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March 1st.

  31131
         1AXX  0853  Oxford - Paddington
  31131
         1AXX  1123  Paddington - Oxford
  40069
         ????  2150  York - Shrewsbury
  46049
         ????  1510  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47408
         ????  1816  York - London Kings Cross
  50005
         1AXX  0553  Plymouth - Paddington
  50030
         1M11  0850  Paddington - Manchester Piccadilly , to New St
  50046
         1AXX  0506  Penzance - Paddington , from Plymouth
  50050
         1BXX  1130  Paddington - Penzance
  55017
         ????  1608  London Kings Cross - York

March 2nd.

  40069
         ????  2250  Shrewsbury - York , from Stockport
  45113
         1P30  2015  St.Pancras - Derby
  83006
         ????  2235  Euston - Inverness to Mossend

March 3rd.

  20116 + 20124  ????  1652  Edinburgh - Crewe Charter, to Glasgow C via Shotts
  20116 + 20124  ????  0800  Crewe - Edinburgh Charter, from Glasgow C via Pollokshaws E, Hamilton loop, Gunnie RS(RR), Airdrie, Bathgate, Ed. Sub.
  37038          1V96  1339  Newcastle - Swansea
  40023
         ????  1610  Glasgow Central - Nottingham, to Kilmarnock & Failed (TM fault).
  40024
         2D95  0840  Cleethorpes - Doncaster
  40028
         ????  1605  Nottingham - Carlisle Excess fare 78p.
  40186 (40023)  ????  1610  Glasgow Central - Nottingham, from Kilmarnock
  45057
         ????  ????  London St Pancras - Derby FOOTEX
  45057
         ????  ????  Derby - London St Pancras FOOTEX
  45104
         ????  1801  London St Pancras - Sheffield
  45115
         ????  1201  London St Pancras - Sheffield
  45124
         ????  0755  Sheffield - London St Pancras
  45125
         ????  1212  London St Pancras - Derby
  45130
         ????  1410  Sheffield - London St Pancras
  45141
         ????  1812  London St Pancras - Derby
  45141
         ????  0835  Nottingham - London St Pancras
  45144
         1C19  0855  Nottingham - St.Pancras
  45147
         ????  0750  St Pancras - Sheffield
  45148
         ????  1510  Nottingham - London St Pancras
  47016
         ????  0728  Harwich PQ - Manchester P , into Sheffield
  47035
         1Z36  ????  Llandudno - Bournemouth ADEX from Coventry
  47518
         ????  0728  Harwich PQ - Manchester P , from Sheffield
  50015
         1B24  0730  Paddington - Penzance
  50015
         1A55  1500  Penzance - Paddington , to Plymouth
  50022
         1M74  1359  Penzance - New St , to Plymouth
  50046
         1A55  1500  Penzance - Paddington , from Plymouth
  85012
         1Z36  ????  Llandudno - Bournemouth ADEX between Crewe - Coventry
  86020
         ????  1800  London Euston - Preston relief
  86025
         ????  0829  Wolverhampton - London Euston
  86101
         ????  1652  Edinburgh - Crewe Charter from Glasgow C via Earlestown
  86101
         ????  0800  Crewe - Edinburgh Charter to Glasgow C(presume)
  86206
         ????  0855  London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
  86206
         ????  1805  London Euston - Blackpool North to Preston
  86210
         ????  1140  London Euston - Wolverhampton
  86212
         ????  1130  London Euston - Stoke-on-Trent Charter
  86225
         ????  1859  Wolverhampton - London Euston
  86227
         ????  1810  London Euston - Wolverhampton
  86237
         ????  1912  Manchester P - Euston
  86240
         ????  1529  Wolverhampton - London Euston
  86249
         ????  1828  Manchester P - Birmingham NS
  86249
         ????  0929  Wolverhampton - London Euston
  86251
         ????  0840  London Euston - Wolverhampton
  86256
         ????  1150  London Euston - Liverpool Lime Street
  86259
         ????  1830  London Euston - Liverpool Lime Street
  87005
         ????  1155  London Euston - Manchester Piccadilly
  87009
         ????  1618  Birmingham New Street - London Euston
  87033
         ????  1110  London Euston - Birmingham New Street

March 4th.

  40111
         1E13  1800  Manchester Vic - Newcastle
  45132
         1C19  0900  Nottingham - St.Pancras
  47473
         1C36  1335  Paddington - Port Talbot
  85031
         ????  1928  (03/03) Inverness - Euston , from Mossend? via Bushbury Jn, Bescot, Aston

March 5th.

