17th - 20th October 2008

UK Railtours
Autumn Highlander

Locos Used 37401, 37417 'Richard Trevithick' & 90029 'The Institution of Civil Engineers'
Stock Used 2834+3097+3066+1671+3068+3069+3149+1692+3120+3119+17105

Route:
1Z90 : London Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z20 : Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
1Z21 : Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh
1Z22 : Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness
1Z23 : Inverness to Thurso
1Z24 : Thurso to Inverness
1Z25 : Inverness to London Kings Cross

Date Loco(s) Route
17/10 90029 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
17/10 37417+37401 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Ladybank - Perth - Pitlochry - Aviemore - Inverness
18/10 37417+37401 (1) Inverness - Welsh's Bridge Jn
18/10 37417+37401 Welsh's Bridge Jn - Kyle of Lochalsh
18/10 37401+37417 Kyle of Lochalsh - Welsh's Bridge Jn
18/10 37401+37417 (1) Welsh's Bridge Jn - Inverness
19/10 37417+37401 (1) Inverness - Welsh's Bridge Jn
19/10 37417+37401 Welsh's Bridge Jn - Georgemas Junction
19/10 37401 (2) Georgemas Junction - Wick
19/10 37417 (3) Wick - Georgemas Junction - Thurso
19/10 37401 (2) Thurso - Georgemas Junction
19/10 37401+37417 Georgemas Junction - Welsh's Bridge Jn
19/10 37401+37417 (1) Welsh's Bridge Jn - Inverness
20/10 37401+37417 Inverness - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley
20/10 90029 Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Locos propelling.
(2) 37417 on rear.
(3) 37401 on rear.


37417 & 37401 at Kyle of Lochalsh (photo: David Ross)

Source : David Ross (joined / left the train at Inverness)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Ross)

17/10/08 & 20/10/08

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Kings Cross 07.25d 07.25   20.13a 20.04
Finsbury Park 07/30 07/34   20/06 19/58
Stevenage 08.02a ~ 08.06d 08.06 ~ 08.10   19.42a ~ 19.46d 19.36 ~ 19.40
Peterborough 09.02a ~ 09.05d 09.01 ~ 09.05   18.52a ~ 18.54d 18.47 ~ 18.58
Grantham 09/29 09/24   18/24 18/25
Newark North Gate 09/38 09/33   18/15 18/16
Retford 09*56 ~ 10*05 09.45 ~ 09.47   18/02 08/03
Doncaster 10/23 10/21   17/46 17/47
Colton Jn 10/49 10/41   17/30 17/29
York 10.55a ~ 10.58d 10.46 ~ 10.58   17.08a ~ 17.25d 17.07 ~ 17.24
Thirsk ? ?   16/33 16/33
Northallerton ? ?   16/25 16/27
Darlington 11/30 11/34   16/16 16/18
Durham 11/56 11/58   15/59 16/01
Newcastle 12.18 ~ 12.20 12.11 ~ 12.11   15/46 15/48
Morpeth 12/37 12/25   15/26 15/35
Alnmouth 12/49 12/40   15/14 15/21
Berwick-upon-Tweed 13/15 13/00   14.50 ~ 14.52 ?
Dunbar 13/39 13/23   14/12 14/14
Drem DPL 13*50 ~ 13*57 ? -
Drem ? ?   14/06 14/05
Edinburgh Waverley 14L18a ~ 16L54d 14.16 ~ 16.56   13L09a ~ 13L43d 13.17 ~ 13.44
Haymarket 16/59 16/59   13/04 13/06
Inverkeithing 17/16 17/13   12/38 12/37
Kirkcaldy 17/34 17/30   12/20 12/18
Markinch 17/41 17/41   ? ?
Ladybank 17/48 17/47   12/02 12/02
Perth 18*15a ~ 19*10d 18.14 ~ 19.09   11*26a ~ 11*28d 10.58 ~ 11.24
Dunkeld & Birnam 19/30 ?   11/02 ?
Pitlochry 19*44 ~ 19*49 19.43 ~ 19.46   10*48 ~ 10*50 10.24 ~ 10.26
Blair Atholl 20/01 ?   10*23 ~ 10*37 ?
Dalwhinnie 20/36 20/26   09/55 09/55
Kingussie 20*48 ~ 21*07 20.43 ~ 20.46   09*32 ~ 09*34 09.25 ~ 09.39
Aviemore 21*20 ~ 21*24 21.12 ~ 21.24   09/18 09/12
Inverness 22.10a 22.02   08.15d 08.15

18/10/08

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Inverness 07.20d 07.20   19.15a 19.08
Welsh's Bridge Jn 07.22 ~ 07.26 ??.?? ~ ??.??   19.07 ~ 19.12 ??.?? ~ ??.??
Muir of Ord 07*53 ~ 07*58 07.53 ~ 07.58   18*32 ~ 18*39 ??.?? ~ ??.??
Dingwall 08.07 ~ 08.09 08.09 ~ 08.11   18*15 ~ 18*22 18.15 ~ 18.22
Garve 08*39 ~ 09*02 08.40 ~ 09.02   17.46 ~ 17.48 ??.?? ~ ??.??
Achnasheen 09.30 ~ 09.32 09.30 ~ 09.32   17.13 ~ 17.15 17.13 ~ 17.15
Strathcarron 10.00a ~ 10.02d 10.00 ~ 10.02   16.41a ~ 16.43d 16.41 ~ 16.43
Kyle of Lochalsh 10.37a 10.57   15.55d 15.55

19/10/08

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Inverness 07.30d 07.30   21.38a 21.38
Welsh's Bridge Jn 07.32 ~ 07.42 ??.?? ~ ??.??   21.29 ~ 21.36 ??.?? ~ ??.??
Muir of Ord 08.06 ~ 08.08 ??.?? ~ ??.??   21.04 ~ 21.06 ??.?? ~ ??.??
Dingwall 08.18 ~ 08.20 08.12 ~ 08.14   20.53 ~ 20.56 20.55 ~ 20.57
Invergordon 08.36 ~ 08.38 08.31 ~ 08.34   20.36 ~ 20.38 20.38 ~ 20.40
Tain 08.55 ~ 08.57 08.50 ~ 08.52   20.18 ~ 20.20 20.18 ~ 20.21
Ardgay 09.14 ~ 09.16 ??.?? ~ ??.??   20.00 ~ 20.02 ??.?? ~ ??.??
Lairg 09.32 ~ 09.34 09.29 ~ 09.31   19*43 ~ 19*48 19.44 ~ 19.48
Dunrobin Castle 10.12a ~ 11.44d 10.03 ~ 11.41   ? ?
Brora 11.56 ~ 11.58 11.53 ~ 11.55   18.58 ~ 19.00 18.59 ~ 19.01
Helmsdale 12.14 ~ 12.16 12.11 ~ 12.12   18.41 ~ 18.43 18.41 ~ 18.43
Georgemas Junction 13.40 ~ 14.00 13.48 ~ 14.11   17.05 ~ 17.28 17.05 ~ 17.28
Wick 14.20a ~ 15.35d 14.32 ~ 15.47 -
Georgemas Junction 15.55 ~ 15.57 16.07 ~ 16.09 -
Thurso 16.12a 16.21   16.50d 16.50


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