23rd July 2005

Heartland Rail
Edinburgh Excursion

Locos Used 47714 & 47828
Stock Used ?????

Route:
1Z47 : Wolverhampton to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z48 : Edinburgh Waverley to Wolverhampton

Loco(s) Route
47714 + 47828 Wolverhampton - Telford Central - Shrewbury - Whitchurch - Crewe - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
47714 + 47828 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Wolverhampton


47714 & 47828 upon arrival at Edinburgh (photo: Rab Jacobs)

Sources : various including Heartland Rail & Rab Jacobs

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Heartland Rail)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Wolverhampton 06.25d 22.33a 305.35
4.55 Codsall 06.33a ~ 06.35d 22.22a ~ 22.24d 300.60
9.03 Cosford 06/41 22/17 296.32
15.54 Telford Central 06.48a ~ 06.50d 22.08a ~ 22.10d 289.61
19.35 Wellington 06.56a ~ 06.58d 21.59a ~ 22.01d 286.00
29.60 Shrewsbury 07.14a ~ 07.16d 21.44a ~ 21.46d 275.55
40.40 Wem 07.30a ~ 07.32d 21.30a ~ 21.32d 264.75
48.62 Whitchurch 07.41a ~ 07.43d 21.18a ~ 21.20d 256.53
57.78 Nantwich 07/53 21/06 247.37
62.37 Crewe 08.04a ~ 08.09d 20.57a ~ 21.00d 242.78
69.78 Winsford 08/20 20/48 234.37
78.78 Weaver Jn SB 08/27 20/41 225.37
84.61 Acton Grange Jn 08/31 20/34 219.54
86.48 Warrington Bank Quay 08/33 20/31 217.67
90.04 Winwick Jn 08/35 20/28 214.31
92.34 Golborne Jn 08/40 20/22 212.01
96.79 Springs Branch Jn 08/46 20/15 207.36
98.28 Wigan North Western 08/47 20/14 206.07
105.79 Balshaw Lane 08/54 20/08 199.26
108.02 Euxton Jn 08/59 20/06 197.33
113.38 Preston 09/04 19/57 191.77
134.36 Lancaster 09/22 19/38 170.79
140.44 Carnforth North Jn 09/28 19/33 164.71
153.44 Oxenholme 09/39 19/24 151.71
166.57 Tebay 09/52 19/15 138.58
185.56 Penrith 10/10 18/57 119.59
203.45 Carlisle 10*29a ~ 10*42d 18/35 101.70
212.22 Gretna Jn 10/50 18/27 93.13
229.31 Lockerbie 11*07a ~ 11*18d 18/11 76.04
243.48 Beattock 11/32 18/01 61.67
253.29 Beattock Summit 11/47 17/54 52.06
261.35 Abington 11/54 17/45 44.00
276.58 Carstairs South Jn 12/07 17/33 28.57
293.41 Midcalder Jn 12/28 17/18 11.74
294.35 Kirknewton 12/40 17.14a ~ 17.16d 11.00
302.70 Slateford Jn 12/49 17/05 2.45
304.16 Haymarket 12/52 17/03 1.19
305.35 Edinburgh Waverley 12.55a 17.00d 0.00


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