3rd - 6th June 2005
Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Orcadian
Pride of the Nation Series
Locos Used | 37401, 37416 & 67024 |
Stock Used | 3097+1679+3119+3123+1698+3121+3120+1680+3147+3141+2834 |
Route:
1Z49 : London Kings Cross to Stirling
1Z50 : Stirling to Inverness
1Z22 : Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh
1Z23 : Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness
1Z24 : Inverness to Georgemas Junction
1Z25 : Georgemas Junction to Inverness
1Z26 : Inverness to London Kings Cross
Date | Loco(s) | Route |
03/06 | 67024 | London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Edinburgh - Haymarket - Newbridge Jn - Linlithgow - Polmont Jn - Falkirk Grahamston - Larbert Jn - Stirling |
03/06 | 37416 + 37401 | Stirling - Perth - Pitlochry - Aviemore - Inverness |
04/06 | 37416 + 37401 (1) | Inverness - Welsh's Bridge Jn |
04/06 | 37416 + 37401 | Inverness - Dingwall - Strathcarron - Kyle of Lochalsh |
04/06 | 37401 + 37416 | Kyle of Lochalsh - Strathcarron - Dingwall - Welsh's Bridge Jn |
04/06 | 37401 + 37416 (1) | Welsh's Bridge Jn - Inverness |
05/06 | 37416 + 37401 (1) | Inverness - Welsh's Bridge Jn |
05/06 | 37416 + 37401 | Welsh's Bridge Jn - Rose Street Jn - Dingwall - Georgemas Junction (2) |
05/06 | 37401 + 37416 | Georgemas Junction - Dingwall - Welsh's Bridge Jn |
05/06 | 37401 + 37416 (1) | Welsh's Bridge Jn - Inverness |
06/06 | 37416 + 37401 | Inverness - Aviemore - Pitlochry - Perth - Ladybank - Kirkcaldy - Inverkeithing - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley |
06/06 | 67024 | Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross |
Notes :
(1) Locos propelling.
(3) On arrival at Georgemas the 37's ran round then propelled the train into the
up platform.
(3) Train was 130mins late back at Kings Cross
following delays caused by a fatality at Peascliffe Tunnel north of Grantham.
The 37's at Inverness (photo: David Ross)
67024 at Edinburgh Waverley (photo: David Ross)
Sources : various including Nigel Pitt & David Ross
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from various including David Ross & Janet Cottrell)
3rd & 6th June
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Kings Cross | 07.39d [FL1] | ? | 19.21½a [P1] | ? | |
Belle Isle | 07/41 [FL] | ? | 19/19½ [FL2] | ? | |
Finsbury Park | 07/43½ | ? | 19/15½ | ? | |
Alexandra Palace | 07/45 | ? | 19/13½ | ? | |
Potters Bar | 07/51 | ? | 19/08 | ? | |
Welwyn Garden City | 07/56 | ? | 19/04½ | ? | |
Woolmer Green | 07/58 | ? | 19/02 | ? | |
