9th May 1981

? British Rail ?
(Spalding Flower Festival Specials)

Locos Used at least: 37090, 40078, 46002, 46036, 47041, 47049, 47061, 47077, 47094, 47119, 47137, 47142, 47462, 47471, 47474, 47520, 47535, 47562, 47569 & 47579
DMU's Used ?

Route :

Loco Route
47077 Burton-on-Trent - ??? - Spalding
47077? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Burton-on-Trent

Route :

Loco Route
47474 Litchfield - ??? - Spalding
47474? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Litchfield

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Hull & Cleethorpes [combined at ???] - ??? - Spalding
as listed Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Hull & Cleethorpes

Route :

Loco(s) Route
????? portions from Keighley & Chorley - ???
40034 ??? - Spalding
40034? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - ???
????? ??? - portions to Keighley & Chorley

Route :

Loco Route
47520 London Kings Cross - ??? - Spalding
47520? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - London Kings Cross

Route :

Loco Route
47462 Crewe - ??? - Spalding
47462? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Crewe

Route :

Loco Route
47535 Norwich - ??? - Spalding
47535? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Norwich

Route :

Loco Route
47142 Kemble - ??? - Spalding
47142? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Kemble

Route :

Loco Route
46002 Shrewsbury - ??? - Spalding
46002? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Shrewsbury

Route :

Loco Route
47119 Oxford - ??? - Spalding
47119? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Oxford

Route :

Loco Route
47061 Bristol - ??? - Spalding
47061? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Bristol

Route :

Loco Route
47094 Newcastle - ??? - Spalding
47094? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Newcastle

Route :

Loco Route
47041 Weston-super-Mare - ??? - Spalding
47041? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Weston-super-Mare

Route :

Loco Route
47579 Cardiff - ??? - Spalding
47579? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Cardiff

Route :

Loco Route
47137 Swansea - ??? - Spalding
47137? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Swansea

Route :

Loco Route
46036 Morpeth - ??? - Spalding
46036? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Morpeth

Route :

Loco Route
37090 Shoeburyness - ??? - Spalding
37090? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Shoeburyness

Route :

Loco Route
40078 Settle - ??? - Spalding
40078? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Settle

Route :

Loco Route
47569 Tonbridge - ??? - Spalding
47569? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Tonbridge

Route :

Loco Route
47049 Yeovil - ??? - Spalding
47049? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Yeovil

Route :

Loco Route
47471 Manchester Piccadilly - ??? - Spalding
47471? Spalding - (?reverse of outward route?) - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) Based on observations made between 10.20 and 14.40 of arrivals at Spalding. Although shown working throughout, loco changes may have taken place en-route on any of the above trains.


46002 arrives at Spalding with a train from Shrewsbury (photo: Roger Geach)

Sources : Roger Geach & Harry Harper
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