24th June 2013

Compass Tours
The Oban & Lorn Highlander

Locos Used 37602 & 37607
Stock Used load 12

Route :
1Z33 : Crewe to Oban
1Z34 : Oban to Crewe

Locos Route
37607 + 37602 Crewe - (via WCML) - Motherwell - Mossend South Jn - Mossend North Jn - Whifflet South Jn - Whifflet North Jn - Langloan Jn - Carmyle - Rutherglen - Glasgow Central (Low Level) - Finnieston East Jn - Hyndland East Jn - Anniesland - Westerton - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Craigendoran Jn - Helensburgh Upper - Garelochhead - Arrochar & Tarbet - Ardlui - Crianlarich - Tyndrum Lower - Taynuilt - Oban
37602 + 37607 Oban - (reverse of outward route) - Dalmuir - Clydebank - Yoker - Hyndland East Jn - Finnieston West Jn - Glasgow Central (Low Level) - Rutherglen - Uddingston - Mossend West Jn - Mossend South Jn - Motherwell - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Source : Terry Hussey

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Tom Cairns)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 04.11d 04.11   00.55a 01.06
Crewe Coal Yard 04/13 04/12   00/53 01/04
Winsford 04/21 04/28   00/43 00/57
Hartford Jn 04/25 04/33   00/39 00/54
Acton Bridge 04/27 04/35   00/37 00/52
Weaver Jn 04/30 04/36   00/35 00/51
Acton Grange Jn 04/33 04/41   00/30 00/46
Warrington Bank Quay 04/34 04/43   00/28 00/45
Dallam Jn 04/35 ?   00/27 ?
Winwick Jn 04/37 04/45   00/25 00/42
Springs Branch Jn 04/43 04/52   00/18½ 00/37
Wigan South Jn 04/44 ?   00/18 ?
Wigan North Western 04/44½ 04/53   00/17 00/36
Balshaw lane Jn 04/51 05/00   00/11 00/27
Euxton Jn 04/53 05/02   00/09 00/25
Farington Curve Jn 04/57 05/05   00/05 00/18
Preston 05/00 05/06   00/02 00/14
Garstang & Catterall 05/09 05/15   23/52 00/05
Lancaster 05/19 05/23 [DM]   23/43 23/55
Morecambe South 05/20 05/25   23/42 23/53
Carnforth North Jn 05/25 05/28   23/39 23/51
Oxenholme Lake District 05.37a ~ 05.41d 05.39 ~ 05.41   23.23a ~ 23.27d 23.37 ~ 23.39
Tebay 05/57 05/55   23/11 23/27
Penrith North Lakes 06.17a ~ 06.21d 06.12 ~ 06.19   22.47a ~ 22.51d 22.54 ~ 22.58
Carlisle 06.40a ~ 06.44d 06.36 ~ 06.44 [P3]   22.20a ~ 22.24d 22.15 ~ 22.24 [P4]
Gretna Jn 06/54 06/54   22/10 21/49
Cove 06/58 ?   22/03 21/46
Lockerbie 07.12a ~ 07.16d 07.11 ~ 07.17   21.44a ~ 21.48d 21.32 ~ 21.35
Beattock 07/29 07/31   21/33 21/22
Beattock Summit 07/44 07/50   21/25 21/16
Abington 07/52 07/57   21/16 21/08
Carstairs South Jn 08/08 08/09   21/01 20/55
Carstairs 08.10a ~ 08.13d 08.10 ~ 08.13   20.56a ~ 21.00d 20.47 ~ 20.54
Lanark Jn 08/18 08/17   20/52 20/36
Carluke 08.24a ~ 08.27d 08.24 ~ 08.27   20.42a ~ 20.46d 20.27 ~ 20.29
Law Jn 08/30 08/29   20/38 20/24
Shieldmuir 08/33 ?   20/32 ?
Motherwell 08.36a ~ 08.40d 08.40 ~ 08.43   20.26a ~ 20.28d 20.12 ~ 20.16
Mossend South Jn 08/46 08/47   20/19 20/07
Mossend North Jn 08/47 08/47   - -
Whifflet South Jn 08/51 08/51   - -
Whifflet North Jn 08/52 ?   - -
Langloan Jn 08/54 08/54   - -
Carmyle 09/01 ?   - -
Mossend West Jn - -   20/16 20/06
Uddingston - -   20/10 19/57
Newton East Jn - -   20/07 ?
Newton West Jn - -   20/05 19/54
Rutherglen East Jn 09/04 09/04   20/03 19/51
Rutherglen 09/05 09/06   20/01 19/49
Glasgow Central LL 09/12 09/12   19/52 19/40
Finnieston East Jn 09/21 ?   - -
Hyndland West Jn - -   19/44 19/32
Hyndland East Jn 09/27 ?   19/39 ?
Anniesland 09/29 09/31   - -
Westerton 09/33 09/35   - -
Scotstounhill - -   19/25½ ?
Garscadden - -   19/25 19/25
Yoker - -   19/24 19/24
Clydebank - -   19/23 19/23
Dalmuir 09/42 09/42   19/21 19/20
Dumbarton Central 09/49 09/50   19/08 19/05
Dalreoch 09/50 09/51   19/06 19/04
Craigendoran Jn 10/00 09/59   18/55 18/54
Helensburgh Upper 10.05a ~ 10.08d ?   18.47a ~ 18.49d ?
Garelochhead 10.20a ~ 10.31d 10.20 ~ 10.31   18.33a ~ 18.35d 18.33 ~ 18.35
Glen Douglas 10/48 ?   18/21 ?
Arrochar & Tarbet 10.57a ~ 10.59d ?   18.04a ~ 18.06d ?
Ardlui 11/13 ?   17/49 ?
Crianlarich 11.38a ~ 12.04d 11.38 ~ 12.04   17.27a ~ 17.30d 17.29 ~ 17.32
Tyndrum Lower 12.13a ~ 12.15d ?   17.15a ~ 17.17d ?
Dalmally 12.33a ~ 12.35d ?   16.52a ~ 16.54d ?
Taynuilt 12.52a ~ 13.19d 12.52 ~ 13.19   16.32a ~ 16.34d 16.32 ~ 16.34
Connel Ferry 13/32 ?   16/22 ?
Oban 13.46a 13.46   16.05d 16.05


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