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UK Train & Locomotive Observations 1956..Page 2 of 3 |
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| WEYBRIDGE: Saturday 31st March 1956: 3.05pm-3.25pm: | ||
| 3.07pm: 30823 passed on 12.54pm Salisbury to Waterloo (2v+7)..3 late | ||
| 3.20pm: 34007 passed on Up Atlantic Coast Express (13)..1 late | ||
| 3.23pm: 30782 passed on 2.54pm Waterloo to Basingstoke (8)..5 late | ||
| 3.24pm: 35005 passed on 3.00pm Waterloo to West of England (13)..1 late |
| TONBRIDGE: Saturday 31st March 1956: 8.00pm-9.00pm: | |||
| Westbound: | |||
| 8.13pm | 30901 passed on 7.25pm Charing Cross to Hastings (8)..3 late | ||
| 8.21pm | 80031 arrived on 7.44pm Redhill to Tonbridge (3)..2 early | ||
| 8.27/8.35pm | 34096 called on 7.34pm Charing Cross to Deal (7)..1 late | ||
| 8.44pm | 30902 departed on 8.44pm Tonbridge to Hastings (3) | ||
| 8.51pm | 31523 departed on 8.51pm Tonbridge to Maidstone | ||
| 8.58pm | 31874 passed on down Freight | ||
| Eastbound: | |||
| 8.00pm | 30939 passed on 7.10pm Hastings to Charing Cross (9)..R time | ||
| 8.27/8.35pm | 31239 called on 7.48pm Maidstone to Sevenoaks..R time | ||
| 8.37pm | 80033 departed on 8.34pm Tonbridge to Redhill (3)..3 late | ||
| 8.50pm | 31704 arrived on 8.41pm Paddock Wood to Tonbridgw..1 early | ||
| 8.50pm | 31777 arrived on 7.30pm Hastings to Charing Cross (8+v) Loco change | ||
| 8.58pm | 30925 departed on 7.30pm Hastings to Charing Cross (8+v)..R time | ||
| SEVENOAKS & HASTINGS: Sunday 1st April 1956: 9.55am-6.30pm: | ||
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SEVENOAKS, 30928 passed 12.01pm on 11.12am Charing Cross to Deal
(7+v)..R time. 30927 called 12.09/12.11pm on 11.25am Charing
Cross-Hastings (9)..3 late.
Hauled by 30927 Sevenoaks to Hastings on 11.25am Charing Cross to Hastings. 31548, 31766, 76057, and 15218 were at Tonbridge. 31162 was at Crowhurst on the Bexhill branch service. 30929 and 30932 were at HASTINGS. Hauled by 30939 Hastings to Tonbridge on 4.50pm Hastings to Charing Cross. 35026, 31548, 80019, and 31193 were seen at TONBRIDGE. Hauled by 31193 from Tonbridge to Sevenoaks |
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| SEVENOAKS & HASTINGS: Monday 2nd April 1956: 9.40am-5.45pm: | ||
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SEVENOAKS, 34081 called 9.43/9.46am on 7.04am Margate to Charing Cross
(11)..5 late, 30934 called 9.52/9.53am on 9.15am Charing Cross to
Ramsgate (11)..4 late, 30932 called 9.53/9.54am on 8.25am Hastings to
Charing Cross (10)..4 late. 30804 was in the Sevenoaks spur (and was
seen at Tonbridge at 12.35pm. 30900 called 10.05/10.07am on 9.25am
Charing Cross to Hastings (8)..2 late.
Hauled by 30900 Sevenoaks to Crowhurst. Locos seen at TONBRIDGE (including Shed yards) were 31865, 31554, 31523, 30903, 13099, 31554, 31239, 31762, 31717, 31221. Seen at CROWHURST were 30924, on 10.38am Hastings to Tonbridge, and 31274 & 31295 on Bexhill branch duties. |
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| Hauled
by 30904 Crowhurst to Sevenoaks on 11.10am Hastings to Charing Cross
(9). Seen at Tunbridge Wells was 80031 (11.36am ex Tonbridge). 76060 and
30937 were at TONBRIDGE.
Hauled by 30931 Sevenoaks to Hastings on 11.45am Charing Cross to Hastings additional service. (10) Arrival Hastings was at 1.48pm, 1 late (5 early at Crowhurst). At HASTINGS, 30910 left on 2.10pm Hastings to Charing Cross (10). 31768 had arrived from Ashford at 2.04pm, then worked the 2.35pm Hastings to Tonbridge. 30928 arrived 2.35pm on 12.25pm Charing Cross to Hastings (6). The 1.55pm Appledore to Hastings arrived 2.48pm (10 late) with 31162. 42070 was shunting stock, and 30900 worked the 3.20pm to Charing Cross. |
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| Hauled
by 30900 Hastings to Sevenoaks on 3.20pm Hastings to Charing Cross. At
SEVENOAKS 34071 passed at 4.44pm on a down Stock train (8), to be
followed by 35026 at 5.03pm on another Stock train. 31543 had arrived at
4.44pm on 4.24pm from Tonbridge. 30906 passed at 5.18pm on an additional
up service from Hastings. An additional down service to Hastings called
Sevenoaks 5.17/5.19pm with 30904 (9). Hauled by 30904 Sevenoaks to
Tonbridge.
