March 1979

This page last updated :  28/01/07
 
 

March 1st.

  31131 1AXX 0853 Oxford - Paddington
  31131 1AXX 1123 Paddington - Oxford
  40069 ???? 2150 York - Shrewsbury
  46049 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47408 ???? 1816 York - London Kings Cross
  50005 1AXX 0553 Plymouth - Paddington
  50030 1M11 0850 Paddington - Manchester Piccadilly , to New St
  50046 1AXX 0506 Penzance - Paddington , from Plymouth
  50050 1BXX 1130 Paddington - Penzance
  55017 ???? 1608 London Kings Cross - York

March 2nd.

  40069 ???? 2250 Shrewsbury - York , from Stockport
  45113 1P30 2015 St.Pancras - Derby
  83006 ???? 2235 Euston - Inverness to Mossend

March 3rd.

  20116+20124 ???? 1652 Edinburgh - Crewe Charter, to Glasgow C via Shotts
  20116+20124 ???? 0800 Crewe - Edinburgh Charter, from Glasgow C via Pollokshaws E, Hamilton loop, Gunnie RS(RR), Airdrie, Bathgate, Ed. Sub.
  37038 1V96 1339 Newcastle - Swansea
  40023 ???? 1610 Glasgow Central - Nottingham, to Kilmarnock & Failed (TM fault).
  40024 2D95 0840? Cleethorpes - Doncaster
  40028 ???? 1605 Nottingham - Carlisle Excess fare 78p.
  40186+40023(failed) ???? 1610 Glasgow Central - Nottingham, from Kilmarnock
* 45057 ???? ???? London St Pancras - Derby FOOTEX
* 45057 ???? ???? Derby - London St Pancras FOOTEX
* 45104 ???? 1801 London St Pancras - Sheffield
* 45115 ???? 1201 London St Pancras - Sheffield
* 45124 ???? 0755 Sheffield - London St Pancras
* 45125 ???? 1212 London St Pancras - Derby
* 45130 ???? 1410 Sheffield - London St Pancras
* 45141 ???? 1812 London St Pancras - Derby
* 45141 ???? 0835 Nottingham - London St Pancras
  45144 1C19 0855 Nottingham - St.Pancras
  45147 ???? 0750 St Pancras - Sheffield
* 45148 ???? 1510 Nottingham - London St Pancras
  47016 ???? 0728 Harwich PQ - Manchester P , into Sheffield
* 47035 1Z36 ???? Llandudno - Bournemouth ADEX from Coventry
  47518 ???? 0728 Harwich PQ - Manchester P , from Sheffield
  50015 1B24 0730 Paddington - Penzance
  50015 1A55 1500 Penzance - Paddington , to Plymouth
  50022 1M74 1359 Penzance - New St , to Plymouth
  50046 1A55 1500 Penzance - Paddington , from Plymouth
* 85012 1Z36 ???? Llandudno - Bournemouth ADEX between Crewe - Coventry
* 86020 ???? 1800 London Euston - Preston relief
* 86025 ???? 0829 Wolverhampton - London Euston
  86101 ???? 1652 Edinburgh - Crewe Charter from Glasgow C via Earlestown
  86101 ???? 0800 Crewe - Edinburgh Charter to Glasgow C(presume)
* 86206 ???? 0855 London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
* 86206 ???? 1805 London Euston - Blackpool North to Preston
* 86210 ???? 1140 London Euston - Wolverhampton
* 86212 ???? 1130 London Euston - Stoke-on-Trent Charter
* 86225 ???? 1859 Wolverhampton - London Euston
* 86227 ???? 1810 London Euston - Wolverhampton
  86237 ???? 1912 Manchester P - Euston
* 86240 ???? 1529 Wolverhampton - London Euston
  86249 ???? 1828 Manchester P - Birmingham NS
* 86249 ???? 0929 Wolverhampton - London Euston
* 86251 ???? 0840 London Euston - Wolverhampton
* 86256 ???? 1150 London Euston - Liverpool Lime Street
* 86259 ???? 1830 London Euston - Liverpool Lime Street
* 87005 ???? 1155 London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
* 87009 ???? 1618 Birmingham New Street - London Euston
* 87033 ???? 1110 London Euston - Birmingham New Street

March 4th.