Stevenage | 08.02a ~ 08.05d | ? | 18.50½a ~ 18.53½d [FL] | ? | |
Hitchin | 08/08½ | ? | 18/43½ | ? | |
Sandy | 08/15 | ? | 18/33½ | ? | |
Huntingdon | 08/25 | ? | 18/23½ [SL] | ? | |
Connington South | 18/17 | ? | |||
Holme LC | ? | ? | |||
Peterborough | 08.40a ~ 08.43d [P5] | ? | 18.04½a ~ 18.07½d | ? | |
Helpston Jn | [SL] 08/51 | ? | - | - | |
Tallington Jn | 08/56 | ? | 17/59 | ? | |
Stoke Jn | 09/12 | ? | 17/48½ | ? | |
Grantham | 09/15 [P2] | ? | 17/44½ | ? | |
Barkston South Jn | 09/17½ | ? | 17/41 | ? | |
Newark Northgate | 09/23 | ? | 17/34 | ? | |
Retford | 09/34 | ? | 17/20½ | ? | |
Loversall Carr Jn | 09/46 | ? | 17/11 | ? | |
Doncaster | 09/56 | ? | 17/08 [UF] | ? | |
Shaftholme Jn | 09/59 | ? | 17/05 | ? | |
Temple Hirst Jn | 10/05 | ? | 16/59 | ? | |
Hambleton North Jn | 10/14 | ? | 16/54 | ? | |
Colton Jn | 10/22½ [LSL] | ? | 16/48 | ? | |
York | 10.32a ~ 10.39d [P9] | ? | 16c39a ~ 16c41d [P3] | ? | |
Skelton Jn | 10/41 [FL] | ? | 16/32 | ? | |
Tollerton | 10/49 | ? | 16/22 | ? | |
Thirsk | 10/58 [SL] | ? | 16/09½ | ? | |
Longlands Jn | 11/05 | ? | 16/02 | ? | |
Northallerton | 11/06 | ? | 16/00 | ? | |
Darlington | 11/17 [DML] | ? | 15/45 [UML] | ? | |
Ferryhill South Jn | 11/27 | ? | 15/34 | ? | |
Durham | 11/31 | ? | 15/18 | ? | |
Birtley | 11/48 | ? | 15/10½ | ? | |
King Edward Bridge South Jn | 11/54 [SL] | ? | 15/06 | ? | |
Newcastle | 12.04a ~ 12.06d [P2] | ? | [P2] 15/04 [UF] | ? | |
Heaton South Jn | 12/11 | ? | 14/58 | ? | |
Morpeth | 12/26 | ? | 14/38 | ? | |
Alnmouth | 12/42 | ? | 14/23 | ? | |
Belford | 13/00 | ? | 14/10 | ? | |
Berwick-upon-Tweed | 13/15 | ? | 13/58 | ? | |
Reston signal EG403 / EG402 | 13/18 | ? | 13/56 | ? | |
Reston | 13/24 | ? | 13/51 | ? | |
Grantshouse | 13/29 | ? | 13/46 | ? | |
Dunbar | 13/37 | ? | 13/35 | ? | |
Drem UPL | 13.46a ~ 13.56d | ? | - | - | |
Drem | 13/57 | ? | 13/28 | ? | |
Monktonhall Jn | 14/08 | ? | 13/20 | ? | |
Portobello Jn | 14/10 | ? | 13/18 | ? | |
Edinburgh Waverley | 14.14a ~ 14.20d [P20] | ? | 12L44a ~ 13L14d [P20] | 12.52 ~ ??.?? | |
Haymarket | 14/25 | ? | 12/41 | 12/47 | |
Haymarket West Jn | 14/29 | ? | 12/40 | ? | |
Newbridge Jn | 14/36 | ? | |||
Winchburgh Jn | 14/40 | ? | |||
Linlithgow | 14/44 | ? | |||
Polmont Jn | 14/48 | ? | |||
Falkirk Grahamston | 14/52 | ? | |||
Carmuirs East Jn | 14/55 | ? | |||
Stirling | 15.15a ~ 18.16d [P9] | ? | |||
Dunblane | ? | ? | |||
Blackford | ? | ? | |||
Gleneagles | ? | ? | |||
Dalmeny Jn | 12/32 | ? | |||
