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On 3 Saturdays in February 1987 BR ran a special Family Railcard promotion and I was invited by a family friend to make up the numbers as it were.

On this Saturday we did the following route:

Chesterfield to Cheltenham Spa:

43146/41161/40421/42084/42085/42086/

42087/44069/43192 (travelling in 42085) with the 07:00 Bradford Interchange to Paignton

 

Cheltenham Spa to Swindon:

W51326/W59480/W51311 (B469, travelling in W51311 to Swindon and W51326 to Westbury) with the 10:34 Cheltenham Spa to Westbury

 

Westbury to Portsmouth Harbour:

33062 on 18412/35197/7162/18957/18610

(travelling in 18412) with the 12:10 Cardiff Central to Portsmouth Harbour

 

Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo:

7412/2307 with the 15:55 Portsmouth Harbour to London Waterloo (travelling in S71080) from Portsmouth Harbour Platform 4

 

London St Pancras to Chesterfield:

43041/41171/41173/40734/42338/42178/

42127/42128/44045/43073 (travelling in 42128 IC refurb interior) with the 18:25 London St Pancras to Barnsley which was extended to Leeds via Wakefield Kirkgate (Platform 6 at St Pancras)

 

Here W51326/W59480/W51311 (B469) is seen at Swindon Platform 2 after arrival from Cheltenham Spa ready to go forward to Westbury

 

My notes show I saw the following on the way to Swindon:

At Chesterfield:

43031/44000/42266/42262/42258/42254/

40401/41147/43134 with the 07:15 Birmingham New Street to Newcastle (dep Chesterfield 08:24)

43061 City of Lincoln/41107/41108/40715/

42341/42217/42218/42219/44070/43051 with the 07:50 Barnsley to London St Pancras (dep Chesterfield 08:26)

At Derby:

08625 on 93795/80553/93416 on Carriage Siding No2

93559/93287/93588 South Dock

At Burton MGR Repair Depot:

08829

Washwood Heath Yard:

08616

Saltley Depot:

47236, 31167, 58039 Rugeley Power Station,

31191

At Birmingham New Street:

92014 on Siding 3

92331, 08601 Spectre West Dock

M53819/M59647/M53915 Platform 9a

50020 Revenge/50043 Eagle worked the 07:35 Cardiff Central to Glasgow Central/Edinburgh "The Principality" handing over to 86233 Laurence Olivier

On Gloucester Horton Road Depot:

31252, 47501, 37135, 37159

50024 Vanguard, 08836, 08795

97651 (PWM651)

061022 (BR MK1 CCT 94710)

At Stroud:

W51372/W59490/W51414 (B434) with the 10:42 Swindon to Cheltenham Spa

BREL Swindon Works North Yard:

25134, 25126, 25208, 25093, 2EPB 5795

25207, 25193, 25161, 25027, 25180, 25327

Swindon Stabling Point:

08410, 37233, 50017 Royal Oak

At Swindon Station:

43034/41165/40430/42108/42109/42110/

42322/44087/43167 on a westbound ecs movement

43028/41017/41018/40208/42026/42025/

42024/44008/43124 BBC Points West with the 11:05 Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington

56050 on a westbound train of bogie oil tanks

43165/44084/42297/42296/42295/40418/

41144/41143/43181 with the 11:00 London Paddington to Swansea

W51919/W59123/W53945 with the 12:05 to Worcester Shrub Hill

47587 on 95200/84358/95205/94006/

80730/80200/94003/80820/84416/94032

80768/95215/93565/93138/93397/93141 bound for Old Oak Common

43013 University of Bristol/41164/41136/

40429/42279/42280/42281/44035/43183 with the 11:10 Weston-super-Mare to London Paddington

BREL Swindon Works A Shop Sidings and West Yard:

LMS CCTM37222

08142, 08327, 08249, 08023, 25228, 25153, 25306, 08455

40063, 25157, 25219, 25179

Saturday 7th February 1987

Done