Medway

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Kent and East Sussex Shunting Locomotive observations in the 1970s, 80s and 90s - top page

The shunting locomotive used here spent most of its time at Rochester Yard but could also be found stabled at Gillingham particularly at weekends. A regular observer in the early 1980's says that then the normal pattern was for it to be in Rochester Yard Monday to Fiday making occasional trips to the staion with parcels vans or loops for freight. On Friday evenings it would move to Gillingham Sidings/Depot from where exchanges occurred with fresh locomotives arriving on Sunday mornings. The requirement appears to have ceased in mid 1983. If submitting a sighting please put a comment as to the location observed e.g. Rochester Yard, Gillingham, Chatham Docks.

Sightings for Medway

Loco Location Comments Date Seen by
3668, 3671 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 13/03/1971 p.170 5/71 RO
3043 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 30/05/1971 BOB Stone
3820 Medway Gillingham 28/05/1973 Rob Stone
09004 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 24/08/1975 Rob Stone
08653 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 15/05/1976 Peter Hall
08760 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 30/10/1976 Peter Hall
09004 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 01/05/1977 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 22/05/1977 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Rochester yard 26/05/1977 eastwestdivide
08378 Medway Rochester yard 03/06/1977 eastwestdivide
08375 Medway Gillingham 04/06/1977 K Busby
08375 Medway Rochester yard (shunting at 19:00 Friday) 24/06/1977 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Rochester yard 12/07/1977 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Rochester yard 19/07/1977 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway shunting Rochester yard 19.15 27/07/1977 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Rochester yard 28/07/1977 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Rochester yard 02/08/1977 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Rochester yard 02/08/1977 eastwestdivide
08375 Medway Gillingham (Friday) 12/08/1977 Oscar Calder
09004 Medway Gillingham (Friday) 12/08/1977 Oscar Calder
08375 Medway Rochester yard 23/08/1977 eastwestdivide
08375 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 27/08/1977 eastwestdivide
08375 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 18/09/1977 eastwestdivide
08375 Medway Rochester yard 30/09/1977 eastwestdivide
09010 Medway Rochester yard (Saturday pm) 15/10/1977 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 16/10/1977 eastwestdivide
09004 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 29/10/1977 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Rochester yard 01/11/1977 eastwestdivide
08375 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 12/11/1977 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 13/11/1977 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 19/11/1977 eastwestdivide
08375 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 20/11/1977 eastwestdivide
08375 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 26/11/1977 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Strood, passing through Down towards Rochester, 10:44 11/12/1977 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 17/12/1977 eastwestdivide
09004 Medway Rochester yard 21/12/1977 eastwestdivide
09004 Medway Rochester yard 23/12/1977 eastwestdivide
08/09xxx Medway Rochester yard, Boxing Day. Trains were running. 26/12/1977 eastwestdivide
09004 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 01/01/1978 eastwestdivide
09004 Medway Rochester yard 03/01/1978 eastwestdivide
08374 Medway Rochester yard 27/01/1978 eastwestdivide
08375 Medway Rochester yard 10/02/1978 eastwestdivide
08375 Medway Rochester yard 15/02/1978 eastwestdivide
08375 Medway Gillingham, arrived 10:00 (Saturday) 18/02/1978 eastwestdivide
08374 Medway Gillingham, arrived 10:01 (Saturday) 25/02/1978 eastwestdivide
08760 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 11/03/1978 eastwestdivide
09004 Medway Rochester yard 16/03/1978 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Gillingham, arrived 10:02 (Sunday). Was at Hoo Junction yesterday 19/03/1978 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Gillingham (Good Friday) 24/03/1978 eastwestdivide
08653 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 28/05/1978 eastwestdivide
08760 Medway Gillingham 10/09/1978 Brian Cuttell
09010 Medway Rochester Yard 21/04/1979 K Busby
09004 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 21/07/1979 Kevin Law
08375 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 30/09/1979 Kevin Law
08760 Medway Rochester 07/04/1980 K Busby
09004 Medway Rochester yard 02/07/1980 eastwestdivide
09004 Medway Gillingham (Friday 8pm) 04/07/1980 eastwestdivide
09004 Medway Gillingham (Saturday 1200) 05/07/1980 eastwestdivide
09010 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 10am 06/07/1980 eastwestdivide
09010 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 12/07/1980 eastwestdivide
09010 Medway Rochester 17/07/1980 eastwestdivide
09010 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 19/07/1980 eastwestdivide
08760 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 20/07/1980 Kevin Law
08760 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 26/07/1980 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Rochester yard 05/08/1980 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Rochester yard+station 08/08/1980 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 09/08/1980 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Gillingham (Sunday arrived 1050 from Chatham direction) 10/08/1980 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Rochester yard 11/08/1980 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Rochester at 1910, Gillingham arrive 1937 15/08/1980 eastwestdivide
