27th September 2014

Railway Touring Company
The Scottish Lowlander

Locos Used 47245 & steam: 45699 'Galatea', 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' & 60009 'Union of South Africa'
Stock Used (2) (99041) (35486) (80217) +99121+99122+99712+99125+99127+99348+1860+4984+4973+99304+13320

Route : 1Z75 throughout

Loco(s) Route
46233 (4) Crewe - (via WCML) - Carnforth U&DGL
46233 Carnforth U&DGL - (via WCML) - Carlisle
60009 Carlisle - (via WCML) - Carstairs - Motherwell - Mossend South Jn - Mossend West Jn -  Bellshill - Uddingston Jn - Newton West Jn - Rutherglen East Jn - Larkfield Jn - Terminus Jn - Shields Jn - Paisley Gilmour Street - Dalry - Irvine - Troon - Falkland Jn - Annbank - Mauchline - Dumfries - Annan - Gretna Jn - Carlisle
46233 Carlisle - (via WCML) - Carnforth U&DGL
45699 Carnforth U&DGL - (via WCML) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) This tour celebrated the 50th anniversary of 'The Scottish Lowlander' railtour, which ran on 26/09/1964.
(2) 99041 was only in the consist when 46233 was on the train. 35486 was only in the consist when 60009 was on the train. 80217 was only in the consist when 45699 was on the train. 
(3) 46233 carried the original headcode 1X75.
(4) 47245 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 06.16d 06.17 [P11]   21.34a 21.39
Crewe Coal Yard 06/20 06/20   21/31 21/35
Winsford 06/30 06/30   21/23 21/27
Hartford Jn 06/35 06/35   21/18 21/22
Acton Bridge 06/37 06/37   21/16 21/20
Weaver Jn 06/40 06/39   21/14 21/18
Acton Grange Jn 06/46 06/45   21/08 21/13
Warrington Bank Quay 06/49 06/47   21/06 21/11 [P2]
Dallam Jn 06/50 ?   21/05 ?
Winwick Jn 06/55 06/50   21/03 21/08
Golborne Jn 06/57½ 06/53   21/01 21/06
Springs Branch Jn 07/02 06/58   20/57 21/02
Wigan North Western 07/04 07/00   20/55 21/01
Balshaw Lane 07/13 07/09   20/46 20/50
Euxton Jn 07/16 07/17   20/41 20/44
Farington Jn 07/19½ 07/22   20/37 20/40
Preston 07.24a ~ 07.27d 07.27 ~ 07.31 [P3]   20.28a ~ 20.32d 20.30 ~ 20.34
Garstang & Catterall 07/39 07/44   20/14 20/18
Lancaster 07/50 07/56   20/02 20/05 [UM]
Morecambe South Jn 07/52 07/57   20/00 20/02
Carnforth [U&DGL] 07L59a ~ 08L21d 08.05 ~ 08.23   19L17a ~ 19L53d 19.09 ~ 19.55
Carnforth North Jn 08/23 08/25   19/15 19/07
Oxenholme Lake District 08/39 08/46   19/00 18/47
Tebay 08/54 09/04   18/47 18/34
Shap Summit 09/00 ?   ? ?
Eden Valley [UGL] - -   18.04 ~ 18.25 [UGL] ? [UM]
Penrith North Lakes 09/14 09/27   17/58 18/14
Plumpton [UGL] - -   ? [UM] ? [UGL]
Carlisle 09L32a ~ 10L05d 09.46 ~ 10.21 [P3]   17L03 ~ 17L36d 16.59 ~ 17.38 [P3]

 

Location Booked Actual
Gretna Jn 10/17 10/32
Lockerbie 10/34 10/48
Beattock 10/46 10/59
Beattock Summit 11/01 11/17
Carstairs 11w27 ~ 12w07 11.57 ~ 12.44
Lanark Jn 12/13 12/48
Carluke 12/19 12/54
Law Jn 12/21 12/57
Motherwell 12/28 13/09
Mossend South Jn 12/33 13/13
Mossend West Jn 12/34 13/14
Bellshill 12.36 ~ 12.48 13.16 ~ 13.17
Uddingston Jn 12/54 13/21
Newton East Jn 12/56 ?
Newton West Jn 12/58 13/24
Rutherglen East Jn 13/02 13/26
Larkfield Jn 13/06 13/29
Terminus Jn 13/08 ?
Shields Jn 13/14 13/32
Paisley Gilmour Street 13/21 13/39
Johnstone 13/25½ 13/43
Lochwinnoch 13/32 13/49
Dalry 13/40 13/55
Kilwinning 13/44 13/59
Irvine 13/48 14/02
Barassie Jn 13/54 14/07
Troon 13/56 ?
Prestwick Town 14/01 ?
Falkland Jn 14/04 ?
Falkland [Down Goods Loop] 14w07 ~ 14w51 14.18 ~ 14.54
Newton Jn 14/56 ?
Ayr Sig.PA335 14.58 ~ 15.00 ?
Annbank 15/07 ?
Mauchline 15.18 ~ 15.20 15.23 ~ 15.25
Auchinleck 15/28 ?
New Cumnock 15/36 15/42
Thornhill 16/05 ?
Dumfries 16/22 16/21
Annan 16/40 16/38
Gretna Jn 16/51 16/47

Timings continue in first table.

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