7th May 2012

North East Railtours
(Newcastle to Oban)

Locos Used 37516 & 37676
Stock Used SRPS rake

Route :
1Z41 : Newcastle to Oban
1Z42 : Oban to Newcastle

Locos Route
37516 + 37676 Newcastle - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Linlithgow - Polmont - Falkirk High - Croy - Cowlairs East Jn - Maryhill - Westerton - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Craigendoran Jn - Crianlarich - Oban
37676 + 37516 Oban - (reverse of outward route) - Newcastle

Source : Michael Warrender (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Michael Warrender)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Newcastle 05.22d 05.22   23.20a 23.20
Cramlington 05.33a ~ 05.37d 05.36 ~ 05.39   23.03a ~ 23.07d 23.03 ~ 23.06
Morpeth 05.44a ~ 05.48d 05.47 ~ 05.49   22.51a ~ 22.55d 22.53 ~ 22.54
Alnmouth 06.04a ~ 06.08d 06.06 ~ 06.08   22.31a ~ 22.35d 22.31 ~ 22.33
Berwick-upon-Tweed 06.39a ~ 06.43d 06.37 ~ 06.43   21.59a ~ 22.03d 22.01 ~ 22.02
Dunbar 07/14 07/09   21/35 21/31
Edinburgh Waverley 07.45a ~ 07.48d 07.37 ~ 07.52   21/09 21.07 ~ 21.07
Linlithgow 08.09a ~ 08.11d 08.11 ~ 08.12   20.413a ~ 20.45d 20.43 ~ 20.44
Bo-ness Loop 08.16 ~ 08.24 08.19 ~ 08.23   ? ?
Falkirk High 08/32 ?   20/32 20/26
Cadder Loop 08.55 ~ 09.13 09.01 ~ 09.09   ? ?
Cowlairs East Jn 09/17 09/17   20/12 ?
Westerton 09/25 ?   20/02 20/00
Dalmuir 09/40 ?   19/50 19/52
Dumbarton Central 09/48 ?   19/41 ?
Craigendoran Jn 09/57 09/57   19/33 ?
Helensburgh Upper 10.03 ~ 10.06 10.01 ~ 10.03   19.27 ~ 19.30 19.32 ~ 19.33
Garelochhead 10.17 ~ 10.28 10.17 ~ 10.29   19.12 ~ 19.17 18.41 ~ 19.21
Arrochar & Tarbet 10.51 ~ 10.53 10.51 ~ 10.56   18.47 ~ 18.49 18/21
Ardlui 11.09 ~ 11.11 11/12   18.28 ~ 18.30 18/05
Crianlarich 11.31 ~ 11.36 11.31 ~ 11.33   18.07 ~ 18.13 17.45 ~ 17.47
Tyndrum Lower 11/44 11/43   17/50 17.34 ~ 17.36
Dalmally 12.01 ~ 12.03 12.02 ~ 12.03   17.25 ~ 17.27 17/15
Taynuilt 12.32 ~ 12.34 12.25 ~ 12.36   16.59 ~ 17.01 16.50 ~ 16.53
Connel Ferry 12/49 ?   16/42 ?
Oban 13.04a 13.01   16.20d 16.20


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