Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)
30th - 31st May 2014
Compass Tours
The Forth & Tay Highlander
| Locos Used | 37419 'Carl Haviland 1954-2012' & 37423 'Spirit of the Lakes' |
| Stock Used | 17105+3364+3330+3390+3426+3397+1200+5955+6024+6158+5964+5965+6137 |
Route :
1Z51 : Crewe to Inverness
1Z52 : Inverness to Crewe
| Date(s) | Locos | Route |
| 30/05 | 37423 + 37419 | Crewe - (via WCML) - Carlisle |
| 30/05 | 37419 + 37423 | Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Hexham - MetroCentre - Norwood Jn - King Edward Bridge South Jn - Newcastle Central - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Kirkcady - Markinch - Ladybank - Hilton Jn - Perth - Dundee - Arbroath - Montrose - Stonehaven - Aberdeen - Dyce - Inverurie - Keith - Forres - Inverness |
| 30/05-31/05 | 37423 + 37419 | Inverness - Aviemore - Pitlochry - Perth - Hilton Jn - Gleneagles - Stirling - Larbert - Carmuirs East Jn - Falkirk Grahamston - Polmont - Winchburgh Jn - Haymarket - (reverse of outward route) - Carlisle |
| 31/05 | 37419 + 37423 | Carlisle - (via WCML) - Crewe |
Source : Nicholas Wason (on the train throughout)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| Crewe | 00.50d [P11] [SL] | 00.50½ | 03.59a [P11] | 04.00 | |
| Crewe North Jn | 01/51 | ? | 03/58 | ? | |
| Crewe Coal Yard | 00/52 [FL] | 00/55 | 03/57 [FL] | 03/55 | |
| Winsford | 00/59 [FL] | 01/08 | 03/48 [FL] | 03/47 | |
| Hartford | 01/02½ [FL] | 01/15 | 03/44½ | 03/43 | |
| Hartford Jn | 01/03 [FL] | 01/15½ | 03/44 | 03/42½ | |
| Acton Bridge | 01/04½ | 01/17 | 03/42 [FL] | 03/41 | |
| Weaver Jn | 01/07 [ML] | 01/19 | 03/40 [ML] | 03/38 | |
| Acton Grange Jn | 01/10 [ML] | 01/23 | 03/35½ | 03/34 | |
| Warrington Bank Quay | 01/12 [P3] [FL] | 01/25 | 03/34 [P2] [FL] | 03/33 | |
| Dallam Jn | 01/13 | ? | 03/33 | ? | |
| Winwick Jn | 01/15 [FL] | 01/27 | 03/31 [FL] | 03/30 | |
| Golborne Jn | 01/17 [FL] | 01/29 | 03/28 [ML] | 03/28 | |
| Bamfurlong Jn | 01/20 | ? | 03/25 | ? | |
| Springs Branch Jn | 01/21 [ML] | 01/33 | 03/24 [ML] | 03/24½ | |
| Wigan South Jn | 01/21½ | ? | 03/23½ | ? | |
| Wigan Station Jn | 01/22 | ? | 03/23 | ? | |
| Wigan North Western | 01/22 [P5] | 01/34 | 03/23 [P4] | 03/23½ | |
| Boars Head GF | 01/24 | ? | 03/21 | ? | |
| Balshaw Lane | 01/29 [FL] | 01/40 | 03/16 [FL] | 03/17 | |
| Euxton Balshaw Lane | 01/30 | ? | 03/15 | ? | |
| Euxton Jn | 01/31½ [FL] | 01/42 | 03/14 [FL] | 03/16 | |
| Leyland | 01/33 [P3] [FL] | 01/43 | 03/12½ [P4] [FL] | 03/14½ | |
| Farington Jn | 01/34 | 01/43½ | 03/11 | 03/13 | |
| Farington Curve Jn | 01/35 [FL] | 01/45 | 03/10 [FL] | 03/12 | |
| Skew Bridge | 01/36½ | ? | 03/09 | ? | |
| Ribble Jn | 01/38½ [FL] | ? | 03/07½ [SL] | ? | |
| Preston South Jn | 01/39 | ? | 03/07 | ? | |
| Preston | 01.40a ~ 01.44d [P3] [FL] | 01.47½ ~ 01.50½ | 03.03a ~ 03.06d [P3] [FL] | 03.06½ ~ 03.09 | |