  46044
         ????  1001  Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street

March 6th.

  37087
         1M60  1515  Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  45013
         ????  1802  Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
  46046
         ????  2015  London Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley
  47544
         ????  1816  York - London Kings Cross
  55002
         ????  1608  London Kings Cross - York
  55003
         ????  2120  Bradford Exchange - London Kings Cross

March 7th.

  31151
         1E66  1236  Birmingham New Street - Norwich
  31182
         1M67  1317  Norwich - Birmingham New Street
  31208
         1M30  0754  Norwich - Birmingham New Street
  31293
         1E64  1015  Birmingham New Street - Norwich
  37043
         1M60  1515  Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  40081
         ????  0405  London Kings Cross - Leeds
  40148
         1E40  1925  Aberdeen - Kings X , From Edinburgh
  47124
         1M68  0535  Cardiff Central - Crewe
  47412
         ????  1930  Aberdeen - London Kings Cross

March 8th.

  31234
         1M60  1515  Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  46021
         ????  0642  Westbury - Paddington

March 9th.

  25061
         1V02  1600  Crewe - Cardiff
  31414
         2B76  2135  Cardiff - Bristol TM
  37185
         1B82  2125  Swansea - Bristol TM
  46014
         1M82  2000  Cardiff - Crewe
  46043
         ????  1510  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
  47142
         1C66  1852  Paddington - Cardiff
  47252
         ????  1845  Paddington - Swansea RTN Charter
  47264
         1M60  1515  Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street

March 10th.

  20006 + 20180  1M60  1507  Plymouth - Manchester P , between Gloucester - Birmingham NS
  20030 + 20174  ????  ????  Marylebone - Birkenhead  to Derby Joint Line Railcruise
  20082 + 20155  ????  ???? 
Birkenhead - Marylebone  to Derby Joint Line Railcruise
  20155 + 20082  ????  ???? 
Birkenhead - Marylebone  from Birmingham New Street Joint Line Railcruise
  20174 + 20030  ????  ????  Marylebone - Birkenhead  from Birmingham New Street Joint Line Railcruise
  25061
         1V51  0147  Crewe - Cardiff
  25246
         ????  1138  Dundee - Glasgow Queen Street
  25281
         ????  1236  Birmingham New St. - Norwich , from Leicester 31xxx failed
  31102
         1V94  1439  Leeds - Plymouth , to Gloucester
  31181
         1A11  0115  Fishguard H - Paddington
  37185
         1C02  0114  Bristol TM - Milford H
  37245 + 37249  1Z78  0825  London Bridge - York Charter, from Healey Mills via Castleford
  45021
         1V67  0638  Leeds - Paignton
  40106
         ????  ????  Marylebone - Birkenhead between Derby - Rock Ferry Joint Line Railcruise
  40106
         ????  ????  Birkenhead - Marylebone between Rock Ferry - Birmingham NS Joint Line Railcruise
  45013          1V92    m.  Derby - Cheltenham
  45021
         1V67  0638  Leeds - Paignton to Gloucester
  45024          1S27    m.  Bristol TM - Derby  
  45052
         1V76  0920  Liverpool - Penzance , from Gloucester
  45063          1M88    m.  Plymouth - Bristol Tm
  45069
         1V96  1355  Newcastle - Swansea
  45076          1V94  1439  Leeds - Plymouth  from Gloucester
  45108                  m.  Derby - Sheffield
  45122
         ????  0914  Leeds - London St Pancras
  45137
         ????  1207  Derby - London St Pancras
  45150                  m.  Sheffield - Derby
  46020
         ????  1038  Leeds - Paignton
  46031
         1M22  1110  Plymouth - Manchester , to Gloucester
  47028
         ????  0645  London Paddington - Birmingham New Street
  47121
         1M68  0535  Cardiff - Crewe
  47151
         1V96  1355  Newcastle - Swansea (via Llanelli)
  47252
         ????  1639  Leeds - Bristol Temple Meads
  47326
         ????  ????  Manchester Piccadilly - Southampton ADEX between Birmingham New Street - Reading?
  47424
         1B50  0933  Paddington - Worcester
  47445
         1A75  0712  Hereford - Paddington
  47473
         1C04  0050  Paddington - Milford H
  47487
         ????  0721  Liverpool Lime Street - Poole between Birmingham New Street - Reading?
  47507
         1V90  1321  Liverpool - Plymouth
  47510
         ????  0730  Bristol Temple Meads - Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham New Street
  47525
         ????  1608  London Kings Cross - Leeds
  47534
         1M60  1515  Plymouth - Manchester , between Gloucester - Birmingham NS
  47536
         1M22  1110  Plymouth - Manchester , between Gloucester - Birmingham NS
  47536
         1V76  0920  Liverpool - Penzance , between Birmingham NS - Gloucester
  50035
         1A07  0808  Hereford - Paddington
  50050
         ????  0825  London Bridge - York Charter to Healey Mills via Crystal P, Kensington O, Stratford, Ipswich, Cowbit ,Sleaford AL, Lincoln AL, Doncaster
  50050
         ????  1758  York - Victoria Charter via ECML to Finsbury Pk, Dalston WJ(RR), Nth London line, Kensington O
  55019
         ????  1040  Aberdeen - London Kings Cross
  85017
         ????  ????  Manchester Piccadilly - Southampton ADEX to Birmingham New Street
  86222
         ????  1412  Manchester Piccadilly - London Euston
  86225
         ????  1840  London Euston - Wolverhampton
  86234
         ????  0829  Wolverhampton - London Euston
  86245
         ????  0740  London Euston - Wolverhampton
  86248
         ????  0814  Rugby - Liverpool Lime Street
  86249
         ????  0721  Liverpool Lime Street - Poole to Birmingham New Street
  86249
         ????  0730  Bristol Temple Meads - Manchester Piccadilly from Birmingham New Street
  86249
         ????  1423  Manchester Piccadilly - Swansea to Birmingham New Street
  87027
         ????  1035  Inverness - London Euston from Mossend
  87032
         ????  0859  Wolverhampton - London Euston