  40111 1E13 1800 Manchester Vic - Newcastle
  45132 1C19 0900 Nottingham - St.Pancras
  47473 1C36 1335 Paddington - Port Talbot
  85031 ???? 1928(03/03) Inverness - Euston , from Mossend? via Bushbury Jn, Bescot, Aston

March 5th.

  46044 ???? 1001 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street

March 6th.

* 37087 1M60 1515 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  45013 ???? 1802 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  46046 ???? 2015 London Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley
  47544 ???? 1816 York - London Kings Cross
  55002 ???? 1608 London Kings Cross - York
  55003 ???? 2120 Bradford Exchange - London Kings Cross

March 7th.

  31151 1E66 1236 Birmingham New Street - Norwich
  31182 1M67 1317 Norwich - Birmingham New Street
  31208 1M30 0754 Norwich - Birmingham New Street
  31293 1E64 1015 Birmingham New Street - Norwich
* 37043 1M60 1515 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  40081 ???? 0405 London Kings Cross - Leeds
  40148 1E40 1925 Aberdeen - Kings X , From Edinburgh
  47124 1M68 0535 Cardiff Central - Crewe
  47412 ???? 1930 Aberdeen - London Kings Cross

March 8th.

* 31234 1M60 1515 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  46021 ???? 0642 Westbury - Paddington

March 9th.

  25061 1V02 1600 Crewe - Cardiff
  31414 2B76 2135 Cardiff - Bristol TM
  37185 1B82 2125 Swansea - Bristol TM
  46014 1M82 2000 Cardiff - Crewe
  46043 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47142 1C66 1852 Paddington - Cardiff
  47252 ???? 1845 Paddington - Swansea RTN Charter
* 47264 1M60 1515 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street

March 10th.

  20006+20180 1M60 1507 Plymouth - Manchester P , between Gloucester - Birmingham NS
* 20030 ???? ???? ? - ? DH with 20174 to Derby Joint Line Railcruise
* 20082 ???? ???? ? - ? DH with 20155 to Derby Joint Line Railcruise
* 20155 ???? ???? ? - ? DH with 20082 from Birmingham New Street Joint Line Railcruise
* 20174 ???? ???? ? - ? DH with 20030 from Birmingham New Street Joint Line Railcruise
  25061 1V51 0147 Crewe - Cardiff
* 25246 ???? 1138 Dundee - Glasgow Queen Street
* 25281 ???? 1236 Birmingham New St. - Norwich , from Leicester 31xxx failed
  31102 1V94 1439 Leeds - Plymouth , to Gloucester
  31181 1A11 0115 Fishguard H - Paddington
  37185 1C02 0114 Bristol TM - Milford H
  37245+37249 1Z78+ 0825 London Bridge - York Charter, from Healey Mills via Castleford
  45021 1V67 0638 Leeds - Paignton
* 40106 ???? ???? ? - ? between Derby - Rock Ferry Joint Line Railcruise
* 40106 ???? ???? ? - ? between Rock Ferry - Birmingham New Street Joint Line Railcruise
* 45021 1V67 0638 Leeds - Paignton to Gloucester
  45052 1V76 0920 Liverpool - Penzance , from Gloucester
  45069 1V96 1355 Newcastle - Swansea
* 45122 ???? 0914 Leeds - London St Pancras
* 45137 ???? 1207 Derby - London St Pancras
* 46020 ???? 1038 Leeds - Paignton
  46031 1M22 1110 Plymouth - Manchester , to Gloucester
* 47028 ???? 0645 London Paddington - Birmingham New Street
  47121 1M68 0535 Cardiff - Crewe
  47151 1V96 1355 Newcastle - Swansea (via Llanelli)
* 47252 ???? 1639 Leeds - Bristol Temple Meads
* 47326 ???? ???? Manchester Piccadilly - Southampton ADEX between Birmingham New Street - Reading?
  47424 1B50 0933 Paddington - Worcester
  47445 1A75 0712 Hereford - Paddington
  47473 1C04 0050 Paddington - Milford H
* 47487 ???? 0721 Liverpool Lime Street - Poole between Birmingham New Street - Reading?
  47507 1V90 1321 Liverpool - Plymouth
* 47510 ???? 0730 Bristol Temple Meads - Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
  47525 ???? 1608 London Kings Cross - Leeds
  47534 1M60 1515 Plymouth - Manchester , between Gloucester - Birmingham NS
  47536 1M22 1110 Plymouth - Manchester , between Gloucester - Birmingham NS
  47536 1V76 0920 Liverpool - Penzance , between Birmingham NS - Gloucester
  50035 1A07 0808 Hereford - Paddington 
  50050 ???? 0825 London Bridge - York Charter to Healey Mills via Crystal P, Kensington O, Stratford, Ipswich, Cowbit ,Sleaford AL, Lincoln AL, Doncaster
  50050 ???? 1758 York - Victoria Charter via ECML to Finsbury Pk, Dalston WJ(RR), Nth London line, Kensington O
  55019 ???? 1040 Aberdeen - London Kings Cross
* 85017 ???? ???? Manchester Piccadilly - Southampton ADEX to Birmingham New Street
* 86222 ???? 1412 Manchester Piccadilly - London Euston
* 86225 ???? 1840 London Euston - Wolverhampton
* 86234 ???? 0829 Wolverhampton - London Euston
* 86245 ???? 0740 London Euston - Wolverhampton
* 86248 ???? 0814 Rugby - Liverpool Lime Street
* 86249 ???? 0721 Liverpool Lime Street - Poole to Birmingham New Street
* 86249 ???? 0730 Bristol Temple Meads - Manchester Piccadilly from Birmingham New Street
* 86249 ???? 1423 Manchester Piccadilly - Swansea to Birmingham New Street
* 87027 ???? 1035 Inverness - London Euston from Mossend
* 87032 ???? 0859 Wolverhampton - London Euston