08760 Medway Rochester yard 18/08/1980 eastwestdivide
08760 Medway Rochester yard 20/08/1980 eastwestdivide
08760 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 23/08/1980 eastwestdivide
08653 Medway Gillingham, (Sunday arrived 1042) 24/08/1980 eastwestdivide
08653 Medway Gillingham (Bank Holiday Monday) 25/08/1980 eastwestdivide
08760 Medway Gillingham (Sunday arrived 1003) 31/08/1980 eastwestdivide
08760 Medway Rochester yard 04/09/1980 eastwestdivide
08760 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 06/09/1980 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Rochester yard and loop 08/09/1980 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 13/09/1980 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Rochester yard 15/09/1980 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Rochester yard 17/09/1980 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 20/09/1980 eastwestdivide
08760 Medway Rochester yard 22/09/1980 eastwestdivide
08760 Medway Rochester yard and loop 23/09/1980 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Rochester yard 25/09/1980 eastwestdivide
09010 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 28/09/1980 eastwestdivide
09010 Medway Rochester yard 30/09/1980 eastwestdivide
09010 Medway Rochester yard 01/10/1980 eastwestdivide
09004 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 20/12/1980 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Gillingham (Sunday arrived 0951 from Chatham direction) 21/12/1980 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Rochester yard 24/12/1980 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 27/12/1980 eastwestdivide
08760 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 27/12/1980 eastwestdivide
08760 Medway Rochester yard 02/01/1981 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Rochester yard 07/01/1981 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Rochester yard 09/01/1981 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 10/01/1981 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Rochester Yard (Sunday 1715) 01/03/1981 eastwestdivide
09004 Medway Gillingham (Friday 1930) 20/03/1981 eastwestdivide
09002 Medway Gillingham (Saturday am. Had yellow SU sticker) 28/03/1981 eastwestdivide
09002 Medway Rochester yard 30/03/1981 eastwestdivide
09002 Medway Rochester yard 31/03/1981 eastwestdivide
09002 Medway Rochester yard 02/04/1981 eastwestdivide
09002 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 05/04/1981 eastwestdivide
09002 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 11/04/1981 eastwestdivide
09007 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 12/04/1981 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Gillingham (Friday evening) 17/06/1981 eastwestdivide
09012 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 21/06/1981 eastwestdivide
08655 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 04/07/1981 eastwestdivide
09010 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 25/07/1981 eastwestdivide
08648 Medway 01/08/1981 jerry glover
08655 Medway Rochester yard 10/08/1981 eastwestdivide
08655 Medway Rochester yard 11/08/1981 eastwestdivide
08655 Medway Rochester yard 13/08/1981 eastwestdivide
08655 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 15/08/1981 eastwestdivide
09005 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 29/08/1981 eastwestdivide
09001 Medway Rochester yard 23/12/1981 eastwestdivide
09001 Medway Rochester yard 22/03/1982 eastwestdivide
09002 Medway Rochester yard 24/03/1982 eastwestdivide
09009 Medway Rochester yard 01/04/1982 eastwestdivide
090xx Medway Rochester yard - unidentified 09 08/04/1982 eastwestdivide
09012 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 10/04/1982 eastwestdivide
09003 Medway Rochester yard 24/05/1982 eastwestdivide
09016 Medway Rochester yard 17/06/1982 eastwestdivide
09012, 09016 Medway Gillingham (Monday): NUR strike day 28/06/1982 eastwestdivide
09016 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 03/07/1982 eastwestdivide
09016, 090xx Medway Gillingham (Saturday): ASLEF strike day 10/07/1982 eastwestdivide
09016 Medway Rochester yard 27/07/1982 eastwestdivide
09020 Medway Rochester yard 02/08/1982 eastwestdivide
09002 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 14/08/1982 Kevin Law
09005 Medway Rochester yard 26/08/1982 eastwestdivide
09005 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 28/08/1982 eastwestdivide
09002 Medway Rochester 31/08/1982 K Busby
09007 Medway Rochester yard 30/09/1982 eastwestdivide
09006 Medway Rochester yard 04/01/1983 eastwestdivide
09024 Medway Gillingham (Saturday) 26/03/1983 eastwestdivide
09012 Medway Rochester yard 31/03/1983 eastwestdivide
09010 Medway Rochester yard 08/04/1983 eastwestdivide
09003 Medway Rochester yard 12/04/1983 eastwestdivide
09005 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 01/05/1983 eastwestdivide
08556 Medway Gillingham (Thursday) 07/07/1983 eastwestdivide
08556 Medway Gillingham 14/07/1983 K Busby
08556 Medway Gillingham 18/07/1983 K Busby
09022 Medway Gillingham 17/04/1990 K Busby
09019 Medway Gillingham 28/07/1990 Roy Hennefer
09024 Medway Gillingham 29/09/1990 K Busby
08600 Medway Rainham (running light up direction, Friday afternoon) 05/04/1991 K Busby
08600 Medway Gillingham (Friday evening) 05/04/1991 K Busby
08600 Medway Gillingham (Sunday) 07/04/1991 K Busby
09019 Medway Gillingham 17/08/1991 K Busby
09019 Medway Gillingham 18/08/1991 K Busby
09019 Medway Gillingham 02/09/1991 K Busby
09006, 09010 Medway Gillingham 23/12/1993 K Busby
09006, 09010 Medway Gillingham 23/12/1993 K Busby
09006, 09010 Medway Gillingham 01/01/1994 K Busby

 

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