2. Trains

Railways around Shrewsbury

Shropshire ,county of my birth,in the late 1980's and early 1990's had some interesting trains ,both passenger and freight. With Ma living in Ellesmere plus a job change in 1989 where I was based in Newtown until 1991 meant the North and West Line particularly was only a short drive away.
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  • Quite a long way from Salop this one.<br /> 37427 Dovey Jc.26th September 1987 09.45hrs. 6.20 Birmingham-Aberystwyth

    Quite a long way from Salop this one.
    37427 Dovey Jc.26th September 1987 09.45hrs. 6.20 Birmingham-Aberystwyth

  • On the way up from Essex to see Ma in Ellesmere ,we called in at Sutton Bridge for the two mid-morning departures.Passing not the last mail-bag catching equipment in the country as stated by a very well known photographer and prolific book producer, 37427 passes the single line token drop post.<br /> Sutton Bridge 6th August 1988 10.47hrs. 09.15 Liverpool-Cardiff.

    On the way up from Essex to see Ma in Ellesmere ,we called in at Sutton Bridge for the two mid-morning departures.Passing not the last mail-bag catching equipment in the country as stated by a very well known photographer and prolific book producer, 37427 passes the single line token drop post.
    Sutton Bridge 6th August 1988 10.47hrs. 09.15 Liverpool-Cardiff.

  • Not a railtour but the SO 07.40 Euston-Pwllheli.<br /> 37278+37185 Sutton Bridge 6th August 1988 10.52hrs.

    Not a railtour but the SO 07.40 Euston-Pwllheli.
    37278+37185 Sutton Bridge 6th August 1988 10.52hrs.

  • 37906 Bayston Quarry 3rd September 1988 18.19hrs.6V39 07.55 Mossend- Margam

    37906 Bayston Quarry 3rd September 1988 18.19hrs.6V39 07.55 Mossend- Margam

  • Rubbish picture but rare working. 20088+20187 All Stretton 1st April 1989 12.11hrs.Southbound steel.

    Rubbish picture but rare working. 20088+20187 All Stretton 1st April 1989 12.11hrs.Southbound steel.

  • 37422 Bayston Hill 8th April 1989 10.41hrs.1V08 09.15 LiverpoolCardiff

    37422 Bayston Hill 8th April 1989 10.41hrs.1V08 09.15 LiverpoolCardiff

  • 37884 Marshbrook 8th April 1989 16.27hrs.6V39 07.36 Mossend NT-Margam'<br /> A very pleasant afternoon, one of many spent in the company of the late Geoff Bannister.

    37884 Marshbrook 8th April 1989 16.27hrs.6V39 07.36 Mossend NT-Margam'
    A very pleasant afternoon, one of many spent in the company of the late Geoff Bannister.

  • 37407 Marshbrook 8th April 1989 16.49hrs. 15.00 Cardiff-Rhyl

    37407 Marshbrook 8th April 1989 16.49hrs. 15.00 Cardiff-Rhyl

  • 37430 Marshbrook 8th April 1989 17.45hrs. 15.55 Cardiff-Liverpool

    37430 Marshbrook 8th April 1989 17.45hrs. 15.55 Cardiff-Liverpool

  • 37426 Bayston 22nd April 1989 10.43hrs.1V08 09.15 Liverpool-Cardiff

    37426 Bayston 22nd April 1989 10.43hrs.1V08 09.15 Liverpool-Cardiff

  • 37711 waits at Coton Hill for a driver to take the train north .6th May 1989 06.54hrs.6M44 Cardiff Tidal TC- Dee Marsh BSC works.<br /> At one stage ,serious proposals were being discussed for constructing a large marshalling yard here ,a la Kingmoor ,but it never came off.

    37711 waits at Coton Hill for a driver to take the train north .6th May 1989 06.54hrs.6M44 Cardiff Tidal TC- Dee Marsh BSC works.
    At one stage ,serious proposals were being discussed for constructing a large marshalling yard here ,a la Kingmoor ,but it never came off.

