7th May 2018

North Eastern Railtours
Inverness

Locos Used 47727 & 66728 'Institution of Railway Operators'
Stock Used 4856+1859+4831+35185+1730+3115+3096+3150+13229+13230

Route :
1Z47 : Newcastle to Inverness
1Z48 : Inverness to Newcastle

Loco(s) Route
47727 (1) Newcastle - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Dunfermline Town - Cowdenbeath - Cardenden - Glenrothes with Thornton -Thornton North Jn - Ladybank - Hilton Jn - Perth - Pitlochry - Kingussie - Aviemore - Inverness
47727 (1) Inverness - (reverse of outward route) - Perth - Gleneagles - Dunblane - Stirling - Larbert Jn - Carmuirs East Jn - Falkirk Grahamston - Grangemouth Jn - Polmont - Linlithgow - Winchburgh Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - Newcastle

Notes : 
(1) 66728 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Newcastle 05.25d [P4] 05.26   00.38a [P4] 23/53
Heaton South Jn 05/29 05/31   00/33 23/48
Cramlington 05.38a ~ 05.40d [P2] 05.38 ~ 05.41   00.22a ~ 00.24d [P1] 23.31 ~ 23.41
Morpeth 05.49a ~ 05.51d [P2] 05.50 ~ 05.52   00.12a ~ 00.14d [P1] 23.15 ~ 23.20
Alnmouth 06.08a ~ 06.10d [P2] 06.09 ~ 06.12   23.53a ~ 23.55d [P1] 22.51 ~ 22.56
Belford LC 06/26 06/30   23/39 22/32
Berwick-upon-Tweed 06.40a ~ 06.42d [P2] 06.44 ~ 06.46   23.19a ~ 23.21d [P1] 22.12 ~ 22.17
Reston 06/55 06/58   22/52 22/00
Grantshouse 07/01 07/03   22*10 ~ 22*38 21/54?
Oxwellmains 07/08½ 07/11   21/58 21/44
Dunbar 07/10 07/12   21/56 21/42
Drem Loop - -   21*37 ~ 21*46 [UPL] ?
Drem 07/20 07/22   21/35 21/33
Prestonpans 07/28 07/29   21/22 21/26
Monktonhall Jn 07/32 07/30   21/19 21/23
Portobello Jn 07/34 07/33   21/17 21/21
Craigentinny Jn 07/35½ 07/34   21/15½ 21/18
Abbeyhill Jn 07/36½ 07/36   21/14½ 21/16
Edinburgh Waverley 07.38a ~ 07.48d [P8] 07.38 ~ 07.47   21.09a ~ 21.13d [P1] 21.07 ~ 21.14
Princes Street Gardens 07/50 07/49   21/07 21/05
Haymarket 07/52 [P2] 07/51   21/05 [P1] 21/03
Haymarket West Jn 07/54 07/53   21/02½ 20/58
Dalmeny Jn 08/01 08/00   - -
Inverkeithing 08/07 [P2] 08/07   - -
Charlestown Jn 08/13½ ?   - -
Dunfermline Town 08/14 [P2] 08/14   - -
Cowdenbeath 08/24 08/23   - -
Cardenden 08/33 08/29   - -
Glenrothes with Thornton 08/43 08/36   - -
Thornton North Jn 08/46 08/37   - -
Thornton North Loop 08*48 ~ 09*23 [DPL] 08.37 ~ 09.22   - -
Ladybank 09/35 09/39   - -
Newburgh 09/46 09/53   - -
Newbridge Jn - -   20/52 20/48
Winchburgh Jn - -   20/48 20/45
Linlithgow - -   20/41 20/40
Polmont - -   20/35 20/34
Polmont Loop - -   20*20 ~ 20*34 [UPL] ?
Grangemouth Jn - -   20/16 20/14
Falkirk Grahamston - -   20/14 [P1] 20/13
Carmuirs East Jn - -   20/09 20/11
Larbert Jn - -   20/08 20/10
Stirling - -   19/57 [P3] 19/59
Dunblane - -   19/51 19/54
Gleneagles - -   19/40½ ?
Hilton Jn 09/58 10/03   19/27 ?
Perth 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P7] 10.09 ~ 10.12   19.13a ~ 19.21d [P4] 19.08 ~ 19.21
Stanley 10/16 10/23   18/59 18/59
Dunkeld & Birnam 10.27 ~ 10.34 10.36 ~ 10.38   18/49 18/51
Pitlochry 10.48 ~ 10.53 10.57 ~ 11.00   18.30 ~ 18.33 18.35 ~ 18.37
Blair Atholl 11/04 11/12   18/21 18/24
Dalnacardoch 11/25 ?   18/13 ?
Dalnaspidal 11/42 ?   18/08 ?
Dalwhinnie 11/52 11/50   17/59 18/00
Newtonmore 12/00½ ?   17/49 ?
Kingussie 12/03 12/05   17/46 17/43
Kincraig 12/09 ?   17.33 ~ 17.40 ?
Aviemore 12.15a ~ 12.18d [P1] 12.17 ~ 12.18   17.22a ~ 17.25d [P1] 17.25 ~ 17.27
Carrbridge 12/28 ?   17/14 ?
Slochd 12/38 ?   17/09 ?
Tomatin 12/42 ?   17/04 ?
Moy 12/46 ?   17/00 ?
Culloden 12/52 ?   16/48 ?
Cradlehall 12/56 ?   16/39 ?
Millburn Jn 12/58 ?   16/37 ?
Inverness 13.00a [P2] 13.00   16.35d [P2] 16.35


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