14th June 2008

Compass Tours
The Edinburgh Merseyman

Locos Used 37422, 47815 & 47843
Stock Used 3314+3345+1683+3325+3344+3244+1250+5952+5997+9507

Route:
1Z86 : Runcorn to Edinburgh
1Z87 : Edinburgh to Runcorn

Loco(s) Route
47843 (1) Runcorn - Liverpool South Parkway - Liverpool Lime Street
47815 (2) Liverpool Lime Street - Huyton - St Helens Central - Bryn - Wigan North Western - Farington Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Blackburn - Accrington - Copy Pit - Hall Royd Jn - Hebden Bridge - Milner Royd Jn - Greetland Jn - Mirfield - Dewsbury - Leeds
47815 (3) Leeds - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - Ribblehead - Kirkby Stephen - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle - Lockerbie - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford Jn (4) - Haymarket - (4) Edinburgh Waverley
47815 (2) Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Carlisle - Tebay - Lancaster - Preston - Farington Curve Jn - Farington Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street
37422 (3)(1) Liverpool Lime Street - (reverse of outward route) - Runcorn

Notes :
(1) 47815 on rear.
(2) 47843 on rear.
(3) plus 47843 dead-in-tow.
(4) Booked via Craiglockhart Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Portobello Jn, but re-directed via Haymarket due to late running.

Source : Robert Sturgess (joined / left the train at Liverpool South Parkway)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robert Sturgess)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Runcorn 05.22d ?   22.56a ?
Ditton East Jn 05/26 ?   22/52 ?
Liverpool South Parkway 05.34a ~ 05.37d 05.34 ~ 05.37   22.42a ~ 22.45d 23.10 ~ 23.12
Mossley Hill 05.41a ~ 05.44d 05.41 ~ 05.44   22.35a ~ 22.38d 23.03 ~ 23.06
Wavertree Jn 05/47 ?   22/33 ?
Edge Hill SB 05/49 05/52   22/31 ?
Edge Hill 05/50 05/52½   22/30 22/58
Liverpool Lime Street 05.54a ~ 06.13d 05.56 ~ 06.13   22.16a ~ 22.26d 22.40 ~ 22.53
Edge Hill 06/17½ 06/18   22/12 22/34
Edge Hill SB 06/18 ?   22/11 ?
Bootle Branch Jn 06/19 ?   22/10 ?
Huyton 06.26a ~ 06.29d 06.26 ~ 06.29   22.02a ~ 22.05d 22.23 ~ 22.25
St. Helens Central 06.42a ~ 06.45d 06.43 ~ 06.48   21.49a ~ 21.52d 22.05 ~ 22.10
Garswood 06.53a ~ 06.56d 06.56 ~ 06.58   21.38a ~ 21.41d 21.55 ~ 21.58
Springs Branch Jn 07/05 ?   21/32 ?
Wigan South Jn 07/06 07/05   21/31 21/46
Wigan North Western 07.07a ~ 07.10d 07.07 ~ 07.11   21.27a ~ 21.29d 21.44 ~ 21.45
Balshaw Lane 07/20 ?   21/19 ?
Euxton Jn 07/23½ 07/24   21/17 ?
Farington Jn 07/28 07/32   ? ?
Lostock Hall Jn 07/32 07/37  
Blackburn 07/43 07/50  
Accrington 07/50 07/59  
Gannow Jn 07/58 ?  
Copy Pit 08/07 08/15  
Hall Royd Jn 08/16 ?  
Hebden Bridge 08/21 08/31  
Milner Royd Jn 0826 ?  
Greetland Jn 08/28 ?  
Bradley Wood Jn 08/34 ?  
Heaton Lodge East Jn 08/36 ?  
Mirfield East Jn 08/40 ?  
Dewsbury 08/44 09/00  
Morley 08/48 ?  
Whitehall Jn 08/55 ?  
Leeds West Jn 08/55½ ?  
Leeds 08.57a ~ 09.07d 09.10 ~ 09.44  
Leeds West Jn 09/08 ?  
Armley Jn 09/09½ ?  
Kirkstall Down Loop 09*11½ ~ 09*18 ?  
Apperley Jn 09/22 ?  
Dockfield Jn 09/30 ?  
Shipley 09/31 ?  
Keighley 09/38 10/16  
Skipton 09/52 ?  
Hellifield 10/03½ ?  
Settle Jn 10/13 ?  
Ribblehead 10/29 11/19  
Blea Moor 10/31½ ?  
Garsdale 10/44 ?  
Kirkby Stephen 10/55 ?  
Appleby 11/07 ?  
Kirkby Thore SB 11/13 ?  
Culgaith SB LC 11/22 ?  
Low House Crossing SB 11/37 ?  
Petteril Bridge Jn 11/49 ?  
London Road Jn 11/55 ?  
Farington Curve Jn   ? ?
Preston   21/11 21/25
Lancaster   20/53½ 21/08
Morecambe South Jn   20/52 21/06
Carnforth North Jn   20/49 21/04
Oxenholme : Lake District   20/40 20/50
Tebay   20/30½ ?
Penrith North Lakes   20/13 20/29
Carlisle 11c58 ~ 12c00 12.36 ~ 12.43   19c50 ~ 19c52 20.04 ~ 20.06
Gretna Jn 12/09 ?   19/41 ?
Kirkpatrick Sig. MC.863/862 12/13 ?   19/38 ?
Lockerbie 12/25 13/06   19/26½ 19/45
Beattock 12/36 ?   19/16½ ?
Beattock Summit 12/54 ?   19/09 ?
Abington 13/01 ?   18/56 ?
Carstairs South Jn 13/15 13/58   18/32 18/35
Carstairs East Jn 13/17½ 14/00   18/30 18/31
Auchengray 13/23 ?   18/26 ?
Torphin 13/28 ?   18/21 ?
Midcalder Jn 13/33 ?   18/16 ?
Slateford Jn 13/41 14/15   18/03 18/03
Craiglockhart Jn 13/44 DIV  
Niddrie West Jn 13/54 DIV  
Portobello Jn 13/58 DIV  
Craigentinny Jn 14/02 DIV  
Abbeyhill Jn 14/04 DIV  
Haymarket DIV ?   18/00 18/01
Princes Street Gardens DIV ?   17/58 ?
Edinburgh Waverley 14.06a 14.35   17.56d 17.56


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