13th-16th October 2018

Statesman Rail
West Highland & Jacobite Statesman

Locos Used 47854 'Diamond Jubilee', 57601 'Windsor Castle' & steam: 45407
Stock Used set 1: 9479+3231+3229+1659+3438+3312+3305+3348
set 2: ???

Route :
1Z60 : Gloucester to Fort William
2Y61 : Fort William to Mallaig
2Y62 : Mallaig to Fort William
1Z64 : Fort William to Gloucester

Date Loco(s) Stock Route
13/10 ????? (1) set 1 Gloucester - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Spetchley - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - King's Norton - Lifford East Jn - St Andrews Jn - Grand Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Soho East Jn - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - (via WCML) - Law Jn - Wishaw - Holytown - Mossend North Jn - Whifflet - Langloan Jn - Mount Vernon - Rutherglen North Jn - Glasgow Central LL - Partick - Hyndland - Yoker - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Craigendoran Jn - Garelochhead - Crianlarich - Rannoch - Fort William
14/10 45407 set 2 Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig
14/10 45407 set 2 Mallaig - Glenfinnan - Fort William
15/10-16/10 ????? (1) set 1 Fort William - (reverse of outward route) - Dalmuir - Singer - Westerton - Hyndland - (reverse of outward route) - Wolverhampton - Tipton - Dudley Port - Soho North Jn - Soho South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester

Notes :
(1) Loco confirmation required; 57601+47854 double-headed or top-n-tail (in which case which led each leg)?

