Unknown Loco
				Total Records	56	Total Mileage		515
Date	H/C	Time	Train_From	Train_To	From	To	Miles	Comment / Concerns	Source / Link
03/06/1967	1D30	?	Nottingham	Llandudno Town	Nottingham	Llandudno Town		As xxxx: D/H xxxx (25xxx)
								Locos not yet known
03/06/1967	1D17	?	Llandudno Town	Nottingham	Llandudno Town	Nottingham		As xxxx: D/H xxxx (25xxx)
								Locos not yet known
17/06/1967	1D30	?	Nottingham	Llandudno Town	Nottingham	Llandudno Town		As xxxx: D/H xxxx (25xxx)
								Locos not yet known
17/06/1967	1D17	?	Llandudno Town	Nottingham	Llandudno Town	Nottingham		As xxxx: D/H xxxx (25xxx)
								Locos not yet known
03/04/1969		1840	Euston	Heysham	Crewe	Heysham		As xxxx: D/H xxxx (25xxx)	RW6906
								Reported as a pair of Type 2 locos
29/05/1972		?	?	?	Rhyl	?		As xxxx: D/H 7594 (25244)	KM (p)
22/07/1972		1135	Birmingham New St.	Edinburgh	Birmingham New St.	?		As xxxx: D/H xxxx (25xxx): RELIEF train	MR7210
								Reported as a pair of class 25s locos via Newcastle
22/07/1972		1140	Euston	Shrewsbury	Wolverhampton	Shrewsbury		As xxxx: D/H xxxx (25xxx)	MR7210
								Reported as a pair of class 25s locos
29/04/1973		1655	Manchester Vic.	Preston	Manchester Vic.	Preston	31	D/H 444 (50044): Loco for train heating: Portion for 1655 Liverpool - Glasgow Central
12/05/1973		?	Machynlleth	Spalding	Machynlleth	Spalding		As xxxx: D/H 25000: Spalding Tulip Parade ADEX - out and back	RM7309
30/06/1973	1D30	?	Nottingham	Llandudno Town	Nottingham	Llandudno Town		As xxxx: D/H 7559 (25209)	KM (p)
								Photographed at Rhyl - date given as 1973
30/06/1973	1D17	?	Llandudno Town	Nottingham	Llandudno Town	Nottingham		As xxxx: D/H 7559 (25209)	DIAG
								Date given as 1973
14/04/1974		?	Wellingborough	Whitley Bay	Wellingborough	Whitley Bay		D/H 25000: MYSTEX - out and back (1)	RM7408/Six Bells Junction
								Notes say two special trains ran
14/04/1974		?	Wellingborough	Whitley Bay	Wellingborough	Whitley Bay		D/H 25000: CHARTER train (2)	RM7408
								Notes say two special trains ran
21/07/1974		?	Skegness	?	Skegness	?		D/H 25000	Stephen Brown (p)
								Three pairs of 25s photographed at Skegness 1E28/1Z82/1M85
27/07/1974	1E83	0812	Derby	Yarmouth	Derby	Norwich		D/H 25000	DIAG
27/07/1974	1M66	1430	Yarmouth	Walsall	Norwich	Walsall		D/H 25000	David Ford (p)
								Photographed at Peterborough - second loco is green	Photograph
26/08/1974	1Z11	?	Leicester	Skegness	Leicester	Skegness		RELIEF train - out and back	RM7411 (p)
06/09/1974	1M07	0735	Bristol Temple Meads	Manchester Picc.	Gloucester ?	Birmingham New St.		D/H 25000	o (A Allen)/RPS
28/05/1975	2B30	1245	Cardiff	Taunton	Cardiff	Taunton	84		Stephen Dowle (p)
									Photograph
08/06/1975	2B99	1220	Barnstaple	Exeter St. Davids	Eggesford	Exeter St. Davids		DMU failure	RM7509
17/08/1975	1Z74	?	Gloucester	Barmouth	Wolverhampton	Barmouth		D/H 25272: ADEX out and back (Dep 1825)	BR Diesels Doubleheaded (p)
30/08/1975	1D30	0735	Nottingham	Llandudno Town	Nottingham	Llandudno Town			DIAG
30/08/1975	1D17	1300	Llandudno Town	Nottingham	Llandudno Town	Rhyl ?		Loco failed and replaced by 40132	DIAG
18/11/1975		1743	Glasgow Central	Ayr	Glasgow Central	Ayr		Loco on coaching stock off 0800 St. Pancras - Galsgow	RM7602
19/04/1976		?	Leicester	Skegness	Leicester	Skegness		D/H 25000: RELIEF train - out and return	RM7608
19/04/1976		?	Alfreton & Mansfield	Skegness	Alfreton & Mansfield	Skegness		D/H 25076: RELIEF train: 25076 failed at Skegness and 47xxx returned	RM7608
31/07/1976		?	?	?	?	Plymouth ?		1001 failed and dragged	David Hills
								Seen crossing Pinnock Viaduct on Up train
21/08/1976		?	?	Llandudno Town	?	Llandudno Town		D/H 25099	KM (p)
								Photographed at Llandullas
08/04/1977	1L01	0749	Leighton Buzzard	Pwllheli	Wolverhampton	Pwllheli		D/H 25000: ADEX out and back ?	WTT
								From WTT
07/05/1977		?	Burton on Trent	Spalding	Burton on Trent	Spalding		D/H 25000: ADDIT train - out and return	RM7708
								RM says that two trains came from Derby and Burton but have assumed other was from Manchester
05/06/1977		?	?	Skegness	?	Skegness		D/H 25000	o (Gordon Lacy)
								Note four trains observed going to Skegness, three were pairs of 25s but so far only one recorded here.
