October 1978

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October 1st.

  25220 ???? 1415 Cardiff - Crewe 
  33102 2O06 1059 Reading - Portsmouth Hbr 
  50002 1B74 1930 Paddington - Plymouth
  50038 1B24 1030 Paddington - Penzance
  50050 1B26 1035 Paddington - Plymouth

October 2nd.
 

October 3rd.

  25055 ???? 1710 Cardiff - Crewe
  40152 ???? 1620 Harrogate - London Kings Cross , into Leeds
  46047 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47458 ???? 1608 London Kings Cross - York

October 4th.
 
  37002 1E63 1139 Poole - Newcastle Replaced 40002 at York.
  40079 ???? 2030 Newcastle - London Kings Cross , to York, Replaced by 55006
  40188 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle Running 75' late due to loco failure.
  45013 ???? 1001 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  47401 ???? 1413 York - London Kings Cross
  47458 ???? 1445 London Kings Cross - Leeds
  47485 ???? 1225 London Kings Cross - York
  47524 ???? 1620 Harrogate - London Kings Cross through
  47539 ???? 1010 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle

October 5th.

  50018 ???? 1130 Paddington - Penzance  

October 6th.

  46039 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47543 ???? 1620 Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds at least

October 7th.

  13003 ???? 0920 Mexborough - York BR Pennine Rambler Adex from Rotherwood to Tinsley
  24082 1Zxx 0740 Paddington - Blaenau Ffestiniog "Conway Consort" railtour, from Llandudno Jn
  24082 1Zxx 1500 Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno "Conway Consort" railtour, to Llandudno Jn
  25063 ???? 1600 Crewe - Cardiff
  25195+25161 ???? ???? Hereford - Chester , from ? Steam 6000 failed and replaced: ""The Marches Venturer"" RTR out and back (?)"
* 27205+27212 ???? 1530 Edinburgh Waverley - Glasgow Queen Street Push-Pull
  37037 ???? 0920 Mexborough - York BR Pennine Rambler Adex to Rotherwood via Sheffield, Chesterfield (RR), Barrow Hill
  40015+40020 ???? ???? York - Chesterfield BR Pennine Rambler Adex via Doncaster
  40015+40020 ???? 0920 Mexborough - York BR Pennine Rambler Adex from Guide Bridge via Ashton Moss
  40106 ???? ???? Chester - Watford ,to Crewe footex
  40106 ???? 0915 Euston - Manchester Victoria Charter via Northampton, Nuneaton, Birmingham NS, Bescot, Shrewsbury, Chester
  40106 ???? 1845 Manchester Victoria - Euston Charter via Ashton Moss, Stockport, Stoke, Colwich, Rugby, Weedon
  40113 1Zxx 1735 Llandudno - Paddington "Conway Consort" railtour, to Wolverhampton
  40113 1Zxx 0740 Paddington - Blaenau Ffestiniog "Conway Consort" railtour, from Wolverhampton
  40113 1Zxx 1500 Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno "Conway Consort" railtour
  45104 ???? 0005 St.Pancras - Sheffield to Nottingham
  45108 ???? 0005 St.Pancras - Sheffield from Nottingham via Derby
  46007 1Zxx 1735 Llandudno - Paddington "Conway Consort" railtour, from Wolverhampton
  46007 1Zxx 0740 Paddington - Blaenau Ffestiniog "Conway Consort" railtour, to Wolver
* 47401 1S17 0900 Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley
* 47414 1E21 1700 Edinburgh Waverley - Kings Cross
  47425 ???? 1645 Hull - Kings Cross
  47464 ???? 1040 Aberdeen - Kings Cross
  50008 1Bxx 0730 Paddington - Penzance
  50008 1B24 0730 Paddington - Penzance
  55019 ???? 1730 Bradford I - Kings Cross
  76010+76023 ???? 0920 Mexborough - York BR Pennine Rambler Adex from Tinsley to Guide Bridge
* 87007 ???? 0936 Euston - Inverness , to

October 8th.

* 03189 2Z?? - Barrow Hill Openday Shuttles
  40084 ???? 1800 Manchester Victoria - Newcastle
  45032 ???? 1515 Glasgow Central - Nottingham Diverted via Carlisle - Newcastle - York - Leeds.
  47524 ???? 1900 London Kings Cross - Newcastle

October 9th.
 
* 37297 1M60 1507 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street

October 10th.

