D1041 BR Workings
The following is a list of workings that 'Prince' hauled during BR days with source information, whilst it is impossible to list every single working, the idea here is to build up a picture of what 'Prince' did. If you have any information to add please consider digging out your books and get in touch!
| Date | Code |
Working | Miles |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/01/1976 | 1A86 |
17:42 Paddington-Oxford (*Paddington-Reading, 36.00) | --- |
Western Paul |
| 09/01/1976 | 1C43 |
11:15 Paddington-Cardiff | --- |
Western Paul |
| 09/01/1976 | 1A51 |
15:25 Paddington-Cardiff (via Gloucester)
(*Swindon-Padd, --.--) |
--- |
Vaughan Machin |
| 10/01/1976 | 4A19 |
---:--- Penzance-Paddington Perishables
(*Plymouth-Reading, --.--) |
--- |
Vaughan Machin |
| 11/01/1976 | 1B34 |
15:15 Paddington-Cheltenham (*Padd-Gloucester) | --- |
Vaughan Machin |
| 11/01/1976 | 1V89 |
12:20 Newcastle-Plymouth (*Gloucester-Britol TM)
Western Gloucester-Plymouth |
--- |
Vaughan Machin |
| 15/01/1976 | 1B65 |
13:30 Paddington-Penzance | --- |
Western Paul |
| 20/01/1976 | 1A45 |
12:40 Penzance-Paddington (Plymouth-Padd) | --- |
Western Paul |
| 24/01/1976 | 1A09 |
16:10 Penzance-Paddington (*Plymouth-Padd, --.--) | --- |
Vaughan Machin |
| 25/01/1976 | 1C21 |
11:00 Paddington-Swansea | --- |
Western Paul |
| 26/01/1976 | 1C87 |
00:50 Paddington-Milford Haven (Padd-Swansea only) | --- |
Western Paul |
| 26/01/1976 | 1A37 |
19:15 Milford Haven-Paddington (Swansea-Cardiff only) | --- |
Western Paul |
| 27/01/1976 | 1C78 |
01:10 Bristol-Milford Haven (Cardiff-Swansea only) | --- |
Western Paul |
| 27/01/1976 | 1C87 |
00:50 Paddington-Milford Haven (from Swansea only) | --- |
Western Paul |
| 30/01/1976 | 2B10 |
08:42 Plymouth-Penzance | --- |
Western Paul |
| 30/01/1976 | ----- |
14:40 Penzance-Paddington (*Reading-Padd, 36.00) | --- |
Western Paul |
| 20/02/1976 | ----- |
---:--- Seen 12:30 at Twyford with an Eastbound Passenger | --- |
Richard Clayton |
| 08/03/1976 | ----- |
07:12 Oxford-Paddington (*Reading-Padd, 36.00) | --- |
Western Paul |
| 13/03/1976 | ----- |
16.40 Plymouth-Paddington (*Plym-NwtnAbbot, 32.00) Replaced by 50042 at Newton Abbott |
32.00 |
William Powrie |
| 07/05/1976 | 1A67 |
17:25 Cardiff-Paddington (*Reading-Slough, --.--) | --- |
Vaughan Machin |
| 08/05/1976 | ----- |
17:20 Swansea-Paddington (*Swansea-Reading, 155.00) | 191.00 |
Western Paul |
| 29/05/1976 | 1B39 |
10:56 Paddington-Penzance (*Padd-Plymouth, --.--) | --- |
Vaughan Machin |
| 31/05/1976 | 1A65 |
15:55 Paignton-Paddington (*Exeter-Padd, --.--)
(*Seen at Newton Abbott) |
--- |
Vaughan Machin
Richard Clayton |
| 05/06/1976 | 1B19 |
17:30 Paddington-Penzance (*Reading-Taunton, --.--) | 305.25 |
Vaughan Machin |
| 07/06/1976 | 1A51 |
15:25 Cardiff-Paddington (via Gloucester)
(*Swindon-Padd, --.--) |
145.25 |
Vaughan Machin |
| 11/06/1976 | ----- |
07:05 Newbury-Paddington (*Reading W-Padd, 37.00) | --- |
Western Paul |
| 25/06/1976 | 1E22 |
10:05 Newquay-Newcastle (as far as Plymouth) | 55.50 |
CN Rail Gallery |
| 01/07/1976 | 1B03 |
07:30 Paddington-Penzance (*) | 305.25 |
Derek Clarke |
| 01/07/1976 | 1A85 |
15:00 Penzance-Paddington (*as far as Plymouth) | 79.50 |
Derek Clarke |
| 01/07/1976 | 1A09 |
16:10 Penzance-Paddington (*on at Plymouth, later failed at Westbury and replaced by D1015) | 130.25 |
Derek Clarke |
| 02/07/1976 | 1B65 |
13:30 Paddington-Penzance (*Taunton-Penzance) | 305.25 |
Derek Clarke |
| 02/07/1976 | 1A49 |
22:10 Penzance-Paddington Sleeper (*) | 305.25 |
Derek Clarke |
| 07/07/1976 | 1B19 |
08:30 Paddington-Paignton (*Newton Abbot-Paignton, 8.25) | 202.00 |
Vaughan Machin |
| 07/07/1976 | 1A29 |
13:55 Paignton-Paddington (*) | 202.00 |
Vaughan Machin |
| 08/07/1976 | ----- |
