December 1st.
* 31215 1M60 1507 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
* 45027 1E04 0730 Birmingham New Street - Newcastle
* 47086 ???? 1639 Leeds - Bristol Temple Meads
47458 ???? 1620 Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds
December 2nd.
20022+20112 ???? 0750 Paddington - Bargoed "Welsh Wonder Relief"
railtour from Severn Tunnel Stn via Blaenavon(RR), Uskmouth(RR)
to Cardiff
* 25224 xxxx 0750 Cardiff Central - Crewe
25225+25052 1Z08 0750 Paddington - Blaenavon , to Severn Tunnel junc ""The Welsh Wonder Relief"" (RPPR) RTR outward leg"
* 31113 1E82 1835 Birmingham New Street - Norwich
* 31309 xxxx 0730 Worcester - Leeds
* 37091 1M72 0728 Harwich Parkeston Quay - Manchester Piccadilly to Sheffield
37188+37224 1Z08+ 1635 Bargoed - Paddington "Welsh Wonder Relief" railtour, from Cardiff C via Gloucester C
37294 1Z08+ 1635 Bargoed - Paddington "Welsh Wonder Relief" railtour, to Cardiff C via Ely
* 45144 xxxx 1335 Glasgow Central - Bristol Temple Meads from Birmingham New Street
* 46042 1E?? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
* 47075 xxxx 1838 Birmingham New Street - London Paddington
47102 ???? 1608 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
47405 ???? 1613 York - London Kings Cross
* 47438 xxxx 0900 London Euston - Blackpool North from Preston
47462 ???? 1404 London Kings Cross - York
* 47481 xxxx 1118 Crewe - Holyhead
* 47490 xxxx 1550 London Paddington - Birmingham New Street
* 47532 xxxx 0825 Birmingham New Street - London Paddington
* 47533 xxxx 0804 Holyhead - Crewe
* 85004 xxxx 1547 Preston - Crewe
* 85017 1L85 xxxx x - x up at Crewe 10:45
* 85035 1Lxx xxxx x - x up at Crewe 11:05
* 86001 xxxx 1004 Liverpool Lime Street - London Euston
* 86204 xxxx 1104 Barrow-in-Furness - Crewe from Lancaster?
* 86214 xxxx 0923 Glasgow Central - Birmingham New Street
* 86217 xxxx 0632 Carlisle - London Euston
* 86220 xxxx 0829 Wolverhampton - London Euston
* 86221 xxxx 0632 Holyhead - London Euston from Crewe
* 86222 xxxx 1829 Wolverhampton - London Euston
* 86224 xxxx 0705 Glasgow Central - London Euston from Carlisle
* 86227 xxxx 0900 London Euston - Blackpool North to Preston
* 86232 xxxx 0814 Rugby - Liverpool Lime Street
* 86233 xxxx 1604 Liverpool Lime Street - London Euston
* 86234 xxxx 0912 Manchester Piccadilly - London Euston
* 86240 xxxx 0920 Liverpool Lime Street - Penzance to Birmingham New Street
* 86244 xxxx 0929 Wolverhampton - London Euston
* 86250 xxxx 1210 Glasgow Central - London Euston
* 86255 xxxx 1200 London Euston - Blackpool North to Preston
* 86260 xxxx 1623 Manchester Piccadilly - Birmingham New Street
* 86261 xxxx 1123 Glasgow Central - Birmingham New Street
* 87004 xxxx 1335 Glasgow Central - Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
* 87009 xxxx 1010 Glasgow Central - London Euston
* 87013 xxxx 0818 Bristol Temple Meads - Glasgow Central from Birmingham New Street
* 87014 xxxx 0755 London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
* 87018 xxxx 1345 London Euston - Glasgow Central
* 87019 xxxx 0945 London Euston - Glasgow Central
* 87020 xxxx 1405 Birmingham New Street - Glasgow Central
* 87021 xxxx 0904 Liverpool Lime Street - London Euston
* 87028 xxxx 0936 London Euston - Inverness to Mossend
* 87029 xxxx 0920 Blackpool North - London Euston from Preston
* 87030 xxxx 1810 London Euston - Wolverhampton
December 3rd.
40077 ???? 1815 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
* 46010 1M?? ???? x - Liverpool Lime Street 1249d Stalybridge
47106 ???? 1542 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
47106 ???? 0850 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
December 4th.
* 31204 1M60 1507 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
46046 ???? 0750 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
47108 1A02 0015 Paddington - Oxford
December 5th.
December 6th.
46047 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle Worked as 1715 Leeds
- York vice cancelled DMU.