| Fylde Jn | 01/45 | ? | 03/02 | ? | |
| Barton & Broughton PL | 01/49 | ? | 02/57½ | ? | |
| Garstang & Catteral | 01/54 | 02/00 | 02/51½ | 05/55 | |
| Bay Horse | 01/59 | ? | 02/46½ | ? | |
| Oubeck GL | 02/01½ | ? | 02/44 | ? | |
| Lancaster | 02/04 [P3] [ML] | 02/10 | 02/41½ [UFL] [DM] [M] | 02/47 | |
| Morecambe South Jn | 02/05½ | 02/10 | 02/40 | 02/45 | |
| Hest Bank | 02/06½ | ? | 02/39 | ? | |
| Carnforth North Jn | 02/08½ [ML] | 02/13½ | 02/37 | 02/41 | |
| Milnthorpe | 02/14½ | ? | 02/31½ | ? | |
| Oxenholme Lake District | 02/19 [P2] | 02/24 | 02/27 [P1] | 02/31 | |
| Lambrigg | 02/24½ | ? | 02/22½ | ? | |
| Grayrigg | 02/27 | ? | 02/21 | ? | |
| Lowgill | 02/28½ | ? | 02/19½ | ? | |
| Tebay | 02/33 | 02/41½ | 02/16 | 02/21 | |
| Shap Summit | 02/38½ | ? | 02/10½ | ? | |
| Hardendale Quarry | 02/39½ | ? | 02/09½ | ? | |
| Shap Harrisons Sidings Loop | 02/42 | ? | 02/07 | ? | |
| Clifton & Lowther | 02/47 | ? | 02/02 | ? | |
| Penrith South Jn | 02/50 | ? | 01/59 | ? | |
| Penrith North Lakes | 02/51 [P2] | 03/00 | 01/58 [P1] | 02/05 | |
| Long Ashes | 02/55½ | ? | 01/53 | ? | |
| Southwaite | 03/01 | ? | 01/46½ | ? | |
| Upperby Jn | 03/06½ | ? | 01/39½ | ? | |
| Carlisle | 03.08a ~ 03.38d [P4] | 03.17 ~ 03.49 | 01.13a ~ 01.38d [P4] | 01.18 ~ 01.46 | |
| London Road Jn | 03/40 | ? | 01/10 | ? | |
| Petteril Bridge Jn | 03/41 | 03/52 | 01/09 | 01/13 | |
| Wetheral | 03/46½ | ? | 01/02½ | ? | |
| Corby Gates SB | 03/47 | ? | 01/02 | ? | |
| How Mill | 03/50 | ? | 00/59 | ? | |
| Brampton Fell SB | 03/53 | ? | 00/56 | ? | |
| Brampton | 03/54 | ? | 00/55 | ? | |
| Low Row SB | 03/58 | 04/10 | 00/51 | 00/58 | |
| Haltwhistle | 04/09 | 04/20 | 00/40 | 00/48 | |
| Bardon Mill | 04/14½ | ? | 00/35 | ? | |
| Haydon Bridge | 04/19 | ? | 00/31 | ? | |
| Fourstones | 04/23 | ? | 00/27½ | ? | |
| Hexham | 04/27 [P1] | 04/37 | 00/24 [P2] | 00/27 | |
| Corbridge | 04/30½ | ? | 00/20½ | ? | |
| Riding Mill | 04/33 | ? | 00/18 | ? | |
| Stocksfield | 04/35 | ? | 00/16 | ? | |
| Prudhoe | 04/38 | 04/47 | 00/13 | 00/17 | |
| Wylam | 04/41 | ? | 00/10 | ? | |
| Blaydon | 04/46 | ? | 00/05 | ? | |
| Swalwell Jn | 04/48 | ? | 00/03 | ? | |
| Metrocentre | 04/49 [P1] | 04/57 | 00/02 [P2] | 00/06½ | |
| Dunston | 04/51½ | ? | 23/59½ | ? | |
| Norwood Jn | 04/52 | ? | 23/59 | ? | |
| King Edward Bridge South Jn | 04/55 | 05/02 | 23/56½ | 00/00 | |
| King Edward Bridge North Jn | 04/55½ | ? | 23/56 | ? | |
| Newcastle | 04.58a ~ 05.43d [P2] | 05.05 ~ 05.43 | 23.51a ~ 23.54d [P2] | 23.50 ~ 23.58 | |
| Manors | 05/45 | ? | 23/49½ | ? | |
| Heaton South Jn | 05/47 | 05/46 | 23/48 | 23/46 | |
| Heaton North Jn | 05/48 | ? | 23/47 | ? | |
| Cramlington | 05.56a ~ 05.58d | 05.53½ ~ 05.57 | 23.35a ~ 23.38d | 23.31 ~ 23.31½ | |
