7th May 2001

North East Railtours
(Oban)

Locos Used 37411 & 37416
Stock Used 10x SRPS mark 1's

Route:
1Z37 : Newcastle to Oban
1Z38 : Oban to Newcastle

Locos Route
37416 + 37411 Newcastle - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Linlithgow - Falkirk High - Lenzie - Cowlairs North Jn - Westerton - Dalmiur - Dumbarton Central - Craigendoran Jn - Arrochar & Tarbet - Crianlarich - Dalmally - Oban
37411 + 37416 Oban - (reverse of outward route) - Newcastle

Notes:
(1) Route confirmation - above is from booked timings. Headcode given by alternative sources as 1Z59 (?throughout?) however the tour timing sheet (as seen by the Webmaster) definitely stated the train as 1Z37 (out) and 1Z38 (rtn).

Sources : Simon Cresswell (joined/left teh train at Berwick-upon-Tweed,
SRPS Railtours Webpages & Solomon Riley

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Simon Cresswell)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Newcastle 06.33d 23.26a
Cramlington ??.??a ~ 06.47d 23.11a ~ ??.??d
Morpeth ??.??a ~ 06.58d 23.00a ~ ??.??d
Alnmouth ??.??a ~ 07.17d 22.38a ~ ??.??d
Belford LC 07/32 22/22
Berwick-upon-Tweed ??.??a ~ 07.48d 22.05a ~ ??.??d
Signal EG403 // EG402 07/53 22/01
Dunbar 08/14 21/40
Drem 08/23 21/31
Portobello Jn 08/41 21/19
Edinburgh Waverley 08c45 ~ 08c55 21c05 ~ 21c15
Haymarket 08/58 21/01
Newbridge Loop // Jn 09*07 ~ 09*19 20/49
Linlithgow 09/28 20/40
Falkirk High 09/38 20/28
Lenzie 09/51 20/15
Cadder Loop 09*54 ~ 09*59 -
Cowlairs North Jn 10/06 20/07
Westerton 10/13 19/59
Dalmiur 10/23 19/47
Dumbarton Central 10/34 19/40
Craigendoran Jn 10/44 19/31
Helensburgh Upper 10t51 19t28
Garelochhead 11t04 18x51 ~ 19x14
Glen Douglas 11t16 18t40
Arrochar & Tarbet 11t26 18t28
Ardlui 11t40 18t12
Crianlarich 11c59 ~ 12c01 17c50 ~ 17c52
Tyndrum Lower 12t11 17t41
Dalmally 12t31 17t20
Taynuilt 12x51 ~ 12x58 16t59
Connel Ferry 13t12 16t46
Oban 13.25a 16.25d


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