18th June 2005

Past Time Rail
The Edinburgh Flyer

Loco Used 90034
Stock Used 21246+4996+4946+5008+1813+3100+3110+3144+1671+3132+3131+21245

Route:
1Z70 : Milton Keynes Central to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z71 : Edinburgh Waverley to Milton Keynes Central

Loco Route
?90034? Milton Keynes Central - Northampton - Rugby - Nuneaton - Tamworth - Stafford - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
90034 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Milton Keynes Central

Notes :
(1) Start of return journey delayed waiting for the stock to arrive.

Sources : Janet Cottrell & Rob Fraser

Tour Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Milton Keynes Central 05.49d 05.50   23.43a 23.58
Hanslope Jn 05/55½ 05/56 23/32 23/32
Northampton 06.06a ~ 06.16d 06.03 ~ 06.16 23.18a ~ 23.20d 23.20 ~ 23.23
Long Buckby 06/27½ 06/25 23/05 23/07
Hilmorton Jn 06/45 06/31 22/56 23/00
Rugby 06/50 06/33 22/54½ 22/59
Trent Valley Jn 06/52 06/34 22/53 22/56
Nuneaton 07.08a ~ 07.11d 06.46 ~ 07.11 22.30a ~ 22.33d 22.42 ~ 22.45
Tamworth LL 07/23 07/20 22/19 22/32
Lichfield TV LL 07.28½a ~ 07.31½d 07.25 ~ 07.25 22.09a ~ 22.12d 22.24 ~ ??.??
Armitage Jn 07/38½ 07/36 22/03 22/17
Colwich 07/42½ 07/39 21/58 22/14
Stafford 07.49a ~ 08.11d 07.45 ~ 08.10 21.47a ~ 21.50d 22.05 ~ 22.07
Norton Bridge 08/17 08/17 21/42 21/54
Madeley 08/26 08/25 21/31 21/45
Basford Hall Jn 08/31 08/40 21/23½ 21/40
Crewe 08.37½a ~ 08.41½d 08.42 ~ 08.47 21.15½a ~ 21.17½d 21.13 ~ 21.37
Winsford SB 08/54 08/55 21/05½ 21/01
Weaver Jn 09/02 09/02 20/55½ 20/56
Acton Grange Jn 09/16 09/06 20/51 20/52
Warrington Bank Quay 09/19 09/08 20/48 20/51
Winwick Jn 09/22 09/11 20/43 20/48
Springs Branch Jn 09/38 09/16 20/36½ 20/43
Wigan North Western 09/39½ 09/18 20/35½ 20/42
Balshaw Lane Jn 09/46 09/25 20/29 20/37
Euxton Jn 09/49½ 09/26 20/27 20/36
Preston 09/58 09/34 20/11½ 20/31
Lancaster 10/23 09/53 19/52 20/14
Morecambe South Jn 10/25 09/55 19/50½ 20/12
Carnforth North Jn 10/28 09/59 19/45½ 20/10
Oxenholme 10/38 10/08 19/36½ 20/02
Tebay 10/51 10/19 19/29 19/51
Penrith 11/09 10/35 19/11½ 19/37
Carlisle 11.25a ~ 11.27d 10.51 ~ 11.12 18.49a ~ 18.51d 19.19 ~ 19.23
Gretna Jn 11/36 11/20 18/40 19/12
Quintinshill 11/40 11/21 18/37 19/11
Lockerbie 11/52 11/34 18/25½ 19/02
Beattock 12/03 11/46 18/15½ 18/53
Beattock Summit 12/18 11/54 18/08 18/47
Abington 12/25 12/01 17/59½ 18/42
Carstairs South Jn 12/38 12/14 17/47 18/30
Carstairs East Jn 12/41 12/16 17/45 18/29
Midcalder Jn 13/01 12/32 17/31 18/15
Slateford Jn 13/18 12/47 17/18½ 18/08
Haymarket 13/34½ 12/55 17/15½ 18/06
Edinburgh Waverley 13.40a 12.59 17.12d 18.03


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