1978

April

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April 1st.

  25046 + 27002  1Zxx  2110  (31/3) Paddington - Mallaig "Skye Train" railtour, from Mossend
  25063          ????  0600  Crewe - Cardiff C
  25201
         1L80  1010  Liverpool Lime St - Birkenhead North WRC Charter """Hundred of Wirral""
  25201
         1L80  ????  New Brighton - West Kirkby WRC Charter """Hundred of Wirral"" 25294 on rear
  25201
         1L80  ????  New Brighton - Liverpool Lime St WRC Charter """Hundred of Wirral"" 25294 on rear detached at Heswall
  25294
         1L80  ????  West Kirkby - New Brighton WRC Charter 25201 on rear
  25294
         1L80  ????  Birkenhead North - New Brighton WRC Charter 25201 on rear
  27002 + 25046  1Z??  1225  Mallaig - Paddington "Skye Train" railtour, to Mossend
  27003
         1Oxx  1804  Glasgow Queen St - Oban
  27008
         1Oxx  1638  Glasgow Queen St - Mallaig , to Fort William
  27008
         1Oxx  0700  Mallaig - Glasgow Q St , from Ft William
  27022
         1Oxx  0600  Glasgow Queen St - Mallaig , from Fort William
  33052
         1ZXX  1900  Portsmouth - Grantham ADEX TO Brent Curve
  45001                      Paignton - Leeds
  46018
         1ZXX  1900  Portsmouth - Grantham From Brent Curve
  47483
         ????  0218  Crewe - Holyhead
  47501
         ????  0110  Holyhead - Euston to Crewe
  47502
         1ZXX  0730  Grantham - Portsmouth ADEX
  50036           m.         Paignton - Newton Abbot
  85023
         1Zxx  1225  Mallaig - Paddington "Skye Train" railtour, between Mossend - Crewe
  86018
         ????  0249  Stafford - Liverpool Lime St detached from 2315 Euston - Manchester P

April 2nd.

  33105
         ????  0822  Waterloo - Meeth LVRC Atlantic Coast Express Charter P/P 4TC+RMB+4TC 33108 on rear
  33105
         ????  ????  Meeth - Waterloo LVRC Atlantic Coast Express Charter P/P 4TC+RMB+4TC 33108 on front
  47120
         1Zxx  1225  (01/4) Mallaig - Paddington "Skye Train" railtour, from New St
  47439
         1Zxx  1225  (01/4) Mallaig - Paddington "Skye Train" railtour, between Crewe - New St)
  73101
         1A96  0440  Victoria - Eastbourne
  73121
         ????  0445  Victoria - Horsham
  86239
         ????  2045  Barrow in Furness - Euston , from

April 3rd.

  25043
         ????  1600  Crewe - Cardiff
  33047
         1U05  1733  London Bridge - East Grinstead
  33050
         2U19  1719  London Bridge - Uckfield
  33206
         2U13  1829  London Bridge - East Grinstead
  33210
         2U13  1829  London Bridge - East Grinstead
  45103
         ????  0707  Bedford - St.Pancras
  45134
         ????  0620  Nottingham - St.Pancras
  47511
         ????  1423  Manchester - Swansea , from Birmingham NS
  50008
         ????  1510  Plymouth - Manchester , to
  50022
         ????  1321  Liverpool - Penzance , from Gloucester at least
  50044
         ????  1230  Paddington - Paignton

April 4th.
 

April 5th.
 

April 6th.
 

April 7th.

  33055
         1U05  1733  London Bridge - East Grinstead
  33205
         2U13  1829  London Bridge - East Grinstead 

April 8th.

  25038 + 25070  1Z78  0710  Marylebone - Dinting , to Godley TBILS RTR* out and back:
  25038 + 25070  ????  1720  Dinting - Marylebone Charter from Godley  
TBILS RTR*  
  25233 + 26042  ????  ????  Chesterfield - Ardrossan Harbour CHARTER, from ?
  37205
         ????  0710  Marylebone - Dinting Charter from Penistone to Sheffield via Barnsley   TBILS RTR*
  46003
         ????  0710  Marylebone - Dinting Charter from Sheffield  TBILS RTR*
  76001
         ????  0710  Marylebone - Dinting from Godley to Penistone - line through Deepcar blocked. TBILS RTR*

*TBILS Railtour:  Marlebone,Coventry,Nuneaton,Northwich,Altrincham,Deansgate, Skelton,Northendon Jn,Woodley,Godley,Penistone,Barnsley,
Sheffield,Tinsley,Holmes Curve, Hope Valley, Godley,Guide Bridge,Reddish Sth,Stockport,Edgley,Stoke,Birmingham,Coventry,Banbury,Marylebone
 

April 9th.
 

April 10th.
 

April 11th.

  46043
         ????  1510  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47502
         ????  1555  York - London Kings Cross

April 12th.

  46038
         ????  1710  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  46048
         ????  1510  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47051
         ????  1615  Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street

April 13th.

  31409
         ????  1652  Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds
  45006
         ????  1023  Manchester - Plymouth , from
  46014
         ????  0920  Liverpool - Penzance , between
  46042
         ????  1710  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47511
         ????  1110  Plymouth - Manchester , to
  47528
         ????  1652  Harrogate - London Kings Cross , from Leeds
  50001
         ????  1145  Paignton - Paddington
  50029
         ????  1030  Paddington - Plymouth

April 14th.