March 11th.

  31127
         ????  1125  Edinburgh Waverley - Birmingham New Street via Carlisle
  31293
         ????  1610  Birmingham New Street - Leeds
  40081
         1E13  1800  Manchester Vic - Newcastle
  45013
         1V96  1723  Liverpool - Plymouth
  45013
         1M88  1320  Plymouth - Liverpool
  45016
         1V86  1612  Derby - Plymouth
  45039
         1E57  1555  Cardiff - Newcastle
  45076
         1E14  1450  Plymouth - York
  50039
         1A69  1934  Cheltenham - Paddington

March 12th.

  31158
         ????  1139  Poole - Newcastle 20' late.
  40162
         1S66  2015  Kings X - Edinburgh
  47416
         ????  0705  Edinburgh Waverley - London Kings Cross
  47426
         ????  1700  Edinburgh Waverley - London Kings Cross
  47461
         ????  0550  London Kings Cross - Aberdeen
  86206
         ????  1618  Birmingham New Street - London Euston

March 13th.

  25095
         1M60  1507  Plymouth - Manchester P , between Gloucester - Birmingham NS
  40042
         ????  1605  Nottingham - Carlisle
  45017
         ????  1610  Glasgow Central - Nottingham
  47478
         ????  1445  London Kings Cross - Leeds

March 14th.

  25133
         1M60  1507  Plymouth - Manchester P , between Gloucester - Birmingham NS
  25228
         ????  0807  Glasgow Queen St. - Oban
  25228
         ????  1220  Oban - Glasgow Queen St. diverted into Glasgow QS (LL)
  40024
         ????  0840  Cleethorpes - Doncaster
  47416
         ????  2230  London Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley
  55013
         ????  1930  Aberdeen - London Kings Cross "One Engine Only, but kept time."
  55019
         ????  0032  Leeds - London Kings Cross Retimed from 0040.
  55019
         ????  0402  Doncaster - Hull

March 15th.
 
  31176
         1M60  1515  Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  50037 + 55007  1A14        York - King's Cross  50037 attached from Newark Northgate (faulty Speedo)
  55007          1A14        York - King's Cross  50037 attached from Newark Northgate (faulty Speedo)

March 16th.

  25037
         ????  1044  Glasgow Queen St. - Dundee
  31208
         1M60  1515  Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  31271
         ????  1735  Leeds - Bristol TM , to Gloucester
  46002
         1V98  1618  Newcastle - Cardiff
  47089                18??  Ealing Broadway - Inverness to Birmingham via Hayes & Harlington, Slough, Reading, Oxford, Solihull, Bordesley Jn  "Nessie Special"
  47145
         1V??  1735  Leeds - Bristol TM , from Gloucester
  55007
         ????  2030  Newcastle - London Kings Cross
  55018
         ????  1809  London Kings Cross - York
  55019
         ????  1245  London Kings Cross - Bradford Exchange
  55019
         ????  1810  Bradford Exchange - London Kings Cross
  81020               
18??  Ealing Broadway - Inverness From Birmingham New Street to Mossend via Stafford, WCML, Crewe Independent Lines),Motherwell

March 17th.