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Gloucester 05.20d 05.20   00.47a 00.49
Horton Road Jn 05/21½ 05/22   00/45 00/49
Barnwood Jn 05/22½ 05/23   00/44 00/39
Cheltenham Spa 05.30a ~ 05.34d 05.30 ~ 05.34   00.35a ~ 00.38d 00.30 ~ 00.32
Cheltenham High Street Loop 05/35½ 05/35   ? ?
Ashchurch for Tewksbury 05/41½ 05/41½   00/26½ 00/23½
Eckington Loop 05/46 05/44   00/23 ?
Abbotswood Jn 05/51½ 05/48   00/19 00/15
Spetchley Loop 05/53½ 05/50½   00/17½ ?
Stoke Works Jn 06/00½ 05/57½   00/11 00/07
Bromsgrove 06/*02½ 05/59   00/09 00/05½
Blackwell 06/08 06/02   00/06 ?
Barnt Green 06.11a ~ 06.13d 06.03½ ~ 06.12   00.01a ~ 00.04d 23.58 ~ 00.02
Cofton Jn 06/15½ 06/14½   23/58 ?
Longbridge 06/17 06/16   23/56 23/54
Northfield 06/19 06/17   23/54½ ?
Kings Norton 06/22 06/20   23/52 23/50
Lifford East Jn 06/24 06/21   23/46 23/49
Bordesley Jn 06/34 06/30½   23/41 23/43
St Andrews Jn 06/35 06/40   23/40 23/42
Grand Jn 06/39½ 06/44½   23/37 ?
Proof House Jn 06/41½ 06/46   23/35½ 23/38
Birmingham New Street 06.44a ~ 06.49d 06.51 ~ 06.55   23.29a ~ 23.33d 23.32 ~ 23.35
Monument Lane 06/53 06/58½   23/26 ?
Soho South Jn 06/55 07/01½   23/24½ 23/23
Soho East Jn 07/03 07/02  
Perry Barr West Jn 07/06½ 07/05  
Perry Barr North Jn 07/07½ 07/06½  
Hamstead 07/08½ 07/08  
Tame Bridge Parkway 07/12 07/11½  
Newton Jn 07/12 07/11½  
Bescot Stadium 07/13 07/13  
Darlaston Jn 07/14 07/14  
Portobello Jn 07/18 07/17½  
Galton Jn   23/21 23/20
Dudley Port   23/14½ 23/14
Wolverhampton 07.24a ~ 07.28d 07.23 ~ 07.33   23.03a ~ 23.07d 23.03 ~ 23.06
Wolverhampton North Jn 07/29½ 07/35   23/00 23/00
Bushbury Jn 07/31 07/36   22/58 22/58
Four Ashes Loop 07/35 07/40   22/53½ ?
Penkridge 07/38½ 07/42   22/50 ?
Rickerscote 07/42 07/45   22.39½ ~ 22.45 ?
Trent Valley Jn 07/43 07/46   22/37½ 22/46
Stafford No.4 07/44 07/46½   ? ?
Stafford 07.45a ~ 07.49d 07.47 ~ 07.49   22.33a ~ 22.36d 22.42 ~ 22.45
Stafford North Jn 07/50 07/49½   22/32½ ?
Doxey Jn 07/50 07/50   22/32 ?
Little Bridgeford Jn 07/54 07/54   22/29 22/38
Norton Bridge ? ?   22/17 22/29
Whitmore 08/01 08/00½   22/19½ ?
Madeley 08/03 08/04   22/17 22/29
Bentley Road S.B. 08/07½ 08/06   22/14½ ?
Basford Hall Jn 08/11 08/08   22/12 22/23
Crewe South Jn 08/14 08/13½   22/08½ ?
Crewe 08.15a ~ 08.26d 08.14 ~ 08.26   22.05a ~ 22.07d 2.16 ~ 22.19
Crewe North Jn 08/27½ 08/27   22/04 ?
Crewe Coal Yard 08/29½ 08/28½   22/02½ ?
Winsford 08/34½ 08/35   21/55½ 21/37½
Hartford 08/38 08/38   21/52½ ?
Hartford Jn 08/38½ 08/38   21.48 ~ 21.51 21/33
Acton Bridge 08/40 08/40   21/44 21/32
Weaver Jn 08/42½ 08/41   21/41 21/29
Acton Grange Jn 08/46 08/45   21/36½ 21/22
Warrington Bank Quay 08.48a ~ 08.50d 08.47½ ~ 08.50   21.30a ~ 21.32d 21.15 ~ 21.18
Dallam Jn 08/53 08/51½   21/28 ?
Winwick Jn 08/55 08/54   21/16 21/12
Golborne Jn 08/57 08/56   21/21 21/10
Bamfurlong Jn 08/59½ 08/59   21/16½  
Springs Branch Jn 09/00 09/00   21/15½ 21/07
