26th April 2003

Green Express Rail Tours
3 Countries Tour - The North Wales to Edinburgh Scot

Locos Used 31459 & 31468

Route: (GER tour no. 192)
1Z70 : Llandudno Junction to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z18 : Edinburgh Waverley to Llandudno Junction

Loco(s) Route (1)
31459 + 31468 Llandudno Junction - Rhyl - Chester - Mickle Trafford - Helsby - Frodsham Jn - Acton Grange Jn - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford Jn - (1) Haymarket - (1) Edinburgh Waverley
31459 + 31468 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Slateford Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Llandudno Junction

Notes :
(1) Was booked in to Edinburgh via the Suburban line.

Sources : various including Green Express Rail Tours & Mark Sutton

Timings (Booked Only)

Miles Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) Miles
0.00 Llandudno Junction 06.00d 22.09 565.44
4.03 Colwyn Bay 06.06a ~ 06.08d 21.58a\ ~ 22.00d 561.41
10.11 Abergele 06.16a ~ 06.18d 21.47a ~ 21.49d 555.33
14.39 Rhyl 06.24a ~ 06.26d 21.38a ~ 21.40d 551.05
27.54 Holywell Jn 06/39 21/26 537.90
31.90 Flint 06.43a ~ 06.45d 21.19a ~ 21.21d 533.54
34.51 Rockliffe Hall 06/49 21/16 530.93
42.38 Saltney Jn 06/57 21/09 523.06
43.86 Chester South Jn 06/59 21/07 521.58
44.35 Chester 07.01a ~ 07.03d 21.04a ~ 21.06d 521.09
47.01 Mickle Trafford 07/09 20/54 518.43
51.85 Helsby 07/20 20/49 513.59
54.14 Frodsham Jn 07/25 20/44 511.30
59.14 Acton Grange Jn 07/30 20/38 506.30
61.10 Warrington Bank Quay 07.33a ~ 07.43d 20.31a ~ 20.33d 504.34
64.51 Winwick Jn 07/51 20/27 500.93
71.49 Springs Branch Jn 07/58 20/21 493.95
72.39 Wigan Station Jn 07/59 20/20 493.05
72.85 Wigan North Western 08.01a ~ 08.08d 20.16a ~ 20.18d 492.59
80.49 Balshaw Lane Jn 08/18 20/08 484.95
82.54 Euxton Jn 08/19 20/06 482.90
87.98 Preston 08/28 19/56 477.46
108.95 Lancaster 08.49a ~ 08.59d 19/35 456.49
110.85 Morecambe South Jn 09/02 19/33 -
115.05 Carnforth North Jn 09/05 19.19a ~ 19.28d -
128.09 Oxenholme 09/16 19/08 -
141.18 Tebay 09/29 18/58 424.01
160.20 Penrith 09/47 18/40 -
178.06 Carlisle 10.08a ~ 10.10d 18.17a ~ 18.19d 386.90
- Kingmoor UL - 17.57a ~ 18.12d -
186.78 Gretna Jn 10/20 17/48 378.19
188.23 Quintinshill 10/24 17/45 376.74
203.89 Lockerbie 10/36 17/32 361.08
- Beattock 10/47 17/22 -
227.86 Beattock Summit 11/01 17/14 337.10
- Abington DPL 11.10a ~ 11.26d 17/06 -
251.30 Carstairs South Jn 11/43 16/52 313.66
251.69 Carstairs East Jn 11/45 16/50 313.28
266.68 Midcalder Jn 12/07 16/29 298.29
275.74 Slateford Jn 12/20 16/16 289.23
- Haymarket - 16/14 287.21
276.34 Craiglockart Jn 12/25 - -
281.50 Niddrie West Jn 12/35 - -
282.61 Portobello Jn 12/43 - -
285.99 Edinburgh Waverley 12.48a 16.10d 285.99

Mileages are taken from the Green Express Rail Tours Website.
No attempt has been made to verify them.

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