19th March 2016

Railway Touring Company
The Mid-Day Scot

Locos Used 67018 'Keith Heller' & steam: 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland'
Stock Used (1) (99041)+99122+99127+99712+99371+3093+99121+99318+4960+5032+99723

Route :
1Z32 : Manchester Victoria to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z34 : Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Victoria

Loco(s) Route
46233 Manchester Victoria - Ordsall Lane Jn - Eccles - Parkside Jn - Lowton Jn - Golborne Jn - Wigan North Western - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Auchengray - Midcalder Jn - Slateford - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
67018 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Victoria

Notes: 
(1) 99041 was only in the consist when 46233 was on the train.
(2) This tour was operated by DB Cargo, due to the Prohibition Notice served on West Coast Railways by the Office of Rail and Road on 17/02/16.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Manchester Victoria 06.35d [P3] 06.35 21.09a [P4] 21.01
Deal Street Jn 06/38 06/38 21/07 20/58
Ordsall Lane Jn 06/41 06/39 21/04½ 20/55
Eccles 06/46 06/44 21/00½ 20/51
Astley 06/52 06/49 20/55½ 20/47
Parkside Jn 07/02 07/00 20/48 20/40
Lowton Jn 07/03½ ? 20/46½ ?
Golborne Jn 07/05 07/02 20/45 20/29
Springs Branch Jn 07/11 07/09 20/26 20/24
Wigan South Jn 07/12 ? 20/25½ ?
Wigan North Western 07.14a ~ 07.17d [P5] 07.11 ~ 07.17 [P5] 20.21a ~ 20.24d [P4] 20.20 ~ 20.22
Balshaw Lane 07/28 07/29 20/12 20/13
Euxton Jn 07/34 07/35 [DS] 20/08 20/11
Farington Jn 07/39 07/41 20/04 20/09
Preston 07.47a ~ 08.04d [P4] 07.47 ~ 08.04 19.58a ~ 20.00d [P4] 20.01 ~ 20.05
Garstang & Catteral 08/17 08/17 19/47 19/49
Lancaster 08/31 08/31 [DF] 19/37 [UF] 19/37
Morecambe South Jn 08/34 08/34 19/35½ 19/35
Carnforth U&DGL 08w42 ~ 09w22 08.43 ~ ? - -
Carnforth North Jn 09/24 09/24 19/31½ 19/30
Oxenholme Lake District 09/40 [P2] 09/41 [P2] 19/21½ [P1] 19/22
Tebay 09/56 09/58 19/12 19/11
Shap Summit 10/02 ? 19/06½ ?
Penrith North Lakes 10/16 [P2] 10/26 18/54½ [P1] 18/54
Carlisle 10.36a ~ 11.37d [P3] 10.42 ~ 12.27 [P3] 18.25a ~ 18.34d [P3] 18.24 ~ 18.35
Gretna Jn 11/49 12/39 18/16 18/15
Quintinshill Passing Loop 11*52 ~ 12*24 [DPL] 12/41? 18/15 18/14
Lockerbie 12/43 [P1] 12/57 18/01 [P2] 18/01
Beattock 12/56 13/10 17/51½ 17/51
Beattock Summit 13*12 ~ 13*45 [DPL] 13.25 ~ 13.48 17/44 17/43
Abington 13/56 13/57 17*25 ~ 17*33 [UPL] 17.29 ~ 17.35
Carstairs South Jn 14/11 14/14 17/10 17/15
Carstairs East Jn 14/14 14/16 17/08 17/14
Auchengray 14/21 ? 16/53 ?
Midcalder Jn 14/35 14/36 16/41 16/38
Slateford Jn 14/46 14/44 16/30 16/30
Haymarket 14/49 [P3] 14/49 16/27½ [P4] 16/27
Princes Street Gardens 14/54 ? 16/24½ 16/24
Edinburgh Waverley 14.56a [P19] 14.55 16.23d [P11] 16.23


Associated E.C.S. Moves

5Z32 : (Diesel with 46233 on rear?) Carnforth to Brewery Jn
5Z32 : (46233) Brewery Jn to Manchester Victoria

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 02.23d
Carnforth H.S. 02.33 ~ 02.43
Carnforth 02.48 ~ 03.48
Carnforth North Jn 03/51
Morecambe South Jn 03/56
Lancaster 03/59
Garstang & Catteral 04/12
Preston 04/26
Farington Jn 04/30
Euxton Jn 04/33
Balshaw Lane 04/36
Wigan North Western 04/45
Wigan South Jn 04/46
Springs Branch Jn 04/47
Golborne Jn 04/54
Lowton Jn 04/55
Parkside Jn 04/57
Astley 05/05
Eccles 05.14 ~ 05.16
Deal Street Jn 05/24
Manchester Victoria 05/28
Miles Platting 05/34
Brewery Jn 05.37 ~ 06.14
Miles Platting 06/17
Manchester Victoria 06.22a [P3]


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