All Our Yesterdays – 35 Years Ago – September 1976

Extracts from Modern Railways and The Railway Observer

Locomotives Withdrawn
1033/51, 03037, 03161, 06001, 20062, 24080, 24116, 25004, 25174, 27035, 44010

Locomotives Reinstated
03047/62, 24082, 25287

Locomotives Stored:
24069, 24116/34

Air brake fitted and vacuum brake removed
08806/11/23

On the 10th September 1976 56006/07 were towed from Harwich to Tinsley followed by 56005 on the 14th September and 56008 on the 22nd September.

On Saturday 28th August 1976 twenty four locomotive hauled services arrived at Scarborough powered by nine class 40’s, five class 31/1’s, four class 47/0’s, three class 37’s, two class 45/0’s and one class 46.

On the 25th September 1976 shortage of locomotive power at the southern end of the East Coast Main Line resulted in 31401/11 being provided for 1S32, 12.10 Kings Cross – Aberdeen (The Aberdonian). Arrival at York was twenty five minutes late where they were replaced by 47544.

40145 was used on the 29th and 30th September 1976 on the Immingham – Colwick oil train in lieu of the booked class 47.

On the 13th September 1976 31308 worked the 05.32 Cardiff – Crewe and returned to the Western Region with the 10.00 Crewe – Cardiff.

A number of the above I have photographed and can be seen below

03037 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6180072833/
03037 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6180601238/
03062 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5834782003/
03161 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6180072179/
24082 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5945821499/
25174 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5602511228/
31401 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6173872779/
40145 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5696768086/
56006 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5819883581/
56007 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5819885029/