12th April 2004

Green Express Railtours
The Galloway-Ayrshire Coastal Venturer

Locos Used 47854 & 57601
Stock Used 5487+5032+4951+4905+4984+99311+21266+99127+3143+99121+3136+99672

Route:
1Z44 : Huddersfield to Ayr
1Z26 : Ayr to Huddersfield

Loco(s) Route
57601 (1) Huddersfield - Brighouse - Sowerby Bridge - Hebden Bridge - Hall Royd Jn - Copy Pit - Burnley Manchester Road - Accrington - Blackburn - Farington Curve Jn - Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth North Jn - Oxenholme - Carlisle - Gretna Jn - Dumfries - Kilmarnock - Troon - Ayr
47854 (2) Ayr - Kilwinning - Paisley Gilmour Street - Shields Jn - Larkfield Jn - Rutherglen East Jn - Newton - Mossend West Jn - Mossend East Jn - Holytown Jn - Law Ln - Carstairs - Beattock - Lockerbie - Gretna Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth North Jn
47854 Carnforth North Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Huddersfield

Notes :
(1) 47854 on rear.
(2) 57601 on rear (removed at Carnforth and sent to Crewe DRS).

Sources : various including Alan Sheppard
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from various including Alan Sheppard)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Huddersfield 06.00d 06.04   23.04a ?
Bradley Jn 06/07 06/09   23/00 ?
Bradley Wood Jn 06/10 06/12   22/57 ?
Brighouse 06.12a ~ 06.14d ?   22.52a ~ 22.54d ?
Greetland Jn 06/19 06/28   22/48 ?
Milner Royd Jn 06/22 06/30   22/44 ?
Sowerby Bridge 06.24a ~ 06.26d ?   22.39a ~ 22.43d ?
Hebden Bridge 06.32a ~ 06.34d 06.40 ~ 06.42   22.29a ~ 22.33d 22.16 ~ 22.19
Hall Royd Jn 06/39 06/49   22/25 22/11
Copy Pit 06/48 06/59   22/17 22/01
Burnley Manchester Road 06.57a ~ 06.59d ?   22.06a ~ 22.08d ?
Gannow Jn 07/02 07/11   22/03 21/47
Accrington 07.10a ~ 07.12d 07.18a ~ 07.18d   21.51a ~ 21.53d 21.35 ~ 21.36
Daisyfield Jn 07/19 ?   21/42 ?
Blackburn 07.21a ~ 07.23d 07.29 ~ 07.32   21.13a ~ 21.40d 21.15 ~ 21.16
Lostock Hall Jn 07/34 07/44   21/01 21/02
Farington Curve Jn 07/45 07/46   20/57 20/59
Preston Ribble Jn ? ?   20/55 ?
Preston 07.50a ~ 07.52d 07.50 ~ 07.53   20.52a ~ 20.54d 20.53 ~ 20.56
Lancaster 08.15a ~ 08.17d 08.16 ~ 08.18   20.26a ~ 20.28d 20.26 ~ 20.31
Morecambe South Jn 08/20 08/21   20/24 20/23
Carnforth North Jn 08/23 08/25   20.14a ~ 20.19d ??.?? ~ 20.18
Oxenholme 08.34a ~ 08.36d 08.37 ~ 08.39   19.59a ~ 20.01d 19.41 ~ 19.43
Tebay 08/52 08/57   19/48 19/30
Penrith 09/09 09/15   19/31 19/10
Carlisle 09.25 cc 09.27 09.31 ~ 09.34   19/09 18/49
Gretna Jn 09/37 09/44   19/00 18/37

 

Location Booked Actual
Dumfries 10/00 10/08
New Cumnock 10/55 10/50
Mauchline Jn 11/06 11/01
Kilmarnock 11/19 11/13
Barassie Jn 11.31a ~ 11.56d ??.?? ~ 11.26
Ayr 12.14a ~ 16.08d 11.59 ~ 16.08
Prestwick 16/14 ?
Troon 16.19a ~ 16.21d ?
Barassie Jn 16/23 16/24
Irvine 16/27 16/28
Kilwinning 16/31 16/31
Dalry 16/34 ?
Lochwinoch 16/41 16/39
Elderslie 16/47 ?
Paisley Gilmour Street 16/49 16/50
Arkleston Jn 16/50 ?
Shields Jn 16/57 16/59
Larkfield Jn 17/02 17/02
Rutherglen East Jn 17/06 17/07
Newton 17/10 17/09
Uddingston Jn 17/12 17/11
Mossend West Jn 17/16 17/16
Mossend East Jn 17/19 17/18
Holytown Jn 17/21 17/19
Law Jn 17/38 17/30
Lanark Jn 17/52 17/39
Carstairs 17/54 17/43
Carstairs South Jn 17/55 17/44
Abington 18/09 17/57
Beattock Summit 18/18 18/05
Beattock 18/27 18/12
Lockerbie 18/37 18/23
Quintinshill 18/52 18/36

Timings continue in first table.

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