At TONBRIDGE, 31865 departed 5.40pm on a stopping service to Ashford (4), and 34098 passed 5.41pm on 3.25pm Margate to Charing Cross. |
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| TONBRIDGE & ASHFORD: Tuesday 3rd April 1956: 8.30am-11.45am: | ||
| At TONBRIDGE: | ||
| 9.38am: 30901 passed 8.25am Hastings to Charing Cross (11)..4 late | ||
| 9.46/9.51am: 31762 called on 9.06am Redhill to Brighton (3)..5 late/R time | ||
| 9.19am: 35026 passed on 9.00am Victoria to Dover Boat train (11+P+3v)..3 late | ||
| 9.50am: 34081 passed on 7.36am Folkestone to Charing Cross (10)..R time | ||
| 9.50am: 80033 arrived from Eridge | ||
| 9.54am: 34073 passed on a down relief Boat train (8) | ||
| 10.13/10.15am: 30934 called on 9.15am Charing Cross to Ramsgate (11)..11 late | ||
| Hauled by 30934 Tonbridge to Ashford on 9.15am Charing Cross to Ramsgate. | ||
| At ASHFORD: | ||
| 10.45am: 42095 removed the Canterbury coaches from the 9.15am from Charing Cross. | ||
| 10.48am: 31776 worked the 10.42am Ashford to Tonbridge (3)..6 late | ||
| Hauled by 31776 Ashford to Tonbridge on 10.42am service. | ||
| 31704 was at Paddock Wood on the Hawkhurst branch service, 34067 was seen near Paddock Wood on the 11.15am Charing Cross to Margate, running 19 late. 30933 was at Tonbridge on the 11.28am to Hastings, leaving 6 late. | ||
| VARIOUS: Tuesday 3rd April 1956: Afternoon: | ||
| During the drive home from Tonbridge to the Midlands: | ||
| 31244 was in Sevenoaks yard. | ||
| 30540 was shunting at Gomshall & Shere. | ||
| 33005 was seen on a Freight working at Wokingham | ||
| During a 25 min stop near Pangbourne: | ||
| 3.01pm Up: 30863 passed on the Birkenhead to Bournemouth service (9 late) | ||
| 3.02pm Down: 2816 passed on a northbound Freight | ||
| 3.07pm Down: 7006 & 7035 passed on 2.15pm Paddington to Cheltenham (11) | ||
| 3.19pm Up: 48402 passed on Southbound Freight | ||
| 3.23pm Up: Unidentified Castle passed on 1.50pm Bristol to Paddington | ||
| BIRMINGHAM & CREWE: 13th April 1956: 12.20pm-7.10pm: | ||
| Hauled by 70032 Birmingham (12.25pm) to Crewe (1.37pm) & return on Ian Allan Excursion | ||
| Locomotives seen on the outward journey, passing Crewe South yards, and Crewe station: | ||
| 46237, 46212, 70054, 46134, 45598, 45686, 45507, 45550, 44694, 44750, 44759, | ||
| 44765, 45039, 48476, 49410, 44432, 44452, 40447, 40660, 58196, 42566, 41229, | ||
| 41249, 47431, 47516, 47524, 47670, 47680, 41901, 12001, 12019, 12023. | ||
| Locomotives seen at Crewe Locomotive Works: | ||
| Erecting Shop: | ||
| 46236, 46201, 46204, 46208, 70053, 46125, 45559, 45648, 45506, 45507, 45540, | ||
| 44916, 73007, 73080, 48347, 48438, 48737, 49243, 49275, 92024, 92086, 92088, | ||
| 92091, 92100, 90081, 90192, 90201, 90267, 90579, 90718, 42437, 42685, 47592, | ||
| 47862, 51412, 51444, 51446, 52093, 52345, 52441, 52449. | ||
| Outside Erecting Shop: | ||
| 46208, 90192. | ||
| Paint Shop: | ||
| 45632, 45646, 44679, 45062, 48318, 42413, 92080. | ||
| Hardwicke, Rocket, Lion, Cornwall, Pet, 41000, 1439. | ||
| Outside Paint Shop: | ||
| 70037, 70053, 46166, 44916, 90079, 90206, 90267, 90718, 52207, BR Crane 1005-50, | ||
| Brass Finishing Shop: | ||
| 73080, 48737, 49243, 51412 (W11), 51444 (W15), 52218 (W12). | ||
| Works Shunters: 51466 (W3), 47592 (W5). | ||
| Locomotives seen on return journey, including Birmingham New Street: | ||
| 46244, 46101, 46129, 45643, 45513, 44833, 44840, 44916, | ||
| 45033, 45052, 45065, 75031, 42889, 46425, 12019, 6803. | ||
| Departure from Crewe was 5.32pm, arrival at Birmingham 7.07pm..12 late | ||