I wanted to get the most out of this ticket so it was an early start. With two advance purchase tickets I was able to get Bristol Parkway cheaply before my FOSW kicked in and then the Ranger from Cheltenham.
Once I got to New Street I headed south to Rugby. From here I caught another train to Crewe via Nuneaton and then Stoke-on-Trent to get the Kidsgrove line to Crewe in. The bonus was that I saw two sorry looking 86s but I needed one of them. Another bonus at Crewe was the appearance of more 47s and I saw one the few remaining ones I need for sight. I then headed back towards Birmingham with the intention to pick up the Pretendolino at International. I had already seen it out earlier as it thundered through Rugby but it was worth the wait for haulage! 90047 was doing the honours and did a fine job on he short 8 miles I was behind her! There wasn't a lot more exciting to report but every single train I caught today (with the exception of the three XC ones I used to get to the west midlands and back) were winning ones for haulage. I also nearly managed 700 miles! 691 to be exact!
Winners in red.
1S33 (0625) PLY - TAU 220022
1M29 (0812) TAU - BHM 220015
1B34 (1050) BHM - RUG 390014
1V31 (1204) RUG - CRE 350129
1L97 (1349) CRE - WVH 350121
1G38 (1436) WVH - BHM 170634
1B62 (1530) BHM - BHI 390011
1G27 (1553) BHI - BHM 90047
1S80 (1620) BHM - WVH 221105
1B72 (1645) WVH - BHM 390027
2C80 (1716) BHM - BHI 350112
1B74 (1740) BHI - COV 390043
2Y74 (1801) COV - RUG 350241
2Y79 (1816) RUG - COV 350254
1G36 (1842) COV - BHM 390013
1V67 (1942) BHM - PLY 221141
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