10th May 1980

? British Rail ?
(Spalding Flower Festival Specials) - 10 trains

Locos Used at least 33030, 37035, 47032, 47072, 47094, 47106, 47152, 47233, 47406, 47501 & 47566
Stock Used

Train 1: 4916+1765+34623+16210+4901+4902+4915+4905+13086+35012
Train 2: 25426+35335+25303+25258+24102+25575+25364+15989+25472+24582+24018+25289+35330
Train 3: 26088+26095+26068+26062+35024+26085+26127+26065+26112+15887+13350
Train 4 : 26122+26119+26082+35199+1909+13345+13292+25956+25409+26091
Train 5 : 21273+4389+4058+4376+4059+4066+4062+34971+1807
Train 6 : 25739+24144+35127+25260+24893+24446+16147+16153+25725+34558
Train 7 : 4887+4061+4200+4610+5121+5062+9272+15755+4343+4620+3743
Train 8 : 4774+4263+1913+4430+4772+13288+14048+4233+4432+4767+4759
Train 9 : 4404+4635+1921+4857+16036+9375+4688+4515+4519
Train 10 : 6098+6075+14073+3172+3248+5830+5870+5874+5720+5847

Train 1 Route : (1)

Loco Route
33030 Wokingham - Broxbourne - Cambridge?
37035 ?Cambridge - Spalding
37035 Spalding - March - Cambridge?
?33030? ?Cambridge - Wokingham

Train 2 Route : 1Z43 throughout (2)

Loco Route
47152 ??? - Spalding
?47152? Spalding - ???

Train 3 Route : (4)

Loco Route
47094 ??? - Spalding
?47094? Spalding - ???

Train 4 Route : (3)

Loco Route
47072 Oxford - Broxbourne (09/15 actual) - Spalding
?47072? Spalding - Oxford

Train 5 Route : (3)

Loco Route
47566 Portsmouth - Broxbourne (10/00 actual) - Spalding
?47566? Spalding - Portsmouth

Train 6 Route : (2)

Loco Route
47233 Manchester - Spalding
?47233? Spalding - Manchester

Train 7 Route : (2)

Loco Route
47406 ??? - Spalding
?47406? Spalding - ???

Train 8 Route : (3)

Loco Route
47106 ??? - Spalding
?47106? Spalding - ???

Train 9 Route : 1Z41 throughout (2)

Loco Route
47032 ??? - Spalding
?47032? Spalding - ???

Train 10 Route : (2)

Loco Route
47501 ??? - Spalding
?47501? Spalding - ???

Notes :
(1) Seen at Broxbourne at 08/45 heading north behind 33030. Seen heading both north & south (18/20) at March hauled by 37035. 33030 was also seen during the day stabled at Cambridge, where it is believed the loco change took place.
(2) ECS seen at March.
(3) Seen at March.
(4) 47094 was also seen at 18.00 on March shed.

Sources : Alan Chilestone & Roger Geach

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