  • Moving over to the Whitchurch line now 37431 is seen on 6th May 1989 at Crewe Bank 07.19hrs. with the 05.07 Cardiff-Liverpool.<br /> This loco had been working the Royal Train down in South Wales just a week or two before.

    Moving over to the Whitchurch line now 37431 is seen on 6th May 1989 at Crewe Bank 07.19hrs. with the 05.07 Cardiff-Liverpool.
    This loco had been working the Royal Train down in South Wales just a week or two before.

  • 37422 Crewe Bank 6th May 1989 08.04hrs. 05.50 Cardiff-Manchester Picc..<br /> Signal box in the background and the line leading to Shrewsbury Coal siding is dipping away to the right of the train.

    37422 Crewe Bank 6th May 1989 08.04hrs. 05.50 Cardiff-Manchester Picc..
    Signal box in the background and the line leading to Shrewsbury Coal siding is dipping away to the right of the train.

  • Definitely NOT 4E27 ,Southbound Pcls. DMU. Little Stretton 6th May 1989 17.18hrs.

    Definitely NOT 4E27 ,Southbound Pcls. DMU. Little Stretton 6th May 1989 17.18hrs.

  • 37885 Dorrington 14th October 1989 15.38 hrs.6V75 06.15 Mossend NY-Cardiff Tidal TC.

    37885 Dorrington 14th October 1989 15.38 hrs.6V75 06.15 Mossend NY-Cardiff Tidal TC.

  • Easy to chase. 37885 has been beaten to Craven Arms station.14th October 1989.16.18hrs. 6V75 06.15 Mossend NY-Cardiff Tidal TC.

    Easy to chase. 37885 has been beaten to Craven Arms station.14th October 1989.16.18hrs. 6V75 06.15 Mossend NY-Cardiff Tidal TC.

  • 37710 leans to the curve Wistanstow 6th November 1989 10.24hrs. 6M33 07.10 Llanwern-Dee Marsh Jc.

    37710 leans to the curve Wistanstow 6th November 1989 10.24hrs. 6M33 07.10 Llanwern-Dee Marsh Jc.

  • Having just won the Cleanest Cabside competition ,47152 shows it off at Bayston 18th January 1990 09.59hrs.with a Holyhead-Pengam freightliner.

    Having just won the Cleanest Cabside competition ,47152 shows it off at Bayston 18th January 1990 09.59hrs.with a Holyhead-Pengam freightliner.

  • 37798 Bayston 18th January 1990 10.58hrs.6V07 07.45 Ellesmere Port-Coedbach

    37798 Bayston 18th January 1990 10.58hrs.6V07 07.45 Ellesmere Port-Coedbach

  • 37717 a mile or so south of Shrewsbury 19th January 1990 15.09hrs.6V75 06.15 Mossend NY-Cardiff Tidal TC

    37717 a mile or so south of Shrewsbury 19th January 1990 15.09hrs.6V75 06.15 Mossend NY-Cardiff Tidal TC

  • 37428 Bayston 20th January 1990 10.40hrs. 1V08 09.15 Liverpool LS-Cardiff. Note the pretty NSE coach in prominent position right behind the loco.

    37428 Bayston 20th January 1990 10.40hrs. 1V08 09.15 Liverpool LS-Cardiff. Note the pretty NSE coach in prominent position right behind the loco.

  • 37884+37883 approaching Bayston 17th March 1990 14.48hrs. 6V75 06.15 Mossend NY-Cardiff Tidal TC.<br /> With the locos facing a 13 mile climb south from Shrewsbury ,several of them at 1 in 90 /100 , in theory ,given a clear road,it should have been possible to take three photographs of the same working. Drivers on the A49 often conspired to ensure this didn't happen ,but on this day everything went as planned.

    37884+37883 approaching Bayston 17th March 1990 14.48hrs. 6V75 06.15 Mossend NY-Cardiff Tidal TC.
    With the locos facing a 13 mile climb south from Shrewsbury ,several of them at 1 in 90 /100 , in theory ,given a clear road,it should have been possible to take three photographs of the same working. Drivers on the A49 often conspired to ensure this didn't happen ,but on this day everything went as planned.

