16th - 18th May 2008

Railtourer
West Highland Weekend

Locos Used 33025, 47760, 47826, 47851 & steam: 62005
Stock Used [1] : load 3
[2] : 35459+5044+5035+1882+3143+548+586+348+506+350+3117
[3] : 35459+5044+5035+1882+3143+548+586+348+506+350+3117+????? (4)
[4] : 5035+1882+3143+548+586+348+506+350+3117
[5] : 35459+5044

Route:
1Z66 : Scarborough to York
1Z62 : Peterborough to Fort William
1Z61 : Fort William to Mallaig
1Z62 : Mallaig to Fort William
1Z63 : Fort William to Peterborough
1Z68 : York to Scarborough

Portions:

Date
Loco
 Stock Route
16/05
33025
 [1] Scarborough - Malton - York

 

Date
Loco(s)
 Stock Route
16/05
47760 (1)
 [2] Peterborough - Grantham - Doncaster - York

Combined Train:

Date
Loco(s)
 Stock Route
16/05
47760 (1)
 [2] York - Durham - Newcastle - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Edinburgh Waverley - Westerton - Crianlarich - Rannoch - Fort William
17/05
62005
 [3] Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig
17/05
62005
 [3] Mallaig - (reverse of outward route) - Fort William
18/05
 47826 (2) [2] Fort William - (reverse of outward route) - Westerton - Anniesland - Partick - Glasgow Central Low Level - Motherwell - Lockerbie - Carlisle - ? (3)
18/05
47760 (1)
 [2] ? - Carlisle station
18/05
47851 (2)
 [2] Carlisle - Haltwhistle - Hexham - MetroCentre - Norwood Jn - Low Fell Jn - Birtley Jn - Durham - (reverse of outward route) - York

Portions:

Date
Loco
 Stock Route
18/05
47851
 [4] York - (reverse of outward route) - Peterborough

 

Date
Loco
 Stock Route
18/05
47760
 [5] York - (reverse of outward route) - Scarborough

Notes :
(1) 47826 on rear.
(2) 47760 on rear.
(3) On the return 47826 failed spectacularly near Carlisle with a traction motor fire. 47760 hauled train back into Carlisle station. By pure chance 47851 and 47787 were at Carlisle on a previous days charter ECS working. The engine was removed and replaced in less than an hour which was fairly impressive by today's standard.
(4) Plus 62005 support coach (identity required).

Sources : Steve Leader & Chris Godby

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Steve Leader & Chris Godby)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Scarborough 07.16d 07.16   22.01a 22.53
Seamer 07.22a ~ 07.24d ?   ? ?
Malton 07.44a ~ 07.46d 07.42 ~ 07.46   21.33a ~ 21.35d 22.27 ~ 22.28
Scarborough Bridge 08/14 ?   ? ?
York 08.16a 08.11   21.06d 22.02

 

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Peterborough 05.50d 05.53   23.15a 00.01
Grantham 06.23a ~ 06.25d 06.29 ~ ??.??   22.47a ~ 22.49d 23.33 ~ 23.36
Newark Northgate 06.41a ~ 06.43d 06.46 ~ 06.49   22.29a ~ 22.31d 23.17 ~ 23.19
Retford 07.07a ~ 07.09d 07.07 ~ 07.10   22.01a ~ 22.07d 22.57 ~ 23.00
Doncaster 07.24a ~ 07.26d 07.28 ~ 07.35   21.41a ~ 21.43d 22.36 ~ 22.41
Colton Jn 07/58 ?   21/19 ?
York 08.04a ~ 08.37d 08.02 ~ 08.40   20.48a ~ 21.12d 21.54 ~ 22.05
Skelton Jn 08/40 ?   20/45 ?
Tollerton 08/49 ?   20/38 ?
Thirsk 09/01 ?   20/29 ?
Longlands Jn 09/10 ?   ? ?
Northallerton 09/12 ?   20/23 ?
Darlington 09/26 ?   20/13 ?
Ferryhill South Jn 09/36 ?   20/02 ?
Tursdale Jn 09*41 ~ 09*52 ?   20/00 ?
Durham 09/59 ?   19/54 ?
Birtley Jn 10/08 ?   19/46 ?
Low Fell Jn ? ?   19/43 ?
King Edward Bridge South Jn 10/13 ?  
Newcastle 10/18 10/13  
Heaton South Jn 10/23 ?  
Morpeth 10/41 ?  
Wooden Gate Jn 10*56 ~ 11*04 ?  
Alnmouth 11/06 ?  
Belford L.C. 11/20 ?  
Crag Mill Loop 11*24 ~ 11*38 ?  
Berwick-upon-Tweed 11/52 ?  
Edinburgh Waverley 13/07 13/07  
Norwood Jn   19/38 ?
Gateshead MetroCentre   19/35 ?
Blaydon   19/33 ?
Wylam   19/28 ?
Prudhoe    19/25 ?
Hexham   19/09 20/24
Haydon Bridge   19/00 ?
Haltwhistle   18/50 ?
Brampton Fell   18/31 ?
Wetheral   18/22 ?
Petteril Bridge Jn   18/15 ?
Carlisle   18.10 ~ 18.12 18.33 ~ 19L35
Lockerbie   17/46 18/12
Motherwell   16/50 17/03
Glasgow Central Low Level   16/29 16/45
Westerton 14/33 14/35   16/11 16/34
Crianlarich 16*21 ~ 16*31 16.35 ~ 16.40   14.10 ~ 14.12 14.43 ~ 14.45
Rannoch 17.28 ~ 17.30 17.32 ~ 17.42   13.15 ~ 13.17 13.25 ~ 13.26
Fort William 18.47a 18.57   12.05d 12.10

 

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Fort William 10.20d 10.20   16.02a 15.56
Mallaig 12.26a 12.28   14.10d 14.10


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