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As you maybe aware the wife has been in Scotland since Tuesday for work. Rather than fly she preferred the train. So Saturday she came back on the 08:40 train off Glasgow Central. So I worked out I could get I a bit of spotting/photographing before her train arrived.
Bold = Haulage, Red = Winner, All others are sightings.
Up very early and on 2B03 Selhurst to Victoria 455829, 455807 (9m 31ch). Being a bit dark there was no spots done on the way or at Victoria. The Victoria threw up 11008 to take me to Euston.
I headed down for a look at the platforms.
9G04 0703 London Euston to Birmingham New Street 390119.
1F11 0707 London Euston to Liverpool Lime Street 390044.
1M11 2340 Glasgow Central and Edinburgh to London Euston 92018 [Consist: 9804, 6708, 10666, 10543, 10703, 10520, 10714, 9806, 6702, 10719, 10501, 10501, 10690, 10522, 10561]
9G05 0723 London Euston to Birmingham New Street 390135.
9S47 0743 London Euston to Glasgow Central 390009.
1H62 0735 London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly 390132.
0M11 0728 Euston Up Carriage Shed to London Euston 87002.
1B01 0550 Birmingham New Street to London Euston 221113, 221111.
2B02 0610 Bletchley to London Euston 350128.
5A12 0419 Longsight Car. M.D. to London Euston 390115.
1S42 0730 London Euston to Glasgow Central (Euston to Warrington Bank Quay) 390042 (181m 11ch).
As 390042 took me North at Primrose Hill 1B02 0545 Wolverhampton to London Euston 390124 headed into town. At Willesden two of the unused Class 710s sat by the shed - 710261, 710262. Then in Wembley yards were 66563, 70006, 66107, 66085. I managed a glimpse of 1M16 2045 Inverness, Aberdeen and Fort William to London Euston 90041 [Consist: 9810, 6706, 10650, 10542, 10600, 10502, 10718, 9808, 6704, 10706, 10526, 10675, 10565, 10504] Sleeper consists thanks to JTC on the SE-Gen lists.
We were motoring along by Milton Keynes but managed to see 66568 4L52 Garston F.L.T. to London Gateway Frghtliner. Rugby had only two items of interest in the shape of Thunderbird 57304 and 86259 then North of Rugby 6D30 0552 Mountsorrel Sdgs to Northampton Castle Yard 66015 passed me.
Rugeley Trent Valley station had 170502 on 2A54 0842 Rugeley Trent Valley to Birmingham New Street. Just outside Stafford I managed to see 6M90 0356 Avonmouth Hanson Sdg Gbrf to Clitheroe Castle Cement Gb 66772. Little did I know this would turn up again later.
We slowed a bit at Crewe but were still five minutes early :-) Noted in the yards and LNWR shed area were: 66542, 2x COLAS 56s, a yellow class 31 (still UID), 66539, 710103, 397003, 92020. At the Heritage Centre 87035 sat with the APT. I think there is a class 37 there too but I am not 100% sure. On the approaches to Warrington Bank Quay was a yard (right hand side facing direction of travel) with a fair few wagons in it and 66171, 66091, 66206.
Warrington Bank Quay (0911 - 11:22).
I was finally here and I only had a couple of hours until my wife's train came in so I made the most of it. Before I post all the trains I saw can I say the staff left me alone (as a spotter and with a camera) and were quite friendly when I spoke to them. Also it was windy ... VERY windy!
1H83 0745 Llandudno to Manchester Airport 175114.
1M07 0630 Glasgow Central to London Euston 390155.
6E09 0740 Liverpool Biomass Tml Gbf to Drax Aes (Gbrf) 66741 [Consist: 83 70 0698 094-5, 83 70 0698 029-1, 83 70 0698 110-9, 83 70 0698 102-6, 83 70 0698 033-3, 83 70 0698 100-0, 83 70 0698 049-9, 83 70 0698 119-0, 83 70 0698 016-8, 83 70 0698 124-0, 83 70 0698 080-4, 83 70 0698 002-6, 83 70 0698 125-7, 83 70 0698 111-7, 83 70 0698 079-6, 83 70 0698 019-2, 83 70 0698 172-9, 83 70 0698 017-6, 83 70 0698 018-4, 83 70 0698 120-8, 83 70 0698 021-8, 83 70 0698 025-9, 83 70 0698 098-6, 83 70 0698 090-3] For those interested in Wagons (Note: there wasn't a lot going on at Warrington at this time LOL)
1S44 0816 Birmingham New Street to Edinburgh 390126.
1D33 0852 Manchester Piccadilly to Llandudno 175115.
4S43 0640 Daventry Drs (Tesco) to Mossend Euroterminal 88002. Note my first class 88!
9M50 0652 Edinburgh to London Euston 221117, 221106.
0xxx 0923 Crewe Bas Hall S.S.M. to Carlisle Yard Colas Rail 70812.
2F26 0903 Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington Bank Quay 319365.
4M26 0525 Coatbridge F.L.T. to Daventry Int Rft Recep Fl 90046, 90044.
1S45 0830 London Euston to Glasgow Central 390008.
1H84 0845 Llandudno to Manchester Airport 175108.
1M08 0737 Glasgow Central to London Euston 390141.
1D34 0937 Manchester Airport to Llandudno 175102.
9S47 0743 London Euston to Glasgow Central 390009.
9M51 0800 Glasgow Central to London Euston 221143.
6M90 0356 Avonmouth Hanson Sdg Gbrf to Clitheroe Castle Cement Gb 66772.
2F28 1003 Liverpool Lime Street to Warrington Bank Quay 319364.
1P92 0853 London Euston to Blackpool North 390039.
1S48 0930 London Euston to Glasgow Central 390006.
1H85 0945 Llandudno to Manchester Airport 175011.
1M09 0840 Glasgow Central to London Euston (Warrington Bank Quay to Euston) 390123 (181m 11ch).
Apart from 175011 everything at Warrington got photographed :-)
In the Warrington yard was 66128 and 66171.
Next up Crewe.
Noted were 66187 working 6M13 0122 Dollands Moor Sdgs to Ditton Foundry Ln(Ahc-ews). In Crewe station was 350101 which I suspect was working 1U30 1202 Crewe to London Euston.
In the yards and LNWR were: 56049, 56096, 56105, 56113, 68019, 68031, 397003, 710103, 70018, 66549.
Nothing was noted until Milton Keynes area 1Y34 1114 Birmingham New Street to London Euston 350375.
Kings Langley area 66001 was heading south as a light loco.
Wembley Central area 350107 as on 2Y68 1054 Birmingham New Street to London Euston.
In Wembley yards were: 66041 66017.
From Euston to Victoria 11043 provided the traction and then after a Wetherspoons lunch we caught 2B72 Victoria to Epsom Downs (Victoria to Selhurst) 455829, 455807 (9m 31ch).
All in all a good little trip out but best because the wife brought me back a nice 15 year old GLENGOYNE Whiskey.
And I am enjoying it.