30th December - Last posting for 2009

Very breif report again

16212 - R562DRP 1340 Cambridge - Wisbech/1605 Wisbech - Cambridge

un/id R56xDRP Olympian 1440 Cambridge - Wisbech/1715 Wisbech - Ely

Sunday 27th December

16216 - R566DRP done the 1200 Chatteris - Cambridge

22304 - AE51RXZ done the 1340 Cambridge - Chatteris.

Thanks to Tony Irle for those.

21st December

Wisbech Christmas Market was on today which generated heavy traffic on the route into Wisbech, caused delays to most services. Altho the 1440 from Cambridge wasent seen in March, so no idea what become of that!

Todays sightings:

16591 - S591BCE 1205 Wisbech - Cambridge
16214 - R564DRP 1305 Wisbech - Cambridge, altho no driver present for it at 1310
16020 - P820GMU 1405 Wisbech - Cambridge
16210 - R560DRP 1605 Wisbech - Cambridge
33302 - V675FPO Wisbech - Long Sutton daytime 39s

18th December - Snow Day!


16210 heads down Elm High Road on the 1005 from Wisbech to Chatteris. Photo by Rob Brooks.


The overnight snowfall, like everywhere else in the country had a effect on the X9 today, although services at the Wisbech end were reasonably unaffected, they were only going as far as Chatteris, with 16210 and 16218 running the services.

Co-incidentaly these were the only two i saw on Thursday!

This is what the service looked like as of 1300hrs this afternoon:
16210 - R560DRP:
0640 Long Sutton - Wisbech
0705 Wisbech - Chatteris
0805 Chatteris - Wisbech
1005 Wisbech - Chatteris
1105 Chatteris - Wisbech
1305 Wisbech - Chatteris
1405 Chatteris - Wisbech
1605 Wisbech - Chatteris
1710 Chatteris - Wisbech
1810 Wisbech - Long Sutton

16218 - R568DRP
0540 Long Sutton - Wisbech
0605 Wisbech - Chatteris
0705 Chatteris - Wisbech
0905 Wisbech - Chatteris
1005 Chatteris - Wisbech
1205 Wisbech - Chatteris
1305 Chatteris - Wisbech
1505 Wisbech - Chatteris
1610 Chatteris - Wisbech
1715 Wisbech - Chatteris
1815 Chatters - Wisbech
1910 Wisbech - Long Sutton

This is how things stand at the Wisbech end providing they`re still running between Wisbech and Chatteris.

At the other end of the scale are:
33396 - R356LER 1330 Wisbech - Peterborough 36
33302 - V675FPO Wisbech - Long Sutton day 39s
33312 - AE56MDN 1330 Peterborough - Wisbech 36

3 sightings from yesterday were:

16213 - R563DRP 1605 Wisbech - Cambridge
16218 - R568DRP 1440 Cambridge - Wisbech
16210 - R560DRP 1640 Cambridge - Wisbech

Thats all for now, Merry Christmas & A Happy New year to readers.

9 & 10 December


52415 - R115OPS at Wisbech Horsefair after terminating on the 1435 from Peterborough. The 38 goes a real senic route, but on the plus side, dosent go via Thorney


X9 Services were completly in the hands of the R-DRP batch of Olympians on Wedensday. Very unusual as its normaly a pick an mix!!

9/12
16214 - R564DRP 1405 Wisbech - Cambridge
16212 - R562DRP 1240 Cambridge - Wisbech then went onto a Queens School Contract
16218 - R568DRP 1505 Wisbech - Cambridge
16217 - R567DRP 1605 Wisbech - Cambridge
16216 - R566DRP 1715 Wisbech - Cambridge
16210 - R560DRP 1540 Cambridge - Wisbech
33308 - AE51VJD 1330 Wisbech - Peterborough 36 d1332
33310 - HV52WTG Wisbech - Long Sutton 39s daytime
52415 - R115OPS 1435 Peterborough - Wisbech 38


10/12
16212 - R562DRP 0605 Wisbech - Cambridge
16217 - R567DRP 0630 Ely - Wisbech
20857 - P857GND 0645 March - Cambridge X7

December

1/12
20848 - P848GND 1330 Wisbech - Peterborough
20917 - R917XVM 1305 Wisbech - Cambridge
34538 - GX04EYM Wisbech - Long Sutton daytime 39s
16216 - R566DRP 1405 Wisbech - Cambridge

2/12
16590 - S590BCE 0605 Wisbech - Cambridge
20855 - P855GND 0645 March - Cambridge X7 d0647
16212 - R562DRP 0705 Chatteris - Wisbech dChatteris 0707
20533 - P533ESA 1740 Cambridge - Ely d1750
20917 - R917XVM 1755 Cambridge - March X7
20848 - P848GND done a Queens School School working
34538 - GX04EYM was again on Wisbech - Long Sutton day shift