February 1978

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February 1st.

  40084 ???? 1805 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47014 ???? 1710 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47421 ???? 1740 Bradford Exchange - London Kings Cross

February 2nd.

  31417 ???? 1652 Harrogate - London Kings Cross
  47014 ???? 1710 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  55022 ???? 1652 Harrogate - London Kings Cross

February 3rd.

* 47063 ???? 1433 Swansea - Paddington Relief
* 47068 ???? 1428 Swansea - Manchester , to Birmingham NS?
* 47070 ???? 1530 Swansea - Paddington Relief

February 4th.

* 45031 ???? 0940 Leicester - Glasgow Central from Leeds
* 45104 ???? 0940 Leicester - Glasgow Central to Nottingham
* 45109 ???? 0940 Leicester - Glasgow Central from Nottingham to Leeds
* 45114 ???? 0750 St.Pancras - Sheffield
* 85010 ???? 1035 Inverness - Euston Clansman from Wigan NW to Crewe 87101 DIT
* 86036 ???? 1035 Inverness - Euston Clansman from Crewe
* 86225 ???? 1747 Preston - Crewe pushed 87101 from Coppull to Wigan NW
* 87101 ???? 1035 Inverness - Euston Clansman from Mossend to Coppull where loco failed - shoved to Wigan NW by 86225

February 5th.

* 31423 ???? 1210 Bristol TM - Portsmouth H
* 45005 ???? 1610 Swansea - Manchester , to Birmingham NS?
* 46021 ???? 0915 Birmingham - Bristol TM
* 46035 ???? 0816 Bristol TM - Leeds
* 46043 ???? 1815 Plymouth - Cardiff
* 47105 ???? 0250 Swansea - Paddington
* 47109 ???? 1111 Portsmouth H - Cardiff , to Bristol TM
* 47122 ???? 1111 Portsmouth H - Cardiff , from Bristol TM Via Gloucester
* 47138 ???? 0250 Swansea - Paddington
* 47511 ???? 1636 Manchester - Swansea , from Birmingham NS  

February 6th.

* 47131 ???? 1705 Newport - Swansea  

February 7th.

 

February 8th.

  40080 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47026 ???? 1150 Glasgow Central - Nottingham
* 47082 ???? 1428 Manchester - Swansea , from Birmingham NS
  47421 ???? 2150 York - Shrewsbury , to Stockport

February 9th.

  31417 ???? 1652 Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds
  40056 ???? 2150 York - Shrewsbury , to Stockport
  40173 ???? 1135 Kings Lynn - Liverpool Street
  40173 ???? 0836 Liverpool Street - Kings Lynn
  45047 ???? 1710 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47421 ???? 2250 Shrewsbury - York , to Stockport
  47428 ???? 1652 Harrogate - London Kings Cross , from Leeds

February 10th.

  40056 ???? 2250 Shrewsbury - York , to Leeds due to lack of boiler water.
  40068 ???? 2250 Shrewsbury - York , between Leeds - Stockport
  40173 ???? 1135 Kings Lynn - Liverpool Street
  40173 ???? 0836 Liverpool Street - Kings Lynn

February 11th.

  40173 1Z03 0930 Victoria - Victoria "The Whistler" railtour, to Eastbourne and from Brighton
* 40173 ???? ???? Victoria - Eastbourne Whistler Railtour via Horsham, Portsmouth Hbr(RR), Woking, Brixton ,Ashford, Hastings
* 40173 ???? ???? Brighton - Victoria Whistler Railtour
* 45016 ???? 0838 Manchester - Swansea , from Birmingham NS
  73119 1Z03 0930 Victoria - Victoria "The Whistler" railtour, between Eastbourne - Brighton
* 73119 ???? ???? Eastbourne - Brighton Whistler Railtour

February 12th.
 
* 46015 ???? 1610 Swansea - Manchester , to Birmingham NS

February 13th.
 

February 14th.
 

February 15th.