  • Exactly 10 minutes later ,the pair pass the S.Box at Dorrington. 17th March 1990 14.58hrs.

    Exactly 10 minutes later ,the pair pass the S.Box at Dorrington. 17th March 1990 14.58hrs.

  • The next picture was easy ,unless the very keen signalman who used to close the gates some 7 or 8 minutes before the train was due was on duty. He wasn't this day. 37884+37883 Marshbrook 17th March 1990 15.20hrs.

    The next picture was easy ,unless the very keen signalman who used to close the gates some 7 or 8 minutes before the train was due was on duty. He wasn't this day. 37884+37883 Marshbrook 17th March 1990 15.20hrs.

  • Northbound trains at Bayston used to roll silently downhill behind you ,so you had to be alert to catch them. 37715 20th March 1990 09.50hrs.6M33 07.10 Llanwern-Dee Marsh Jc.

    Northbound trains at Bayston used to roll silently downhill behind you ,so you had to be alert to catch them. 37715 20th March 1990 09.50hrs.6M33 07.10 Llanwern-Dee Marsh Jc.

  • 37428 " David Lloyd George " Meole Brace,Shrewsbury,22nd March 1990 09.12hrs.rolls off the Mid-Wales line with the Cambrian Coast Express 07.13 Aberystwyth-Euston.Those were the days.

    37428 " David Lloyd George " Meole Brace,Shrewsbury,22nd March 1990 09.12hrs.rolls off the Mid-Wales line with the Cambrian Coast Express 07.13 Aberystwyth-Euston.Those were the days.

  • 47458 Bayston 24th March 1990 16.52hrs. 4V20 15.02 M/C Piccadilly-Cardiff parcels.

    47458 Bayston 24th March 1990 16.52hrs. 4V20 15.02 M/C Piccadilly-Cardiff parcels.

  • 37886 Stokesay 22nd March 1990 15.25hrs.6M28 12.10 Llanwern-Dee Marsh Jc.

    37886 Stokesay 22nd March 1990 15.25hrs.6M28 12.10 Llanwern-Dee Marsh Jc.

  • 47452 Wistanstow 30th March 1990 11.32hrs.4V68 Holyhead-Pengam FLT

    47452 Wistanstow 30th March 1990 11.32hrs.4V68 Holyhead-Pengam FLT

  • 47839 Wistanstow 30th March 1990 11.16hrs.1V08 09.15 Liverpool-Cardiff

    47839 Wistanstow 30th March 1990 11.16hrs.1V08 09.15 Liverpool-Cardiff

  • 47440 Bayston 31st March 1990 09.42hrs. 1Z16 " The Garstang Pines " Lancaster-Bath

    47440 Bayston 31st March 1990 09.42hrs. 1Z16 " The Garstang Pines " Lancaster-Bath

  • A regular 47 session ,with yet one more to come at the end. <br /> 47556 Bayston 31st March 1990 10.41hrs.1V08 09.15 Liverpool-Cardiff

    A regular 47 session ,with yet one more to come at the end.
    47556 Bayston 31st March 1990 10.41hrs.1V08 09.15 Liverpool-Cardiff

  • I wasn't going to take this ,but when I heard Tony Woof's " click " I thought I can't let him get away with it ,so snapped it was.<br /> 37712 Bayston 31st March 1990 16.07hrs. 6V75 96.15 Mossend NY-Cardiff Tidal TC

    I wasn't going to take this ,but when I heard Tony Woof's " click " I thought I can't let him get away with it ,so snapped it was.
    37712 Bayston 31st March 1990 16.07hrs. 6V75 96.15 Mossend NY-Cardiff Tidal TC

  • 37428 Sutton Bridge 13th April 1990 09.07hrs. 07.13 Aberystwyth-Euston.

    37428 Sutton Bridge 13th April 1990 09.07hrs. 07.13 Aberystwyth-Euston.

  • 37704 Bayston 13th April 1990 11.29hrs. 6V10 07.45 Ellesmere Port- S.Wales.