  40067 ???? 1010 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  40077 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  45049 ???? 0655 Gloucester - Leeds
  45049 1E10 0655 Gloucester - Leeds
  45148 ???? 1035 Leeds - Paignton
  45148 1V86 1035 Leeds - Paignton
  46032 ???? 1710 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47405 ???? 1413 York - London Kings Cross
  47430 ???? 1802 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  47462 ???? 1404 London Kings Cross - York
  47524 ???? 2015 London Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley
  47542 ???? 2030 Newcastle - London Kings Cross

October 11th.

  45006 ???? 2150 York - Shrewsbury , to Stockport 
  47434 1S27 0725 Plymouth - Edinburgh Waverley , from York
  47552 ???? 1613 York - London Kings Cross
  55005 ???? 2355 London Kings Cross - Newcastle
  55009 ???? 2020 Edinburgh Waverley - London Kings Cross
  55013 ???? 1608 London Kings Cross - York
  55013 ???? 2150 York - Shrewsbury , to Stockport

October 12th.

  25219 ???? 1710 Cardiff - Crewe
  40067 ???? 0707 Cleethorpes - London Kings Cross "Kings Cross ""Outer Suburban"" mark 1 set, no buffet."
  40113 ???? 0120 Manchester Piccadilly - Cleethorpes.
  47101 1E54 0727 Swansea - Leeds via Chepstow
  47156 ???? 0728 Harwich Parkeston Quay - Manchester Piccadilly
  47524 ???? 0040 Leeds - London Kings Cross
  55013 ???? 1300 London Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley
  55018 ???? 1255 Bradford Exchange - London Kings Cross

October 13th.

  33111 ???? 2238 Weymouth - Waterloo to Eastleigh
  47483 1V58 1638 New St - Paddington

October 14th.

  25040+31273 1Z24 0820 Marylebone - Manchester Piccadilly "Three Way Special" railtour, to Nuneaton
* 40013 2D95 0840? Cleethorpes - Doncaster
  40018 1Z24 0820 Marylebone - Manchester Piccadilly "Three Way Special" railtour, between Nuneaton - Rotherwood
  40018 1Z24 1513 Manchester Piccadilly - Liverpool St "Three Way Special" railtour, between Rotherwood - March, removed due to boiler failure)
  40067 1Z24 1513 Manchester Piccadilly - Liverpool St "Three Way Special" railtour, from March
* 45010 ???? 0730 Weston-Super-Mare - Leeds
* 45146 ???? 0643 St Pancras - Sheffield
  76016+76009 1Zxx xxxx ? - Cheltenham Spa adex, to ?
  76049 1Z24 0820 Marylebone - Manchester Piccadilly "Three Way Special" railtour, from Rotherwood
  76049 1Z24 1513 Manchester Piccadilly - Liverpool St "Three Way Special" railtour, to Rotherwood

October 15th.
 
  33037 1V01 0130 Waterloo - Yeovil Jct
* 40042 2D95 0840? Cleethorpes - Doncaster

October 16th.

  25042 ???? 1600 Crewe - Cardiff
  31108 1xxx 1734 Liverpool St - Cambridge
  31160 1xxx 1732 Kings Lynn - Liverpool St
  31243 1xxx 2036 Liverpool St - Cambridge
  31268 1xxx 1836 Liverpool St - Kings Lynn
  31269 1xxx 1636 Liverpool St - Kings Lynn
  31326 1xxx 1726 Cambridge - Liverpool St
  31326 1xxx 1936 Liverpool St - Cambridge
  37017 1xxx 1710 Liverpool St - Cambridge
  37041 1xxx 1758 Liverpool St - Cambridge
  37041 1xxx 2007 Cambridge - Liverpool St
  37050 1xxx 1530 Kings Lynn - Liverpool St
  37110 1xxx 1656 Liverpool St - Ipswich

October 17th.
 
  20075+20134 ???? 1140 Poole - Newcastle , between Burton - Derby

October 18th.
 
  25043 ???? 1710 Cardiff - Crewe

October 19th.

  20032+20065 1M60 1507 Plymouth - Manchester P , between Gloucester - Birmingham NS
  25042 ???? 1710 Cardiff - Crewe
  46048 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47549 ???? 1620 Harrogate - London Kings Cross

October 20th.

  20151+20168 1M60 1507 Plymouth - Manchester P , between Gloucester - Birmingham NS
  50027 ???? 1530 London Paddington - Penzance

October 21st.

