18th - 21st April 2003

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Easter West Highlander
(Pride of the Nation series)

Locos Used at least 37426, 37427, 66102, 66126 66211 & 90034

Route:

18th April
1Z90 : Kings Cross to York
1Z91 : York to Dumbarton Central		 19th April
1Z62 : Dumbarton Central to Oban
1Z63 : Oban to Dumbarton Central
20th April
1Z62 : Paisley Gilmour Street to Stranraer
1Z63 : Stranraer to Paisley Gilmour Street		 21st April
1Z18 : Dumbarton Central to Carlisle
1Z68 : Carlisle to Kings Cross

 

Date Loco Route
18/04 90034 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York - (via ECML) - Tyne Yard (no.7 road?)
18/04 66126 Tyne Yard - Low Fell Jn - Norwood Jn - Hexham - Carlisle - Lockerbie - Carstairs - Motherwell - Newton - Rutherglen - Glasgow Central (low level) - Hyndland - Westerton - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central
19/04 37426 + 37427 Dumbarton Central - Crainlarich - Oban
19/04 37426 + 37427 Oban - Crainlarich - Dumbarton Central
20/04 66211 (1) Paisley Gilmour Street - Lochwinnoch - Kilwinning - Troon - Ayr - Girvan - Stranraer
20/04 66102 (2) Stranraer - (reverse of outward route) - Paisley Gilmour Street
21/04 66211 Dumbarton Central - (reverse of outward route on 18/04) - Uddingston Jn - Mossend West Jn - Mossend South Jn - Braidhurst UGL - Motherwell - Carstairs - Lockerbie - Carlisle - (via S&C) - Skipton - Keighley - Shipley - Whitehall Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Methley Jn - Altofts Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Crofton West Jn - Hare Park Jn - South Kirkby Jn - Adwick - Doncaster - Doncaster RMT
21/04 90034 Doncaster RMT - Loversall Carr Jn - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) 66102 on rear.
(2) 66211 on rear.

Sources : various including Scott Spencer (loco gen) & Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked Only)

18/04 (out) & 21/04 (back)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 08.18d 20.15a 418.47
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/22 20/08 416.06
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/26 20/05 413.49
12.57 Potters Bar 08/42 19/59 405.70
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/55 19/54 398.22
23.73 Woolmer Green 08/58 19/51 394.54
27.45 Stevenage 09.06a ~ 09.08d 19.44a ~ 19.46d 391.02
31.74 Hitchin 09/12 19/39 386.53
44.10 Sandy 09/22 19/31 374.37
58.70 Huntingdon 09/35 19/20 359.57
69.26 Holme LC 09/47 - -
? Connington South Jn - 19/15 350.19
76.29 Peterborough 09.54a ~ 10.00d 19.06a ~ 19.08d 342.18
84.64 Tallington Jn 10/08 18/55 333.63
99.61 Stoke Jn 10/18 18/40 318.66
105.38 Grantham 10/23 18/36 313.09
109.56 Barkston South Jn 10/26 18/33 308.71
120.08 Newark North Gate 10/36 18/27 298.39
138.49 Retford 10/47 18/16 279.78
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/57 18/08 266.47
- Doncaster RMT - 17L43 ~ 18L03 264.55
? Bridge Jn ? 17/36 263.09
155.77 Doncaster 11/00 17/34 262.50

18/04

M.C Location Booked
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 11/03
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 11/10
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 11/16
182.79 Colton Jn 11/23
188.40 York 11.31a ~ 13.59d
190.11 Skelton Jn 14/01
198.00 Tollerton 14/13
210.56 Thirsk 14/27
218.36 Northallerton 14/38
232.50 Darlington 14/51
244.57 Ferryhill South Jn 14/59
? Tursdale Jn 15/00
254.53 Durham 15/07
? Birtley 15/16
264.22 Tyne Yard 15L25 ~ 15L45
265.77 Low Fell Jn 15/50
267.39 Norwood Jn 15/54
269.09 Gateshead Metro Centre 15/57
271.01 Blaydon 16/00
287.66 Hexham 16/17
295.33 Haydon Bridge 16/20
304.11 Haltwhistle 16/39
316.19 Brampton 16/54
326.24 Petteril Bridge Jn 17/08
? London Road Jn 17/09
327.16 Carlisle 17c16 ~ 17c26
335.73 Gretna Jn 17/36
? Quintinshill 17/40
353.02 Lockerbie 17/51
366.56 Beattock 18/02
377.00 Beattock Summit 18/17
385.06 Abington 18/24
? Carstairs South Jn 18/40
400.69 Carstairs 18/41
403.24 Lanark Jn 18/43
411.25 Law Jn 18/50
414.55 Shieldmuir 18/53
416.54 Motherwell 18/56
420.71 Uddingston Jn 19/00
422.73 Newton 19/02
425.48 Rutherglen East Jn 19/07
426.13 Rutherglen Central Jn 19/08
429.21 Glasgow Central LL 19/20
430.54 Finnieston East Jn 19/26
432.10 Hyndland 19/29
? Hyndland East Jn 19/32
433.05 Anniesland 19/36
434.35 Westerton 19/41
438.20 Dalmuir 19/47
444.33 Dumbarton Central 19.56a