---:--- Seen 16:00 at Exeter St Davids | --- |
Richard Clayton |
| 10/07/1976 | 1V71 |
07.00 Bradford Exchange-Penzance (Photographed at Venton) |
--- |
Tail Lamp Photography |
| 11/07/1976 | 1B19 |
10.45 Paddington-Plymouth (Photographed at Plymouth) |
--- |
Tail Lamp Photography |
| 13/07/1976 | ----- |
---:--- Seen 11:00 at Bodmin Road on Westbound Parcels | --- |
Richard Clayton |
| 04/08/1976 | 1A45 |
12:20 Penzance-Paddington (from Plymouth)
(*Reading-Padd, 36.00)(*Photographed at Newton Abbott) |
--- |
Western Paul
Richard Clayton |
| 07/08/1976 | 1C11 |
08:20 Paddington-Fishguard (*failed at signal 82, Port Talbot, replaced by 47157, D1041 left at Llandilo Junction) | 210.00 |
Derek Clarke
Vaughan Machin Western Paul |
| 07/08/1976 | ----- |
---:--- On Shed at Laira 10:30 | --- |
Richard Clayton |
| 09/08/1976 | ----- |
07:05 Newbury-Paddington (*Reading W-Padd, 37.00) | --- |
Western Paul |
| 10/08/1976 | ----- |
---:--- On Shed at Laira 11:00 | --- |
Richard Clayton |
| 11/08/1976 | ----- |
12:20 Penzance-Paddington (*Plymouth-Exeter, --.--)
(*Reading-Paddington, 36.00) |
--- |
Richard Clayton
Western Paul |
| 12/08/1976 | 1B88 |
17.45 Paddington-Westbury | 95.50 |
William Powrie |
| 03/09/1976 | 1A65 |
15:55 Paignton-Paddington (*Reading-Padd, 36.00) | 202.00 |
Vaughan Machin
Western Paul |
| 04/09/1976 | 1C11 |
08:20 Paddington-Fishguard | 263.25 |
Vaughan Machin
Western Paul |
| 04/09/1976 | 1C49 |
14:30 Fishguard-Swansea | 73.50 |
Vaughan Machin
Western Paul |
| 07/09/1976 | ----- |
17:45 Paddington-Westbury (*Padd-Reading W, 37.00) | --- |
Western Paul |
| 10/09/1976 | ----- |
15:55 Plymouth-Paddington (*Reading-Padd, 36.00) | --- |
Western Paul |
| 17/09/1976 | 1B05 |
16:53 Paddington-Plymouth (*Padd-Reading, 36.00) | --- |
Western Paul Vaughan Machin |
| 18/09/1976 | ----- |
08:22 Truro-Falmouth | 12.25 |
Vaughan Machin
Western Paul |
| 18/09/1976 | ----- |
09:10 Falmouth-Paddington (*Falmouth-Truro, 12.25) | --- |
Vaughan Machin
Western Paul |
| 19/09/1976 | ----- |
11:30 Paddington-Paignton (*Reading-Taunton, 107.00) | --- |
Western Paul |
| 24/09/1976 | 1B88 |
17:45 Paddington-Westbury | 95.50 |
Vaughan Machin
Western Paul |
| 01/10/1976 | ----- |
07:05 Newbury-Paddington (*Reading W-Padd, 37.00) | --- |
Western Paul |
| 13/10/1976 | ----- |
10:40 Paddington-Plymouth | --- |
Colin J Marsden |
| 20/10/1976 | 1M15 |
16:05 Paddington-Birmingham NS (*Dorridge-BNS) | 130.50 |
Derek Clarke |
| 20/10/1976 | 1V78 |
20:40 Birmingham NS-Paddington
(*BNS-Solihull and Banbury-Reading) |
130.50 |
Derek Clarke
Vaughan Machin |
| 21/10/1976 | 5A80 |
Old Oak Common (Road 20)-Paddington (ECS n/k) | --- |
Vaughan Machin |
| 07/11/1976 | 1A55 |
15:15 Paignton-Paddington (via Melksham)
(*Newton Abbott-Padd, --.--) |
--- |
Vaughan Machin |
| 09/11/1976 | ----- |
07:20 Oxford-Paddington (*Reading-Padd, 36.00) | --- |
Western Paul |
| 09/11/1976 | 5C18 |
Old Oak Common (Road 14)-Paddington
(ECS for 17:15 off Paddington) |
--- |
Vaughan Machin |
| 09/11/1976 | 1B88 |
17:45 Paddington-Westbury | 95.50 |
Vaughan Machin |
| 13/11/1976 | 1B35 |
10:30 Paddington-Paignton (*Reading-Paignton, 166.00) (Photographed at Exeter St Davids) |
202.00 |
Western Paul Tail Lamp Photography |
| 13/11/1976 | ----- |
15:27 Paignton-Newton Abbott | 8.25 |
Western Paul |
| 16/12/1976 | 1M15 |
16:05 Paddington-Birmingham NS (Dorridge-BNS) | 130.50 |
Derek Clarke |
| 16/12/1976 | 1V78 |
20:40 Birmingham NS-Paddington | 130.50 |
Derek Clarke
Western Paul |
| 31/12/1976 | 6V53 |
--:-- China Clay Empties (Photographed at Plymouth) | --- |
Vaughan Machin |
Items shown in brackets eg (*Reading-Padd, 36.00) denote details of journey etc received from the named source. Mileages in italics assume D1041 throughout. Any help with mileages or corrections appreciated!