31st May 2003

S.R.P.S.
Crewe & Shrewsbury
(a.k.a. The Shropshire Rambler)

Locos Used 37427 & 37428
Stock Used 21241+3096+13229+13230+1730+5028+4831+1859+4832+35185

Route:
1Z37 : Linlithgow to Shrewsbury
1Z38 : Shrewsbury to Linlithgow

Locos Route
37428 + 37427 Linlithgow - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - York - Church Fenton - Milford - Castleford - Wakefield Kirkgate - Mirfield East Jn - Huddersfield - Stalybridge - Denton - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Sandbach - Crewe - Nantwich - Shrewsbury
37428 + 37427 Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Linlithgow


David Russell caught the tour heading northwards in the afternoon.

Sources : various including Solomon Riley, Andy Hoskins & Steve Goulden

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from Andy Hoskins)

M Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Linlithgow 04.16d 04.16   23.26a 22.58
4.98 Winchburgh Jn 04/23 04/22   23/19 22/52
9.06 Newbridge Jn 04/27 04/25   23*06a ~ 23*13d 22/50
15.21 Haymarket West Jn 04/35 04/31   22/57 22/49
16.33 Haymarket 04/36 04/33   22/55 22/43
17.16 Princes Street Gardens 04/39 04/40   ??/?? ??/??
17.56 Edinburgh Waverley 04.41a ~ 04.43d 04.42 ~ 04.45   22.31a ~ 22.51d 22.28 ~ 22.39
20.93 Portobello Jn 04/48 04/50   22/26 22/23
23.54 Monktonhall Jn 04/50 04/52   22/24 22/21
35.31 Drem 05.03a ~ 05.05d 05.05 ~ 05.06   22.07a ~ 22.09d 22.08 ~ 22.10
46.63 Dunbar 05.19a ~ 05.21d 05/20   21/53 21/57
58.75 Grantshouse 05/37 05/33   21/43 21/47
64.74 Reston GSP 05/43 05/39   21/37 21/42
74.01 Marshall Meadows 05/59 05/48     21/32
75.03 Berwick-upon-Tweed 06.03a ~ 06.05d 05.51 ~06.05   21.22a ~ 21.24d 21.29 ~ 21.30
90.46 Belford 06/20 06/21   21/08 21/16
107.16 Alnmouth 06.36a ~ 06.38d 06.39 ~ 06.41   20.50a ~ 20.52d 21.00 ~ 21.01
125.40 Morpeth 06.53a ~ 06.55d 07.00 ~ 07.02   20.24a ~ 20.26d 20.41 ~ 20.43
140.21 Heaton South Jn 07/10 07/17   20/08 20/28
142.03 Newcastle Central 07.13a ~ 07.15d 07.20 ~ 07.25   19.55a ~ 20.05d 20.20 ~ 20.25
142.70 King Edward Bridge South Jn 07/17 07/27   19/53 20/17
146.86 Birtley 07/22 07/32   19/49 20/12
156.06 Durham 07/30 07/41   19/39 20/04
163.34 Tursdale Jn 07/37 07/47   19/33 19/54
166.01 Ferryhill South Jn 07/41 07/49   19/31 19.27a ~ 19.45d
178.10 Darlington 07/52 07/59   19/21 19/13
(through station)
192.28 Northallerton 08/04 08/09   19/09 19/00
193.34 Longlands Jn 08/05 08/10   19/08 18/59
200.03 Thirsk 08/11 08/16   18/59 18/53
212.73 Tollerton 08/24 08/30   18/46 18/44
220.60 Skelton Jn 08/34 08/37   18/35 18/37
222.23 York 08.37a ~ 08.39d 08.40 ~ 08.42   18.30a ~ 18.32d 18.02 ~ 18.34
227.74 Colton Jn 08/45 08/48   18/25 17/55
232.95 Church Fenton 08/51 08/52   18/20 17/50
237.11 Milford SB 08/55 08/56   18/15 17/46
243.18 Castleford 09/02 09/03   18/09 17/38
245.94 Altofts Jn 09/06 09/07   18/05 17/33
249.85 Wakefield Kirkgate 09/13 09/13   18/00 17/29
252.15 Horbury Jn 09/19 09/17   17/53 17/26
???.?? Thornhill LNW Jn ??/?? ??/??   17/28 17/19
258.30 Mirfield East Jn 09/29 09/26   17/27 17/18
260.01 Heaton Lodge Jn 09/33 09/28   17/23 17/16
264.19 Huddersfield 09/39 09/34   17/16 17/10
271.20 Marsden 09/52 09/43   17/09 17/03
275.20 Diggle Jn 09/57 09/48   17/05 16/58
277.26 Greenfield 09/59 09/50   17/01 16/56
282.16 Stalybridge 10/04 09/58   16/52 16/49
284.59 Guide Bridge 10/13 10/07   16/46 16/43
285.34 Denton Jn 10/15 10/09   16/44 16/35
288.73 Ash Bridge 10/20 10/15     16/29
289.41 Heaton Norris Jn 10/24 10/25   16/25 16/27
290.19 Stockport 10.26a ~ 10.31d 10.27 ~ 10.34   16.17a ~ 16.23d 16.23 ~ 16.25
290.75 Edgeley No.1 10/33 10/36   16/15 16/21
291.63 Adswood Road 10/34 10/37   16/14 16/20
292.56 Cheadle Hulme 10/35 10/38   16/13 16/19
296.31 Wilmslow 10/39 10/41   16/08 16/12
297.94 Alderley Edge 10/41 10/42   16/07 16/09
310.58 Sandbach 10/54 11/07   15/55 15/58
314.25 Sydney Bridge Jn 11/19 11/20   15/50 15/54
315.20 Crewe 11.22a ~ 11.27d 11.27a ~ ??.??d   15.46a ~ 15.48d 15.?? ~ 15.52
???.?? Gresty Lane Jn 11/29 ??/??   15/44 ??/??
???.?? Nantwich 11/33 ??/??   15/38 ??/??
???.?? Wrenbury 11/38 ??/??   15/34 ??/??
???.?? Prees 11/48 ??/??   15/25 ??/??
???.?? Wem 11/51 ??/??   15/22 ??/??
???.?? Harlescot 11/59 ??/??   15.13 ??/??
???.?? Shrewsbury 12.03a ??.??   15.08 ??.??

Solomon Riley confirmed that the stop at Ferryhill South Jn was due to a failed HST in front.


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