In 2003 on this day I had a trip to Stafford and was pleased to see the “Police” 47 at Wolverhampton, no. 47829. Also in those days electric locos on London trains, such as 87022 in the second photo.
Yes, the same pair of 37s on 6M56 Berkeley – Crewe as last week.
68008 on the Kidderminster – Marylebone Sunday train, one that I can now see during the day. I had caught the stopper down to Cradley, which fortunately was 172339, the reliveried unit. So I filmed that on its way back towards Birmingham.
A playlist of 4 videos showing the freights at Stafford. Unfortunately no 37, 68 or 86, but plenty of 66s, 90s, a couple of 70s and a 92. There is a photo of each loco in my gallery, giving a number and details of working. It means the videos run for 28 minutes, not 30 locos in “real time”, that was actually 6 hours!
Another date with very little choice, and only videos. The one I have chosen is a local one, from the days when I could use my bus pass to get “down the Junction” to see a Round Oak train. Unfortunately now it runs too early and I can’t get to see it, but it was fun while it lasted. I didn’t try and crop photos from earlier videos, just doing a screen print, but I have a better way of doing it now, although just a YouTube link here.
I can only find one photo! 45110 is seen approaching Country Park Halt on the SVR. Very strange, I didn’t even find any other subject to take a photo of, must’ve been a very boring day.
As a change from Old Hill, I went to Rowley to see the train and it was a bit more imressive here. They always seem to ease off power on the approach to the tunnel, maybe a speed limit in there for these trains, but make up for it once clear of the tunnel.
37609 37259 Rowley Regis. 11/01/18
There is a single photo of it in the gallery but the video is more impressive!
Final video of the remaining freights, all electric, and the other mail train but couldn’t see the numbers of that. The loco numbers are:-
90039 4M25 Mossend – Daventry
90040 4M25 Mossend – Daventry
90043 Daventry – Crewe
90046 4S44 Daventry – Coatbridge
90047 4S44 Daventry – Coatbridge
90048 Daventry – Crewe
90049 Willesden – Basford Hall
92014 6L48 Garston – Dagenham
325 units 1S96 Willesden – Shieldmuir
90047 90046 Stafford. 10/01/18. 4S44 Daventry – Coatbridge
90049 Stafford. 10/01/18. Willesden – Basford Hall
90039 90040 Stafford. 10/01/18. 4M25 Mossend – Daventry
90048 90043 Stafford. 10/01/18. Daventry – Crewe
92014 Stafford. 10/01/18. 6L48 Garston – Dagenham
325 units Stafford. 10/01/18. 1S96 Willesden – Shieldmuir
Third video from this Stafford visit shows the remaining diesel locos filmed, numbers as follows:-
66434 6U77 Mountsorrel – Crewe
66712 4L18 Trafford Park – Felixstowe
66776 6F50 Toton – Crewe
70008 4O29 Trafford Park – Southampton
70014 4M81 Felixstowe – Basford Hall
DR98009 DR98014 Rugby – Crewe
Also seen were 350118, 350119 and 390154.
DR98009 DR98014 (390154) Stafford. 10/01/18. Rugby – Crewe
70014 Stafford. 10/01/18. 4M81 Felixstowe – Basford Hall
66434 Stafford. 10/01/18. 6U77 Mountsorrel – Crewe
66712 Stafford. 10/01/18. 4L18 Trafford Park – Felixstowe
66776 Stafford. 10/01/18. 6F50 Toton – Crewe
70008 Stafford. 10/01/18. 4O29 Trafford Park – Southampton
Following on from the “red sheds” in part-1 of the Stafford visit, this video concentrates on the “green” ones, numbers as follows:-
66515 4M36 Ipswich – Ditton
66517 4L90 Basford Hall – Ipswich
66524 4M87 Ipswich – Trafford Park
66543 4L92 Ditton – Ipswich
66557 4M61 Southampton – Trafford Park
66588 4Z40 Rugby – Basford Hall
66622 Bescot – Basford Hall
66955 4M88 Ipswich – Trafford Park
Also seen were 325002 and 325004 on the mail train.
66517 Stafford. 10/01/18. 4L90 Basford Hall – Ipswich
66588 Stafford. 10/01/18. 4Z40 Rugby – Basford Hall
66515 Stafford. 10/01/18. 4M36 Ipswich – Ditton
66543 Stafford. 10/01/18. 4L92 Ditton – Ipswich
66557 Stafford. 10/01/18. 4M61 Southampton – Trafford Park
66955 Stafford. 10/01/18. 4M88 Ipswich – Trafford Park
325002 Stafford. 10/01/18. 1A91 Warrington – Willesden
66524 Stafford. 10/01/18. 4M87 Ipswich – Trafford Park
66622 Stafford. 10/01/18. Bescot – Basford Hall
A visit to Stafford for 6 hours and quite a few freights were seen. If you wish to see the photos on a pc screen then follow the link to the gallery. If on a small screen device then the 4 blog posts are probably best, starting with this one. The videos have been edited into four sections, the first showing mostly DBS Class 66 locos, numbers as follows, or go straight to the YouTube playlist for all four.
66001 6O42 Halewood – Southampton
66041 6M66 Southampton – Garston
66119 6M48 Southampton – Halewood
66147 Basford Hall – Leighton Buzzard
66182 Warrington – Bescot, with 67021
66183 6O11 Dowlow – Southampton
66206 4L56 Trafford Park – London Gateway
Also seen in the clips were 66561 4M58 Southampton – Garston and 390153.
66001 Stafford. 10/01/18. 6O42 Halewood – Southampton
66183 Stafford. 10/01/18. 6O11 Dowlow – Southampton
66206 Stafford. 10/01/18. 4L56 Trafford Park – London Gateway
66182 67021 Stafford. 10/01/18. Warrington – Bescot
66147 Stafford. 10/01/18. Basford Hall – Leighton Buzzard
66561 Stafford. 10/01/18. 4M58 Southampton – Garston
66041 Stafford. 10/01/18. 6M66 Southampton – Garston
66119 Stafford. 10/01/18. 6M48 Southampton – Halewood
Very little choice of photos at this time of year, but in 2014 at Wolverhampton there were 2 test trains within 25 minutes. A pair of 37s on the first and 31285 on the other, real bostin’ stuff!! I certainly made the most of it with 19 photos.
31285 Wolverhampton. 20/01/14
