25th September 2004

Compass Railtours
The Killiecrankie Explorer

Locos Used 47854 & 57601
Stock Used 5487+4994+4905+99319+1861+99127+99125+3143+3136+99371+99121+99671

Route: (1)
1Z53 : Blackburn to (Pitlochry) Blair Atholl
1Z25 : Blair Atholl (Pitlochry) to Blackburn

Loco(s) Route
47854 (2) Blackburn - Lostock Hall Jn - Farington Curve Jn - Preston - (via WCML) - Law Jn - Holytown Jn - Mossend East Jn - Mossend North Jn - Whifflet - Coatbridge Central - Cumbernauld - Larbert Jn - Stirling - Hilton Jn - Perth - Pitlochry - Blair Atholl
47854 + 57601 (3) Blair Atholl - (reverse of outward route) - Blackburn

Notes :
(1) NR timings only had the train going as far as Pitlochry but it did work through to Blair Atholl as advertised.
(2) 57601 dead on rear.
(3) 57601 was at points from Central Scotland to Oxenholme where it was shut-down.

Sources : various including Kevin Melia & Solomon Riley

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Blackburn 05.41d 05.42   21.54a 21.59
Cherry Tree 05.46a ~ 05.48d ?   21.46a ~ 21.48d ?
Bamber Bridge 05.56a ~ 05.58d ?   21.34a ~ 21.36d ?
Lostock Hall Jn 06/01 06/04   21/31 21/37
Farington Curve Jn 06/06 06/06   21/28 21/34
Preston Ribble Jn 06/07 ?   21/26 ?
Preston 06.09a ~ 06.16d 06.11 ~ 06.17   21.09a ~ 21.25d 21.26  ~21.30
Lancaster 06.37a ~ 06.40d 06.38 ~ 06.41   20.39a ~ 20.45d 20.59 ~ 21.03
Morecambe South Jn 06/43 06/43   20/37 20/56
Carnforth North Jn 06/46 06/47   20/34 20/53
Oxenholme 06.57a ~ 06.59d 06.59 ~ 07.06   20.20a ~ 20.23d 20.39 ~ 20.39
Tebay 07/13 07/23   20/09 20/28
Penrith 07.34a ~ 07.36d 07.41 ~ 07.45   19.46a ~ 19.49d 20.07 ~ 20.10
Carlisle 08/14 08/21   19/23 19/50
Gretna Jn 08/23 08/30   19/14 19/40
Quintinshill 08/29 08/32   19/11 19/40
Lockerbie 08/29 08/47   19/02 19/29
Beattock 08/41 08/58   18/52 19/18
Beattock Summit 09/09 09/14   18/44 19/11
Abington 09/16 09/21   18/36 19/05
Carstairs South Jn 09/32 09/30   18/23 18/54
Carstairs 09/33 09/31   18/23 18/54
Lanark Jn 09/35 09/33   18/21 18/51
Law Jn 09/46 09/39   18/10 18/44
Holytown Jn 09/59 09/46   18/03 18/37
Mossend East Jn 10/03 09/51   17/59 ?
Mossend North Jn 10/05 09/53   17/58 18/35
Mossend ML 10.07a ~ 10.09d ?   17.54a ~ 17.56d ?
Whifflet South Jn 10/11 ?   17/51 ?
Whifflet North Jn 10/12 ?   17/50 ?
Coatbridge Central 10/13 10/04   17/40 18/25
Gartsherrie South Jn 10/15 10/06   17/39 18/23
Garnqueen North Jn 10/18 10/09   17/36 18/22
Cumbernauld 10/24 10/15   17/31 18/17
Greenhill Lower Jn 10/30 10/27   17/24 18/10
Carmuirs West Jn 10/34 10/30   17/22 18/08
Larbert Jn 10/35 ?   17/21 ?
Stirling 10/46 10/46   17/11 17/56
Dunblane 10/57 10/55   17/07 17/51
Blackford 11/11 11/08   16/59 17/42
Hilton Jn 11/23 ?   16/39 ?
Perth 11.29a ~ 12.00d 11.42 ~ 12.02   16.32a ~ 16.34d 17.16 ~ 17.18
Stanley Jn 12/10 ?   16/24 ?
Dunkeld & Birnam 12.24a ~ 12.29d ?   16/14 ?
Pitlochry 12.45a ~ ??.??d 12.50 ~ ??.??   ??.??a ~ 16.02d ??.?? ~ 16.42
Blair Atholl ? (13.05a)   ? (16.25d)


Back to "The Railtour Files"