Wigan South Jn 09/00½ 09/01   21/15 ?
Wigan Station Jn 09/01 09/01½   21/14½ ?
Wigan North Western 09/01 09/01½   21/14½ 21/05½
Boars Head GF 09/03 09/02   21/12 ?
Balshaw Lane 09/07½ 09/07½   21.01 ~ 21.05½ 20/59
Euxton Balshaw Lane 09/08½ 09/08½   20/59½ ?
Euxton Jn 09/10 09/09   20/58 20/55
Leyland 09/11½ 09/10   20/56½ ?
Farington Jn 09/13½ 09/10½   20/55 ?
Farington Curve Jn 09/14½ 09/12   20/54 20/51
Skew Bridge 09/15 09/12½   20/53½ ?
Ribble Jn 09/16 09/13   20/52½ ?
Preston South Jn 09/17 09/14½   20/52 ?
Preston 09.18a ~ 09.22d 09.15½ ~ 09.22   20.43 ~ 20.51 20.42 ~ 20.48
Fylde Jn 09/23 09/24   20/42 ?
Barton & Broughton PL 09/27 09/28   20/38 ?
Garstang & Catteral 09/31½ 09/31½   20/32½ 20/26
Bay Horse 09/36 09/35½   20/28 ?
Oubeck GL 09/38 09/38   20/25½ ?
Lancaster 09/40½ 09/41   20/23 20/19
Morecambe South Jn 09/42 09/41½   20/20 20/17
Hest Bank 09/43½ 09/42   20/17 ?
Carnforth D&UGL 09.48 ~ 10.28 09.49 ~ 10.31   ? ?
Carnforth North Jn 10/30 10/41½   20/10 20/14
Milnthorpe 10/36 10/51   20/01 20/10
Oxenholme Lake District 10/40½ 11/00   19/53½ 20/05½
Lambrigg 10/46 11/06   19/49½ ?
Greyrigg 10/48 11/09   19/48½ ?
Lowgill 10/50 11/11   19/47 ?
Tebay 10/54½ 11/16   19/44 19/54
Shap Summit 11/01 11/23½   19/39 ?
Hardendale Quarry 11/02½ 11/25   19/37½ ?
Shap Harrisons Sidings Loop 11/05 11/29   19/35½ ?
Clifton & Lowther 11/11½ 11/35   19/30½ ?
Eden Valley GL   19/30 ?
Penrith South Jn 11/15 11/41   19/27½ ?
Penrith North Lakes 11.18a ~ 11.52d 11.46 ~ 11.58   19/26½ 19/38½
Long Ashes 11/54½ 12/02   19/24½ ?
Plumpton UGL   19/21 ?
Southwaite 12/03½ 12/13   19/14½ ?
Upperby Bridge Jn 12/09 12/20   19/08½ ?
Upperby Jn 12/09½ 12/21   19/07½ ?
Carlisle 12.11a ~ 12.13d 12.23 ~ 12.26½   18.00 ~ 19.06 18.02 ~ 19.12
Caldew Jn 12/14½ ?   17/58½ ?
Kingmoor Jn 12/16 ?   17/57 ?
Floriston 12/20 ?   17/52½ ?
Mossband 12/21½ ?   17/50½ ?
Gretna Jn 12/22½ 12/24   17/49½ 17/49
Quintinshill PL 12/23½ ?   17.31½ ~ 17.46½ 17.32 ~ 17.46
Cove sig. Mc862   17/27½ 17/27
Kirkpatrick Sig. Mc863 12/26½ 12/39  
Lockerbie 12/38½ 12/49   17/16 17/19½
Beattock 12.50½ ~ 12.57½ 13.01 ~ 13.05½   17/06 17/09
Beattock Summit 13.13½ ~ 13.20½ 13.21½ ~ 13.22   16.37 ~ 16.57 17.02 ~ 17.03
Abington 13.30½ ~ 13.37½ 13/29   16/27½ 16/44½
Carstairs South Jn 13/52½ 13/40   16/15½ 16/24
Carstairs 13.54a ~ 13.57d 13.41 ~ 13.42   16/14 16/23½
Lanark Jn 14/02 13/45   16/12 16/21
Carluke 14/07½ ?   ? ?
Law Jn 14/09½ 13/53   ? ?
law Jn UPL   15.54 ~ 16.02 ?
Wishaw 14/13 13/56½   15/49 15/55
Wishaw Central Jn 14/13½ ?   15/48½ ?
Holytown Jn 14/15½ 14/01   15/45½ 15/51
Holytown 14/16 ?   15/45 ?
Mossend East Jn 14/16½ 14/06   15/44 15/49
Mossend North Jn 14/17 14/08   15/42 15/48
Mossend 14/17½ 14/09   15/41½ ?
Mossend North Exit 14/18½ 14/10   15/40½ 15/46
Whifflet South Jn 14/22 14/13   15/39½ 15/44
Whifflet 14/23 14/13½   15.36 ~ 15.38 15.41 ~ 15.43
Whifflet North Jn 14/23 14/14   15/35½ ?
Langloan Jn 14/25 14/15½   15/33½ 15/31
