April 1978

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April 1st.

  25046+27002 1Zxx 2110(31/3) Paddington - Mallaig "Skye Train" railtour, from Mossend
  25063 ???? 0600 Crewe - Cardiff C
  25201 1L80 1010 Liverpool Lime St - Birkenhead North WRC Charter """Hundred of Wirral""
  25201 1L80 ???? New Brighton - West Kirkby WRC Charter """Hundred of Wirral"" 25294 on rear
  25201 1L80 ???? New Brighton - Liverpool Lime St WRC Charter """Hundred of Wirral"" 25294 on rear detached at Heswall
  25294 1L80 ???? West Kirkby - New Brighton WRC Charter 25201 on rear
  25294 1L80 ???? Birkenhead North - New Brighton WRC Charter 25201 on rear
  27002+25046 1Z?? 1225 Mallaig - Paddington "Skye Train" railtour, to Mossend
  27003 1Oxx 1804 Glasgow Queen St - Oban
  27008 1Oxx 1638 Glasgow Queen St - Mallaig , to Fort William
  27008 1Oxx 0700 Mallaig - Glasgow Q St , from Ft William
  27022 1Oxx 0600 Glasgow Queen St - Mallaig , from Fort William
  33052 1ZXX 1900 Portsmouth - Grantham ADEX TO Brent Curve
* 45122 1V95 1335 Glasgow Central - Taunton from Birmingham New Street
* 46004 1B52 2120 Bristol Temple Meads - Plymouth
  46018 1ZXX 1900 Portsmouth - Grantham From Brent Curve
* 46022 1M88 0624 Plymouth - Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
  47483 ???? 0218 Crewe - Holyhead
  47501 ???? 0110 Holyhead - Euston to Crewe
  47502 1ZXX 0730 Grantham - Portsmouth ADEX
* 55006 1S16 0800 London Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley
* 55010 1E13 1300 Edinburgh Waverley - London Kings Cross
* 55015 1A22 1048 Newcastle - London Kings Cross
* 55016 1E01 0800 Edinburgh Waverley - London Kings Cross
* 55017 1S35 1400 London Kings Cross - Aberdeen
  85023 1Zxx 1225 Mallaig - Paddington "Skye Train" railtour, between Mossend - Crewe
  86018 ???? 0249 Stafford - Liverpool Lime St detached from 2315 Euston - Manchester P

* 86025 1V95 1335 Glasgow Central - Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
* 86210 1V90 1321 Liverpool Lime Street - Plymouth to Birmingham New Street
* 86212 1O17 1521 Liverpool Lime Street - Poole to
* 86223 1G32 1340 London Euston - Wolverhampton
* 86229 1V93 1423 Manchester Piccadilly - Swansea to Birmingham New Street
* 87009 1S59 0940 London Euston - Inverness to Mossend Yard
* 87010 1G38 1640 London Euston - Wolverhampton
* 87011 1A45 1004 Holyhead - London Euston from Crewe
* 87019 1M24 0923 Glasgow Central - Birmingham New Street
* 87020 1G34 1440 London Euston - Wolverhampton

April 2nd.

  33105 ???? 0822 Waterloo - Meeth LVRC Atlantic Coast Express Charter P/P 4TC+RMB+4TC 33108 on rear
  33105 ???? ???? Meeth - Waterloo LVRC Atlantic Coast Express Charter P/P 4TC+RMB+4TC 33108 on front
  47120 1Zxx 1225(01/4) Mallaig - Paddington "Skye Train" railtour, from New St
  47439 1Zxx 1225(01/4) Mallaig - Paddington "Skye Train" railtour, between Crewe - New St)
  73101 1A96 0440 Victoria - Eastbourne
  73121 ???? 0445 Victoria - Horsham
  86239 ???? 2045 Barrow in Furness - Euston , from

April 3rd.

  25043 ???? 1600 Crewe - Cardiff
  33047 1U05 1733 London Bridge - East Grinstead
  33050 2U19 1719 London Bridge - Uckfield
  33206 2U13 1829 London Bridge - East Grinstead
  33210 2U13 1829 London Bridge - East Grinstead
  45103 ???? 0707 Bedford - St.Pancras
  45134 ???? 0620 Nottingham - St.Pancras
  47511 ???? 1423 Manchester - Swansea , from Birmingham NS
  50008 ???? 1510 Plymouth - Manchester , to
  50022 ???? 1321 Liverpool - Penzance , from Gloucester at least
  50044 ???? 1230 Paddington - Paignton

April 4th.
 

