2nd October 2004

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(Oban & the Isle of Mull from Edinburgh / Dumbarton)

Loco(s) Used ?????
Stock Used ?????

Route:
1Z23 : Edinburgh Waverley to Oban
1Z24 : Oban to Edinburgh Waverley

Loco(s) Route
????? Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Linlithgow - Falkirk High - Croy - Cowlairs North Jn - Westerton - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Craigendoran Jn - Crianlarich - Oban
????? Oban - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes :
(1) It has been suggested that this train DID NOT RUN on this date but ran the following day instead. Confirmation is required as it does not explain how there is a complete set of NR booked & actual timings if it was postponed!

Sources : various including Geordie

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Edinburgh Waverley 09.05d 09.09 23.13a 23.11
Haymarket 09/09 09/12 23.06a ~ 23.08d 23.04 ~ 23.07
Haymarket West Jn 09/12 09/13 23/04 23/01
Newbridge Jn 09/19 09/19 22/54 22/57
Winchburgh Jn 09/23 09/22 22/50 22/54
Linlithgow 09/27 09/25 22/46 22/48
Polmont Jn 09/34 09/29 22/40 22/41
Falkirk High 09/36 09/31 22/37 22/38
Greenhill Upper Jn 09/40 09/36 22/32 22/35
Croy 09/45 09/41 22/27 22/30
Lenzie 09/49 09/49 22/22 22/27
Cowlairs North Jn 09.54a ~ 10.08d ? 22/15 ?
Westerton 10/21 10/21 22/08 22/14
Dalmuir 10/28 10/31 22/02 22/03
Dumbarton Central 10.35a ~ 10.37d 10.41 ~ 10.41 21.52a ~ 21.54d 21.51 ~ 21.55
Dalreoch 10/39 10/47 21/51 21/50
Craigendoran Jn 10.50a ~ 11.15d 10.55 ~ 11.08 21/34 21/30
Garelochhead 11.38a ~ 11.40d 11.38 ~ 11.44 21.06a ~ 21.08d 21.06 ~ 21.08
Crianlarich 12.42a ~ 12.44d 12.44 ~ 12.48 19.57a ~ 20.06d 19.57 ~ 20.06
Taynuilt 13.36a ~ 13.37d 13.36 ~ 13.37 19.00a ~ 19.02d 19.00 ~ 19.02
Oban 14.05a 14.05 18.33d 18.33


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