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Class 91's tonight at Northallerton taken 10 minutes apart.

 

What's so special about that?

 

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sets are the WRONG WAY AROUND. Locos at London end.

 

Mike Wiltshire

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82002 at Glasgow before talking over the last through southbound 'Thames Clyde Express'..by that time it was AC hauled via Beattock to Carlisle before reverting to the traditional Cl 45s via Leeds Derby Nottingham.

Reversals and loco changes with 3 x 45s plus the AC.. a memorable trip.

Pics of the 45s somewhere plus 8mm cine of same.

The following Monday and the start of the new timetable the Glasgow St Pancras service was cut back to Nottingham.

 

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82002 at Glasgow before talking over the last through southbound 'Thames Clyde Express'..by that time it was AC hauled via Beattock to Carlisle before reverting to the traditional Cl 45s via Leeds Derby Nottingham.

Reversals and loco changes with 3 x 45s plus the AC.. a memorable trip.

Pics of the 45s somewhere plus 8mm cine of same.

The following Monday and the start of the new timetable the Glasgow St Pancras service was cut back to Nottingham.

 

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82002 - my last AC electric loco at the time. It took over 15 years of spotting before I clapped eyes on it in 1979; a moment I will remember forever.

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86 257 at Carlisle 8th November 1980

 

 

 

 

86 257 at Carlisle 8th November 1980

 

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Great pic for weathering detail with the brake dust up the sides.

 

Dave

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87006 passing Polmadie Glasgow 1984 heading south and carrying experimental large logo Grey livery.

 

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APT Glasgow on extra 08.00 service to Euston April 1984.

 

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And same day 16.00 departure from Euston to Glasgow.

Travelled down on 08.00 nothing out of the ordinary but the return with 007 on the 16.00 was into Glasgow at 20.32 including a dead stand at Crewe for 30 mins and a 2 min stop at Carlisle so 4hrs 2 mins net!

Journey was mostly in the dark but it was very fast and felt like it!

 

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2nd class interior.

 

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Dave.

You just know when something was designed at the end of the 70's and early 80's...tartan everywhere!!!

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An hour south of Kenton/Harrow last Friday.

90045 Ex Glasgow sleeper chasing 66 538

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86604/7

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92018 ex Aberdeen/Fort William Sleeper

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And for those awaiting their DJ models and looking for a train for it to pull -  it was hauling SIXTEEN coaches

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Mike Wiltshire

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An hour south of Kenton/Harrow last Friday.

90045 Ex Glasgow sleeper chasing 66 538

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86604/7

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92018 ex Aberdeen/Fort William Sleeper

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And for those awaiting their DJ models and looking for a train for it to pull -  it was hauling SIXTEEN coaches

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Mike Wiltshire

From the Scot-Rail Site, Sleeper Formations.....

 

The coaches are formed into 8 coach sets. To allow maintenance at Inverness, each individual set follows a strict 8 day rotation of workings as follows: 

 

Day Headcode                        Working See Note

1      1M16                                 Inverness - Euston

2      1S26                                  Euston - Glasgow A

3      1C11/1M11                        Edinburgh - Euston A

4      1S25/1Y11/1A25               Euston - Fort William or Aberdeen B

5      1B01/1B16/1M16              Fort William or Aberdeen - Euston B

6      1S26/1B26                        Euston - Edinburgh A

7      1M11                                Glasgow - Euston A

8      1S25                                 Euston - Inverness  

 

Notes 

 

A - On arrival at Glasgow, the coaches are cleaned and serviced at Polmadie depot. The set then works empty to Edinburgh to form that portion of the sleeper. Coaches arriving in Edinburgh in the morning are taken to Polmadie for cleaning and servicing them form the Glasgow portion of the sleeper that night. 

 

B - The Fort William and Aberdeen sets are formed slightly differently. 2 sleeper coaches are taken to Fort William, 4 to Aberdeen. A pair of lounge and brake coaches work through from London to Aberdeen while the Fort William pair stay at Edinburgh overnight.

 

Jim

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