7th June 2008

Compass Tours
The
Solway Highlander

Locos Used 47805 & 47839
Stock Used 35469+3386+3345+3325+3304+3344+3340+3244+1250+5952+5987+5997

Route:
1Z50 : Workington to Inverness
1Z51 : Inverness to Workington

Loco(s) Route
47805 (1)

Workington - Maryport - Aspatria - Wigton - Carlisle - Lockerbie - Carstairs - Motherwell - Mossend Yard - Cumbernauld - Stirling - Perth - Aviemore - Inverness

47839 + 47805 Inverness - (reverse of outward route) - Workington

Notes :
(1) Plus 47839 dead-in-tow.


47839 & 47805 wait to leave Inverness (photo: Compass Tours)

Sources : Robert Sturgess & Compass Tours

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robert Sturgess & Compass Tours)

Location

Booked

Actual

 

Booked

Actual

Workington

05.40d

06.00

 

23.02a

23.16

Maryport

05.49a ~ 05.51d

06.14 ~ 06.15

 

22.51a ~ 22.53d

23.04 ~ 23.06

Aspatria

06.03a ~ 06.05d

06.28 ~ 06.29

 

22.37a ~ 22.39d

22.48 ~ 22.49

Wigton

06.17a ~ 06.19d

06.42 ~ 06.45

 

22.20a ~ 22.25d

22.34 ~ 22.36

Currock Jn 06/35 06/58   22/05 22/17

Carlisle

06.40a ~ 06.43d

07.03 ~ 07.10

 

21.44a ~ 22.01d

22.09 ~ 22.14

Gretna Jn 06/53 07/20   21/35 21/59
Sig. 862 // 863 06/57 07/24   21/32 21/56

Lockerbie

07.11a ~ 07.14d

07.38 ~ 07.41

 

21.12a ~ 21.17d

21.42 ~ 21.45

Beattock 07/29 08/00   21/01 21/32
Beattock Summit 07/47 08/22   20/53 21/25
Abington ? ?   20/44 21/20
Carstairs South Jn 08/08 08/39   20/31½ 21/09

Carstairs

08/09

08/48

 

20/31

21/10

Lanark Jn 08/12 08/49   20/28 21/07
Law Jn 08/19 08/56   20/17 21/00

Motherwell

08.24a ~ 08.26d

09.08 ~ 09.09

 

20.07a ~ 20.10d

20.52 ~ 20.54

Mossend South Jn 08/30 09/14   20/03 20/48
Mossend North Jn 08/31 09/15   20/02 20/47
Whifflet South Jn 08/41 09/18   19/58 20/44

Coatbridge Central

08/43

09/20

 

19/56

20/43

Gartsherrie South Jn 08/45 09/21   19/54 20/41
Garnqueen North Jn 08/47 09/22   19/53 20/40
Cumbernauld 08/54 09/26   19/48 20/36
Greenhill Lower Jn 09/03 09/31   19/42 20/31
Carmuirs West Jn 09/05 09/34   19/39 20/28
Larbert 09.07 ~ 09.09 ?   ? ?

Stirling

09/16

09/46

 

19/27

20/15

Dunblane

09/28

09/56

 

19/21

20/09

Blackford

09/41

10/04

 

19/11 20/01

Perth

10.01a ~ 10.04d

10.30 ~ 10.31

 

18.39a ~ 18.50d

19.35 ~ 19.40

Stanley Jn 10/14 ?   18/28 ?
Dunkeld & Birnam 10/26 ?   18.07 ~ 18.17 ?

Pitlochry

10/38

11/05

 

17/36

19/00

Blair Atholl

10/49

11/25

 

17/27

18/50

Dalwhinnie

11/32

12/07

 

17/03 18/18

Kingussie

11.44 ~ 11.51

12/19

 

16/48 18/05

Aviemore

12.04a ~ 12.06d

12.35 ~ 12.40

 

16.25a ~ 16.35d

17.16 ~ 17.19

Inverness

12.51a

13.30

 

15.30d

16.24


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