47069 ???? 1001 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
December 7th.
47525 ???? 1620 Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds
December 8th.
* 31181 1M60 1507 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
40118 ???? 2030 Newcastle - London Kings Cross
47543 ???? 2015 London Kings Cross - York
* 86002 IH?? 1555 London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
* 86221 1M?? ???? Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly from Birmingham New Street 1729 ex Stockport
December 9th.
25226 ???? ???? Glasgow Queen St. - Edinburgh ADDIT train for All Blacks Rugby
* 40120 1A?? 17?? York (or Leeds) - London Kings Cross Relief
service ("9 mk1s running about 20-30 minutes ahead of 55018. I had it
at about 7pm?")
47053 ???? 0835 Poole - Liverpool Lime St
50008 1B82 1330 Paddington - Penzance
50023 1A25 0920 Paignton - Paddington (0920 in WTT)
50033 ???? 0955 Paddington - Worcester SH via Oxford
50047 1A63 2010 Bristol TM - Paddington
* 55018 1D03 1304 London Kings Cross - Cleethorpes
* 55018 1A32 1733 Cleethorpes - London Kings Cross
87002 ???? 1940 Wolverhampton - Euston
December 10th.
47479 ???? 1542 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
December 11th.
47182 ???? 0055 Manchester Victoria - York
December 12th.
55008 ???? 2150 York - Shrewsbury , to Leeds
December 13th.
* 40050 ???? 1710 Manchester Victoria - Blackpool North
55008 ???? 0040 Leeds - London Kings Cross
55014 ???? 2355 London Kings Cross - York
December 14th.
December 15th.
* 33031 1O22 1755 Exeter St David`s - London Waterloo
* 37099 1N56 2314 London Liverpool Street - Norwich
40078 ???? 2232 York - Manchester Victoria Manchester portion of the
2150 York - Shrewsbury running independently.
* 45121 1M74 1359 Penzance - Birmingham New Street
46040 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
* 47438 ???? 1710 Manchester Victoria - Blackpool North
55012 ???? 1620 Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds
December 16th.
* 31108 1K11 0715 Ipswich - London Liverpool Street
* 31243 1L12 0936 London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
* 31268 1N58 0400 London Liverpool Street - Norwich
31405+31408 ???? 1613 York - London Kings Cross
* 37023 1L21 0749 Kings Lynn - London Liverpool Street
* 37033 1L27 1125 Kings Lynn - London Liverpool Street
* 37050 1L64 0734 Cambridge - Kings Lynn
* 37052 1L35 1530 Kings Lynn - London Liverpool Street
* 37052 1L45 0926 Cambridge - London Liverpool Street
37107 1Z70 0900 St.Pancras - Rose Grove Charter from Tinsley Yard via Woodhead, Ashton Moss, Huddersfield, Copy Pit
37107 1Z70 1526 Rose Grove - St.Pancras Charter to Tinsley Yard via Farington curve, Wigan NW, Parkside East, Manchester V, Philips Pk curve, Hope Valley
* 37118 1L22 1436 London Liverpool Street - Kings Lynn
* 37118 1L39 1732 Kings Lynn - London Liverpool Street
40106 1Z70 0900 St.Pancras - Rose Grove Charter to Tinsley Yard
40106 1Z70 1526 Rose Grove - St.Pancras Charter from Tinsley Yard
47008 ???? 1523 Paddington - Penzance relief
* 47135 1N51 2315 Norwich - London Liverpool Street
47477 ???? 1530 Paddington - Penzance
* 50039 1B58 2030 London Paddington - Plymouth
55011 ???? 1500 London Kings Cross - Aberdeen
December 17th.
* 40012 IH?? 1200 London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly from
* 40172 1G?? 1249 Manchester Piccadilly - Birmingham New Street
* 40174 1M?? 0921 Reading - Manchester Piccadilly from
45019 ???? 1515 Glasgow Central - Nottingham
45030 ???? 1636 Nottingham - Glasgow Central
47048 ???? 1530 Llandrindod Wells - York Return excursion.
47109 ???? 1542 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
* 47109 1E?? 0850 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
* 47515 1V?? 1510 Manchester Piccadilly - Reading to
December 18th.
20118+20207 ???? 2055 Euston - Stranraer , from Ayr
20118+20207 ???? 1035 Stranraer - Carlisle , to Ayr
25063 ???? 1130 Cardiff - Crewe Loco failed and dragged by 47017
* 47476 ???? 1710 Manchester Victoria - Blackpool North
December 19th.