    37704 Bayston 13th April 1990 11.29hrs. 6V10 07.45 Ellesmere Port- S.Wales.

  • 37428 Sutton Bridge 14th July 1990 07.12hrs. Cardiff-Liverpool

    37428 Sutton Bridge 14th July 1990 07.12hrs. Cardiff-Liverpool

  • 37431 Sutton Bridge 14th July 1990 09.09hrs. 07.13 Aberystwyth-Euston

    37431 Sutton Bridge 14th July 1990 09.09hrs. 07.13 Aberystwyth-Euston

  • Royal Mail DPUnit Marshbrook 14th July 1990 15.40hrs.5V16 12.57 Crewe South Sdgs-Cardiff

    Royal Mail DPUnit Marshbrook 14th July 1990 15.40hrs.5V16 12.57 Crewe South Sdgs-Cardiff

  • 37213 Marshbrook 14th July 17.20hrs. Bolton-Cardiff Pcls.<br /> This loco had worked north earlier in the day on a S.Wales-Mossend coal train ,being relieved by an electric loco at Crewe ,and was then hired in to work this train back home.

    37213 Marshbrook 14th July 17.20hrs. Bolton-Cardiff Pcls.
    This loco had worked north earlier in the day on a S.Wales-Mossend coal train ,being relieved by an electric loco at Crewe ,and was then hired in to work this train back home.

  • 37718 Lt.Stretton 14th July 1990 18.29hrs.6V46 15.19 Trafford Pk-Cardiff Tidal TC

    37718 Lt.Stretton 14th July 1990 18.29hrs.6V46 15.19 Trafford Pk-Cardiff Tidal TC

  • 37278 Little Stretton 28th July 1990 19.04hrs.17.15 Liverpool LS-Cardiff Central

    37278 Little Stretton 28th July 1990 19.04hrs.17.15 Liverpool LS-Cardiff Central

  • 37901 Wistanstow 30th August 1990 09.36hrs. 6M33 07.10 Llanwern-Dee Marsh Jc.

    37901 Wistanstow 30th August 1990 09.36hrs. 6M33 07.10 Llanwern-Dee Marsh Jc.

  • 37038 Dorrington 30th August 1990 14.05hrs. 6V75 Mossend NY-Cardiff Tidal TC.<br /> The single 37/0 would have done well to top the 12 miles climb from Shrewsbury ,quite a few miles of which was 1 in 100 or steeper.

    37038 Dorrington 30th August 1990 14.05hrs. 6V75 Mossend NY-Cardiff Tidal TC.
    The single 37/0 would have done well to top the 12 miles climb from Shrewsbury ,quite a few miles of which was 1 in 100 or steeper.

  • 37197 Dorrington 30th August 1990 14.58hrs. 6Z35 09.15 Carlisle-Margam with lime from Shap.

    37197 Dorrington 30th August 1990 14.58hrs. 6Z35 09.15 Carlisle-Margam with lime from Shap.

  • 37197 30 minutes later, Stokesay .30th August 1990 15.28 hrs. 6Z35 09.15 Carlisle-Margam.

    37197 30 minutes later, Stokesay .30th August 1990 15.28 hrs. 6Z35 09.15 Carlisle-Margam.

  • 37718 ,again ,Lt.Stretton 30th August 1990 18.10hrs.6V46 15.19 Trafford Pk-Cardiff Tidal TC

    37718 ,again ,Lt.Stretton 30th August 1990 18.10hrs.6V46 15.19 Trafford Pk-Cardiff Tidal TC

  • 47503 N.Craven Arms 4th September 1990 17.13hrs. Sb'd Pcls.

    47503 N.Craven Arms 4th September 1990 17.13hrs. Sb'd Pcls.

  • 47290 N.Craven Arms 4th September 1990 17.31hrs. 4M23 14.20 Pengam FLT-Basford Hall SSM

    47290 N.Craven Arms 4th September 1990 17.31hrs. 4M23 14.20 Pengam FLT-Basford Hall SSM

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