Inverkeithing | 12/24 | 12/29 | |||
Burntisland | 12/12 | ? | |||
Kirkaldy | 12/04 | 12/06 | |||
Thornton South Jn | 11/58 | ? | |||
Thornton North Jn | 11/56 | ? | |||
Ladybank | 11/47 | 11/48 | |||
Hilton Jn | ? | ? | 11/27 | ? | |
Perth | 18/57 | ? | 10c58a ~ 11c22d [P7] | 11.06 ~ 11.22 | |
Stanley Jn | ? | ? | 10/50 | ? | |
Dunkeld & Birnam | ? | ? | 10/38 | 10/52 | |
Pitlochry | ? | ? | 10x22a ~ 10x26d | 10/39 | |
Blair Atholl | 19/51 | ? | 10/13 | 10.20a ~ 10.30d | |
Dalwhinnie | ? | ? | 09/51 | 10/00 | |
Kingussie | 20.47a ~ 21.09d | ? | 09x23a ~ 09x35d | 09.23 ~ 09.44 | |
Kincraig | ? | ? | 09/17 | ? | |
Aviemore | 21.22a ~ 21.27d | ? | 09/10 | 09/10 | |
Carrbridge | ? | ? | 09/04 | 0904 | |
Slochd | ? | ? | 08/58 | ? | |
Tomatin | ? | ? | 08/52 | ? | |
Moy | ? | ? | 08/47 | ? | |
Culloden | ? | ? | 08/33 | ? | |
Millburn Jn | ? | ? | 08/22 | ? | |
Inverness | 22.10a | ? | 08.20d [P2] | 08.20 |
4th June
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Inverness | 07.24d | 07.24 | 19.16 | 19.37 | |
Welsh's Bridge Jn | 07.27a ~ 07.31d | 07.27 ~ 07.34 | 19.09a ~ 19.13d | 19.30 ~ 19.34 | |
Muir of Ord | 08.54a ~ 08.17d | 07.58 ~ 08.00 | 18.44a ~ 18.46d | 19.09 ~ 19.10 | |
Dingwall | 08.25a ~ 08.30d | 08.12 ~ 08.15 | 18.28a ~ 18.34d | 18.40 ~ 19.00 | |
Garve | 08.54a ~ 08.58d | 08.38 ~ 09.00 | 18.02a ~ 18.04d | 18.07 ~ 18.09 | |
Achnasheen | 09.27a ~ 09.28d | 09.29 ~ 09.32 | 17.30a ~ 17.31d | 17.39 ~ 17.40 | |
Strathcarron | 09.56a ~ 09.57d | 10.04 ~ 10.06 | 16.57a ~ 16.58d | 17.03 ~ 17.07 | |
Kyle of Lochalsh | 10.34a | 10.43 | 16.12d | 16.21 |
5th June
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Inverness | 06.10d | 06.10 | 23.57a | 23.11 | |
Welsh's Bridge Jn | 06.13a ~ 06.17d | 06.13 ~ 16.17 | 23.50a ~ 23.54d | 23.01 ~23.06 | |
Muir of Ord | 06.40 ~ 06.41 | 06.40 ~ 06.41 | 23.25a ~ 23.26d | 22.41 ~ 22.43 | |
Dingwall | 06.49a ~ 06.50d | 06.49 ~ 06.50 | 23.14a ~ 23.15d | 22.30 ~ 22.32 | |
Invergordon | 07.10a ~ 07.11d | 07.10 ~ 07.11 | 22.55a ~ 22.57d | ? | |
Tain | 07.29a ~ 07.30d | 07.22 ~ 07.23 | 22.36a ~ 22.37d | ? | |
Ardgay | 07.49a ~ 07.50d | 07/42 | 22.16a ~ 22.17d | ? | |
Lairg | 08.13a ~ 08.14d | 08.00 ~ 08.01 | 21.58a ~ 21.59d | ? | |
Rogart | 08.32a ~ 08.33d | 08/20 | 21.28a ~ 21.33d | ? | |
Brora | 08.56a ~ 08.56d | 08.36 ~ 08.39 | 21.05a ~ 21.06d | 20.30 ~ 20.45 | |
Helmsdale | 09.13a ~ 09.14d | 08/57 | 20.40a ~ 20.50d | ? | |
Forsinard | 09.56a ~ 09.57d | 09.35 ~ 09.36 | 20.03a ~ 20.04d | ? | |
Georgemas Junction | 10.30a | 10.02 | 19.25d | 18.55 |