Back to "The Railtour Files"4th - 6th July 2003
Saltburn Line Users Group
The Saltburn Highlander
| Locos Used | 31128. 31452 & steam: 62005 "Lord of the Isles" |
Route:
1Z45 : 09.45 Saltburn to Fort William
1Z?? : xx.xx Fort William to Mallaig
1Z?? : xx.xx Mallaig to Fort William
1Z38 : 10.00 Fort William to Saltburn
| Date | Loco(s) | Route |
| 04/07 | 31452 (1) | Saltburn - Middlesborough - Bowesfield Jn |
| 04/07 | 31128 (2) | Bowesfield Jn - Eaglescliffe - between Allens West & Urlay Nook LC |
| 04/07 | 31452 (3) | between Allens West & Urlay Nook LC-Darlington (Up & Down Station loop) |
| 04/07 | 31128 + 31452 | Darlington (Up & Down Station loop)-Durham-Tyne Yard No.3 Up Staging Siding (4) - Newcastle - (via ECML) - Edinburgh sig E425 (near site of Abbeyhill Jn) (5) |
| 04/07 | 31452 (6) | Edinburgh signal E425 - Edinburgh Waverley (7) - Haymarket - Falkirk High - Cowlairs East Jn - Cowlairs North Jn - Singer - Craigendoran Jn - Crianlarich - Fort William |
| 05/07 | 62005 | Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig |
| 05/07 | 62005 | Mallaig - Glenfinnan - Fort William |
| 06/07 | 31128 + 31452 | Fort William - Crianlarich - Craigendoran Jn - Singer - Cowlairs North Jn - Cowlairs East Jn - Falkirk High - Haymarket - Edinburgh - Newcastle - Darlington (Up & Down Station loop) |
| 06/07 | 31452 (1) | Darlington (Up & Down Station loop) - Eaglescliffe - Middlesbrough - Saltburn |
Notes :
(1) 31128 on rear.
(2) 31128 propelling from rear (31452 having failed).
(3) 31128 on rear, powering.
(4) Locos
detached and ran to Tyne Yard servicing shed for coolant.
(5)
31128 overheating and dispensing boiling water into lineside gardens!
(6) With 31128 dead ‘on top’.
(7) Locos detached and ran to Haymarket depot for fuel.
Sources : Mark Sutton & Brian Russell
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