April 5th.

* 31313 xxxx 1036 London Liverpool Street - Kings Lynn
* 37022 xxxx 1126 Cambridge - London Liverpool Street
* 37038 xxxx 1136 London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
* 37107 xxxx 1125 Kings Lynn - London Liverpool Street

April 6th.

* 37107 xxxx 1325 Kings Lynn - London Liverpool Street

April 7th.

  33055 1U05 1733 London Bridge - East Grinstead
  33205 2U13 1829 London Bridge - East Grinstead
* 37021 xxxx 1336 London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
* 37087 xxxx 1325 Kings Lynn - London Liverpool Street
* 37110 xxxx 1236 London Liverpool Street - Kings Lynn
* 47098 1E61 1808 Penzance - Leeds into Bristol Temple Meads

April 8th.

  25038+25070 1Z78 0710 Marylebone - Dinting , to Godley TBILS RTR out and back: Route via Coventry, Nuneaton, Crewe, Northwich, Altrincham, Deansgate Jn, Skelton Jn, Northendon Jn, Woodley
  25038+25070 ???? 1720 Dinting - Marylebone Charter via Godley, GB, Reddish Sth,Stockport Edgeley, Stoke, Birmingham,Coventry & Banbury  
  25233+26042 ???? ???? Chesterfield - Ardrossan Harbour CHARTER, from ?
* 25043 2V67 1000 Crewe - Cardiff Central
* 25061 2M67 1130 Cardiff Central - Crewe
* 31232 2O60 1610 Bristol Temple Meads - Weymouth
* 37180 1C00 0114 Bristol Temple Meads - Milford Haven to Swansea
* 37180 1C02 0050 London Paddington - Milford Haven
* 37184 2C79 0725 Milford Haven - Swansea
* 37186 1C00 0114 Bristol Temple Meads - Milford Haven between Swansea - Carmarthen
  37205 ???? 0710 Marylebone - Dinting Charter from Penistone to Sheffield via Barnsley
  46003 ???? 0710 Marylebone - Dinting Charter from Sheffield via Tinsley, Holmes curve, Hope Valley and Godley
* 50017 1V90 1321 Liverpool Lime Street - Plymouth from
  76001 ???? 0710 Marylebone - Dinting from Godley to Penistone - line through Deepcar blocked.

April 9th.
 

April 10th.
 

April 11th.

* 31200 xxxx 1236 London Liverpool Street - Kings Lynn
* 37017 xxxx 1325 Kings Lynn - London Liverpool Street
* 37033 xxxx 1336 London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
  46043 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47502 ???? 1555 York - London Kings Cross

April 12th.

* 37085 xxxx 1336 London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
  46038 ???? 1710 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  46048 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47051 ???? 1615 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street

April 13th.

  31409 ???? 1652 Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds
  45006 ???? 1023 Manchester - Plymouth , from
  46014 ???? 0920 Liverpool - Penzance , between
  46042 ???? 1710 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47511 ???? 1110 Plymouth - Manchester , to
  47528 ???? 1652 Harrogate - London Kings Cross , from Leeds
  50001 ???? 1145 Paignton - Paddington
  50029 ???? 1030 Paddington - Plymouth

April 14th.

  25036 ???? 1826 Preston - Liverpool
  25050 ???? 1522 Dundee - Edinburgh DMU failure, from ?
  25065 ???? 1650 Glasgow Queen St. - Edinburgh
  33010 2U19 1719 London Bridge - Uckfield
  33209 2U13 1829 London Bridge - East Grinstead
* 37107 xxxx 1336 London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
  40078 ???? 1805 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  45015 ???? 1150 Glasgow Central - Nottingham , into Leeds
  45059 1E63 1139 Poole - Leeds , from Sheffield at least
  46023 ???? 1710 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47107 ???? 1830 London Kings Cross - Newcastle Number of coaches guessed.

April 15th.

