Friday 21st - Monday 24th March 1980. ... Where were you?

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Friday 21/03/80

Syd Young remembers...
"I had an aunt who lived at Newtonhall, just a few miles north of Durham and within earshot of the ECML. I was invited to stay with them for a
few days. Here are my observations for the duration of that trip. I only managed to escape for half an hour or so on the 22nd, but made up for
it on the 24th.

Hull Paragon: saw 55010 (on 1A18 12:45 Hull-Kings X)
From Hull took Trans-Pennine unit to Selby
Selby: saw 55016 (on 1A35 12:15 York-Kings X)
From Selby took 55014 on 1L41 10:05 Kings X-York
York: saw 47507; 40085; 55013 (on shed having just had a 'B' exam), 40159; 31156; 31268; 31410;
55003 (on 1V93 09:50 Edinburgh-Plymouth, to York, then 1S27 07:25 Plymouth-Edinburgh, from York),
31115; 40086; 47520; 55019 (on 1L42 12:20 Kings X-York, then 1A26 15:50 York-Kings X); 47404; 47423; 40116; 37252
From York took E43099 to Durham (I decided to photograph the Deltics leaving York rather than travel behind them)
Stabled on DN: 08161; 08004; 08268; 08063; 37010"

Saturday 22/03/80

Syd Young remembers...
"Newtonhall: saw 47531; 47512; 47311; 40172; E43064+E43065"

Richard Barrick wrote (originally in reply to a query on Info Required )
"The 15.50 York-Kings Cross was worked by 47 403 (which had earlier worked north with the
12 20 KX-York). Most other northbound KX to York or Hull semi-fasts that day were Deltic, as per diagram, but the
12 20 and 15 50 ex York return "was Duff".

It may be of use, 55007, 55003, 55 011, 55 016 and 55 012 worked off KX
with the 0805 (Hull), 12.05 (Hull), 14.05 (York), 16.05 (York) and
17.05 (Hull) respectively on 22.3.80. There's no mention of the 10.05
KX-York and 14.11 ex York return in my notes, but a week earlier,
(15.3.80) I note it was formed by an HST set and I bet that was the
case on March 22nd (It was: See Trevor Machell's report below). This is odd as 1L41 (10.05) KX-York remained booked
loco hauled for a long time after this date."

Alan Baylis writes...
"46028 Birmingham NS – Cheltenham
50020 Cheltenham – Gloucester
37180 Gloucester – York
37207/210 Lickey Incline Bankers
37114 York – Newcastle
08217 Consett shunt
40118 Newcastle – York
47408 York – Huddersfield
47520 Huddersfield – Leeds
31406 Leeds – Doncaster

I was on the Severnside Railtours “Tyne Tees” Railtour and went to Gloucester for it as it was running 50 minutes late. Later that day left
the tour to position myself for the Sat/Sun overnight moves."

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