March 11th.

  31127 ???? 1125 Edinburgh Waverley - Birmingham New Street via Carlisle
  31293 ???? 1610 Birmingham New Street - Leeds
  40081 1E13 1800 Manchester Vic - Newcastle
  45013 1V96 1723 Liverpool - Plymouth
  45013 1M88 1320 Plymouth - Liverpool
  45016 1V86 1612 Derby - Plymouth
  45039 1E57 1555 Cardiff - Newcastle
  45076 1E14 1450 Plymouth - York
  50039 1A69 1934 Cheltenham - Paddington

March 12th.

  31158 ???? 1139 Poole - Newcastle 20' late.
  40162 1S66 2015 Kings X - Edinburgh
  47416 ???? 0705 Edinburgh Waverley - London Kings Cross
  47426 ???? 1700 Edinburgh Waverley - London Kings Cross
  47461 ???? 0550 London Kings Cross - Aberdeen
* 86206 ???? 1618 Birmingham New Street - London Euston

March 13th.

  25095 1M60 1507 Plymouth - Manchester P , between Gloucester - Birmingham NS
  40042 ???? 1605 Nottingham - Carlisle
  45017 ???? 1610 Glasgow Central - Nottingham
  47478 ???? 1445 London Kings Cross - Leeds

March 14th.

  25133 1M60 1507 Plymouth - Manchester P , between Gloucester - Birmingham NS
* 25228 ???? 0807 Glasgow Queen St. - Oban
* 25228 ???? 1220 Oban - Glasgow Queen St. diverted into Glasgow QS (LL)
  40024 ???? 0840 Cleethorpes - Doncaster
  47416 ???? 2230 London Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley
  55013 ???? 1930 Aberdeen - London Kings Cross "One Engine Only, but kept time."
  55019 ???? 0032 Leeds - London Kings Cross Retimed from 0040.
  55019 ???? 0402 Doncaster - Hull

March 15th.
 
* 31176 1M60 1515 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street

March 16th.