  24082+25043 ???? 0708 Brighton - Blaenau Ffestiniog Adex via Quarry from Llandudno Jn to Blaenau Ffestiniog
  24082+25043 ???? 1755 Blaenau Ffestiniog - Brighton Return Adex to Llandudno Jn
* 31164 xxxx 0836 London Liverpool Street - Kings Lynn
  33039 ???? 0800 Dover Priory - Exeter St David's ADEX via Staines & Berks & Hants
  33048 ???? 1755 Blaenau Ffestiniog - Brighton Return Adex from Mitre Bridge Jn
  33064 ???? 0708 Brighton - Blaenau Ffestiniog Adex via Quarry to West London Jn
* 37087 xxxx 0925 Kings Lynn - London Liverpool Street
  47436 ???? 0708 Brighton - Blaenau Ffestiniog Adex via Quarry from Crewe to Llandudno Jn
  47436 ???? 1755 Blaenau Ffestiniog - Brighton Return Adex from Llandudno Jn to Crewe
  73120 ???? 0327 Victoria - Eastbourne
  83013 ???? 0708 Brighton - Blaenau Ffestiniog Adex via Quarry from West London Jn to Crewe
  86256 ???? 1755 Blaenau Ffestiniog - Brighton Return Adex from Crewe to Mitre Bridge Jn

April 16th.
 
  25239+27012 ???? ???? Nottingham - Mallaig RTR, between Mossend - Fort William? (MLST out and back: Replaced 86014
  73002 ???? 0445 Victoria - Horsham diverted via Quarry
  73102 1A96 0440 Victoria - Eastbourne

April 17th.
 
  33032 ???? 1815 London Bridge - East Grinstead
  33049 2U19 1719 London Bridge - Uckfield

April 18th.

  46039 ???? 1003 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  46039 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47410 ???? 1555 York - London Kings Cross
  47550 ???? 1010 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle

April 19th.

* 31317 xxxx 1325 Kings Lynn - London Liverpool Street
* 31322 xxxx 1236 London Liverpool Street - Kings Lynn
  31410 ???? 1740 Bradford Exchange - London Kings Cross , to Leeds at least
* 37012 xxxx 1336 London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
  46044 ???? 1710 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle

April 20th.

* 31326 xxxx 1325 Kings Lynn - London Liverpool Street
* 37084 xxxx 1236 London Liverpool Street - Kings Lynn
* 37118 xxxx 1336 London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
  46039 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle

April 21st.
 
* 46009 1E61 1808 Penzance - Leeds into Bristol Temple Meads
* 50043 2B51 2105 Paignton - Newton Abbot

April 22nd.
 
* 25036 1Z32 0828 London St Pancras - York D/H 25067: "Yorkshire Rover" (DAA/DEG) Railtour
* 25067 1Z32 0828 London St Pancras - York D/H 25036: "Yorkshire Rover" (DAA/DEG) Railtour
  25067+25036 1Zxx 1545 York - St Pancras "The Yorkshire Rover" railtour
* 31121 2V67 1000 Crewe - Cardiff Central
* 31233 2O60 1610 Bristol Temple Meads - Weymouth
* 33112 ???? ???? Portsmouth Harbour - Reading
* 33116 ???? ???? Reading - Portsmouth Harbour
* 37185 1C00 0114 Bristol Temple Meads - Milford Haven between Swansea - Carmarthen
* 37189 1C00 0114 Bristol Temple Meads - Milford Haven to Swansea
* 37266 1E87 1515 Manchester Piccadilly - Harwich Parkeston Quay from Sheffield
  40044 2D95 0840? Cleethorpes - Doncaster
* 45011 1E24 1145 Cardiff Central - Newcastle
* 47063 1M03 0828 Swansea - Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
* 47216 xxxx 0605 Hull - Barry
* 47511 1A11 0945 Cardiff Central - London Paddington
* 50007 1V90 1321 Liverpool Lime Street - Plymouth from
* 50016 2B38 1844 Exeter St David`s - Paignton
* 55006 1S21 1100 London Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley

April 23rd.
 
  31401 ???? 1335 Westbury - Portsmouth Harbour Bristol train starting from Westbury due to engineering work also diverted via Chandlers Ford & Botley due to other work
  33209 ???? 0755 Ramsgate - Salisbury Excursion
  33209 ???? 1800 Salisbury - Ramsgate (return excursion)

April 24th.
 
