27th - 30th June 2003

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Mid Summer West Highlander
(Pride of the Nation series)

Locos Used at least 66144 & 90040

Route:
1Z90 : Kings Cross to York
1Z91 :  York to Dumbarton Central
1Z62 : Dumbarton Central to Oban
1Z63 : Oban to Dumbarton Central
1Z62 :
Paisley Gilmour Street to Stranraer
1Z63 :
Stranraer to Paisley Gilmour Street
1Z19 : Dumbarton Central to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z21 : Edinburgh Waverley to Kings Cross

Date Loco(s) Route (1)
27/06 90040 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
27/06 (2) Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Slateford Jn - Midcalder Jn - Carstairs - Shieldmuir - Motherwell - Uddingston Jn - Newton - Rutherglen - Glasgow Central LL - Hyndland - Anniesland - Westerton - Dumbarton Central
28/06 ????? Dumbarton Central (via WHL) - Oban
28/06 ????? Oban - (via WHL) - Dumbarton Central
29/06 ????? Paisley Gilmour Street - Glengarnock - Barassie Jn - Ayr - Girvan - Stranraer
29/06 ????? Stranraer - (reverse of outward route) - Paisley Gilmour Street
30/06 66144 Dumbarton Central - (reverse of 27/06 route) - Uddingston Jn - Mosend West Jn - Mossend South Jn - Motherwell - (reverse of 27/06 route) - Edinburgh Waverley
30/06 90040 Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Route & loco confirmation required.
(2) Believed to have been 37421 & 37428 (gen from "Geordie")

Sources : various including David Clark

Timings (Booked Only)

27/06 & 30/06

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Kings Cross 07.55d 20.43a
Belle Isle 07/57 20/41
Holloway South Jn 07/59 20/37
Finsbury Park 08/00 20/35
Alexandra Palace 08/03 20/29
Potters Bar 08/14 20/17
Welwyn Garden City 08/24 20/05
Digswell Jn 08/25 20/04
Woolmer Green 08/28 20/01
Stevenage 08.36a ~ 08.38d 19.55a ~ 19358d
Hitchin 08/43 19/51
Sandy 08/53 19/39
Huntingdon 09/02 19/10
Connington South Jn - 19/02
Holme LC 09/09 -
Fletton Jn 09/12 -
Peterborough 09.35a ~ 09.39d 18.52a ~ 18.54d
Tallington Jn 09/47 18/40
Stoke Tunnel 10/12 18/31
Grantham 10/16 18/27
Barkston South Jn 10/20 18/24
Newark North Gate 10/26 18/18
Retford 10/38 18/03
Loversall Carr Jn 10/48 17/51
Doncaster 10/51 17.39a ~ 17.42d
Shaftholme Jn 10/56 17/34
Temple Hirst Jn 11/01 17/26
Hambleton North Jn 11/05 17/18
Colton Jn 11/10 17/08
York 11.15a ~ 14.45d 16.50a ~ 17.03d
Skelton Jn 14/48 16/47
Tollerton 14/55 16/42
Thirsk 15/05 16/34
Northallerton 15/13 16/30
Darlington 15/22 16/21
Ferryhill South Jn 15/30 16/10
Tursdale Jn 15/31 16/06
Durham 15/36 15/58
Birtley 15/45 15/50
King Edward Bridge Jn's 15/48 15/46
Newcastle Central 15/49 15.34a ~ 15.44d
Heaton South Jn 15/52 15/30
Morpeth 16/02 15.08a ~ 15.18d
Morpeth North Jn 16*04a ~ 16*22d 15/06
Alnmouth 16/37 14/49
Belford 16/47 14/36
Berwick 16/57 14/26
Marshall Meadows 16/59 14/23
Reston 17/04 14/15
Grantshouse 17/09 14/11
Dunbar 17/17 14/02
Drem UPL - 13*36a ~ 13*51d
Drem 17/24 13/34
Monktonhall Jn 17/31 13/23
Portobello Jn 17/32 13/21
Edinburgh Waverley 17.36a ~ 17.56d 10.55a ~ 13.18d
Haymarket 18/00 10/51
Slateford Jn 18/05 10/47
Midcalder Jn 18/24 10/35
Carstairs East Jn 18/44 10/17
Carstairs 18/49 10/15
Lanark Jn 18/53 10/12
Law Jn 19/01 10/01
Shieldmuir 19/06 09/57
Motherwell 19/13 09/54
Mossend South Jn - 09/49
Mossend West Jn - 09/48
Uddingston Jn 19/16 09/44
Newton 19/20 09/41
Rutherglen East Jn 19/30 09/38
Rutherglen 19/31 09/37
Glasgow Central LL 19/37 09/30
Finnieston East Jn 19/41 -
Finnieston West Jn - 09/23
Hyndland 19/44 09/20
Hyndland East Jn 19/45 09/19
Anniesland 19/47 09/17
Westerton 19/50 09/14
Dalmuir 19/57 09/08
Dumbarton Central 20.05a 09.00d

28/06

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Dumbarton Central 07.43d 22.53a
Dalreoch 07/45 22/51
Craigendoran Jn 07/53 22.28a ~ 22.42d
Helensburgh Upper 07.58a ~ 08.01d 22.21a ~ 22.23d
Garelochhead 08.12a ~ 08.14d 22.07a ~ 22.09d
Glen Douglas 08/26 21/56
Arrochar & Tarbet 08.35a ~ 08.37d 21.44a ~ 21.46d
Ardlui 08.50a ~ 08.52d 21.27a ~ 21.29d
Crianlarich 09.12a ~ 09.28d 21.07a ~ 21.09d
Tyndrum Upper 09.36a ~ 09.38d 20.56a ~ 20.58d
Dalmally 09.56a ~ 09.58d 20.28a ~ 20.35d
Taynuilt 10.17a ~ 10.19d 20.07a ~ 20.09d
Connel Ferry 10.32a ~ 10.34d 19.54a ~ 19.56d
Oban Siding 10.48a ~ 10.52d -
Oban 10.55a 19.35d

29/06

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Paisley Gilmour Street 09.04d 21.09a
Elderslie 09/08 -
Elderslie US - 20.53a ~ 21.05d
Johnstone 09/09 20/51
Lochwinnoch 09/15 20/41
Glengarnock 09/18 20/36
Dalry 09/21 20/32
Kilwinning 09/24 20/28
Irvine 09/26 20/19
Barassie Jn 09/29 20/16
Troon 09/31 20/14
Prestwick 09/34 20/11
Ayr 09.41a ~ 13.11d 20.04a ~ 20.06d
Dalrymple Jn 13/17 20/00
Maybole 13.26a ~ 13.30d 19/51
Kilkerran 13/35 19/44
Girvan 13.45a ~ 13.47d 19.30a ~ 19.32d
Barrhill 14.16a ~ 14.18d 19.05a ~ 19.07d
Glenwhilly 14.33a ~ 15.04d 18.49a ~ 18.51d
Dunragit 15.18a ~ 15.20d 18.25a ~ 18.30d
Stranraer 15.32a 18.15d

Timings continue in first table.

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