* 47035 ???? 1423 Manchester - Swansea , from Birmingham NS
  47107 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle

February 16th.
 
* 37180 ???? 1705 Newport - Swansea

February 17th.

  31417 ???? 1652 Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds

February 18th.
 
  25058 ???? 1222 Crewe - Cardiff Loco failed and dragged by 40177 from ?

February 19th.

  55018 1Z15 0815 Paddington - Par "Deltic Ranger" railtour terminated at Bristol TM due to heavy snow
  55018 1Z15 1215 Bristol TM - Paddington "Deltic Ranger" railtour

February 20th.
 
  45015 1SXX 0715 Nottingham - Glasgow from Leeds
  45076 1SXX 0715 Nottingham - Glasgow to Leeds
  47523 1EXX 1300 Edinburgh - Kings Cross to Kings X
* 50042 ???? 1930 Paddington - Plymouth

February 21st.
 

February 22nd.
 

February 23rd.
 
* 47134 ???? 1705 Newport - Swansea

February 24th.
 
* 37191 ???? 2125 Swansea - Bristol TM
* 45048 ???? 1745 Cardiff - Sheffield
* 45148 ???? ???? Sheffield - Cardiff
* 46028 ???? 1408 Newcastle - Swansea
* 47101 ???? 1428 Swansea - Manchester , to Birmingham NS
* 47503 ???? 1012 Newcastle - Cardiff

February 25th.

* 25042 ???? 0532 Cardiff - Crewe
* 25269+25324 1Z75 1730 Plymouth - Tring Return Adex from Kensington O
* 31175 ???? 0110 Fishguard H - Paddington , from ?
* 37191 ???? 0114 Bristol TM - Milford H , to
* 45029 ???? 1320 Liverpool - Plymouth , between Birmingham NS - Gloucester
* 45149 ???? 0823 Manchester - Cardiff , from Birmingham NS
* 46016 ???? 0725 Plymouth - Edinburgh
* 46026 ???? 1510 Plymouth - Manchester , between Gloucester - Birmingham NS
* 46033 ???? 1110 Plymouth - Manchester , into Gloucester
* 47076 ???? 0920 Liverpool - Penzance , from Gloucester
* 47083 ???? 1428 Swansea - Manchester , to Birmingham NS
* 47108 ???? 1110 Plymouth - Manchester , between Gloucester - Birmingham NS
* 47108 ???? 0920 Liverpool - Penzance , between Birmingham NS - Gloucester
* 47121 ???? 1423 Manchester - Swansea , from Birmingham NS
* 47128 1Z75 0730 Tring - Plymouth Adex from Mitre Bridge Jn
* 47159 1Z75 1730 Plymouth - Tring Return Adex to Kensington O
* 47193 ???? 0050 Paddington - Milford H
* 47205 ???? 0147 Crewe - Cardiff
* 47535 ???? 1323 Glas/Edin - Bristol TM , from Birmingham NS
* 50035 ???? 0923 Paddington - Worcester
* 50040 ???? 2008 Bristol TM - Paddington
* 86034 1Z75 0730 Tring - Plymouth Adex to Mitre Bridge Jn

February 26th.
 
* 33004 ???? 1111 Portsmouth - Cardiff , to Bristol TM
* 45119 ???? 1610 Swansea - Manchester , to Birmingham NS
* 47083 ???? 1111 Portsmouth - Cardiff , from Bristol TM (via Gloucester)
* 47103 ???? 1350 Paddington - Swansea
* 47513 ???? 1838 Swansea - Paddington , to Birmingham NS
* 47538 ???? 1636 Manchester - Swansea , from Birmingham NS

February 27th.
 

February 28th.

  40031 ???? 1610 Glasgow Central - Nottingham ,to Annan & fail
  46038 ???? 1710 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  46039 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47445 ???? 1010 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47445 ???? 1615 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street


Thanks to :  Steve Jones, 'Ginger Gorilla', Clive Barlow, Nick B, Alan Baylis, Nick Ross & Andy Pullar who have added to this listing.

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