* 25037 ???? 1044 Glasgow Queen St. - Dundee
* 31208 1M60 1515 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  31271 ???? 1735 Leeds - Bristol TM , to Gloucester
  46002 1V98 1618 Newcastle - Cardiff
  47145 1V?? 1735 Leeds - Bristol TM , from Gloucester
  55007 ???? 2030 Newcastle - London Kings Cross
  55018 ???? 1809 London Kings Cross - York
  55019 ???? 1245 London Kings Cross - Bradford Exchange
  55019 ???? 1810 Bradford Exchange - London Kings Cross

March 17th.

* 25026 ???? ???? Aberdeen - Ealing Broadway , to Mossend Yard D/H 25068: CHARTER return leg
* 25068 ???? ???? Aberdeen - Ealing Broadway , to Mossend Yard D/H 25026: CHARTER return leg
* 25079 ???? ???? Ealing Broadway - Aberdeen , from Mossend Yard D/H 27016: CHARTER booked Inverness but terminated at Aberdeen / late running
* 27016 ???? ???? Ealing Broadway - Aberdeen , from Mossend Yard D/H 25079: CHARTER booked Inverness but terminated at Aberdeen /  late running
  31222 ???? 0110 Fishguard - Paddington , from Cardiff
  33018 1OXX 1755 Exeter St D - Waterloo
  37233 1ZXX 0748 Paddington - London Bridge via Radstock - Weymouth - London Bridge "The Pines Express" railtour (from Westbury - Radstock & rtn)
  40152 1M22 1110 Plymouth - Manchester P , from Gloucester
  45076 1V94 1432 Leeds - Plymouth , from Gloucester
  46013 1M72 1028 Taunton - Birmingham NS
  46013 2B14 0820 Bristol TM - Taunton
  46013 ???? 0756 Paddington - Weymouth Charter from Bristol TM to Westbury via Avonmouth loop and Dr Days curve
  47020 ???? 0756 Paddington - Weymouth Charter from Westbury to Weymouth via recess in Castle Cary DN Goods Sdgs
  47069 ???? 0756 Paddington - Weymouth Charter from Swindon to Bristol TM - no train heat boiler !
  47090 ???? 0756 Paddington - Weymouth Charter to Swindon - loco train heat boiler not working
  47122 ???? 0114 Bristol TM - Milford , to
  47122 ???? 1130 Swansea - Cardiff Relief
  47430 ???? 1030 Swansea - Cardiff Relief
  47458 ???? 2230 London Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley
  47513 1V72 0830 Manchester - Swansea , from Birmingham NS
  50039 ???? 2010 Bristol TM - Paddington

March 18th.

* 31265 ???? 1835 Birmingham New Street - Cambridge
* 31405 ???? 0840 Peterborough - London Kings Cross
  40119 1ZXX 0920 Kings Cross - Scarborough "The Western Recall" railtour
  40119 1ZXX 1718 Scarborough - Kings Cross "The Western Recall" railtour
  40182 ???? 1205 Birmingham New Street - Manchester Piccadilly
  45075 1E32 0740 Cardiff - Newcastle
  45075 1V98 1617 Newcastle - Cardiff
  45106 1E06 0643 St. Pancras - Sheffield
  45114 1M15 1010 Sheffield - St.Pancras
  46008 1O19 0752 Newcastle - Poole , to Birmingham NS?
  47123 1E04 0700 Bristol - Newcastle
* 47405 ???? 1738 Newcastle - London Kings Cross
* 47408 ???? 2005 Aberdeen - London Kings Cross pm from ?
* 47411 ???? 0930 London Kings Cross - Newcastle
* 47429 ???? 0755 Bradford - London Kings Cross from Leeds?
* 55018 ???? 1000 London Kings Cross - Aberdeen to ?

March 19th.
 

March 20th.

* 37279 1M60 1515 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  40034 ???? 1925 Bangor - Manchester V
  40034 ???? 1540 Manchester V - Bangor
  40034 ???? 1130 Bangor - Manchester V
  40034 ???? 0747 Manchester - Bangor

March 21st.
 