  08768 ???? 0755 St.Pancras - Carlisle Charter shunt release train locos
  25208+25218 ???? 0755 St. Pancras - Carlisle , to Derby ""Lindisfarne"" (DAA/DEG) RTR: Replaced by 40013 & 40015"
  40013+40015 ???? 0755 St.Pancras - Carlisle Charter from Derby
* 40028 2D95 0840? Cleethorpes - Doncaster
  45058 ???? 1640 Carlisle - St.Pancras Charter from Bedford North
  45074 ???? 1640 Carlisle - St.Pancras Charter from Crewe to Irchester via Castle Donington - failed
  45142 ???? 1640 Carlisle - St.Pancras Charter from Irchester to Bedford North on rear of train with 45074 dead on front
  50016 1A13 1222 Penzance - Paddington
  50046 1B90 1430 Paddington - Paignton
  85038 ???? 1640 Carlisle - St.Pancras Charter to Crewe

October 22nd.

  50019 ???? 1015 Penzance - London Paddington Number of coaches uncertain.
  50019 1A89 1015 Penzance - London Paddington
  55008 ???? 1800 London Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley

October 23rd.
 
* 31260 1M60 1507 Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street

October 24th.

  37043 ???? 1940 Liverpool St - Harwich PQ Hook Continental
* 40113 2D95 0840? Cleethorpes - Doncaster
  47039 1Axx 0853 Oxford - Paddington
  47039 1A77 0853 Oxford - Paddington
  50043 1A44 1900 Paddington - Oxford
* 81003 1A60 1320 Holyhead - Euston , from Crewe+
* 81019 1T09 1615 Birmingham Int - Euston Relief
* 85018 1T21 1114 Euston - Birmingham Int Relief. Not Advertised.
* 85018 1T10 1633 Birmingham Int - Euston Relief
* 85024 1T20 1058 Euston - Birmingham Int Relief
* 85024 1T06 1535 Birmingham Int - Euston Relief
* 85028 1B06 1723 Euston - Northampton
* 85028 1A88 0950 Bletchley - Euston 3BG BSK. Postal
* 85030 1T05 1505 Birmingham Int - Euston Relief
* 86004 1D59 1300 Euston - Holyhead , to Crewe+
* 86004 1A29 0912 Manchester P - Euston
* 86011 1A22 0632 Carlisle - Euston "35"" late due to over-running engineering work Oxenholme area."
* 86011 1T24 1223 Euston - Birmingham Int Relief
* 86023 1T22 11 26 Euston - Birmingham Int Relief
* 86024 1G30 1240 Euston - Wolverhampton
* 86024 1A56 1529 Wolverhampton - Euston "calling additionally @ Watford. 21"" late."
* 86024 1A26 0716 Carlisle - Euston
* 86025 1A35 1118 Birmingham N St - Euston
* 86036 1A41 1229 Wolverhampton - Euston
* 86101 1A37 1129 Wolverhampton - Euston
* 86101 1F33 1450 Euston - Liverpool L St
* 86103 1A48 1418 Birmingham N St - Euston
* 86103 1G29 1210 Euston - Birmingham N St calling additionally @ Watford
* 86204 1F26 1250 Euston - Liverpool L St
* 86210 1A51 1404 Liverpool L St - Euston
* 86213 1A39 1112 Manchester P - Euston
* 86213 1G36 1540 Euston - Wolverhampton
* 86215 1A33 1004 Liverpool L St - Euston
* 86215 1H13 1455 Euston - Manchester P
* 86216 1T08 1603 Birmingham Int - Euston Relief
* 86218 1H11 1255 Euston - Manchester P
* 86218 1A31 0934 Manchester P - Euston
* 86221 1M25 0705 Glasgow C - Euston spl stop @ Watford to pick up due to 2A00 late
* 86221 1H20 1720 Euston - Manchester P Pullman
* 86224 1A50 1429 Wolverhampton - Euston
* 86224 1G28 1140 Euston - Wolverhampton
* 86224 1J33 1740 Euston - Shrewsbury , to Wolverhampton+
* 86226 1A44 1318 Birmingham N St - Euston spl stop @ Watford to pick up due to 2A02 late
* 86226 1G27 1110 Euston - Birmingham N St calling additionally @ Watford
* 86226 1G37 1610 Euston - Birmingham N St
* 86228 1A43 1212 Manchester P - Euston
* 86228 1D66 1705 Euston - Holyhead , to Crewe+
* 86229 1P70 1500 Euston - Carlisle
* 86230 1F40 1650 Euston - Liverpool L St
* 86230 1A42 1204 Liverpool L St - Euston
* 86231 1A55 1320 Blackpool N - Euston , from Preston+
* 86232 1H09 1055 Euston - Manchester P
* 86232 1A58 1512 Manchester P - Euston
* 86233 1A28 1018 Birmingham N St - Euston
* 86233 1A54 1518 Birmingham N St - Euston calling additionally @ Watford
* 86233 1G31 1310 Euston - Birmingham N St
* 86235 1A57 1504 Liverpool L St - Euston
* 86236 1A25 0929 Wolverhampton - Euston
* 86236 1F29 1350 Euston - Liverpool L St
* 86237 1A61 1535 Manchester P - Euston
* 86241 1D56 1102 Euston - Holyhead , to Crewe+
* 86243 1S86 1545 Euston - Glasgow C
* 86245 1A47 1304 Liverpool L St - Euston
* 86247 1A40 1218 Birmingham N St - Euston
* 86247 1G35 1510 Euston - Birmingham N St
* 86248 1G32 1340 Euston - Wolverhampton
* 86249 1A46 1329 Wolverhampton - Euston
* 86249 1G38 1640 Euston - Wolverhampton
* 86252 1H15 1555 Euston - Manchester P
* 86253 1F22 1150 Euston - Liverpool L St
* 86255 1A59 1618 Birmingham N St - Euston
* 86255 1A32 1029 Wolverhampton - Euston
* 86255 1G33 1410 Euston - Birmingham N St
* 86257 1A53 1248 Holyhead - Euston
* 86260 1H12 1355 Euston - Manchester P
* 86260 1A34 1012 Manchester P - Euston "20"" late @ Watford"
* 87001 1H10 1155 Euston - Manchester P
* 87004 1M18 0710 Glasgow C - Euston
* 87007 1S75 1345 Euston - Glasgow C
* 87007 1A27 0904 Liverpool L St - Euston
* 87011 1S89 1745 Euston - Glasgow C
* 87015 1A52 1412 Manchester P - Euston
* 87016 1G39 1710 Euston - Wolverhampton
* 87017 1F47 1732 Euston - Liverpool L St
* 87017 1A49 1312 Manchester P - Euston
* 87017 1A45 1004 Holyhead - Euston , from Crewe+
* 87019 1M20 1010 Glasgow C - Euston
* 87019 1H17 1655 Euston - Manchester P
* 87020 1P36 1600 Euston - Blackpool N , to Preston+
* 87020 1A36 0920 Blackpool N - Euston , from Preston+
* 87021 1H16 1625 Euston - Manchester P
* 87021 1A38 1104 Liverpool L St - Euston
* 87024 1S83 1645 Euston - Glasgow C
* 87030 1M05 0910 Glasgow C - Euston
* 87030 1F35 1550 Euston - Liverpool L St
* 87032 1S69 1245 Euston - Glasgow C