19/04

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.00 Dumbarton Central 06.44d 21.53a
0.30 Dalreoch 06/46 21/51
6.72 Craigendoran Jn 06/54 21*28 ~ 21*42
9.00 Helensborough Upper 06t59 ~ 07t02 21t19 ~ 21t23
15.68 Garelochhead 07t13 ~ 07t15 21t03 ~ 21t05
22.13 Glen Douglas 07/27 20/52
26.37 Arrochar & Tarbet 07t36 ~ 07t38 20t40 ~ 20t42
34.40 Ardlui 07t51 ~ 07t53 20t23 ~ 20t25
43.17 Crianlarich 08t13 ~ 08t16 19x48 ~ 20x05
48.28 Tyndrum Lower 08t24 ~ 08t26 19t37 ~ 19t39
60.34 Dalmally 08x44 ~ 09x00 19t14 ~ 19t16
72.13 Taynuilt 09t19 ~ 09t21 18t53 ~ 18t55
78.68 Connel Ferry 09t34 ~ 09t36 18t40 ~ 18t42
85.02 Oban 09.55a 18.23d

20/04

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.00 Paisley Gilmour Street 09.04d 21.09a
? Elderslie US ? 20*55 ~ 21*05
2.55 Elderslie 09/08 ?
3.42 Johnstone 09/09 20/51
9.10 Lochwinnoch 09/15 20/41
13.16 Glengarnock 09/18 20/36
15.75 Dalry 09/21 20/32
19.33 Kilwinning 09/24 20/28
22.61 Irvine 09/26 20/19
26.42 Barassie Jn 09/29 20/16
27.57 Troon 09/33 20/14
31.05 Prestwick 09/38 20/11
34.20 Ayr 09.50a ~ 13.11d 20c04 ~ 20c06
37.24 Dalrymple Jn 13/17 20/00
43.17 Maybole 13.26 ~ 13.30 19/51
47.47 Kilkerran 13/35 19/44
55.46 Girvan 13t48 ~ 13t51 19t30 ~ 19t32
67.66 Barrhill 14t23 ~ 14t26 19t05 ~ 19t07
76.21 Glenwhilly 14x45 ~ 15x04 18t49 ~ 18t51
87.36 Dunragit 15t18 ~ 15t20 18t25 ~ 18t30
93.63 Stranraer harbour 15.38a 18.15d

21/04

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Dumbarton Central 08.47d
6.13 Dalmuir 08/55
9.78 Westerton 09/03
11.28 Anniesland 09/06
? Hyndland East Jn 09/08
12.23 Hyndland 09/09
13.25 Finnieston West Jn 09/12
15.12 Glasgow Central LL 09/21
18.20 Rutherglen Central Jn 09/31
18.65 Rutherglen East Jn 09/32
21.40 Newton 09/36
23.42 Uddingston Jn 09/39
26.50 Mossend West Jn 09/50
27.11 Mossend South Jn 09/52
28.29 Braidhurst UGL 09*59 ~ 10*09
28.61 Motherwell 10/13
30.60 Shieldmuir 10/17
34.10 Law Jn 10/21
42.11 Lanark Jn 10/30
44.46 Carstairs 10/35
? Carstairs South Jn 10/36
60.29 Abington 10/49
68.35 Beattock Summit 10/56
78.59 Beattock 11/04
92.33 Lockerbie 11/16
? Quintinshill 11/30
109.42 Gretna Jn 11/34
118.19 Carlisle 11.49a ~ 13.53d
? London Road Jn 13/55
119.11 Petteril Bridge Jn 13/56
126.48 Lowhouse SB 14/07
141.48 Culgaith 14/24
149.01 Appleby 14/35
159.63 Kirkby Stephen 14/50
177.64 Blea Moor 15/15
191.63 Settle Jn 15/44
195.08 Hellifield 15/48
205.02 Skipton 16/00
214.17 Keighley 16/22
220.32 Shipley 16/31
224.24 Apperley Jn 16/36
? Armley Jn 16/42
230.49 Whitehall Jn 16/43
231.01 Engine Shed Jn 16/45
238.64 Methley Jn 16/57
240.21 Altofts Jn 17/03
243.43 Turners Lane Jn 17/07
244.13 Calder Bridge Jn 17/09
245.25 Crofton West Jn 17/11
246.54 Hare Park Jn 17/15
? South Kirkby Jn 17/21
257.62 Adwick Jn 17/26
? Adwick 17/27

Timings continue in first table.

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