23rd April 2018

Railway Touring Company
The Great Britain XI (Day 5 of 9)

Locos Used 47760 & steam: 45699 'Galatea' & 61264 (2)
Stock Used (3)

(14007)+80217+13320+3136+99712+99122+99348+99347+99128+99125+99723

Route : 1Z70 throughout

Loco(s) Route
45699 + 61264 Inverness - Aviemore - Kingussie - Pitlochry - Perth
45699 (1) Perth - Stirling - Larbert Jn - Carmuirs West Jn - Greenhill Lower Jn - Cumbernauld - Garnqueen North Jn - Gartsherrie South Jn - Coatbridge Central - Mossend North Jn - Mossend East Jn - Holytown Jn - Wishaw - Law Jn - Lanark Jn - Carstairs - (via WCML) - Oxenholme Lake District

Notes : 
(1) 47760 on rear.
(2) 61264 was running in L.N.E.R. livery as 1264.
(3) 14007 was only in the consist when 61264 was on the train.
(4) 45699 replaced unavailable 60009 'Union of South Africa'. 
(5) This leg of the tour was originally advertised to run via the Cumbrian Coast to Grange-over-Sands.
(6) 24/04/18 (Day 6 of 9) was a free day, with options to visit the Lakeside & Hatherwaite Railway or Wordsworth's house.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
Inverness 07.25d [P2] 07.25
Millburn Jn 07/29 ?
Culloden 07/42 ?
Moy 08.00 ~ 08.22 ?
Tomatin 08/28 ?
Slochd 08/35 ?
Carrbridge 08.42 ~ 08.55 [P2] ?
Aviemore 09w06 ~ 09w52 [P2] 09.08 ~ 09.58 [P2]
Kincraig 10/03 ?
Kingussie 10/09 [P2] 10/13
Newtonmore 10/13½ ?
Dalwhinnie 10/29 [P1] 10/29
Dalnaspidal 10/39 ?
Dalnacardoch 10/47 ?
Blair Atholl 10.59 ~ 11.01 ? ~ 11.04
Pitlochry 11.14 ~ 11.51 [P1] 11.17 ~ ?
Dunkeld & Birnam 12.07 ~ 12.12 [P1] ? ~ 12.20
Stanley 12/24 12/31
Perth 12L37a ~ 14L50d [P4] 12.40 ~ 14.51 [P4]
Hilton Jn 14/55 ?
Gleneagles 15/10½ [P1] ?
Blackford 15/13 15/17
Dunblane 15/23 [P1] 15/27
Stirling 15/29 [P3] 15/32
Larbert Jn 15/40 15/41
Carmuirs West Jn 15/41 15/42
Greenhill Lower Jn 15/44 15/45
Cumbernauld 15/50 [P1] 15/53
Garnqueen North Jn 15/58 ?
Gartsherrie South Jn 16/00 15/59
Coatbridge Central 16.03 ~ 16.05 [P2] 16.01 ~ 16.04 [P2]
Whifflet South Jn 16/09 16/08
Mossend North Jn 16/13 16/12
Mossend East Jn 16/16 16/13
Holytown Jn 16/18 16/15
Wishaw 16/30 16/30
Law Jn 16/35 16/36
Lanark Jn 16/46 16/45
Carstairs Loop 16.53 ~ 17.39 [UPL] ?
Carstairs 17.41 ~ 17.42 [P2] 17/40?
Carstairs South Jn 17/44 17/41
Abington 17/58½ 17/57
Beattock Summit 18*08 ~ 18*25 [UPL] 18.07 ~ 18.25
Beattock 18/35 18/35
Lockerbie 18*51 ~ 19*33 [UPL] 18.50 ~ 19.38
Gretna Jn 19/51 19/56
Carlisle 20.01a ~ 20.12d [P3] 20.06 ~ 20.21
Plumpton Loop 20*36 ~ 20*52 [UGL] 20.41 ~ 20.46
Penrith North Lakes 21/01 [P1] 20/54 [P1]
Shap Summit 21/18 21/08
Tebay 21/25 21/13
Oxenholme Lake District 21.39a [P1] 21.16


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z69 : (45699 + 61264?) : Inverness T.C. to Milburn Jn
5Z69 : (61264 + 45699?) : Milburn Jn to Inverness

Location Booked
Inverness T.C. 06.53d
Milburn Jn 06.58 ~ 07.02
Inverness 07.06a [P2]

5Z71 : (61264 with 47237 on rear) : Perth to Niddrie West Jn
5Z71 : (47237 with 61264 on rear) : Niddrie West Jn to Grangemouth Jn
5Z71 : (61264 with 47237 on rear) : Grangemouth Jn to Bo'ness GF
5Z71 : (47237 with 61264 on rear) : Bo'ness GF to Bo'ness Exchange Sidings

Location Booked
Perth 14.38d
Hilton Jn 14/44
Newburgh 14/57
Ladybank 15/14
Markinch 15/21
Thornton North Jn 15/24
Thornton North Loop 15*26 ~ 15*38 [UPL]
Thornton South Jn 15/39
Kirkcaldy 15/47
Burntisland 15/54
Inverkeithing Loop 16*03 ~ 16*36 [UPL]
Inverkeithing 16/38
Dalmeny Jn 16/48
Haymarket West Jn 16/57
Gorgie Jn 16/59
Craiglockhart Jn 17/00
Niddrie West Jn 17.10 ~ 17.20
Craiglockhart Jn 17/53
Gordie Jn 17/54
Haymarket West Jn 17/55
Newbridge Jn 18/03
Winchburgh Jn 18/08
Linlithgow 18/13
Polmont 18/20
Grangemouth Jn 18.27 ~ 18.32
Polmont 18/44
Bo'ness GF 18.49 ~ 18.53
Bo'ness Exchange Sidings 18.57 ~ ?
Bo'ness ?a

5Z70 : (45699 with 47760 on rear) : Oxenholme to Carnforth

Location Booked
Oxenholme Lake District 21.43d [P1]
Oxenholme Loop 21*46 ~ 22*19 [UGL]
Carnforth North Jn 22/41
Carnforth [U&DGL] 22.44 ~ 23.04
Carnforth North Jn 23/06
Carnforth 23.08 ~ 00.08
Carnforth H.S. 00.42 ~ 00.52
Carnforth Steamtown 01.02a


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