1974 Movements Database
D1055 Western Advocate waits for its next turn along side D1037 Western Empress on the 09.20 Paddington-Penzance Relief on Monday, August 5, 1974 - the first day of the WR Rail Rover (see below). Photo © Adrian Curtis
Here’s the 1974 diary that will help you identify Saturdays and Sundays in particular…
DISCLAIMER
The workings contained in the respective Western Class 52 Locomotives sections below, and on subsequent pages, have been put together from mainly official records and those supplied by enthusiasts. Having burned the midnight oil for four decades, it is inevitable some mistakes will have managed to beat quality control and sneaked through. There is also the problem of getting hold of all the relevant working timetables and supplements, something which while, not insurmountable, has proved difficult. Locomotive changes and places where these have taken place also needs some scrutiny. Remember BR was a working railway with fluid use of locomotives to keep the services running, train cancellations were only announced as a last resort. So, I and the rest of the WLRS have done the best we can. We do not, by any stretch of our and indeed your imaginations, believe we are right 100 per cent of the time and apologise for any subsequent errors later contained in the database, for which we can take no responsibility. We have done the best we could with the resources we have had access too. The good thing about the internet is these errors can be changed and rectified at the touch of a button. So, we welcome any notes, or additions, errata or observations from enthusiasts. After all, we all want to enjoy the memory of a fine class of diesel engines, don’t we? We set out to get one working a day for each engine, and I think you will agree that we have surpassed our expectations. We hope this database will remain here for future generations of enthusiasts as an insight into the working lives of a much loved and much missed class. Please enjoy the fruits of our labours on this, a FREE resource for all those with hydraulic oil in their blood.
