19th May 2012

Retro Railtours
The Glasgow Avoider / A Stirling Effort

Locos Used 37604 & 37606
Stock Used Riviera Trains rake

Route :
1Z66 : Crewe to Stirling
1Z67 : Stirling to Crewe

Locos Route
37604 + 37606 Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Stockport - Heaton Norris Jn - Reddish South - Denton Jn - Guide Bridge - Stalybridge - Marsden - Huddersfield - Brighouse - Hebden Bridge - Copy Pit - Blackburn - Lostock Hall Jn - Farington Curve Jn - Preston - Carnforth - Carstairs - Motherwell - Mossend North Jn - Coatbridge Central - Cumbernauld - Greenhill Lower Jn - Larbert - Stirling
37604 + 37606 Stirling - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) Originally advertised to Glasgow with the tour name 'Retro Glaswegian Growler' but was revised to Stirling as Network Rail advised there were no platforms available at Glasgow Central to accommodate the tour. A stop was made at Motherwell for those passengers who still wished to visit Glasgow. The departure from Stirling was delayed due to the loco run-round.

Source : James Palmer (Retro Railtours)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from James Palmer)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 05.28d 05.26   23.59a 00.02
Sandbach 05/35 05/31   23/51 23/54
Wilmslow 05/47 05/41   23/35 23/33
Stockport 05.55a ~ 05.57d 05.49 ~ 05.56   23.22a ~ 23.25d 23.21 ~ 23.24
Heaton Norris Jn 05/59 05/59   23/20 23/19
Reddish South 06.04a ~ 06.06d ??.?? ~ ??.??   23.12a ~ 23.14d ??.?? ~ ??.??
Guide Bridge 06/14 06/12   23/01 23/02
Stalybridge 06.20a ~ 06.22d 06.17 ~ 06.24   22.53a ~ 22.55d 22.53 ~ 22.57
Marsden 06/37 06/37   22/39 22/41
Huddersfield 06.46a ~ 06.51d 06.44 ~ 06.51   22.18a ~ 22.21d 22.11 ~ 22.12
Hebden Bridge 07/18 07/14   21/43 21/39
Hall Royd Jn ? ?   21/38 21/35
Copy Pit 07/40 07/27   ? ?
Blackburn 08/09 07/52   21/00 21/03
Preston 08/29 08/10   20/44 20/47
Lancaster 09/13 08/28   20/24 20/21
Oxenholme Lake District 09/31 08/45   20/09 20/06
Tebay 09/45 09/09   20/00 19/57
Penrith North Lakes ??.?? ~ 10.02 ??.?? ~ 10.09   19/42 19/41
Carlisle 10/20 10/28   19.21 ~ 19.23 19.22 ~ 19.24
Lockerbie 10/47 10/48   18.46 ~ 18.54 18.42 ~ 18.50
Beattock 10/59 11/06   18/34 18/30
Abington ? ?   18.08 ~ 18.16 18.04 ~ 18.15
Carstairs 11/47 11/44   17/54 17/51
Motherwell 12.22a ~ 12.26d 12.24 ~ 12.27   17.25a ~ 17.29d 17.25 ~ 17.28
Coatbridge Central 12/38 12/40   17/06 17/11
Cumbernauld 12/54 12/54   16/54 17/03
Stirling 13.16a 13.15   16.32d 16.44


Associated E.C.S. Moves

5Z?? : 37604 + 37606 : Stirling to Gramgemouth
5Z?? : 37604 + 37606 : Gramgemouth to Stirling


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