Page last Updated :  30-04-06 Alan Baylis remembers... "55007 Grantham – Doncaster  08745 Doncaster shunt  55011*Doncaster – Retford  47418*Retford – Doncaster  31405*Doncaster – Leeds  DMU Leeds – Doncaster  55016 Doncaster – Grantham  47278*Grantham – Nottingham  45107*Nottingham – Loughborough  45129 Loughborough – Nottingham  47485 Nottingham – Chesterfield  47420*Chesterfield – Derby  47475*Derby – Long Eaton  45102 Long Eaton – Loughborough  45135*Loughborough – Derby  47552*Derby – Birmingham New St.  87034 Birmingham New St. – Wolverhampton  81012*Wolverhampton – Birmingham New St.  45009 Birmingham New St. – Gloucester  46044 Gloucester – Cheltenham  45051 Cheltenham – Gloucester  45009 Gloucester – Birmingham New St.  47510*Birmingham New St. – Birmingham Int.  31162*Birmingham Int. – Birmingham New St.    2050 Paddington – Manchester P.   If you've played any of the Bashing computer simulations you may wonder if it was ever like that in real life. Well the * against the   loco in the list above indicates a "New Engine" and goes a long way to explain the moves I was making starting with the East Coast overnight   and ending with a new 31. I also started to record exactly what trains these locos were working with my last move of the day!"       Trevor Machell logged the following... Sat. 10 May 1980 Chaloner's Whin Jn.                  1010-1236 1E01 HST 10/10 07:15 Edinburgh - Kings Cross UD 1-8-1 43090/101 6Z67  ( 40071 10/10 03:20 Corby BSC - Tyne Yard DN 30 Spl Frt. 30 Ety SPA. 46053 failed Wath Rd Jn at 0627, low hydrostatic oil. cpld.   ( 46053 Propelled to Moorthorpe by 40071, RR 0838-0906 and hauled forward 4E08 47552 10/13 04:05 Clapham Jn - York DL 14 Parcels 2L51 DU 10/14 10:10 York - Selby UD 2 1x2 2L94 DU 10/14 10:10 York - Bradford Ex UL 2 1x2 1E04 45051 10/20 07:30 Birmingham N St - Newcastle DL 7+1 2J63 DU 10/20 10:15 York - Sheffield UN 2 1x2 1S16 HST 10/20 08:00 Kings Cross - Edinburgh DD 1-8-1 43106/107 1E91 47401 10/24 08:05 Liverpool L St - Newcastle DL 8+1 0… 37165 10/25 DN 6… 47105 10/34 UD 11 Spl Frt. 11 VDA ex Dringhouses Yard 6E46  ( 31292 10/35 08:02 Glazebrook - Haverton Hill DN 21 21x45 t ety petrol tanks cpld.   ( 31153 1L59 DU 10/36 09:35 Scarborough - Leeds UL 3 1x3 7G.. 37001 10/47 Dringhouses Yard - Hull Yard UN 7 Spl Frt. 1x5 loaded freightliner set, FVV, Brake 1L89 DU 10/48 09:44 Hull - York DN 2 1x2 1M67 47461 10/51 09:28 Newcastle - Liverpool L St UL 6+1 2L94 DU 10/54 09:50 Bradford Ex - Scarborough DL 4 1x4 2L49 DU 11/02 10:21 Doncaster - York DD 3 1x3 1… 37023 11/04 UL 4+1 Spl ECS Test Train 1S17 HST 11/05 09:00 Kings Cross - Edinburgh DD 1-8-1 43063/062 1E03 HST 11/09 08:15 Edinburgh - Kings Cross UD 1-8-1 43117/077 2L94 DU 11/15 11:10 York - Bradford Ex UN 3 1x3 1E06 47409 11/24 09:05 Liverpool L St - York DL 7+1 2L63 DU 11/32 10:22 Sheffield - York DN 2 1x2 1V88 47420 11/35 10:08 Newcastle - Cardiff C UN 9+1 1G46 "46229" 11/38 11:30 York - Leeds - Harrogate - York UL 13 Charter. "The Limited Edition" 1Z.. 25254 11/40 DN 1 Test Train ("Lab 25") 1A15 HST 11/44 10:30 Newcastle - Kings Cross UD 1-8-1 43094/123 1N02 HST 11/49 09:35 Kings Cross - Newcastle DD 1-8-1 43098/079 1M63 45047 11/52 11:47 York - Liverpool L St UL 6 2L94 DU 11/53 10:50 Bradford Ex - York DL 3 1x3 2L51 DU 11/53 11:33 Selby - York DD 2 1x2 0L01   ( 47308 11/56 Knottingley MPD - York MPD DN-DL cpld.   ( 47373 1S20 HST 12/00 10:00 Kings Cross - Aberdeen DD 1-9-1 43056/075 1Z16 47217 12/04 Stourbridge Jn - York DN 11 Charter 1E05 HST 12/13 09:15 Edinburgh - Kings Cross UD 1-8-1 43085/080 2L94 DU 12/22 12:15 York - Bradford Ex UL 3 1x3 1A35 55008 12/22 10:47 Newcastle - Kings Cross UD 7+1 1215 York - Kings Cross starting back 6E73 37231 12/26 04:02 Millerhill - Whitemoor UD 20 7E73 reclassified. Mxd incl ety parcels vans, ety ferryvans 5G.. 31xxx 12/35 UN 4 Spl ECS. HST barrier, 2xTS, HST barrier 1Z11 45057 12/36 Marylebone - Scarborough DN 11 Charter

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