30th September 2017

S.R.P.S. Railtours
The Highlander

Locos Used 08523, 66764 & 73970
Stock Used (3) ? 13230+3150+3096+3115+1730+35185+4856+1859+4831 ?

Route :
1Z48 : Ayr to Inverness
1Z49 : Inverness to Inverness
1Z50 : Inverness to Ayr

Loco(s) Route
66764 + 73970 Ayr - Prestwick Town - Irvine - Kilwinning - Johnstone - Paisley Gilmour Street - Shields Jn - Terminus Jn - Larkfield Jn - Rutherglen East Jn - Newton - Hamilton Central - Motherwell - Mossend North Jn - Whifflet South Jn - Coatbridge Central - Gartsherrie South Jn - Garnqueen North Jn - Cumbernauld - Greenhill Lower Jn - Larbert - Stirling - Dunblane - Hilton Jn - Perth - Pitlochry - Dalwhinnie - Kingussie - Aviemore - Slochd - Inverness
08523 Inverness - Milburn Jn (MP117½) - Inverness (1)
66764 + 73970 Inverness - (reverse of outward route) - Ayr

Notes : 
(1) 08523 was used to shunt the stock at Inverness, and was available to tour passengers.
(2) Off tour option: visit to the Strathspey Railway, with D5394, D5862 and steam loco 828 in use.
(3) Consist  confirmation required.

Source : PRAR (on the tour)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Ayr 05.52d [P4] 05.55   22.35a [P4] 22.33
Newton-on-Ayr 05/54½ [P1] ?   22/33 [P2] ?
Falkland Jn 05/55 ?   22/32 ?
Prestwick Town 05.57a ~ 05.59d [P1] ?   22.27a ~ 22.30d [P2] ?
Barassie Jn 06/04 06/09   22/22½ 22/17
Irvine 06.09a ~ 06.11d [P1] 06.14 ~ 06.16   22.15a ~ 22.17d [P2] 22.10 ~ 22.11
Kilwinning 06.16a ~ 06.18d [P3] 06.21 ~ 06.22   22.08a ~ 22.10d [P4] 22.04 ~ 22.04
Dalry 06/22½ 06/26   22/03½ 22/00
Brownhill 06/23½ ?   21*50 ~ 22*02 [DPL] ?
Lochwinnoch 06/29 06/32   21/43½ 21/43
Johnstone 06.35a ~ 06.37d [P1] 06.37 ~ 06.39   21.35a ~ 21.37d [P2] 21.35 ~ 21.37
Elderslie 06/39 ?   21/33 ?
Paisley Gilmour Street 06.42a ~ 06.44d [P3] 06.43 ~ 06.45   21.28a ~ 21.30d [P4] 21.30 ~ 21.31
Arkleston Jn 06/46½ ?   21/27 [DA] ?
Shields Jn 06/53½ [TS] 06/53 [UC]   21/21 [DA] 21/23
Terminus Jn 06/55½ ?   21/20 ?
Larkfield Jn 07/00 [UF] 06/58   21/17½ 21/20
Shawfield 07/02½ ?   21/15 ?
Rutherglen East Jn 07/05 07/03   21/12 [FL] 21/17
Newton West Jn 07/07 07/10   21/09½ 21/14
Newton 07/10 [P2] 07/11   21/08½ [P1] 21/11
Hamilton Central 07.23a ~ 07.25d [P2] 07.22 ~ 07.26   21.00a ~ 21.02d 21.01 ~ 21.03
Haughhead Jn 07/27½ 07/29   20/58 ?
Airbles 07/29½ ?   20/55½ ?
Motherwell 07.31a ~ 07.34d [P4] 07.33 ~ 07.35   20.51a ~ 20.54d [P3] 20.52 ~ 20.54
Mossend South Jn 07/37½ 07/39   20/48 20/48
Mossend North Jn 07/38 07/40   20/47½ 20/47
Whifflet South Jn 07/44 07/42   20/45 20/46
Coatbridge Central 07/46 [P1] 07/43   20.41a ~ 20.43d [P2] 20.42 ~ 20.43
Gartsherrie South Jn 07/48½ 07/45   20/39 20/40
Garnqueen North Jn 07/49½ 07/47   20/37½ ?
Cumbernauld 07.56a ~ 07.58d [P2] ? ~ 07.58   20/31½ [P1] 20/34
Greenhill Lower Jn 08/04 08/04   20.18 ~ 20.22 ? ~ 20.29
Carmuirs West Jn 08/06½ 08/06   20/13 20/27
Larbert Jn 08/07 08/07   20/12½ 20/21
Larbert 08.08a ~ 08.10d [P2] ?   20.09a ~ 20.11d [P1] ?
Stirling 08.19a ~ 08.21d [P2] 08.19 ~ 08.20   19.57a ~ 19.59d [P3] 19.56 ~ 20.08
Dunblane 08/27½ 08/27   19/51 19/51
Blackford 08/43 08/36   19/42½ 19/43
Gleneagles 08/45 ?   19/40 ?
Hilton Jn 08/57 ?   19/24½ ?
Perth 09.01a ~ 09.03d [P7] 08.56 ~ 09.03   19.08a ~ 19.20d [P4] 19.14 ~ 19.23
Stanley 09/14 09/13   18/59½ 19/05
Dunkeld & Birnam 09.23 ~ 09.36 [P2] 09.23 ~ 09.43   18.47 ~ 18.49 [P1] ? ~ 18.55
Pitlochry 09/49 09/57   18.31 ~ 18.33 18.32 ~ 18.38
Blair Athol 09/58 10/06   18/22½ 18/23
Dalnacardoch 10/10 ?   18/14½ ?
Dalnaspidal 10/18½ ?   18/10 ?
Dalwhinnie 10/26½ 10/29   18/00½ 18/01
Newtonmore 10/35 ?   17/50½ ?
Kingussie 10.38 ~ 10.39 [P1] 10/42?   17/47½ [P2] 17/48
Kincraig 10/46 ?   17.37 ~ 17.41 ?
Aviemore 10.52a ~ 10.54d [P1] 10.52 ~ 10.58   17.25a ~ 17.29d [P1] 17.25 ~ 17.29
Carrbridge 11/03 [P1] ?   17.12 ~ 17.18 [P1] ?
Slochd 11.11 ~ 11.13 ?   17/06 ?
Tomatin 11/17 ?   17/01 ?
Moy 11/21½ ?   16/57 ?
Culloden 11/29 ?   16/49 ?
Cradlehall 11/33½ ?   16/36½ ?
Milburn Jn 11/34½ ?   16/34½ ?
Inverness 11.38a ~ 12.10d [P2] 11.46 ~ 12.10   12.31a ~ 16.30d [P1] 12.31 ~ 16.30
Welshs Bridge 12/12 ?   12/28 ?
Milburn Jn 12.14a ?   12.24d ?


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