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December 1st.

  47458
         ????  1620  Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds

December 2nd.

  20022 + 20112  ????  0750  Paddington - Bargoed "Welsh Wonder Relief" railtour from Severn Tunnel Stn via Blaenavon(RR), Uskmouth(RR) to Cardiff
  25225 + 25052  1Z08  0750  Paddington - Blaenavon , to Severn Tunnel junc ""The Welsh Wonder Relief"" (RPPR) RTR outward leg"
  37188 + 37224  1Z08  1635  Bargoed - Paddington "Welsh Wonder Relief" railtour, from Cardiff C via Gloucester C
  37294          1Z08  1635  Bargoed - Paddington "Welsh Wonder Relief" railtour, to Cardiff C via Ely
 
45018          1V71   m.   Derby - Birmingham
  45117            m.        Leicester - Nottingham
  45126            m.        Nottingham - Sheffield
  45127            m.        Derby - Leicester
  46007            m.        Birmingham - Chesterfield
  46009            m.        Plymouth -  Bristol TM
  46013          1S27   m.   Bristol TM - Derby
  46034          1M60   m.   Gloucester - Birmingham
  46046          1V94   m.   Sheffield - Gloucester
  47076            m.        Gloucester - Plymouth
 
  47102
         ????  1608  Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  47121          1V47   m.   Chesterfield - Burton
  47215          1E04   m.   Burton - Derby
  47405
         ????  1613  York - London Kings Cross
  47462
         ????  1404  London Kings Cross - York


December 3rd.

  40077
         ????  1815  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47106
         ????  1542  Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  47106
         ????  0850  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle

December 4th.

  46046
         ????  0750  Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  47108
         1A02  0015  Paddington - Oxford

December 5th.
 

December 6th.

  46047
         ????  1510  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle Worked as 1715 Leeds - York vice cancelled DMU.
  47069
         ????  1001  Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street

December 7th.

  47525
         ????  1620  Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds

December 8th.

  40118
         ????  2030  Newcastle - London Kings Cross
  47543
         ????  2015  London Kings Cross - York

December 9th.

  25226
         ????  ????  Glasgow Queen St. - Edinburgh ADDIT train for All Blacks Rugby
  47053
         ????  0835  Poole - Liverpool Lime St
  50008
         1B82  1330  Paddington - Penzance
  50023
         1A25  0920  Paignton - Paddington (0920 in WTT)
  50033
         ????  0955  Paddington - Worcester SH via Oxford
  50047
         1A63  2010  Bristol TM - Paddington
  87002
         ????  1940  Wolverhampton - Euston

December 10th.

  47479
         ????  1542  Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street

December 11th.

  47182
         ????  0055  Manchester Victoria - York

December 12th.

  55008
         ????  2150  York - Shrewsbury , to Leeds

December 13th.


  55008
         ????  0040  Leeds - London Kings Cross
  55014
         ????  2355  London Kings Cross - York

December 14th.
 

December 15th.

  40078
         ????  2232  York - Manchester Victoria Manchester portion of the 2150 York - Shrewsbury running independently.
  46040
         ????  1510  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  55012
         ????  1620  Harrogate - London Kings Cross , to Leeds

December 16th.

  31405 + 31408  ????  1613  York - London Kings Cross
  37107
         1Z70  0900  St.Pancras - Rose Grove Charter from Tinsley Yard via Woodhead, Ashton Moss, Huddersfield, Copy Pit
  37107
         1Z70  1526  Rose Grove - St.Pancras Charter to Tinsley Yard via Farington curve, Wigan NW, Parkside East, Manchester V, Philips Pk curve, Hope Valley
  40106
         1Z70  0900  St.Pancras - Rose Grove Charter to Tinsley Yard
  40106
         1Z70  1526  Rose Grove - St.Pancras Charter from Tinsley Yard
  47008
         ????  1523  Paddington - Penzance relief
  47477
         ????  1530  Paddington - Penzance
  55011
         ????  1500  London Kings Cross - Aberdeen

December 17th.

  45019
         ????  1515  Glasgow Central - Nottingham
  45030
         ????  1636  Nottingham - Glasgow Central
  47048
         ????  1530  Llandrindod Wells - York Return excursion.
  47109
         ????  1542  Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street

December 18th.
 
  20118 + 20207  ????  2055  Euston - Stranraer , from Ayr
  20118 + 20207  ????  1035  Stranraer - Carlisle , to Ayr
  25063
         ????  1130  Cardiff - Crewe Loco failed and dragged by 47017

December 19th.
 
  55018
         1L22  2300  Kings Cross - Leeds
  55021
         1S72  2230  Kings Cross - Edinburgh

December 20th.

  47471
         ????  1413  York - London Kings Cross
  47536
         ????  1225  London Kings Cross - York

December 21st.

  45042
         ????  1030  Swansea - Newcastle Relief
  45107
         ????  1038  Darlington - Swansea Relief
  47041
         1Sxx  2335  Kings Cross - Edinburgh
  50041
         1A13  1222  Penzance - Paddington (1224 in WTT)
  55008
         1E14  1040  Aberdeen - Kings Cross , from Edinburgh
  55011
         1S72  2230  Kings Cross - Edinburgh
  55012
         1Sxx  2345  Kings Cross - Aberdeen , to Edinburgh
  55013
         1S66  2015  Kings Cross - Edinburgh
  55013
         1A21  1318  Cleethorpes - Kings Cross
  55017
         1A15  1020  Newcastle - Kings Cross
  55018
         1L22  2300  Kings Cross - Bradford Exchange , to Leeds
  55019
         1E26  1700  Edinburgh - Kings Cross

December 22nd.

  40042
         ????  1816  Durham - Manchester Victoria Relief.
  40074
         ????  1540  Manchester Victoria - Newcastle Relief.
  40084
         1Axx  0845  Edinburgh - Aberdeen
  45025
         ????  1038  Darlington - Swansea Relief
  47020
         1Gxx  1003  Dundee - Kings Cross relief (to Edinburgh?)
  47208
         1Sxx  2345  (21/12) Kings Cross - Aberdeen , from Edinburgh
  47471
         ????  1608  Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  55021
         ????  1608  London Kings Cross - York

December 23rd.

  27209 + 27106  1Oxx  1000  Edinburgh - Glasgow Q St
  40078
         ????  0935  Newcastle - Manchester Victoria Relief.
  46043
         ????  1038  Darlington - Swansea Relief
  46053
         ????  0810  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47449
         ????  1010  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  55012
         1S72  2230  Kings Cross - Edinburgh

December 24th.

  47462
         1A09  1350  Leeds - Kings Cross
  55013
         ????  1915  Aberdeen - London Kings Cross

December 25th.
 

December 26th.
 

December 27th.

  25318 + 25298  ????  1355  Glasgow Cen. - Taunton , from Bristol TM : 47500 failed and replaced

December 28th.
 
  40015
         ????  1006  Penzance - Birmingham NS Relief from Bristol TM
  40015
         ????  0946  Crewe - Plymouth Relief to Bristol TM
  46010
         1ZXX  1006  Penzance - Birmingham NS Relief to Bristol TM

December 29th.
 

December 30th.
 
  33016
         1V13  1300  Waterloo - Exeter St D
  40002 + 40149  ????  0850  Harrogate - Leeds drag DMU
  47498
         ????  1608  London Kings Cross - York
  50015
         1A35  1140  Worcester Shrub Hill - London Paddington
  55003
         ????  1445  London Kings Cross - Leeds Running One Engine Only.

December 31st.