12/06/1977		?	Kettering	Minffordd	Shrewsbury	Minffordd	207	D/H 25271: "Silver Jubilee North Wales Land Cruise" (MLST) RTR - out and back: Train returned to Oakham	Double Headed Diesels Nationwide (p)
								Coordinated with tour headed by 25036 & 25120
12/08/1977		?	?	?	York	?			o (John Turner/53A Models)
								Photographed heading south through Dringhouses on load 10
19/08/1977		?	Holyhead	Manchester Vic. ?	Holyhead	Manchester Vic.?			David Flitcroft (p)
								Photograped at LlanfairPG	Photograph
26/11/1977		?	Bideford	Fratton	Bideford	Exeter St. Davids	48	D/H 25225: ADEX outward leg	o (Tony Wardle)
06/08/1978		1440	Birmingham New St.	Paddington	Birmingham New St.	Paddington			Alan Baylis
								Source believed to be internet photo but reference lost
15/12/1978		?	Aberystwyth	Euston	Aberystwyth	Wolverhampton		D/H 25000: CHARTER train (Aberystwyth Guild of Students): 86228 forward	RM7903
02/01/1979		?	Par	Newquay	Par	Newquay		Loco working branch services (approx 7 trains) because of weather conditions (snow)	RM7903
03/01/1979		?	Par	Newquay	Par	Newquay		Loco working branch services (approx 7 trains) because of weather conditions (snow)	RM7903
04/01/1979		?	Par	Newquay	Par	Newquay		Loco working branch services (approx 7 trains) because of weather conditions (snow)	RM7903
26/07/1979		0746	Northampton	St. Pancras	Northampton	St. Pancras		Train diverted because of derailment	Derby Sulzers
								Was 2x25 but unknown locos
06/10/1979		?	Euston	Tywyn	Wolverhampton	Tywyn		D/H 25000: "Rheidol Rambler" (TRPS) RTR out and back	Six Bells Junction
								Not known if loco hauled train
21/06/1980			Liverpool	Hereford	Miles Platting Banker		1	Banking 35028 (Steam): "Clan Line Farewell" RTR (outward leg only)	Alan StHelens
22/08/1980		?	Derby ?	?	Derby ?	?		D/H 25303	o (Steve Kemp)
								Seen on train between Derby & Nottingham but conflicts with other reliable gen for this day
05/09/1980	1A55	1725	Glasgow Central	Stranraer Harbour	Ayr	Stranraer Harbour		D/H 25000: Replaced 25059 & 26023	RM8012
07/09/1980	1S15	2125	Dover Western Docks	Stirling	Mossend Yard	Stirling		D/H 26000: MOTORAIL	RailGenArchive
04/10/1980		?	Euston	Tywyn	Wolverhampton	Tywyn		D/H 25000: "Welsh Wanderer" (TRPS) RTR out and back	Six Bells Junction
								Not known if loco hauled train
01/12/1980	2L41	1244	Glasgow Queen St.	Dundee	Glasgow Queen St.	Dundee	0		RailGenArchive
								Unknown loco
11/05/1981	1V03	1000	Crewe	Cardiff	Crewe	Cardiff	139		Dave Rendall (p)
								Photographed at Whitchurch	Photograph
12/06/1981	1S01	1920	Kensington Olympia	Inverness	Kensington Olympia	Willesden	2	D/H 25113: MOTORAIL	Traction 1611
								25095 had failed on previous turn
08/10/1981		0658	Leicester	Harwich P.Q.	?	Peterborough		DMU failure	rm
								Notes say unit replaced at Peterborough
17/03/1982	1D50	1014	Perth	Motherwell	Perth	Motherwell		D/H 25000 + 20000	T2 mag
								Unidentified pair of 25's plus 20
03/05/1982	1L05	0725	Blackpool North	Llandudno Town	Llandudno Jnct.	Llandudno Town	3	ADEX outward leg	David Barraclough
								Unknown loco but believed to be 252xx
10/07/1982		0950	Poole	Newcastle	?	Newcastle		D/H 25000	Facebook (p)
								Ran during strike period and seen at Newcastle
31/01/1983	1E79	1005	Liverpool	Newcastle	Eccles	Manchester Vic.		40081 failed and dragged: 47413 forward	rm
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