6th - 9th October 2000

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Autumn Highlander

Locos Used 37408, 37415, 37427, 90028 & 90040
Stock Used 2834+3097+1680+3147+3146+3141+3121+1698+3120

Route :
1Z44 : Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z43 : Edinburgh Waverley to Kyle of Lochalsh
1Z44 : Kyle of Lochalsh to Dyce
1Z43 : Aberdeen to Dundee
1Z44 : Dundee to Dyce to Kings Cross

Date Loco(s) Route
06/10 90028

London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley

06/10 37415 + 37427

Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing (1)

06/10 37427 (2) Inverkeithing - Kirkaldy
06/10 37427 Kirkaldy - Ladybank - Leuchars - Dundee - Arbroath - Montrose - Aberdeen
07/10 37427 + 37408 Dyce - Welsh's Bridge Jn - Rose Street Jn - Dingwall - Kyle of Lochalsh
07/10 37408 + 37427 Kyle of Lochalsh - (reverse of outward route) - Dyce
08/10 37408 + 37427 Aberdeen - Montrose - Arbroath - Dundee
08/10 37427 + 37408 Dundee - (reverse of outward route) - Dyce
09/10 37408 + 37427 Aberdeen - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley
09/10 90040 Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes:
(1) 37415 failed at Inverkeithing.
(2) plus 37415 dead-in-tow.


37427 & 37408 at Achnasheen (photo: Robert Frise)

Sources : John Clifford (from "contemporary sources") & Robert Frise (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Robert Frise)

6th October (out) & 9th October (rtn) :

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 08.23d 18.35a 523.46
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/29 18/28 521.05
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/32 18/24 518.48
12.57 Potters Bar 08/37 18/13 510.69
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/45 18/04 503.21
23.73 Woolmer Green 08/55 18/00 499.53
27.45 Stevenage 08.58a ~ 09.00d 17.55a ~ 17.56d 496.01
31.74 Hitchin 09/04 17/50 491.52
44.10 Sandy 09/12 17/37 479.36
58.70 Huntingdon 09/27 17/28 464.56
69.26 Holme 09/42 17/21 454.20
76.29 Peterborough 09.48a ~ 09.50d 17.12a ~ 17.13d 447.17
84.64 Tallington 09/57 16/54 438.62
99.61 Stoke Jn 10/06 16/45 423.65
105.38 Grantham 10/10 16/41 418.08
109.56 Barkston South Jn 10/12 16/38 413.70
120.08 Newark Northgate 10/18 16/32 403.38
138.49 Retford 10/29 16/21 384.77
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/36 16/13 371.46
155.77 Doncaster 10/45 16/10 367.49
158.02 Arksey Loop 10*54a ~ 11*12d - -
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 11/16 15/59 363.30
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 11/21 15/53 354.30
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 11/25 15/49 348.51
182.79 Colton Jn 11/33 15/44 340.47
188.40 York 11c39a ~ 11c41d 15c34a ~ 15c36d 335.06
190.11 Skelton Jn 11/43 15/31 333.35
198.00 Tollerton 11/48 15/26 325.46
210.56 Thirsk 11/55 15/18 312.70
218.36 Northallerton 12/00 15/14 305.10
232.50 Darlington 12/10 15/05 290.76
244.57 Ferryhill South Jn 12/18 14/54 278.69
254.53 Durham 12/26 14/47 268.73
268.02 King Edward Bridge South Jn 12/37 14/38 255.44
268.56 Newcastle 12/40 14/36 254.70
270.50 Heaton South Jn 12/43 14/30 252.76
285.26 Morpeth 12/53 14/19 238.20
303.45 Alnmouth 13/05 14/07 220.01
319.13 Belford 13/15 13/57 204.33
321.24 Crag Mill Loop 13*17a ~ 13*25d - -
335.56 Berwick-upon-Tweed 13/35 13/47 187.70
- Berwick Loop - 13*35a ~ 13*45d 187.50
345.78 Reston 13/43 13/27 177.48
351.78 Grantshouse 13/50 13/23 171.48
364.07 Dunbar 13/58 13/14 159.39
375.32 Drem 14/08 13/07 148.14
386.77 Monktonhall Jn 14/19 13/00 136.49
389.53 Portobello Jn 14/21 12/58 133.73
393.12 Edinburgh Waverley 14L24a ~ 16L54d 12L12a ~ 12L55d 130.34
394.31 Haymarket 16/58 12/02 129.15
402.14 Dalmeny Jn 17/07 11/49 121.32
406.24 Inverkeithing 17/15 11/36 117.22
413.22 Burntisland 17/24 11/27 110.24
419.02 Kirkaldy 17/32 11/20 104.44
423.74 Thornton North Jn 17/37 11/15 99.52
432.20 Ladybank 17/45 11/06 91.26
437.62 Cupar 17/50 11/01 85.64
444.00 Leuchars 17/56 10/54 79.46
449.48 Tay Bridge South 18/02 10/48 73.78
452.03 Dundee Central Jn 18/07 10/43 71.43
452.27 Dundee 18*14a ~ 18*31d 10c40a ~ 10c42d 71.19
453.05 Camperdown Jn 18/34 10/37 70.41
463.19 Carnoustie 18/44 10/26 60.27
469.29 Arbroath 18/51 10/19 54.17
480.63 Usan 19/05 10/08 42.63
482.78 Montrose 19/08 10/05 40.48
493.18 Laurencekirk 19/19 09/57 30/28
501.77 Carmont 19/27 ? -
507.33 Stonehaven 19/32 09/44 16.13
523.46 Aberdeen 19.55a 09.25d 0.00

7th October :

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.00 Dyce 08.05d 22.05a
10.59 Inverurie 08/15 21/53
21.27 Insch 08/26 21/42
26.51 Kennethmont 08/32 21/37
34.47 Huntly 08/43 21/28
46.28 Keith Loop 08/58 21x00a ~ 21x14d
46.79 Keith 09/00 20/57
65.13 Elgin 09x17a ~ 09x28d 20t37
77.31 Forres 09t45 20t23
86.77 Nairn 09t59 20t11
101.55 Welsh's Bridge Jn 10/14 19/48
101.76 Rose Street Jn 10c16a ~ 10c26d 19*18a ~ 19*46d
103.27 Clachnaharry 10/34 19/00
109.28 Clunes 10/43 18/53
114.61 Muir of Ord 10t55 18t44
120.35 Dingwall 11.13a ~ 11.34d 18x32a ~ 18x35d
132.23 Garve 12t07 18t12
148.30 Achnasheen 12.43a ~ 13.03d 17t40
166.22 Strathcarron 13t36 17t08
184.22 Kyle of Lochalsh 14.34a 16.05d

8th October :

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
- Dyce - 17.46a 148.58
0.00 Aberdeen 10.30d 17*24a ~ 17*37d 142.38
16.13 Stonehaven 10/48 17/01 126.25
30.28 Laurencekirk 11/01 16/46 112.10
40.48 Montrose 11/09 16/35 101.70
42.63 Usan 11/12 16/32 99.55
54.17 Arbroath 11/23 16/19 88.21
60.27 Carnoustie 11/30 16/13 82.11
70.41 Camperdown Jn 11/41 16/03 71.77
71.19 Dundee 11.45a 16.00d 71.19

Timings continue in first table.

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