Trying to trace a day in 1977 24th Feb at Bristol Temple
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:37 am
I am trying to piece together some old lost logs from
around 1977. I am from the Manchester area original, now living on
the outskirts of Manchester in Stockport. Last year I start taking
notes of trains again, visiting mainly Heritage railways in the the
Nortwesth and Derbyshire area. plus the odd day spotting on the mainline.
Going through some old photos and collections of old magazines
and books I have manged to piece together places I have been with what I remember seeing. I was at Bristol Temple Meads in 1977 on Thur 24th February on a day trip, well afternoon. Two days before last Western
railtour at Bristol, which I missed. Does any of the older
members of the group have any old note books with a log from that Thursday 24th February 1977 1148-1657 that's if I have worked out the times right from BR passenger timetable 3 May 1976 -1 May 1977. I know its a longshot and a long time ago.
I have been trying to find any enthusiasts from the the Bristol
area on the net and came across this forum. You might even know if there are any other groups or websites that might be of any help in the Bristol area who are not on the internet.
I have manged to start a partial log from this day, this is what I
have found so far. Some of these might of passed through BTM, I
have done fantastically well on getting back an old trip to York on 12 Feb
1977, but this was possible because it was the WESTERN FINALE TOUR with
D1023.
Here's what I have pieced together so far.
I found these sightings on the http://exeterrailways.co.uk/ site, that might of pased through BTM on that day, some times are missing.
24/02/1977
47251 1V94 1443 LEEDS- PLY realised I couldn't of seen this after I had
left BTM.
46055 1V93 0955 EDIN-PLY same as above.
50016 1E30 0810 PLY-LEEDS arrived at BTM before I arrived
31265 1B53 ? BRISTOL -PLY time missing.
45010 1V90 ? LIV-PLY this could of been the train I travelled on
but don't have a time.
45057 1C52 ? PLY -CARDIFF does this pass through BTM.
47106 4M05 ? PEN -CREWE
50003 1V93 ? EDIN -PLY not sure if this is correct. Conflicting with the above 1v93.
Help with any of the above , especial if they didn't
transit through BTM or help with adding times to the headcodes passing
through BTM.
I have had some help on the HST's from a guy who is building up a
movement history in the early years of the HST through sightings from
enthusiasts.
He said I would of seen
253006 1442 PAD-BTM-WSM and 1630 WSM-BTM-PAD.
these others are what I have manged to work out from what he has sent
me of HST's running on other days and look about right from what I remember, but not 100% sure.
253003 253011 253013 if correct these would of run on these services.
1230 WSM-BTM-PAD
1242 PAD-BTM-WSM
1430 WSM-BTM-WSM
1542 PAD-BTM-WSM
1630 WSM-BTM-PAD
regards
Mr Albert Maycock
Stockport
maycock1@aol.com
around 1977. I am from the Manchester area original, now living on
the outskirts of Manchester in Stockport. Last year I start taking
notes of trains again, visiting mainly Heritage railways in the the
Nortwesth and Derbyshire area. plus the odd day spotting on the mainline.
Going through some old photos and collections of old magazines
and books I have manged to piece together places I have been with what I remember seeing. I was at Bristol Temple Meads in 1977 on Thur 24th February on a day trip, well afternoon. Two days before last Western
railtour at Bristol, which I missed. Does any of the older
members of the group have any old note books with a log from that Thursday 24th February 1977 1148-1657 that's if I have worked out the times right from BR passenger timetable 3 May 1976 -1 May 1977. I know its a longshot and a long time ago.
I have been trying to find any enthusiasts from the the Bristol
area on the net and came across this forum. You might even know if there are any other groups or websites that might be of any help in the Bristol area who are not on the internet.
I have manged to start a partial log from this day, this is what I
have found so far. Some of these might of passed through BTM, I
have done fantastically well on getting back an old trip to York on 12 Feb
1977, but this was possible because it was the WESTERN FINALE TOUR with
D1023.
Here's what I have pieced together so far.
I found these sightings on the http://exeterrailways.co.uk/ site, that might of pased through BTM on that day, some times are missing.
24/02/1977
47251 1V94 1443 LEEDS- PLY realised I couldn't of seen this after I had
left BTM.
46055 1V93 0955 EDIN-PLY same as above.
50016 1E30 0810 PLY-LEEDS arrived at BTM before I arrived
31265 1B53 ? BRISTOL -PLY time missing.
45010 1V90 ? LIV-PLY this could of been the train I travelled on
but don't have a time.
45057 1C52 ? PLY -CARDIFF does this pass through BTM.
47106 4M05 ? PEN -CREWE
50003 1V93 ? EDIN -PLY not sure if this is correct. Conflicting with the above 1v93.
Help with any of the above , especial if they didn't
transit through BTM or help with adding times to the headcodes passing
through BTM.
I have had some help on the HST's from a guy who is building up a
movement history in the early years of the HST through sightings from
enthusiasts.
He said I would of seen
253006 1442 PAD-BTM-WSM and 1630 WSM-BTM-PAD.
these others are what I have manged to work out from what he has sent
me of HST's running on other days and look about right from what I remember, but not 100% sure.
253003 253011 253013 if correct these would of run on these services.
1230 WSM-BTM-PAD
1242 PAD-BTM-WSM
1430 WSM-BTM-WSM
1542 PAD-BTM-WSM
1630 WSM-BTM-PAD
regards
Mr Albert Maycock
Stockport
maycock1@aol.com