* 45121 ???? 1941 Leicester - London St Pancras
55018 1L22 2300 Kings Cross - Leeds
55021 1S72 2230 Kings Cross - Edinburgh
* 87035 1A?? 1412 Manchester Piccadilly - London Euston
December 20th.
* 31239 1M60 1507 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
47471 ???? 1413 York - London Kings Cross
47536 ???? 1225 London Kings Cross - York
* 86237 IH?? 2315 London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
December 21st.
45042 ???? 1030 Swansea - Newcastle Relief
45107 ???? 1038 Darlington - Swansea Relief
47041 1Sxx 2335 Kings Cross - Edinburgh
50041 1A13 1222 Penzance - Paddington (1224 in WTT)
* 47427 ???? 1710 Manchester Victoria - Blackpool North
55008 1E14 1040 Aberdeen - Kings Cross , from Edinburgh
55011 1S72 2230 Kings Cross - Edinburgh
55012 1Sxx 2345 Kings Cross - Aberdeen , to Edinburgh
55013 1S66 2015 Kings Cross - Edinburgh
55013 1A21 1318 Cleethorpes - Kings Cross
55017 1A15 1020 Newcastle - Kings Cross
55018 1L22 2300 Kings Cross - Bradford Exchange , to Leeds
55019 1E26 1700 Edinburgh - Kings Cross
December 22nd.
* 31160 1M60 1507 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
40042 ???? 1816 Durham - Manchester Victoria Relief.
40074 ???? 1540 Manchester Victoria - Newcastle Relief.
40084 1Axx 0845 Edinburgh - Aberdeen
45025 ???? 1038 Darlington - Swansea Relief
47020 1Gxx 1003 Dundee - Kings Cross relief (to Edinburgh?)
47208 1Sxx 2345(21/12) Kings Cross - Aberdeen , from Edinburgh
47471 ???? 1608 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
55021 ???? 1608 London Kings Cross - York
December 23rd.
27209+27106 1Oxx 1000 Edinburgh - Glasgow Q St
40078 ???? 0935 Newcastle - Manchester Victoria Relief.
46043 ???? 1038 Darlington - Swansea Relief
46053 ???? 0810 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
47449 ???? 1010 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
55012 1S72 2230 Kings Cross - Edinburgh
December 24th.
* 46038 ???? ???? x - x 1700d Man Vic
47462 1A09 1350 Leeds - Kings Cross
55013 ???? 1915 Aberdeen - London Kings Cross
December 25th.
December 26th.
* 46054 1E?? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
* 47198 1M60 1507 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
* 81019 1V?? 1023 Manchester Piccadilly - Plymouth to Birmingham New Street
December 27th.
25318+25298 ???? 1355 Glasgow Cen. - Taunton , from Bristol TM : 47500 failed and replaced
* 45048 1??? ???? x - x 1545d Man Vic
* 47213 1??? ???? x - x 1643d Stalybridge
December 28th.
40015 ???? 1006 Penzance - Birmingham NS Relief from Bristol TM
40015 ???? 0946 Crewe - Plymouth Relief to Bristol TM
46010 1ZXX 1006 Penzance - Birmingham NS Relief to Bristol TM
December 29th.
* 40028 1??? ???? x - x 1257d Man Vic
* 47177 1M22 1230 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly from
* 81009 1??? ???? x - Manchester Piccadilly 1715 ex Stockport
December 30th.
33016 1V13 1300 Waterloo - Exeter St D
* 33045 1O16 1355 Exeter St David`s - Brighton DH with 33063
* 33063 1O16 1355 Exeter St David`s - Brighton DH with 33045
40002+40149 ???? 0850 Harrogate - Leeds drag DMU
* 46011 1V76 0920 Liverpool Lime Street - Penzance from
* 47026 1M85 0748 Penzance - Liverpool Lime Street to
* 47101 1B28 0756 Cardiff Central - Plymouth
* 47112 1E?? 1010 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
* 47477 1A67 1208 Paignton - London Paddington
47498 ???? 1608 London Kings Cross - York
50015 1A35 1140 Worcester Shrub Hill - London Paddington
* 50022 1A25 0920 Paignton - London Paddington
* 50050 1V62 0815 Birmingham New Street - Plymouth
55003 ???? 1445 London Kings Cross - Leeds Running One Engine Only.
December 31st.
* 45027 1M?? ???? x - x 1249d Stalybridge
* 47367 1S?? 1010 Manchester Victoria - Glasgow Central to Preston
* 85029 ???? 1636 Manchester Piccadilly - x
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