Kirkwood 14/25½ 14/16½   15/33 ?
Bargeddie 14/27 14/18½   15/31 ?
Baillieston 14/29½ 14/21   15/28½ ?
Mount Vernon 14/30½ 14/22½   15/27½ ?
Carmyle 14/32 14/23   15/25½ 15/23½
Rutherglen East Jn 14/34½ 14/33   15/22½ 15/21
Rutherglen Central Jn 14/35½ ?   15/21 ?
Rutherglen 14/36 14/35½   15/20½ 15/19½
Rutherglen North Jn 14/36½ ?   15/20 ?
Dalmarnock 14/38 14/38   15/17½ ?
Bridgeton 14/39 14/39   15/15½ ?
Argyle Street 14/42 14/43   15/10½ ?
Glasgow Central 14/43 14/45   15/09 15/10½
Anderston 14/45½ 14/46½   15/05 ?
Exhibition Centre 14/48 14/48   15/07 ?
Finnieston East Jn 14/50½ 14/52   ? ?
Finnieston West Jn 14/52 14/54   15/05 15/07
Partick 14/53 14/55   15/04 ?
Hyndland 14/55 14/58   15/01 ?
Hyndland East Jn 14/56 14/58½   15/00 ?
Jordanhill 14/56½ 14/59  
Hyndland West Jn 14/56½ 14/59½  
Scotstounhill 14/59 15/00½  
Garscadden 15/00 15/01  
Yoker 15/01 15/02½  
Clydebank 15/02 15/04  
Hyndland North Jn   14/58½ ?
Anniesland   14/57 14/55½
Westerton   14/50 14/52½
Drumchapel   14/47½ ?
Drumry   14/45½ ?
Singer   14/43½ ?
Dalmuir 15.05 ~ 15.11 15.07½ ~ 15.08   14/41½ 14/43½
Kilpatrick 15/14 15/10   14/39 ?
Bowling 15/16½ 15/12   14/35½ ?
Dumbarton East 15/21 15/16   14/30½ ?
Dumbarton Cerntral 15/22 15/18   14/29 14/27½
Dalreoch 15/23 15/19   14/28 14/24
Cardross 15/27½ 15/24   14/21½ ?
Craigendoran Jn 15/32½ 15/32   14/15 14/13
Helensburgh Upper 15.38 ~ 15.41 ?   14.00 ~ 14.09 ?
Garelochhead 15.53 ~ 15.54 15.53 ~ 15.54   14.46 ~ 13.47 13.48 ~ 13.49
Glen Douglas 16/10 16/10   13.25 ~ 13.30 ?
Arrochar & Tarbet 16.20 ~ 16.21 16.20 ~ 16.21   13.10 ~ 13.11 13.08 ~ 13.11
Ardlui 16/37 16/37   12.53 ~ 12.54 12.53 ~ 12.54
Crianlarich 16.59 ~ 17.02 16.59 ~ 17.00   12.18 ~ 12.31 12.18 ~ 12.31
Upper Tyndrum 17.17 ~ 17.20 17.15 ~ 17.17   11.59 ~ 12.02 11.59 ~ 12.02
Bridge of Orchy 17.36 ~ 17.37 17.26 ~ 17.29   11.36 ~ 11.37 11.36 ~ 11.37
Rannoch 18.08 ~ 18.37 18.00 ~ 18.39   10.37 ~ 11.09 10.37 ~ 11.09
Corrour 18/55 ?   10/24 10/24
Tulloch 19.15 ~ 19.16 ?   10.01 ~ 10.02 10.01 ~ 10.02
Roy Bridge 19/28½ ?   09/48½ ?
Spean Bridge 19.36 ~ 19.46 ?   09.24 ~ 09.41 09.24 ~ 09.41
Fort William Jn 19/59 ?   09/09 ?
Fort William 20.02a 20.02   09.06d 09.06

 

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Fort William 10.15d 10.15   16.03a 15.43 41.28
0.49 Fort William Jn 10/18½ ?   15/59 ? 40.59
2.20 Banavie 10/21½ ?   15/54½ ? 39.08
3.24 Corpach 10/24½ ?   15/51 ? 38.04
4.09 Annat 10/26½ ?   15/48 ? 37.19
6.14 Loch Eil Outward Bound 10.33 ~ 10.35 ?   15.38½ ~ 15.40½ ? 35.14
9.73 Locheilside 10/42 ?   15/32 ? 31.35
16.52 Glenfinnan 10.54 ~ 11.21 10.54 ~ 11.21   15.18 ~ 15.20 15.12 ~ 15.13 24.56
25.61 Lochailort 11/42 ?   14/57½ ? 15.47
30.43 Beasdale 11/53 ?   14/47½ ? 10.65
33.76 Arisaig 12.01 ~ 12.07 ?   14.38 ~ 14.39 ? 7.32
38.53 Morar 12/19 ?   14.22 ~ 14.23 ? 2.55
41.28 Mallaig 12.26a 12.26   14.11d 14.11 0.00


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