| Morpeth | 06.07 ~ 06.10 [P2] [ML] | 06/05 | 23.23a ~ 23.26d [P1] [ML] | 23.18 ~ 23.23 | |
| Morpeth North Jn | 06/11½ | ? | 23/21½ | ? | |
| Pegswood | 06/12½ | ? | 23/20½ | ? | |
| Butterwell Jn | 06/14½ | ? | 23/18½ | ? | |
| Widdrington | 06/16½ | ? | 23/16 | ? | |
| Chevington Loop | 06/19 | ? | 23/13½ | ? | |
| Acklington | 06/21 | ? | 23/11 | ? | |
| Wooden Gate Jn | 06/25½ | ? | 23/06 | ? | |
| Alnmouth | 06.27a ~ 06.29d [P2] | 06.26 ~ 06.26 | 23.01a ~ 23.04d [P1] | 22.56½ ~ 22.57½ | |
| Chathill | 06/40 | 06/40½ | 22/51 | 22/46 | |
| Belford LC | 06/45 [ML] | 06/44 | 22/46 [ML] | 22/42½ | |
| Tweedmouth SB | 06/58½ | ? | 22/33½ | ? | |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 07.00a ~ 07.07d [P2] | 06.57 ~ 07.07 | 22.29a ~ 22.32d [P1] | 22.25 ~ 22.29½ | |
| Reston Signal EG403 | 07/13 | 07/12 | 22/23 | ? | |
| Reston Signal EG402 | 07/13 | 07/12 | 22/23 | 22/21 | |
| Burnmouth | 07/15 | ? | 22/21 | ? | |
| Reston | 07/19 | ? | 22/17½ | ? | |
| Grantshouse DPL | 07.27 ~ 07.35 | 07.24 ~ 07.33 | 22.01 ~ 22.08 | 22.01 ~ 22.08 | |
| Oxwellmains Crossover | 07/46 | ? | 21/50 | ? | |
| Dunbar | 07.52a ~ 07.54d | 07.46½ ~ 07.54½ | 21.43a ~ 21.45d | 21.44 ~ 21.48 | |
| Stenson GSP | 07/59½ | ? | 21/37½ | ? | |
| Drem | 08.07a ~ 08.10d | 08.08 ~ 08.11 | 21.27a ~ 21.29d | 21.29 ~ 21.32 | |
| Longniddry | 08.17a ~ 08.19d | ? | 21.18a ~ 21.20d | ? | |
| Blindwells Opencast | 08/24 | ? | 21.06a ~ 21.12d | ? | |
| Prestonpans | 08/25 | ? | 21/04 | ? | |
| Wallyford | 08/27 | ? | 21/01½ | ? | |
| Monktonhall Jn | 08/29 | 08/25½ | 20/59 | 21/02 | |
| Musselburgh | 08.30a ~ 08.32d | ? | 20.56a ~ 20.58d | ? | |
| Joppa Straight | 08/34 | ? | 20/54½ | ? | |
| Portobello Jn | 08/34 [ML] | 08/35 | 20/54½ | 20/55 | |
| Craigentinny Jn | 08/36½ | ? | 20/53 | ? | |
| Abbeyhill Jn | 08/37½ [NL] | ? | 20/52 | ? | |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 08.39a ~ 08.42d [P2] [Z] [NL] | 08.43 ~ 08.49 | 20.41a ~ 20.50d [P2] [N] [Z] | 20.41 ~ 20.50 | |
| Princes Street Gardens | 08/43 [DN] | 08/50½ | 20/39 [Z] | ? | |
| Haymarket | 08/47½ [P2] | 08/52½ | 20/36 [P1] [N] | 20/36 | |
| Haymarket East Jn | 08/48 | ? | 20/36 | ? | |
| Haymarket Central Jn | 08/49 | ? | 20/35 [UN] | ? | |
| Haymarket West Jn | 08/50½ [N] [DN] | 08/53½ [SL] | 20/33½ | 20/32 |
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| South Gyle | 08/53 | 08/57 |
| Dalmeny Jn | 08/58½ | 08/59 |
| Dalmeny | 08/59½ | ? |
| North Queensferry | 09/03½ | ? |
| Inverkeithing | 09/07½ [P2] | 09/09 |
| Inverkeithing East Jn | 09/08½ | ? |
| Dalgety Bay | 09/10 [P2] | 09/12 |
| Aberdour | 09/15 | 09/17 |
| Burntisland | 09/19½ [P2] | 09/21 |
| Kinghorn | 09/24 | 09/27 |
| Kirkcaldy | 09/29½ [P2] | 09/31 |
| Thornton South Jn | 09/34 | 09/36 |
| Thornton North Jn | 09/35 | ? |
| Markinch | 09/38 | 09/40½ |
| Ladybank | 09/45 [P2] | 09/46 |
