22nd September 2018

GB Railfreight
Out of the Ordinary (Day 3 of 4)

Locos Used 56113, 73107' Tracy' & 73141 'Charlotte'
Stock Used 21272+3097+3098+80042+3147+3119+3149+3121+1651+4991+4949+4998

Route : 
1Z30 : Mossend Down Yard to Fort William
1Z31 : Fort William to Inverkeithing Goods Loop
1Z32 : Inverkeithing Goods Loop to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z33 : Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Central

Loco(s) Route
56113 + 73141 (1) Mossend Down Yard - Whifflet South Jn - Sunnyside Jn - Shettleston - Bellgrove - Glasgow Queen Street LL - Finnieston East Jn - Partick - Hyndland East Jn - Anniesland - Westerton - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Dalreoch - Craigendoran Jn - Helensburgh Upper - Garelochhead - Arrochar & Tarbet - Ardlui - Crianlarich - Upper Tyndrum - Bridge of Orchy - Rannoch - Corrour - Tulloch - Spean Bridge - Fort William Jn
73141 (1) Fort William Jn - Fort William
56113 + 73107 (2) Fort William - (reverse of outward route) - Hyndland East Jn - Partick - Finnieston West Jn - Glasgow Central LL - Rutherglen - Newton - Hamilton Central - Airbles - Motherwell - Mossend Up Reception
56113 (3) Mossend Up Reception - Whifflet South Jn - Coatbridge Central - Gartsherrie South Jn - Garnqueen North Jn - Cumbernauld - Greenhill Lower Jn - Carmuirs West Jn - Carmuirs East Jn - Falkirk Grahamston - Grangemouth Jn - Polmont Jn - Linlithgow - Winchburgh Jn - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Inverkeithing [Goods Loop]
73107 + 73141 (4) Inverkeithing [Goods Loop] - Inverkeithing - Dalmeny - South Gyle - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
90041 (3) (5) Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Newbridge Jn - Winchburgh Jn - Linlithgow - Polmont Jn - Grangemouth Jn - Falkirk Grahamston - Carmuirs East Jn - Carmuirs West Jn - Greenhill Lower Jn - Cumbernauld - Garnqueen North Jn - Gartsherrie South Jn - Coatbridge Central - Langloan Jn - Carmyle - Rutherglen East Jn - Larkfield Jn - Glasgow Central

Notes :
(1) 73107 on rear.
(2) 73141 on rear.
(3) 73141 + 73107 on rear.
(4) 56113 on rear.
(5) Stuart Hicks comments: 90041 was a late substitute for 90043, whose pantograph and windscreen were damaged on the northbound lowland sleeper the previous evening.

Sources : Peter Drury, Matt Walker & Stuart Hicks (all on the tour throughout)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Peter Drury & Realtime Trains)

