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Leamington Spa - 12 May 2009

66602 runs through with the Westbury - Stud Farm empties (formed of new IOA wagons)
66602 runs through with the Westbury - Stud Farm empties (formed of new IOA wagons). Geoff Morris

Resuming the regular monthly series of outdoor fixtures nine branch members made their way using West Midland Day Ranger tickets to Leamington Spa for a long spell of station observations with many of us appreciating the main building’s style complete with its Art Deco lettering. The morning journeys there were not without incident due to signalling problems affecting Cross Country services and in true Reginald Perrin style one train was diverted from Wolverhampton because of a plastic bag on the overhead wires near Coseley. Three West Midlands’ members joined in with the station observations although there was disappointment in that there seemed to be fewer freight workings and that a steam movement involving Nunney Castle was postponed (it ran two days later). Despite the brilliant sunshine there was a stiff breeze blowing and Derek’s cap blew onto the track of the bay platform 1. A member of the station staff was summoned who rescued the cap to great applause. Most of the group made their way back to home territory via Coventry and Nuneaton.
Leamington Spa station frontage
  
Leamington Spa station frontage. Richard Neale  
Derek's cap about to be rescued after the strong wind blew it off on to the tracks !
Derek's cap about to be rescued after the strong wind blew it off on to the tracks !. Geoff Morris

The log below was compiled in the best of faith by Alan Donaldson, John Hopkins, Geoff Morris, Richard Neale and Mark Youdan.

11.2516810710.52 Birmingham Snow Hill (S.H.)-London Marylebone
11.3066574late 4M50 Southampton-Crewe Freightliner
11.4022001510.40 Reading-Newcastle
11.5016502911.12 Birmingham S.H.- Marylebone
11.5316811310.20 Marylebone-Birmingham S.H.
11.59665734M55 Southampton-Lawley St Freightliner
12.08221133late running 09.27 Manchester Piccadilly-Bournemouth
12.1216501911.40 Stratford-upon-Avon-Marylebone
12.1322003409.45 Bournemouth-Manchester Piccadilly
12.15220016late running 06.44 Edinburgh-Reading
12.2116810910.50 Marylebone-Birmingham S.H.
12.2516800311.52 Birmingham S.H.-Marylebone
12.3516502010.54 Marylebone-Stratford-upon-Avon
12.4222112410.27 Manchester Piccadilly-Bournemouth?
12.4722113411.40 Reading-Newcastle
12.5316800111.20 Marylebone-Birmingham S.H.
12.5316810612.12 Birmingham S.H.-Marylebone
12.56660484O21 11.10 Burton on Trent-Southampton intermodal
12:58665914E44 09.34 Southampton-Leeds Freightliner.
13.15168110Marylebone-Birmingham S.H.
13.1222000709.33 Newcastle-Reading
13.2616811312.52 Birmingham S.H.-Marylebone
13.3522112211.27 Manchester Piccadilly-Bournemouth
13.4122001012.40 Reading-Newcastle
13.4467012+823011P13 11.23 Wrexham-Marylebone
13.4667014+823041J82 12.17 Marylebone-Wrexham (loco unusually on front)
67012 heads the 11.23 Wrexham - Marylebone (82301 at the rear)
  
67012 heads the 11.23 Wrexham - Marylebone (82301 at the rear). Geoff Morris  
  
82304 at the rear of the 12.17 Marylebone - Wrexham (67014 leading)
  82304 at the rear of the 12.17 Marylebone - Wrexham (67014 leading). Geoff Morris
13.4916810913.12 Birmingham S.H.-Marylebone
13.5466576+66537late running 4O27 06.58 Ditton-Southampton Freightliner
13.5516811112.20 Marylebone-Birmingham S.H.
14.0816502313.40 Stratford-upon-Avon-Marylebone
14.12220022late running 10.25 Newcastle-Reading
14.1316821712.50 Marylebone-Birmingham S.H.
14.25221119late running 11.45 Bournemouth-Manchester Piccadilly
14.3016800113.52 Birmingham S.H.-Marylebone
14.3816501112.54 Marylebone-Stratford-upon-Avon
14.4522001613.40 Reading-Newcastle
14.4722001312.27 Manchester Piccadilly-Bournemouth
14.5216811014.12 Birmingham S.H.-Marylebone
14.5516800213.20 Marylebone-Birmingham SH
14.5922001111.25 Newcastle-Reading
15.0466602Westbury-Stud Farm (later seen passing through Nuneaton)
Cross Country Voyagers (221134 & 220016) cross at Leamington. Note that 220016 unusually has red
  
Cross Country Voyagers (221134 & 220016) cross at Leamington. Note that 220016 unusually has red . Geoff Morris  
  
66576 (with 66537 DIT) on the Ditton - Southampton Freightliner
  66576 (with 66537 DIT) on the Ditton - Southampton Freightliner. Geoff Morris
15.1322112612.45 Bournemouth-Manchester Piccadilly
15.1916821413.50 Marylebone-Birmingham S.H.
15.2816811114.52 Birmingham S.H.-Marylebone
15.33665934M61 Soutampton-Trafford Park Freightliner
15.3722112913.27 Manchester Piccadilly-Bournemouth
15.4322000714.40 Reading-Newcastle
15.4916821715.12 Birmingham S.H.-Marylebone
15.5516810814.20 Marylebone-Birmingham S.H.
16.0022113812.19 Newcastle-Reading
16.0816501115.40 Stratford-upon-Avon-Marylebone
16.1322114113.45 Bournemouth-Manchester Piccadilly
168001 arrives on a Snow Hill - Marylebone service
168001 arrives on a Snow Hill - Marylebone service. Geoff Morris

07/06/09