October 25th.

  25061 ???? 1600 Crewe - Cardiff
  25123 ???? 1335 Newcastle - Swansea , between Gloucester - Cardiff Replaced 40107: Unknown loco forward
  25221 ???? 1710 Cardiff - Crewe

October 26th.

  25136 ???? 1718 Kings Cross - Peterborough
  37089 ???? 0750 Harwich PQ - Liverpool St Hook Continental
  46036 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  55010 ???? 1620 Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds

October 27th.

  20072+20088 1M60 1507 Plymouth - Manchester P , between Gloucester - Birmingham NS
  45062 ???? 1608 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  46036 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47458 ???? 1620 Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds
  55014 1LXX 1608 Kings Cross - York

October 28th.
 
  45138 ???? 1903 Sheffield - St.Pancras from Nottingham
  45142 ???? 1903 Sheffield - St.Pancras to Nottingham
  45146 ???? 0750 St.Pancras - Sheffield

October 29th.

  45059 ???? 1542 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  47123 ???? 1800 Manchester Victoria - Newcastle
  50019 1Bxx 0005 Paddington - Penzance
  50019 1B02 0005 Paddington - Penzance

October 30th.

  25055 ???? 1710 Cardiff - Crewe
  47108 ???? 1510 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  55019 ???? 1620 Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds

October 31st.

  46013 ???? 0756 Cardiff - Plymouth 


Thanks to :  'Ginger Gorilla', Clive Barlow, Alan Baylis, Andy Young, Pip Dunn, Andy Pullar, Nick B, Ric, Trevor Machell, Chris Morley, Phil Wormald
& "Duffield" who have added to this listing.

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