30th August 2003

Compass Tours
The Tayside Liner

Loco Used 47292
Stock Used 99680+99125+99127+99121+3136+3143+99311+4984+4973+99328+4960+5487

Route:
1Z71 : Crewe to Perth
1Z22 : Perth to Crewe

Loco Route
47292 Crewe - (via WCML) - Motherwell - Mossend Yard - Whifflet - Coatbridge Central - Cumbernauld - Larbert - Stirling - Perth
47292 Perth - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
Shaun Courtnage comment : The train was delayed between Carlisle and Penrith (between 20 and 25 minutes) and was caused by 47292's second fuel tank not feeding to the engine after the first fuel tank ran out. It was fixed and the loco continued its near faultless run marred only by that incident.

Martin Myerscough report the train topped Shap at 37.4mph and Beattock at 34.7mph (using a GPS device).


47292 waits to leave Perth (photo : Mark Hare)

Sources : various including Shaun Courtnage & Steve Goulden

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 05.52d 05.52   22.11 21.52
Crewe Coal Yard 05/54 ?   22/10 ?
Winsford 06.04a ~ 06.06d 06.01 ~ 06.05   21.57a ~ 21.59d 21.38 ~ 21.40
Winsford SB 06/08 06/07   21/55 21/36
Hartford 06.12a ~ 06.14d 06.12 ~ 06.15   21.49a ~ 21.51d 21.30 ~ 21.32
Weaver Jn 06.20a ~ 06.30d 06.23 ~ 06.25   21.25a ~ 21.44d 21/25
Acton Grange Jn 06/39 06/30   21/18 21/20
Warrington Bank Quay 06.41a ~ 06.43d 06.34 ~ 06.43   21.12a ~ 21.14d 21.14 ~ 21.17
Dallam Jn 06/46 ?   21/10 ?
Winwick Jn 06/48 06/48   21/08 21/11
Springs Branch Jn 06/57 06/57   21/012 21/04
Wigan Station Jn 06/58 07/00   21/01 ?
Wigan North Western 07.00a ~ 07.07d 07.02 ~ 07.07   20.57a ~ 20.59d 21.01 ~ 21.02
Balshaw Lane Jn 07/18 07/21   20/48 20/50
Euxton 07.20a ~ 07.22d 07.24 ~ 07.26   20.43a ~ 20.45d 20.49 ~ 20.50
Euxton Jn 07/25 07/28   20/41 20/45
Farington Curve Jn 07/28 07/31   20/36 20/41
Ribble Jn 07/31 ?   20/34 ?
Preston 07.33a ~ 07.35d 07.36 ~ 07.39   20.29a ~ 20.33d 20.33 ~ 20.38
Lancaster 07.57a ~ 07.59d 08.02 ~ 08.03   20.02a ~ 20.04d 20.08 ~ 20.11
Morecambe South Jn 08/02 08/06   20/00 20/05
Carnforth North Jn 08/06 08/10   19/56 20/02
Oxenholme 08/18 08/23   19/46 19/53
Tebay 08/33 08/38   19/35 19/45
Penrith 08/53 08/55   19/16 19/26
Carlisle 09.33a ~ 09.35d 09.10 ~ 09.16   18.47a ~ 18.54d 18.25 ~ 18.40
Gretna Jn 09/46 09/25   18/32 18/16
Quintinshill 09/50 09/27   18/29 18/16
Lockerbie 10/01 09/40   18/16 18/05
Beattock 10/12 09/50   18/06 17/54
Beattock Summit 10/28 10/04   17.51a ~ 17.58d 17/48
Abington 10/34 10/11   17/42 17/40
Carstairs South Jn 10/49 10/24   17/31 17/30
Carstairs 10/50 10/25   17/30 17/29
Lanark Jn 10/52 10/28   17/28 17/27
Law Jn 11/01 10/37   17/19 17/18
Shieldmuir 11/04 ?   17/14 ?
Motherwell 11/08 10.55a ~ 10.57d   17/08 17/09
Mossend South Jn 11/15 11/00   17/04 17/03
Mossend North Jn 11/16 11/01   17/03 17/03
Whifflet North Jn 11/19 ?   17/00 ?
Coatbridge Jn 11/20 11/05   16/59 17/00
Gartsherrie South Jn 11/24 11/07   16/57 16/57
Garnqueen North Jn 11/29 11/09   16/56 16/56
Greenhill Lower Jn 11.49a ~ 12.01d 11/22   16/41 16/41
Carmuirs West Jn 12/05 11/25   16/37 16/38
Larbert Jn 12/06 11/27   16/36 16/37
Stirling 12.16a ~ 12.18d 11.34 ~ 11.38   16.24a ~ 16.26d 16.25 ~ 16.27
Dunblane 12/27 11/46   16/18 16/20
Blackford 12/38 11/56   16/10 16/12
Gleneagles 12/41 ?   16/07 ?
Hilton Jn 12/58 12/09   15/54 ?
Perth 13.03a 12.21   15.50d 15.50


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