  25036
         ????  1826  Preston - Liverpool
  25050
         ????  1522  Dundee - Edinburgh DMU failure, from ?
  25065
         ????  1650  Glasgow Queen St. - Edinburgh
  33010
         2U19  1719  London Bridge - Uckfield
  33209
         2U13  1829  London Bridge - East Grinstead
  40078
         ????  1805  Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  45015
         ????  1150  Glasgow Central - Nottingham , into Leeds
  45059
         1E63  1139  Poole - Leeds , from Sheffield at least
  46023
         ????  1710  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47107
         ????  1830  London Kings Cross - Newcastle Number of coaches guessed.

April 15th.

  24082 + 25043  ????  0708  Brighton - Blaenau Ffestiniog Adex via Quarry from Llandudno Jn to Blaenau Ffestiniog
  24082 + 25043  ????  1755  Blaenau Ffestiniog - Brighton Return Adex to Llandudno Jn
  33039
         ????  0800  Dover Priory - Exeter St David's ADEX via Staines & Berks & Hants
  33048
         ????  1755  Blaenau Ffestiniog - Brighton Return Adex from Mitre Bridge Jn
  33064
         ????  0708  Brighton - Blaenau Ffestiniog Adex via Quarry to West London Jn
  47436
         ????  0708  Brighton - Blaenau Ffestiniog Adex via Quarry from Crewe to Llandudno Jn
  47436
         ????  1755  Blaenau Ffestiniog - Brighton Return Adex from Llandudno Jn to Crewe
  73120
         ????  0327  Victoria - Eastbourne
  83013
         ????  0708  Brighton - Blaenau Ffestiniog Adex via Quarry from West London Jn to Crewe
  86256
         ????  1755  Blaenau Ffestiniog - Brighton Return Adex from Crewe to Mitre Bridge Jn

April 16th.
 
  25239 + 27012  ????  ????  Nottingham - Mallaig RTR, between Mossend - Fort William? (MLST out and back: Replaced 86014
  73002
         ????  0445  Victoria - Horsham diverted via Quarry
  73102
         1A96  0440  Victoria - Eastbourne

April 17th.
 
  33032
         ????  1815  London Bridge - East Grinstead
  33049
         2U19  1719  London Bridge - Uckfield

April 18th.

  46039
         ????  1003  Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  46039
         ????  1510  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47410
         ????  1555  York - London Kings Cross
  47550
         ????  1010  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle

April 19th.

  31410
         ????  1740  Bradford Exchange - London Kings Cross , to Leeds at least
  46044
         ????  1710  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle

April 20th.

  46039
         ????  1510  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle

April 21st.
 

April 22nd.

  25036 + 25067  1Zxx  0828  St Pancras - York "The Yorkshire Rover" railtour
  25067 + 25036  1Zxx  1545  York - St Pancras "The Yorkshire Rover" railtour
  40044
         2D95  0840  Cleethorpes - Doncaster

April 23rd.
 
  31401
         ????  1335  Westbury - Portsmouth H Bristol started from Westbury via Chandlers Ford & Botley due to engineering work
  33209
         ????  0755  Ramsgate - Salisbury Excursion
  33209
         ????  1800  Salisbury - Ramsgate (return excursion)

April 24th.
 
  45019
         ????  1023  Manchester P - Plymouth , from
  46032
         ????  0920  Liverpool LS - Penzance
  46033
         ????  0633  Leeds - Paignton via Old Hill
  50029
         ????  1230  Paddington - Paignton

April 25th.
 

April 26th.

  40058
         ????  1615  Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  40064
         ????  ????  Harwich Parkston Quay - Manchester Piccadilly , between Grantham - ?
  40078
         ????  ????  Harwich Parkston Quay - Manchester Piccadilly , between ? - Manchester Piccadilly
  40081
         ????  1510  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  45009
         ????  1710  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47462
         ????  1555  York - London Kings Cross

April 27th.
 

April 28th.

  31418
         ????  1652  Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds
  45031
         ????  1605  Nottingham - Carlisle

April 29th.

  24047 (25058) 
????  1600  Crewe - Cardiff from Dorrington to Hereford
  25058
         ????  1600  Crewe - Cardiff to Dorrington   Loco failed and dragged by 24047 to Hereford: 47358 forward
  33118 + 33059  1Z35  08xx  Paddington - Paignton "Western Ambassador" railtour
  40170
         ????  1435  Liverpool LS - Euston Charter to Crewe Warrington C, Trafford Park Jn, Gorton, Oldham loop, Rochdale, Stockport Tiviotdale
  40185
         ????  0915  Euston - Liverpool LS Charter from Crewe via Chester, Hooton, Warrington BQ, Earlestown West curve
  45001
         ????  1510  Plymouth - Manchester P , to Birmingham NS
  45002
         ????  1745  Cardiff - Sheffield
  46037
         ????  1710  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47197
         ????  1615  Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  47358         
????  1600  Crewe - Cardiff  from Hereford
  47406
         ????  1605  London Kings Cross - Leeds
  47422
         ????  1740  Bradford Exchange - London Kings Cross
  47540
         1Z35  1800  Paignton - Paddington "Western Ambassador" railtour
  50012
         ????  1515  Paignton - Newton Abbot
  84001
         ????  1435  Liverpool Lime St - Euston Charter from Crewe via Wolverhampton, Bescot, Aston, Weedon
  84001
         ????  0915  Euston - Liverpool Lime St Charter to Crewe via Northampton, Aston,Bescot, Bushbury Jn


April 30th.
 

  46009          1V82        seen at Newton Abbot