1204-12) 1M09 0823 Leeds Heysham Relief can 1026 rtn ecs dep 1036 to Hammerton st 3M09 - 6 car DMU 1M72 0924 Darlington Manchester Ex Releif arr 1205 other alterations 1G87 1106 Blackpool North Crewe extended Birmingham New Street       Trevor Machell logged the following... "A day on the Preston-Blackpool line in 1968 - August 3rd no less, with the very last BR steam-hauled freight I ever saw." Sat. 3 Aug. 1968 Salwick No.1                 1042-1302 1M.. D6925 10/42 Dn 9 Relief 2P63 DU 10/43 09:40 Manchester V - Blackpool S Dn 6 2x3 BRCW 2P60 DU 10/44 10:06 Fleetwood - Preston Up 2 1x2. 1006 Poulton extended 1M07 D350 10/45 08:00 Castleford - Blackpool N Dn 8 2P52 DU 10/47 09:53 Blackburn - Blackpool N Dn 4 2x2 Cravens 2P52 DU 10/50 10:15 Blackpool N - Colne Up 4 2x2 Cravens 1M51 D7586 10/50 08:17 Morley Low - Blackpool N Dn 9 1M50 DU 10/52 08:35 Leeds City - Blackpool S Dn 9 3x3 BRCW 1M89 D6807 11/01 08:12 Sheffield M - Blackpool N Dn 10 2P62 DU 11/03 09:40 Rochdale - Blackpool N Dn 6 2x3 BRCW 3P59 DU 11/06 Preston - Blackpool N Dn 2 Addl EDU, off 2P60 2J63 DU 11/08 10:35 Blackpool S - Manchester V Up 6 2x3 BRCW 1P34  ( D5040 11/10 09:05 Stoke - Blackpool N Dn 8 cpld.  ( D5044 2P75 DU 11/12 10:10 Liverpool Ex - Blackpool N Dn 4 2x2 Derby 1S54  ( D5287 11/13 10:45 Blackpool N - Dundee Up 11 cpld.  ( D7597 1... DU 11/15 Dn 4 1x2 Cravens (NE set), 1x2 Met Camm 1A39 D255 11/24 10:59 Blackpool N - Euston Up 9 1G87 D342 11/27 11:06 Blackpool N - Birmingham N St Up 10 1K04 1106 to Crewe extended 2P64 DU 11/34 10:28 Manchester V - Blackpool N Dn 5 1x2, 1x3 1N43 D5207 11/34 Up 9 Relief 2P57 DU 11/36 09:47 Skipton - Blackpool N Dn 4 2x2 Cravens 1M98 D6704 11/40 07:40 Lincoln - Blackpool N Dn 10 2P52 DU 11/45 11:15 Blackpool N - Blackburn Up 4 2x2 Cravens 2P63 DU 11/48 10:40 Manchester V - Blackpool S Dn 7 1x3, 2x2 7... 48715 11/52 Up 13 mxd 3F75 DU 12/02 11:30 Blackpool N - Liverpool Ex Up 6 EDU off 2P62 2J63 DU 12/07 11:35 Blackpool S - Manchester V Up 5 3P75 DU 12/10 12:05 Blackpool N - Preston Up 4 EDU off 2P75 2P64 DU 12/12 10:55 Manchester V - Blackpool N Dn 5 1x3, 1x2 2P64 DU 12/16 11:15 Manchester V - Blackpool N Dn 6 2x3 BRCW 1A45 D425 12/20 11:49 Blackpool S - Euston Up 13 1P75  ( D7519 12/24 08:15 Leicester LR - Blackpool N Dn 10 38" late cpld.  ( D7628 1M06 D6814 12/36 09:40 Sheffield M - Blackpool N Dn 10 1P42 D323 12/40 09:25 Birmingham N St - Blackpool N Dn 11 2P52 DU 12/42 12:15 Blackpool N - Colne Up 4 2x2 Cravens 2P63 DU 12/45 11:40 Manchester V - Blackpool S Dn 3 1x3 Cravens 2P52 DU 12/47 11:53 Blackburn - Blackpool N Dn 4 2x2 Cravens 1P02  ( D7616 13/02 09:10 Euston - Blackpool S Dn 11 cpld.  ( D5202

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