3rd May 2008

Pathfinder Tours
The Western Scot

Loco Used D1015 'Western Champion'
Stock Used load 13

Route:
1Z52 : Tame Bridge Parkway to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z53 : Edinburgh Waverley to Tame Bridge Parkway

Loco(s) Route
D1015 Tame Bridge Parkway - Aston - Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton - Stafford - Crewe - Warrington Bank Quay - Preston - Penrith - Hexham - Blaydon - Newcastle - Morpeth - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Edinburgh Waverley
D1015 Edinburgh Waverley - Linlithgow - Falkirk Grahamston - Cumbernauld - Coatbridge Central - Motherwell - Beattock - Carlisle - Preston - Warrington Bank Quay - Crewe - Stafford - Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street - Aston - Tame Bridge Parkway

Source : Martyn Brailsford

Photo Review
(all photos: Steve Kemp)


Two very different generations of traction at Edinburgh Waverley.


D1015 pauses at...


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Pathfinder Tours & Martyn Brailsford)

M.C

Location
Booked
Actual
  
Booked
Actual

M.C
0.00 Tame Bridge Parkway
05.10d
 05.16½  
23.18a
23.14½a
 338.72

3.38

 Perry Barr North Jn
05/14
 05/22  
23/14
23/08½
 335.34
5.60 Aston
05/17
 05/25½  
23/09
23/06
 333.12
7.60 Proof House Jn
05/21
 05/30  
23/06
23/03
 331.12
8.36 Birmingham New Street
05.42a ~ 05.33d [P4]
 05.34a ~ 05.36½d [P7]  
22.56a ~ 23.03d [P2]
22.56a ~ 23.00d [P2]
 330.36
10.37 Soho South Jn
05/38
 05/41½  
22/51½
22/51½
 328.35
12.15 Galton Jn
05/40
 05/44  
22/49½
22/50
 326.57
13.64 Sandwell & Dudley
05.42a ~ 05.44d
 05.47a ~ 05.50d  
22.45a ~ 22.47d
22.45a ~ 22.47d
 325.08
15.60 Dudley Port
05/47
 05/52½  
22/42½
22/41
 323.12
21.20 Wolverhampton
05.53½a ~ 05.55½d [P1]
 06.01a ~ 06.03d [P1]  
22.33a ~ 22.36d [P4]
22.31a ~ 22.33½ [P2]
 317.52
21.57 Wolverhampton North Jn
05/57
 06/05  
22/30
22/29
 317.15
22.74 Bushbury Jn
05/58½
 06/06½  
22/28½
22/27
 315.78
36.40 Stafford No.4
06/08
 06/16½  
22/17
22/14
 302.32
36.51 Stafford
06.09a ~ 06.11d [P5]
 06.17½a ~ 06.19½d [P5]  
22.14a ~ 22.16d [P4]
22.10½a ~ 22.13d [P1]
 302.21
- Stafford No.5

-

 -  

22/13

 22/10 302.07
42.00 Norton Bridge
06/17
 06/26½  
22/08½
22/04
 296.72
53.02 Madeley
06/26
 ?  
21/58
?
285.70
59.24 Crewe Basford Hall Jn
06/33
 06/40  
21/54
21/45
 279.48
61.08 Crewe
06.40a ~ 04.43d [P11]
 06.44½a ~ 06.46d [P11]  
21.47a ~ 21.49d [P5]
21.39a ~ 21.42d [P5]
 277.64
61.73 Crewe Coal Yard
06/46
 06/48½  
21/45
21/37
 267.99
69.74 Winsford SB
06/52
 06/54  
21/36
21/29
 268.78
77.49 Weaver Jn
06/59
 07/01  
21/29
21/17
 261.23
83.32 Acton Grange Jn
07/02
 07/05  
21/25½
21/12
 255.40
85.19 Warrington Bank Quay
07.04a ~ 07.07d
 07.07½a ~ 07.09½d  
21.19a ~ 21.21d
21.07a ~ 21.09d
 253.53
86.28 Dallam Jn
07/11
 07/10½  
21/17½
21/05
 252.44
88.55 Winwick Jn
07/13
 07/14  
21/15½
21/02½
 250.17
95.50 Springs Branch Jn
07/18
 07/20  
21/10
20/57½
 243.22
96.65 Wigan South Jn
07/19
 07/20½  
21/09½
20/57
 242.07
96.79 Wigan North Western
07/20
 07/21  
21/09
20/56½
 241.73
104.50 Balshaw Lane
07/27
 07/29  
21/02
20/48
 234.22
106.53 Euxton Jn
07/31
 07/32  
21/00
20/46
 232.19
112.09 Preston
07.36a ~ 07.43d [P3]
 07.38½a ~ 07.43½d [P3]  
20.35a ~ 20.51d [P3]
20.33½a ~ 20.37½d [P4]
 226.63
133.07 Lancaster
08/02
 08.07 ~ 08.11 [DM]  
20/16
20/16½
 205.63
134.79 Morecambe South Jn
08/04
 08/14  
20/14½
20/14½
 203.73
139.15 Carnforth North Jn
08/07
 08/18  
20/11½
20/10
 199.57
152.15 Oxenholme Lake District
08/19
 08/28  
20/00½
20/00
 186.57
165.28 Tebay