  25026 + 25068  ????  ????  Aberdeen - Ealing Broadway , to Mossend Yard 
"Nessie Special" return leg
  25068 + 25026  ????  ????  Aberdeen - Ealing Broadway , to Mossend Yard  "Nessie Special" return leg
  25079 + 27016  ????  18??  Ealing Broadway - Inverness  from Mossend Yard  "Nessie Special" terminated at Aberdeen late
  27016 + 25079  ????  18??  Ealing Broadway - Inverness  from Mossend Yard 
"Nessie Special" terminated at Aberdeen late
  31222          ????  0110  Fishguard - Paddington , from Cardiff
  33018
         1OXX  1755  Exeter St D - Waterloo
  37233
         1ZXX  0748  Paddington - London Bridge via Radstock - Weymouth - London Bridge "The Pines Express" railtour (from Westbury - Radstock & rtn)
  40152
         1M22  1110  Plymouth - Manchester P , from Gloucester
  45076
         1V94  1432  Leeds - Plymouth , from Gloucester
  46013
         1M72  1028  Taunton - Birmingham NS
  46013
         2B14  0820  Bristol TM - Taunton
  46013
         ????  0756  Paddington - Weymouth Charter from Bristol TM to Westbury via Avonmouth loop and Dr Days curve
  47020
         ????  0756  Paddington - Weymouth Charter from Westbury to Weymouth via recess in Castle Cary DN Goods Sdgs
  47069
         ????  0756  Paddington - Weymouth Charter from Swindon to Bristol TM - no train heat boiler !
  47090
         ????  0756  Paddington - Weymouth Charter to Swindon - loco train heat boiler not working
  47122
         ????  0114  Bristol TM - Milford , to
  47122
         ????  1130  Swansea - Cardiff Relief
  47430
         ????  1030  Swansea - Cardiff Relief
  47458
         ????  2230  London Kings Cross - Edinburgh Waverley
  47513
         1V72  0830  Manchester - Swansea , from Birmingham NS
  50039
         ????  2010  Bristol TM - Paddington

"Nessie Special" Ealing Broadway - Inverness MerryMaker Details Here

 

March 18th.

  31265
         ????  1835  Birmingham New Street - Cambridge
  31405
         ????  0840  Peterborough - London Kings Cross
  40119
         1ZXX  0920  Kings Cross - Scarborough "The Western Recall" railtour
  40119
         1ZXX  1718  Scarborough - Kings Cross "The Western Recall" railtour
  40182
         ????  1205  Birmingham New Street - Manchester Piccadilly
  45075
         1E32  0740  Cardiff - Newcastle
  45075
         1V98  1617  Newcastle - Cardiff
  45106
         1E06  0643  St. Pancras - Sheffield
  45114 
         1M15  1010  Sheffield - St.Pancras
  46008
         1O19  0752  Newcastle - Poole , to Birmingham NS?
  47089                      Aberdeen - Ealing Broadway  from Birmingham New Street via Bordesley Jn - Solihull - Oxford  "Nessie Special"
  47123   
      1E04  0700  Bristol - Newcastle
  47193                      Aberdeen - Ealing Broadway  from Carlisle - Lostock Hall Jn (via S&C) - Hellifield - Clitheroe "Nessie Special"
  47405          ????  1738  Newcastle - London Kings Cross
  47408
         ????  2005  Aberdeen - London Kings Cross pm from ?
  47411
         ????  0930  London Kings Cross - Newcastle
  47429
         ????  0755  Bradford - London Kings Cross from Leeds?
  55018
         ????  1000  London Kings Cross - Aberdeen to ?
  86036                     
Aberdeen - Ealing Broadway  from Lostock Hall Jn to Birmingham New Street  "Nessie Special"
  86240 or 246               Aberdeen - Ealing Broadway  from Mossend Yard - Carlisle  "Nessie Special"


March 19th.
 

March 20th.

  37279
         1M60  1515  Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  40034
         ????  1925  Bangor - Manchester V
  40034
         ????  1540  Manchester V - Bangor
  40034
         ????  1130  Bangor - Manchester V
  40034
         ????  0747  Manchester - Bangor

March 21st.
 
