Action Rail UK: Train Sightings on a Trip to Stafford 27th March 2012

Train Sightings List on a trip to Stafford 27th March 2012.


86632 + 86622 at Stafford 27th March 2012

06.19am 143607+142073 to Cardiff

56302+56312 on the Blocks at Cardiff
06.47am 66230 East with HTA wagons

06.50am 158825 to Crewe

Seen at Crewe

66525 47769
221106 323237 390012

09.45 350102 to Stafford

Stafford Station 10.15am till 17.09pm

Loco Movements

10.27am 86632+86622 South with Containers
10.33am 66431 South with Containers
11.18am 86607+86610 North with Containers
11.20am DR73108 South
11.41am 70018+66536 South with Containers
12.18pm 66703 North with Containers
12.24pm 66418 South with Containers
13.15pm 66136 South with loaded car train (new Range Rovers)
13.21pm 66430 North with Containers
13.48pm 66184 South with China Clay hoppers.
13.53pm 66221 North with Empty Car wagons
13.55pm 66715 South with Containers
14.08pm 70016 North with Freighliner Coal Hoppers
14.15pm 47501 South Light Engine (caused a big stir among the spotter fraternity)
14.39pm 66115 North Stone Hoppers ( was told Bletchely to Peak Forest)
15.14pm 66167 South with Containers
15.18pm 86501 North with Containers
15.20pm 66517 North with Containers
15.30pm 86639+86628 North with Containers
15.45pm 66424 South with Malcolm containers
16.00pm 70003 North Light Engine
16.14pm 86637+86614 South with Containers
16.23pm 20301+20302+Nuclear Flask North - was held for 20 minutes on the old Royal Mail line.
16.28pm 66117 North with Tarmac Lime Hoppers
16.35pm 70015 North with a Ballast Train
16.50pm 70005 North with Containers
16.55pm 66102 South with Containers
17.04pm 66040 North with Rail Carrier and Laying train
17.10pm 66589 North with Containers
17.14pm 66535 South with Containers

Passenger Units at Stafford

Class 180
180106 South Newly Painted and looking good (test run was told)

Class 220
220002/003/006/021/024/026/029/031/033/034

Class 221
221101/102/104/107/108/109/110/111/113/117/123/127/128/129/131/135/140/142/143

Class 350
350101/102/104/109/110/112/114/115/119/120/122/123/124/128/129/229/231/256/261

Class 390
390001/003/005/009/010/011/012/013/014/015/018/019/020/021/025/026/027/028/029/036/038/039/040/043/044/045/046/047/048/051/053/054

17.10 35112 to Crewe

Crewe 17.36pm till 18.08pm

90049 90048 90044 323223 390025 350120 153376 221003

18.08pm 175108 to Cardiff and home.

On the journey home I came up with the idea of doing it all again tomorrow, fool maybe, but it was such a good day, and besides tomorrow is the last day of the Arriva Trains over 55 £19 tickets so has to be taken advantage off. I may not survive but as always will enjoy what I am doing.