* 31208 ???? 0936 London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
* 31305 ???? 0836 London Liverpool Street - Kings Lynn
* 31317 1M60 1515 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
* 37047 ???? 0925 Kings Lynn - London Liverpool Street
* 37092 ???? 0926 Cambridge - London Liverpool Street

March 22nd.

  25118 1M60 1507 Plymouth - Manchester P , from Gloucester

March 23rd.

* 31114 ???? 1436 London Liverpool Street - Kings Lynn
* 31185 ???? 1325 Kings Lynn - London Liverpool Street
* 31249 ???? 1336 London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
   47121 ???? 2215 Paddington - Oxford

March 24th.
 
  31165 ???? 0115 Fishguard Harbour - Paddington to Severn Tunnel Jn
  31189 ???? 0115 Fishguard Harbour - Paddington from Severn Tunnel Jn
  31234 ???? 0646 Crewe - Cardiff C
  46032 ???? 0727 Swansea - Leeds
  47111 ???? 0114 Bristol TM - Milford Haven
  47537 ???? 2010 Bristol TM - Paddington
  50039 ???? 0558 Bristol TM - Cheltenham

March 25th.
 
  47275 ???? 2050 Paddington - Birmingham NS
  47531 ???? ???? Birmingham NS - Paddington

March 26th.
 

March 27th.

* 25026 ???? 1235 Aberdeen - Edinburgh D/H with 25068
* 25068 ???? 1235 Aberdeen - Edinburgh D/H with 25026
  46021 1V?? 0830 Manchester P - Swansea , from Birmingham NS
  47443 1J53 1513 Holyhead - Manchester V
  55006 ???? 2000 London Kings Cross - Aberdeen Diverted due to Penmanshiel collapse.

March 28th.

  40166 ???? 2000 London Kings Cross - Aberdeen Diverted due to the direct route being blocked by snow
  55014 ???? 1020 Newcastle - London Kings Cross
  81006 ???? 2000 London Kings Cross - Aberdeen, oropelling in rear (10 miles into Carstairs)

March 29th.

* 25177 1M60 1515 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  40083 1E10 ???? Liverpool - Newcastle
  47520 1J53 1513 Holyhead - Manchester V

March 30th.

* 31304 1M60 1515 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  46032 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle

March 31st.

  37190 ???? ???? Kidderminster - Paddington railtour
  37190 1ZXX 09XX Paddington - Kidderminster railtour
  40019 1L09 0830 Euston - Aintree Adex from Warrington BQ via Earlestown West, Olive Mount Jn
  40019 1L09 1825 Aintree - Euston Adex to Warrington BQ via Earlestown West, Olive Mount Jn
  40093 ???? ???? Axminster - York , from Nr Sheff - York
  40093 ???? ???? York - Axminster , to Sheffield rtn
* 40162 ???? 2345 London Kings Cross - Newcastle
  40173 1E40 1925 Aberdeen - Kings X , From Edinburgh
  45071 ???? ???? York - Axminster , between Derby - Axminster (via Camp Hill & Exeter
  46052 ???? ???? Axminster - York , to Crewe (via Exeter)
  47529 1J53 1513 Holyhead - Manchester V
  47??? ???? ???? Axminster - York , between Crewe - Manchester P
  47045 ???? ???? York - Axminster , between Sheffield - Derby & failed
  76012+76015 ???? ???? Axminster - York , between Manchester P - Nr Sheffield
  86224 1L09 0830 Euston - Aintree Adex to Warrington BQ
  86224 1L09 1825 Aintree - Euston Adex from Warrington BQ


Thanks to :  Steve Jones, Chris Short, Clive Barlow, Nick B, Nick Ross, 'Ginger Gorilla', David Rapson,  "Ric",  Andy Pullar, "Duffield", Pip Dunn,
Alan Baylis, John Ellams, Reg Atkins & 'The Timelord' who have helped with  this listing.


If you can add any workings or missing details to the list above or spot any errors, please Contact us and we'll update this page asap.


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