  31208
         ????  0936  London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
  31305
         ????  0836  London Liverpool Street - Kings Lynn
  31317
         1M60  1515  Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  37047
         ????  0925  Kings Lynn - London Liverpool Street
  37092
         ????  0926  Cambridge - London Liverpool Street

March 22nd.

  25118
         1M60  1507  Plymouth - Manchester P , from Gloucester

March 23rd.

  31005                1710  London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
  31017                2206  London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
  31019                2138  Cambridge - Liverpool Street
  31102                1734  London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
  31114
         ????  1436  London Liverpool Street - Kings Lynn
  31185
         ????  1325  Kings Lynn - London Liverpool Street
  31215                1936  London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
  31249
         ????  1336  London Liverpool Street - Cambridge
  31249                2007  Cambridge - Liverpool Street
  47121
         ????  2215  Paddington - Oxford
  47164                2315  Norwich - Liverpool St

March 24th.
 
  31161                0754  Norwich - Birmingham
  31165
         ????  0115  Fishguard Harbour - Paddington to Severn Tunnel Jn
  31185                0400  Liverpool St - Norwich from Cambridge
  31189
         ????  0115  Fishguard Harbour - Paddington from Severn Tunnel Jn
  31234
         ????  0646  Crewe - Cardiff C
  31265                0400  Liverpool St - Norwich to Cambridge
  31272                1732  Kings Lynn - Liverpool St
  31320                0805  Birmingham - Norwich
  31320                1317  Norwich - Birmingham
  31325                1530  Kings Lynn - Liverpool St
  37012                1036  Liverpool St - Kings Lynn
  37018                1236  Liverpool St - Kings Lynn
  37023                1125  Kings Lynn - Liverpool St
  37047                1736  Liverpool St - Cambridge
  46032
         ????  0727  Swansea - Leeds
  47111
         ????  0114  Bristol TM - Milford Haven
  47537
         ????  2010  Bristol TM - Paddington
  50039
         ????  0558  Bristol TM - Cheltenham

March 25th.
 
  47275
         ????  2050  Paddington - Birmingham NS
  47531
         ????  ????  Birmingham NS - Paddington

March 26th.
 

March 27th.

  25026 + 25068  ????  1235  Aberdeen - Edinburgh 
  25068 + 25026  ????  1235  Aberdeen - Edinburgh
  46021
         1V??  0830  Manchester P - Swansea , from Birmingham NS
  47443
         1J53  1513  Holyhead - Manchester V
  55006
         ????  2000  London Kings Cross - Aberdeen Diverted due to Penmanshiel collapse.

March 28th.

  40166
         ????  2000  London Kings Cross - Aberdeen Diverted due to the direct route being blocked by snow
  55014
         ????  1020  Newcastle - London Kings Cross
  81006
         ????  2000  London Kings Cross - Aberdeen, oropelling in rear (10 miles into Carstairs)

March 29th.

  25177
         1M60  1515  Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  40083
         1E10  ????  Liverpool - Newcastle
  47520
         1J53  1513  Holyhead - Manchester V

March 30th.

  31304
         1M60  1515  Plymouth - Manchester Piccadilly , between Gloucester - Birmingham New Street
  46032
         ????  1510  Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle

March 31st.

  37190
         ????  ????  Kidderminster - Paddington railtour
  37190
         1ZXX  09XX  Paddington - Kidderminster railtour
  40019
         1L09  0830  Euston - Aintree Adex from Warrington BQ via Earlestown West, Olive Mount Jn
  40019
         1L09  1825  Aintree - Euston Adex to Warrington BQ via Earlestown West, Olive Mount Jn
  40093
         ????  ????  Axminster - York , from Nr Sheff - York
  40093
         ????  ????  York - Axminster , to Sheffield rtn
  40162
         ????  2345  London Kings Cross - Newcastle
  40173
         1E40  1925  Aberdeen - Kings X , From Edinburgh
  45071
         ????  ????  York - Axminster , between Derby - Axminster (via Camp Hill & Exeter
  46052
         ????  ????  Axminster - York , to Crewe (via Exeter)
  47529
         1J53  1513  Holyhead - Manchester V
  47???
         ????  ????  Axminster - York , between Crewe - Manchester P
  47045
         ????  ????  York - Axminster , between Sheffield - Derby & failed
  76012 + 76015  ????  ????  Axminster - York , between Manchester P - Nr Sheffield
  86224
         1L09  0830  Euston - Aintree Adex to Warrington BQ
  86224
         1L09  1825  Aintree - Euston Adex from Warrington BQ