Llandudno

Terminus of the branch from Llandudno Junction, Llandudno station in the late 1970s was a shadow of its former self - yet was still busy with excursion and 'Saturday's only' trains in the summer months.

dmu at Llandudno 11/02/78 (s1614.jpg)

A dmu leaves Llanduno on a short trip to the Junction on the 11th of February 1978, at the time that the track layout and signalling at the terminus were being rationalised. New fencing surrounds the much reduced carriage sidings, full of engineers wagons. At this time, the number of platforms available for arrival and departures was reduced from 5 to 3 - the other two platforms remaining as carriage sidings.

24082 at Llandudno 03/07/78 (s1713.jpg)

24082 sits at the buffer stops in platform 2 whilst running round the 1330 from Manchester Victoria. The loco glistens with the effects of torrential rain, a feature of summer days at Llandudno! Part of the overall roof survived at this time, but this has since been removed. (3rd July 1978)

locos at Llandudno 22/07/79 (s1961.jpg)

Full house at Llandudno on the 22nd of July 1979. From right to left, dmus occupy platforms 1 and 2, 20153 and 20165 head the NWRC Conwy Valley Centenary special in platform 3, 40106 is on another excursion in platform 4, and 40186, 24081 and a refurbished dmu are on exhibition duty in platform 5.

24081 at Llandudno 02/08/79 (s1982.jpg)

24081 returns light engine to Llandudno Junction on the 2nd August 1979 having been sent specially to shunt-release the '40' on TWThO service from Birmingham (just visible in the background). Two other class 40s sit in the carriage sidings. At this time 24081 was the last surviving '24' in BR service and had been 'tarted up' for the Conwy Valley centenary celebrations a couple of weeks earlier, as seen above. Compare this shot with the one taken 18 months earlier seen above and note that building is already well under way on the site of the carriage sidings.

Summer Saturday Departures from Llandudno 1978

H/CDepToNotes
2F7706:48Rock Ferry

DMU. Stock ECS from Llandudno Jcn arrive 06:37

2D7407:25Holyhead

DMU. Stock ECS from Llandudno Jcn arrive 07:11

2K5207:50Crewe

DMU. After working 07:25 from Llandudno Jcn arrive 07:36

2D8708:42Llandudno Jcn

DMU. After working 08:17 from Llandudno Jcn arrive 08:28

1E8609:00York

Stock ECS from Llandudno Jcn arrive 08:13

1A6509:16London Euston

Stock ECS from Holyhead arrive 07:20

2F8209:27Liverpool Lime St

DMU. Stock ECS from Llandudno Jcn arrive 09:04

1G0609:37Birmingham New St

Stock ECS from Holyhead arrive 08:05

1J6609:46Manchester Victoria

Stock ECS from Llandudno Jcn arrive 08:33

2K5210:25Crewe

DMU. Not Advertised. Stock ECS from Chester arrive 09:42

5D8710:32Llandudno Jcn

DMU. ECS. After working 10:10 from Llandudno Jcn

2D8710:42Llandudno Jcn

DMU

2D7011:05Blaenau Ffestiniog

DMU

2D8711:42Llandudno Jcn

DMU

2D8712:32Manchester Victoria

DMU

1D1713:02Nottingham

 

5D7413:15Holyhead

ECS. After working 09:28 from Birmingham NS. To work 18:30 to Euston.

1E8213:44York

Conveys portion for Sheffield

2D8713:52Llandudno Jcn

After working 08:41 from York.

2D7014:13Blaenau Ffestiniog

DMU

5J3314:16Red Bank CS

ECS. After working 10:33 from Man Vic

2D6213:41Llandudno

DMU

2K5214:42Crewe

DMU

5D7415:13Holyhead

ECS. After working 11:18 from Crewe. To work 16:36 SUN to Man Vic

2D8715:42Llandudno Jcn

DMU

1A7316:07London Euston

 

2D7016:25Blaenau Ffestiniog

DMU

2K5216:42Crewe

DMU

1J3917:20Manchester Victoria

 

2D8717:40Llandudno Jnc

DMU

2D7017:55Blaenau Ffestiniog

DMU

5D8718:17Llandudno Jcn

DMU. ECS. After working 18:01 from Llandudno Jcn

2J6218:42Manchester Victoria

 

2D8719:42Llandudno Jcn

DMU

2D7020:05Blaenau Ffestiniog

DMU

2D8720:33Llandudno Jcn

DMU

2D8721:30Llandudno Jcn

DMU

2D8722:35Llandudno Jcn

DMU

5D8723:22Llandudno Jcn

DMU. ECS, After working 23:06 from Llandudno Jcn.