| Ladybank Branch Loop | 09/55½ | ? |
| Newburgh | 09/56 | 09/55 |
| Hilton Jn | 10/09 | ? |
| Perth | 10.19a ~ 10.23d [P2] | 10.23 ~ 10.25 |
| Barnhill | 10/28 | 10/32 |
| Errol | 10/40 | 10/41 |
| Invergowrie | 10/47 | ? |
| Dundee Central Jn | 10/50 | ? |
| Dundee | 10/51 [DTL] | 10/51 |
| Camperdown Jn | 10/54 | ? |
| Broughty Ferry | 10/57½ | ? |
| Balmossie | 10/59 | ? |
| Monifieth | 11/00 | ? |
| Barry Links | 11/03½ | ? |
| Golf Street | 11/04½ | ? |
| Carnoustie | 11/05 | 11/03 |
| Arbroath | 11/11 [P2] | 11/10 |
| Inverkeilor | 11/19 | ? |
| Usan | 11/25 | 11/23 |
| Montrose South | 11/27½ | ? |
| Montrose | 11/28 [P2] | 11/25 |
| Craigo | 11/34 | ? |
| Laurencekirk | 11/40 | 11/35 |
| Carmont | 11/47 | 11/43 |
| Stonehaven | 11/52 | 11/47 |
| Newtonhill | 11/58 | ? |
| Portlethen | 12/00½ | ? |
| Craiginches South | 12/08 | ? |
| Aberdeen Ferryhill Jn | 12/11 | ? |
| Aberdeen | 12.13a ~ 12.20d [P7] | 12.09 ~ 12.16 |
| Scatter Burns Ibs | 12/26 | ? |
| Dyce | 12/31 | 12/24 |
| Inverurie | 12.42 ~ 12.48 [P1] | 13.04 ~ 13.074 |
| Insch | 12/59 | 13/20 |
| Kennethmont | 13/05 | 13/26 |
| Huntly | 13.14 ~ 13.30 [P1] | 13.34 ~ 13.35 |
| Keith Loop | 13.46 ~ 13.52 | 13.51 ~ 14.17 |
| Keith | 13/53 | ? |
| Elgin | 14/10 | 14/38 |
| Elgin SB | 14/11 | ? |
| Alves Jn | 14/16 | ? |
| Forres Loop | 14.22 ~ 14.24 | ? |
| Forres | 14/25 | ? |
| Nairn | 14.36 ~ 14.42 | 15.06 ~ 15.07 |
| Millburn Jn | 14/58 | ? |
| Welsh's Bridge | 14/59 | ? |
| Inverness | 15.00a ~ 16.37d [P2] | 15.23 ~ 16.59 |
| Welsh's Bridge | 16/38½ | ? |
| Millburn Jn | 16/39 [UH] | ? |
| Cradlehall | 16/41 | ? |
| Culloden | 16/51 | ? |
| Moy | 17/03 | ? |
| Tomatin | 17/08 | ? |
| Slochd | 17/14 | ? |
| Carrbridge | 17/20 [P1] | ? |
| Aviemore | 17/26 | 17/45 |
| Kincraig | 17.34 ~ 17.40 | ? |
| Kingussie | 17/46 [UDV] | 18/05 |
| Newtonmore | 17/49 | ? |
| Dalwhinnie | 17/59 | 18/23 |
| Dalnaspidal | 18/10 | ? |
| Dalnacardoch | 18/15 | ? |
| Blair Atholl | 18/23 | 18/46 |
| Pitlochry | 18/31½ | 18/53 |
| Dunkeld & Birnam | 18/43½ | 19/07 |
| Stanley | 18/53½ | 19/16 |
| Perth | 19.04a ~ 19.22d [P4] | 19.24 ~ 19.26 |
| Hilton Jn | 19/28 | ? |
| Auchterarder | 19/39 | ? |
| Gleneagles | 19/41 | ? |
| Blackford | 19/43 | 19/46 |
| Greenloaning | 19/46½ | ? |
| Dunblane | 19/51 | 19/54 |
| Bridge of Allan | 19/53½ | ? |
| Stirling | 19/57 [P3] | 19/59½ |
| Larbert | 20/06 | ? |
| Larbert Jn | 20/07 | 20/08 |
| Carmuirs East Jn | 20/08 | 20/09 |
| Camelon | 20/09 | ? |
| Falkirk Grahamston | 20/11½ | 20/11 |
| Grangemouth Jn | 20/12 | 20/11½ |
| Polmont Jn | 20/16½ | 20/14½ |
| Polmont | 20/17 | 20/14½ |
| Linlithgow | 20/21 [P1] | 20/19 |
| Winchburgh Jn | 20/25 | 20/22½ |
| Newbridge Jn | 20/28 | 20/26 |
| Edinburgh Park | 20/31½ | 20/29 |
Timings continue in first table.
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