Miles Location Booked Actual
0.00 Mossend Down Yard 05.33d 06.04
? Mossend North Exit 05/43 ?
1.89 Whifflet South Jn 05/46 06/11
3.40 Sunnyside Jn 05/50 06/17½
8.69 Shettleston 06/00 [P1] 06/25
11.31 Bellgrove 06/06 [P1] 06/28
12.43 Glasgow Queen Street LL 06/12 [P8] 06/31
13.83 Finnieston East Jn 06/19 06/34½
? Partick 06/21½ [P2] 06/36
15.96 Hyndland East Jn 06/25 06/40
16.56 Anniesland 06/27 [P2] 06/41½
17.93 Westerton 06/31 [P2] 06/46
21.75 Dalmuir 06.39a ~ 06.42d [P1] 06.51 ~ 06.53
27.91 Dumbarton Central 06/53 [P2] 07/03
28.29 Dalreoch 06/54 [P2] 07/04
34.89 Craigendoran Jn 07/04 07/12
36.92 Helensburgh Upper 07t09 ~ 07t12 07.17 ~ 07.23
43.77 Garelochhead 07t27 ~ 07t30 07.36 ~ 07.38
50.08 Glen Douglas 07/45 07/54
54.38 Arrochar & Tarbet 07t55 ~ 07t56 08.03 ~ 08.05
62.42 Ardlui 08t15 ~ 08t17 ?
71.13 Crianlarich 08t38 ~ 08t40 [P2] 08.52 ~ 08.54 [P2]
76.08 Upper Tyndrum 08t50 ~ 08t53 [P2] 09.07 ~ 09.11
83.67 Bridge of Orchy 09t08 ~ 09t10 [P2] 09.27 ~ 09.28
99.27 Rannoch 09t38 ~ 09t40 10.00 ~ 10.02
106.53 Corrour 09/55 10/18
116.59 Tulloch 10t15 ~ 10t17 10.37 ~ 10.38
125.52 Spean Bridge 10t34 ~ 10t36 [P1] 10.56 ~ 10.57
? Fort William Jn 10/55 11.13 ~ 11.18
133.28
0.00		 Fort William 10.58a [P1] ~ 12.57d [P1] 11.23 [P2] ~ 12.58
? Fort William Jn 13/00 13/01
7.76 Spean Bridge 13t15 ~ 13t16 [P2] 13.17 ~ 13.18
16.69 Tulloch 13t34 ~ 13t36 13.37 ~ 13.38
26.75 Corrour 13/59 14/02
34.01 Rannoch 14t14 ~ 14t15 14.14 ~ 14.15
49.61 Bridge of Orchy 14t46 ~ 14t49 [P1] 14.45 ~ 14.51
57.20 Upper Tyndrum 15t13 ~ 15t16 [P1] 15.09 ~ 15.12
63.15 Crianlarich 15t26 ~ 15t40 [P1] 15.25 ~ 15.40
69.86 Ardlui 15/57 ?
79.90 Arrochar & Tarbet 16t12 ~ 16t14 16.16 ~ 16.17
84.20 Glen Douglas 16/27 16/30
90.51 Garelochhead 16t37 ~ 16t45 16.43 ~ 16.47
97.36 Helensburgh Upper 16t57 ~ 17t00 ? ~ 17.07
99.39 Craigendoran Jn 17/04 17/12
105.99 Dalreoch 17/20 [P1] 17/20
106.36 Dumbarton Central 17/21 [P1] 17.21 ~ 17.23
112.83 Dalmuir 17/33 [P2] 17/35
116.34 Westerton 17/43½ [P1] 17/47
117.71 Anniesland 17/46 [P1] 17/50
118.31 Hyndland East Jn 17/49 17/51½
? Partick 17/52½ 17/54
119.54 Finnieston West Jn 17/53½ 17/55
121.36 Glasgow Central LL 17/59½ [P16] 18/02
124.26 Rutherglen 18/09 18/12
? Rutherglen East Jn 18/13½ 18/14
? Newton West Jn 18/17 18/18
127.74 Newton 18/18 [P2] 18/20
? Blantyre 18/21 [P2] 18/24
? Hamilton West 18/23 [P2] 18/27
133.02 Hamilton Central 18/28 [P2] 18/30
? Haughhead Jn 18/30 18/32
? Airbles 18/32 [P2] 18/36
136.05 Motherwell 18.35a ~ 18.38d [P4] 18.39 ~ 18.44 [P4]
137.67 Mossend South Jn 18/44½ 18/49½
? Mossend North Jn 18/45½ 18/52
138.51
0.00		 Mossend Up Reception 18L50 ~ 19L10 18.57 ~ ??.??
? Mossend North Exit 19/21 19/43
1.89 Whifflet South Jn 19/22½ 19/46
2.84 Coatbridge Central 19/24½ [P1] 19/47½
3.86 Gartsherrie South Jn 19/26½ 19/49
5.13 Garnqueen North Jn 19/29½ 19/52
9.29 Cumbernauld 19/34½ [P2] 20/02½
14.75 Greenhill Lower Jn 19/41½ 20/08½
? Carmuirs West Jn 19/44½ 20/12
17.51 Carmuirs East Jn 19/52 20/14
19.25 Falkirk Grahamston 20/00 [P1] 20/19
? Grangemouth Jn 20/01 20/20
22.25 Polmont Jn 20/04 20/23½
27.20 Linlithgow 20/13 [P1] 20/28
32.17 Winchburgh Jn 20/19 20/34½
36.53 Dalmeny Jn 20/31 20/43
36.94 Dalmeny 20/33½ [P2] 20/44
40.65 Inverkeithing 20/43½ [P2] 20/57
41.24
0.00		 Inverkeithing [Goods Loop] 20.50 ~ 21.17 [GL] 21.00 ~ 21.19
0.59 Inverkeithing 21/20 [P1] 21/24 [P1]
4.30 Dalmeny 21/31 [P1] 21/31½
4.71 Dalmeny Jn 21/32 21/32
? South Gyle 21/41½ 21/38
? Haymarket West Jn 21/46 [UN] 21/40
12.50 Haymarket 21/49 [P1] 21/43 [P1]
? Princes Street Gardens 21/52 [Z] 21/52
13.74
0.00		 Edinburgh Waverley 21.54a ~ 22.19d [P2/19] 21.56 ~ 22.39 [P2/19]
? Princes Street Gardens 22/20 [Z] 22/41
1.24 Haymarket 22/22 [P4] 22/43
? Haymarket West Jn 22/24 22/44
? Newbridge Jn 22/30 22/50
12.62 Winchburgh Jn 22/34½ 22/53
17.60 Linlithgow 22/38½ [P2] 22/56
22.30 Polmont 22/44 [P2] 23/00
? Grangemouth Jn 22/47 23/04
25.55 Falkirk Grahamston 22/47½ [P2] 23/04
27.29 Carmuirs East Jn 22/51 23/07
? Carmuirs West Jn 22/52 23/08
30.05 Greenhill Lower Jn 22/55 23/12
35.51 Cumbernauld 23/08 [P1] 23/18
39.76 Garnqueen North Jn 23/13 ?
41.03 Gartsherrie South Jn 23/14 23/23
42.05 Coatbridge Central 23/18 [P2] 23/26
42.95 Langloan Jn 23/20 23/28
47.92 Carmyle 23/27 [P1] 23/35
49.42 Rutherglen East Jn 23/32½ [SL] 23/38
? Shawfield 23/34 [SL] ?
? Larkfield Jn 23/37 [FL] ?
? Eglinton Street Jn 23/38½ [1D] 23/42
? Bridge Street Jn 23/39½ [2A] ?
53.36 Glasgow Central 23.42a [P11] 23.46 [P11]

Mileages taken from tour brochure.

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