  45019 ???? 1023 Manchester P - Plymouth , from
  46032 ???? 0920 Liverpool LS - Penzance
  46033 ???? 0633 Leeds - Paignton via Old Hill
  50029 ???? 1230 Paddington - Paignton
* 86234 1A?? 1712 Manchester Piccadilly - London Euston

April 25th.
 

April 26th.

  40058 ???? 1615 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  40064 ???? ???? Harwich Parkston Quay - Manchester Piccadilly , between Grantham - ?
  40078 ???? ???? Harwich Parkston Quay - Manchester Piccadilly , between ? - Manchester Piccadilly
  40081 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  45009 ???? 1710 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47462 ???? 1555 York - London Kings Cross

April 27th.
 
* 31163 2B99 1620 Exeter St David`s - Barnstaple
* 50002 xxxx 1235 Worcester - London Paddington

April 28th.

  31418 ???? 1652 Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds
  45031 ???? 1605 Nottingham - Carlisle
* 47478 xxxx 1638 Birmingham New Street - London Paddington
* 50018 xxxx 1235 Worcester - London Paddington
* 73104 1??? 2200 London Victoria - Dover Marine

April 29th.
 
* 31160 xxxx 0805 Birmingham New Street - Norwich
* 31173 xxxx xxxx Bristol Temple Meads - Huntingdon DH with 31217 return ADEX
* 31217 xxxx xxxx Bristol Temple Meads - Huntingdon DH with 31173 return ADEX
* 33018 xxxx 1555 Exeter St David`s - London Waterloo
* 33059 1Z35 08xx London Paddington - Paignton Western Ambassador railtour DH with 33118
* 33118 1Z35 08xx London Paddington - Paignton Western Ambassador railtour DH with 33059
  40170 ???? 1435 Liverpool Lime St - Euston Charter to Crewe Warrington C, Trafford Park Jn, Gorton, Oldham loop, Rochdale, Stockport Tiviotdale
  40185 ???? 0915 Euston - Liverpool Lime St Charter from Crewe via Chester, Hooton, Warrington BQ, Earlestown West curve 
* 45001 xxxx 1510 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
  45002 ???? 1745 Cardiff - Sheffield
* 45003 xxxx 0835 Birmingham New Street - Leeds
* 45011 xxxx 0820 Birmingham New Street - Plymouth from Gloucester
* 45020 xxxx 1023 Manchester Piccadilly - Plymouth from
* 45021 1Z75 xxxx x - Plymouth ADEX
* 45022 xxxx 0614 Sheffield - Cardiff Central
* 45025 xxxx 1050 Paignton - Leeds
* 46002 xxxx 0813 Plymouth - Leeds
  46037 ???? 1710 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
* 46048 xxxx 0820 Birmingham New Street - Plymouth to Gloucester
* 47123 xxxx 1000 Edinburgh Waverley - Plymouth from
  47197 ???? 1615 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  47406 ???? 1605 London Kings Cross - Leeds
  47422 ???? 1740 Bradford Exchange - London Kings Cross
* 47444 xxxx 0713 Birmingham New Street - London Paddington
* 47499 xxxx 1742 London Paddington - Birmingham New Street
* 47499 xxxx 0825 Birmingham New Street - London Paddington
  47540 1Z35 1800 Paignton - Paddington "Western Ambassador" railtour
* 50001 xxxx 1230 London Paddington - Paignton
  50012 ???? 1515 Paignton - Newton Abbot
* 50040 xxxx 0830 London Paddington - Plymouth
  84001 ???? 1435 Liverpool Lime St - Euston Charter from Crewe via Wolverhampton, Bescot, Aston, Weedon
  84001 ???? 0915 Euston - Liverpool Lime St Charter to Crewe via Northampton, Aston,Bescot, Bushbury Jn
* 86012 xxxx 1510 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly from Birmingham New Street
* 86227 xxxx 0726 Coventry - Manchester Piccadilly
* 86236 xxxx 1810 London Euston - Wolverhampton
* 87031 xxxx 0810 Birmingham New Street - Glasgow Central

April 30th.
 

Thanks to :  Steve Jones, 'Ginger Gorilla', Clive Barlow, Nick B, Alan Baylis, Ric, Andy Pullar, Nick Ross, "Duffield", John Clifford,
Kevin Driscoll, 'The Timelord', John Simmonds, Gray Callaway & Steve Marshall (Globe Videos) who have added to this listing.

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