27th May 2019

North East Railtours
Oban

Locos Used 37025 'Inverness TMD' & 37402 'Stephen Middlemore'
Stock Used 5028+1859+4856+35185+1730+3115+3096+3150+13229+13230

Route :
1Z37 : Newcastle to Oban
1Z38 : Oban to Newcastle

Locos Route
37025+37402 Newcastle - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley - Slateford - Midcalder Jn - Shotts - Holytown Jn - Mossend East Jn - Mossend North Jn - Whifflet South Jn - Coatbridge Central - Gartsherrie South Jn - Gartcosh Jn - Stepps - Springburn - Cowlairs West Jn - Cowlairs North Jn - Maryhill - Westerton - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Craigendoran Jn - Helensburgh Upper - Garelochhead - Arrochar & Tarbet - Crianlarich - Tyndrum Lower - Dalmally - Taynuilt - Oban
37025+37402 Oban - (reverse of outward route) - Cowlairs North Jn - Cowlairs East Jn - Lenzie - Croy - Falkirk High - Polmont - Linlithgow - Winchburgh Jn - Haymarket - (reverse of outward route) - Newcastle

Source : Keith Gardiner (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Keith Gardiner & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Newcastle 05.10d [P3] 05.09   00.06a [P2] 00.10
Heaton South Jn 05/15 05/14   00/01 00/06
Cramlington 05.24a ~ 05.27d 05.20 ~ 05.26   23.46a ~ 23.49d 23.54 ~ 23.59
Morpeth 05.36a ~ 05.39d [P2] 05.34 ~ 05.39   23.35a ~ 23.38d [P1] 23.43 ~ 23.47
Alnmouth for Alnwick 05.55a ~ 05.58d [P2] 05.55 ~ 05.57   23.16a ~ 23.19d [P1] 23.24 ~ 23.27
Belford LC 06/11½ 06/13   23/03½ 23/10
Berwick-upon-Tweed 06.24a ~ 06.27d [P2] 06.26 ~ 06.28   22.49a ~ 22.52d [P1] 22.55 ~ 22.58
Reston 06/37½ 06/39   22/39½ 22/47
Grantshouse 06/42 06/43   22/35 22/41
Oxwellmains 06/49 06/51   22/23½ 22/33
Dunbar 06/51 06/53   22/21 22/32
Drem Loop 07*04 ~ 07*11 [DPL] ?   - -
Drem 07/11½ [P2] 07/12   22/13½ [P1] 22/23
Prestonpans 07/17 [P2] 07/18   22/07 [P1] 22/17
Monktonhall Jn 07/20½ 07/21   22/04 22/14
Portobello Jn 07/22½ 07/23   22/02 22/11
Craigentinny Jn 07/25½ 07/25   21/59½ 22/08
Abbeyhill Jn 07*29 ~ 07*32 [SL] ? ~ 07.32   21/58½ 22/04
Edinburgh Waverley 07.35a ~ 07.37d [P8] 07.35 ~ 07.39   21.51a ~ 21.57d [P2] 21.52 ~ 21.59
Princes Street Gardens 07/38 [W] 07/41   21/49 [Z] 21/50
Haymarket 07/41 [P4] 07/43   21/46 [P1] 21/48
Slateford 07/43½ 07/46   - -
Midcalder Jn 07/54½ 07/56   - -
Benhar Jn 08/10 08/08   - -
Shotts 08/17 [P1] 08/10   - -
Holytown Jn 08/27 ?   - -
Mossend East Jn 08/29 08/22   - -
Mossend North Jn 08/30½ 08/27   - -
Mossend North Exit 08/32 08/29   - -
Whifflet South Jn 08/35 08/33   - -
Coatbridge Central 08c37 ~ 08c39 [P1] 08.35 ~ 08.39   - -
Gartsherrie South Jn 08/42 08/41   - -
Gartcosh Jn 08/45 08/45   - -
Stepps 08/49½ 08/48   - -
Springburn 08/56 [P1] 08/55   - -
Cowlairs West Jn 09/02 09/02   - -
Haymarket Central Jn - -   21/44 [UN] 21/47
Haymarket West Jn - -   21/43 [US] 21/44
Newbridge Jn - -   21/38 21/37
Winchburgh Jn - -   21/35 21/33
Linlithgow - -   21.26 ~ 21.28 [P1] 21.25 ~ 21.28
Polmont - -   21/21 [P1] 21/19
Falkirk High - -   21/18½ [P1] 21/17
Greenhill Upper Jn - -   21/15 21/13
Croy - -   21/10 [P1] 21/08
Lenzie - -   21/03½ [P1] 21/03
Bishopbriggs - -   21/00 [P1] 20/59 [P1]
Cowlairs East Jn - -   20/57 20/55
Cowlairs North Jn 09/04 ?   20/56 20/54
Maryhill 09/11 09/09   20/52 20/52
Westerton 09/22 09/18   20/49½ 20/48
Dalmuir 09/37 [P1] 09/36   20/44½ [P2] 20/42
Dumbarton Central 09/47 [P2] 09/50   20/31 [P1] 20/29
Dalreoch 09/48 09/51   20/26 20/26
Craigendoran Jn 10/02 10/02   20/10 20/13
Helensburgh Upper 10.09 ~ 10.13 ?   19.57 ~ 20.02 ?
Garelochhead 10.24 ~ 10.27 10.30 ~ 10.33   19.43 ~ 19.44 19.46 ~ 19.47
Glen Douglas 10.46 ~ 10.54 ?   19.20 ~ 19.29 ?
Arrochar & Tarbet 11.04 ~ 11.05 ?   19.05 ~ 19.06 ?
Ardlui 11.23 ~ 11.24 ?   18.48 ~ 18.49 ?
Crianlarich 11.44 ~ 11.46 [P2] 11.59 ~ 12.02   18.20 ~ 18.28 [P1] 18.05 ~ 18.28
Tyndrum Lower 11.55 ~ 11.56 ?   18.11 ~ 18.12 ?
Dalmally 12.16 ~ 12.17 ?   17.44 ~ 17.45 ?
Taynuilt 12.34 ~ 12.35 12.51 ~ 12.52   17.21 ~ 17.24 17.21 ~ 17.24
Connel Ferry 12.52 ~ 12.53 ?   17.03 ~ 17.04 ?
Oban 13.10a [P2] 13.21   16.47d [P2] 16.47


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