1931

I have acquired a notebook from the 1930s, which I consider to be an amazing survival in itself. it is over 90 years ago – and information from this era is scarce. Only one day’s entry is for 1931 (the others are for 1932) and this is only from Paddington station, but beggars can’t be choosers.

The name of the spotter is unknown, but the details in the notebook state “Dorothy Turner, Spanish Vocabulary”, and I presume the book has been requisitioned by an enthusiast (her brother maybe?). Lots of pages have been cut out.

The writing is semi-readable, and I apologise for errors – but up and down trains are not always too clear.

31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 0945 ECS 2983 plat 8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 0950 arrival; 8 coaches 4350 plat 10
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 0959 vans 5347 plat M7
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1000 to Wolverhampton 6008 plat R9
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1015 from Weston Super Mare 4033 plat R9
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1028 ECS 2239 plat R10
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1030 Paddington to Newquay 6002 plat 1
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1030 to Hereford 2980 plat M8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1036 ECS, 8 non vestibules 2232 plat R6
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1037 to Cheltenham 6028 plat M8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1040 service 4031 plat R11
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1040 to Cardiff 4019 plat 3
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1045 to Cheltenham 5001 plat 2
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1050 to Weymouth 2989 plat M7
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1058 arrival; 4 non-v coaches 6115 plat R6
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1100 to Shrewsbury 6019 plat R9
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1110 to Pwllheli 6008 plat 3
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1115 to Weston Super Mare 6010 plat 1
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1115 to Wolverhampton 4066 plat R8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1119 departure; 4 coaches, 2 vans 6110 plat R7
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1120 to Oxford 4900 plat 4
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1120 to Swansea 4099 plat M8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1121 arrival; 5 non-v coaches 2224 plat 7
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1130 to Weston Super Mare 6007 plat R10
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1145 arrival, 4 non-v coaches 5179 plat M7
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1149 departure, 6 coaches 3500 plat R6
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1154 arrival, 5 non-v coaches 6380 plat 6
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1155 to Pembroke Dock 2983 plat 2
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1200 to Plymouth 6018 plat 1
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1225 from Worcester 4069 plat 8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1230 from Cheltenham 6000 plat 9
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1230 up parcels 2920 plat 11
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1234 parcels 4917 plat R9
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1245 to Hereford & Kidderminster 4066 plat 1
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1249 to Reading 4368 plat 5
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1252 arrival; 5 non-v coaches 6103 plat R8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1253 departure; 4 coaches and 2 vans 6115 plat 2
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1257 departure; 6 coaches 4058 plat 4
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1258 arrival from Weymouth 2927 plat R10
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1306 to High Wycombe; 7 coaches 6104 plat 4
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1309 to Uxbridge? 3563 plat 5
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1310 from Carmarthen 4039 plat R9
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1312 from South Wales 4065 plat M7
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1315 to Kingswear 4071 plat 1
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1318 to Swansea 4064 plat 2
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1320 arrival; 8 non-v coaches 1497 plat R7
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1320 from Kingswear 6015 plat M8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1322 departure; 6 coaches 3617 plat 3
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1325 to Swindon; 8 coaches 5347 plat 4
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1326 arrival; 9 non-v coaches 6105 plat R7
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1329 to Aylesbury 6108 plat 5
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1333 departure; 9 non-v coaches 1497 plat 6
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1334 arrival; 5 coaches 3803 plat R8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1337 from Windsor; 10 non-v coaches 6117 plat M6
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1345 to Malvern & Stourbridge 4069 plat 2
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1346 arrival; 4 coaches 5009 plat R6
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1350 from Bristol 5000 plat R3
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1352 departure; 7 coaches 4969 plat 4
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1354 departure 3570 plat R6
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1357 arrival; 4 coaches 6106 plat R7
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1404 from Wolverhampton 6017 plat R8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1407 arrival; parcels 4363 plat 11
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1408 to High Wycombe via Maidenhead 6113 plat 5
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1410 to Wolverhampton 6019 plat 1
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1415 from Bristol 4011 plat R9
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1417 arrival; 6 coaches 3569 plat R6
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1420 departure; 5 coaches, 6 vans 6105 plat 4
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1424 departure; 6 coaches 3803 plat 5
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1425 to Slough, 6 coaches, 2 vans 2920 plat 2
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1430 from Taunton 4052 plat M8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1434 departure; 4 coaches 3588 plat 2
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1438 arrival; 4 coaches, 3 vans 6119 plat M7
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1443 from Birmingham; 8 coaches 4001 plat M6
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1445 to Weston Super Mare 4306 plat 1
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1450 arrival; 4 coaches 6120 plat M7
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1453 departure; 6 coaches 3569 plat 4
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1510 arrival; 6 coaches, 1 van 6314 plat R11
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1510 from Pembroke Dock 4078 plat R8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1514 arrival; 8 coaches 6142 plat R7
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1515 to Hereford via Gloucester 6026 plat 1
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1516 arrival; 6 non-v coaches 2225 plat R6
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1520 to Oxford 2927 plat 4
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1530 arrival, 11 parcels vans 2936 plat M8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1530 to Penzance 6016 plat 2
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1536 arrival, 10 coaches 2243 plat R6
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1536 arrival; 13 coach special 4077 plat M9
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1536 departure; 4 coaches to Aylesbury, 5 to Henley 6103 plat 3
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1539 to High Wycombe 6106 plat 4
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1544 to Weymouth 4999 plat M8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1545 from Plymouth 6009 plat R9
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1552 arrival; 6 coaches 4968 plat M6
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1554 from Malvern 4911 plat 10
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1555 to Carmarthen 5008 plat 1
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1559 departure; 4 coaches 6117 plat 4
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1608 from Minehead & Ilfracombe 4073 plat R9
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1610 to Wolverhampton 4026 plat 2
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1613 to Windsor 3336 plat 3
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1615 departure, 6 coaches 6142 plat 5
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1620 to Hereford & Kidderminster 4051 plat M8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1625 arrival; 4 coaches 4034 plat R7
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1630 to Plymouth & Kingswear 6004 plat 1
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1634 to Windsor; 6 coaches 2225 plat 5
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1637 departure; 4 coaches 6357 plat 4
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1640 departure; 6 coaches 6118 plat M6
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1640 to Banbury; 5 coaches 4951 plat 3
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1645 to Falmouth & St Ives 6027 plat M8
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1645 to Hereford & Stourbridge 4011 plat 2
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1655 from Cheltenham 5001 plat M7
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1656 arrival; 6 coaches 3562 plat R6
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1700 to Cheltenham 2936 plat 1
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1705 departure; 11 coaches 4054 plat 4
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1715 to Weston Super Mare 4052 plat 2
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1718 departure; 10 coaches 4957 plat 1
31 Oct 1931 Paddington – 1754 from Pwllheli 6003 plat R8