08/34

 08/41  

19/51

 19/48 173.44
184.27 Penrith North Lakes
08/51
 08/57½  
19/33
19/31
 154.45

 

M.C
Location
Booked
Actual
200.66 Carlisle Upperby Bridge Jn
09/07
 09/12
201.23 Carlisle Upperby Jn
09/11
 09.13½ ~ 09.15
201.60 Carlisle London Road Jn
09/15
 09/22
201.79 Petterill Bridge Jn
09/16
 09/24
205.51 Corby Gates SB
09/20
 09/31½
211.15 Brampton Fell Jn
09/26
 09/39
215.01 Low Row SB
09/31
 09/44
224.08 Haltwhistle
09/42
 09/55
232.73 Haydon Bridge
09/52
 10/05
240.39 Hexham
10/00
 10/14
250.60 Prudhoe
10/10
 10/34
252.70 Wylam
10/13
 10/37
257.22 Blaydon
10/18
 10/42
259.16 Metro Centre
10/22
 10/44
260.58 Norwood Jcn
10/25
 10/47½
262.01 King Edward Bridge South Jn
10/28
 10/50½
262.55 Newcastle
10.31a ~ 10.48d [P2]
 10.53a ~ 10.56½d [P2]
264.40 Heaton South Jcn
10/53
 11/02
279.25 Morpeth
11/08
 11/14
297.44 Alnmouth
11/26
 11/28½
314.20 Belford L.C.
11/39
 11/43
315.16 Crag Mill Loop
11.42a ~ 11.49d
 11.46a ~ 11.49d
329.55 Berwick-upon-Tweed
12/06
 12/03½
332.42 Reston Signal EG403
(Regional Boundary)
12/09
 12/06
339.77 Reston
12/16
 12/13
345.77 Granthouse
12/22
 12/18
358.06 Dunbar
12/31
 12/26½
369.31 Drem
12/44
 12/34½
380.76 Monktonhall Jn
12/53
 12/47½
383.52 Portobello Jn
12/58
 12/56½

387.11
0.00

Edinburgh
[P9W] 13.06a  ~ 16.26d [P8W]
 [P9W] 13.03a  ~ 16.26d [P9W]

0.32

 Princess St. Gardens.
16/27
 16/27
1.19 Haymarket
16/29
 16/30
2.31 Haymarket West Jn
16/30½
 16/31
8.42 Newbridge Jn
16/36½
 16/37
12.47 Winchburgh Jn
16/40
 16/40
17.44 Linlithgow
16/44
 16/44
22.41 Polmont Jn
16/48½
 16/49
25.12 Grangemouth Jn
16/52
 16/52
27.17 Carmuirs East Jn
16/55
 16/57
27.60 Carmuirs West Jn
16/57
 16/59
30.01 Greenhill Lower Jn
16/59
 17/04
35.38 Cumbernauld
17/05
 17/14
39.51 Garnqueen North Jn
17/10
 17/20
40.72 Gartsherrie South Jn
17/12
 17/22
41.74 Coatbridge Central
17.15a ~ 17.29d
 17/24
42.70 Whifflet South Jn
17/33
 17/25½
44.55 Mossend
17/36
 17/29
45.18 Mossend North Jn
17/37
 17/32
45.48 Mossend South Jn

17/38

 17/33
47.18 Motherwell
17/41
 17/37
52.47 Law Jn 17/47 17/44
60.48 Lanark Jn 17/55 17/53½
63.03 Carstairs 17/57 17/56
63.43 Carstairs South Jn 17/57½ 17/56½
78.66 Abington 18.11a ~ 18.19d 18/06
86.72 Beattock Summit 18/29½ 18/14
97.16 Beattock 18/37 18/21
110.70 Lockerbie 18/47 18/30
124.26 Kirkpatrick Signal MC.862
(Regional Boundary)		 18/58 18/39
127.79 Gretna Jn 19/01 18/42
136.56 Carlisle

19.10a ~ 19.12d [P3]

18.51a ~ 19.10d [P4]

Timings continue in first table.

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