19th October 2019

North East Railtours
Ayr & Stranraer

Locos Used 37516 'Loch Laidon' & 37518
Stock Used 6312+13229+3096+3150+3115+1730+35185+5028+1859+13230

Route :
1Z59 : Newcastle to Stranraer
1Z60 : Stranraer to Linlithgow

Loco(s) Route
37516 (1) Newcastle - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Newbridge Jn - Bathgate - Airdrie - Coatbridge Sunnyside - Bellgrove - High Street Jn - Shields Jn - Paisley Gilmour Street - Dalry - Kilwinning - Irvine - Prestwick Town - Ayr - Girvan - Barrhill - Stranraer
37518 (2) Stranraer - Barrhill - Girvan - Ayr - Prestwick Town - Barassie Jn - Kilmarnock - Auchinleck - Dumfries - Annan - Gretna Jn - Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Hexham - Blaydon - Norwood Jn - King Edward Bridge South Jn - Newcastle - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
37516 (1) Edinburgh Waverley - Portobello Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Craiglockhart Jn - Gorgie Jn - Haymarket West Jn - Newbridge Jn - Linlithgow

Notes :
(1) 37518 on rear.
(2) 37516 on rear.
(3) Off tour option: visit to Culzean Castle.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Open Rail Live Railway Data)

Location Booked Actual
Newcastle 05.25d [P4] [SL] 05.28 [P4]
Heaton South Jn 05/31 05/33
Cramlington 05.40a ~ 05.44d 05.43 ~ 05.46
Morpeth 05.52a ~ 05.56d [P2] 05.54 ~ 05.57
Alnmouth for Alnwick 06.15a ~ 06.20d [P2] 06.14 ~ 06.21
Belford LC 06/39 06/37
Berwick-upon-Tweed 06.55a ~ 07.00d [P2] 06.52 ~ 07.00 [P2]
Reston 07/14 ?
Grantshouse 07*21 ~ 07*32 [DPL] 07.20 ~ 07.32
Oxwellmains 07/42 ?
Dunbar 07/44 07/46
Drem 07.54a ~ 07.56d 08.00 ~ 08.03
Prestonpans 08/05 08/10
Monktonhall Jn 08/08½ 08/13
Portobello Jn 08/11 08/15
Craigentinny Jn 08/13 ?
Abbeyhill Jn 08/14 ?
Edinburgh Waverley 08.16a ~ 08.18d [P9] 08.20 ~ 08.25
Princes Street Gardens 08/20 [W] 08/27
Haymarket 08/21½ [P4] 08/29 [P4]
Haymarket West Jn 08/23½ 08/30
Newbridge Jn 08/29 08/36
Uphall 08/33½ 08/41
Bathgate 08/41 [P2] 08/47
Drumgelloch 09/00 09/02
Airdrie 09/02 [P2] 09/04
Coatbridge Sunnyside 09/06 09/07
Shettlestone 09/16 09/16
Bellgrove 09/20 [P1] 09/20
High Street Jn 09/21 ?
Shields Jn 09/43 [DA] 09/31
Arkleston Jn 09/52 [DA] ?
Paisley Goods Loop 09*54 ~ 10*15 [DGL] ?
Paisley Gilmour Street 10/17 [P4] 10/18 [P4]
Elderslie 10/20 ?
Lochwinnoch 10/32 10/32
Brownhill Loop 10*39 ~ 11*16 [DPL] ?
Dalry 11/17½ 11/17
Kilwinning 11/21 [P4] 11/21
Irvine 11/24 [P2] 11/24
Barassie Jn 11/28 11/33
Prestwick Town 11/34 [P2] 11/38
Falkland Jn 11/35 ?
Ayr 11.40a ~ 11.42d [P3] 11.42 ~ 11.43 [P3]
Dalrymple Jn 11/49 ?
Maybole 12/00 [P1] ?
Kilkerran 12t07 ~ 12t12 ?
Girvan 12t34 ~ 12t35 [P2] 12.29 ~ 12.30 [P2]
Barrhill 13t02 ~ 13t05 [P2] ?
Glenwhilly 13t22 ~ 13t30 ?
Dunragit 13t39 ~ 13t39 13/48
Stranraer 13.51a [P1] ~ 14.01d [P2] 14.00 [P1] ~ 14.11 [P1]
Dunragit 14t09 ~ 14t11 14/19
Glenwhilly 14t24 ~ 14t32 ?
Barrhill 14t50 ~ 14t51 [P1] ?
Girvan 15t22 ~ 15t23 [P1] 15.15 ~ 15.16 [P1]
Kilkerran 15t34 ~ 15t44 ?
Maybole 15.50 ~ 15.51 [P1] ?
Dalrymple Jn 16/04 15/56
Ayr 16.08a ~ 16.10d [P4] 16.06 ~ 16.10 [P3]
Falkland Jn 16/16 ?
Prestwick Town 16/18 [P1] 16/15
Barassie Jn 16/25 16/22
Kilmarnock 16/39 [P3] 16/38 [P3]
Mauchline 16/50 16/51
Auchinleck 16/54 ?
New Cumnock 17/01 17/02
Kirkconnel 17/08 ?
Thornhill 17/23 ?
Holywood 17/34 ?
Dumfries 17/38 [P2] 17/38
Annan 17/55 17/52
Gretna Green 18/07 ?
Gretna Jn 18/13 18/11
Carlisle 18c22 ~ 18c32 [P3] 18.21 ~ 18.31 [P3]
London Road Jn 18/34 ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 18/36 18/35
Corby Gates SB 18/40 ?
Brampton Fell SB 18/47 ?
Low Row SB 18/52 ?
Haltwhistle 19/02 19/11
Haydon Bridge 19/11 ?
Hexham 19/19 [P1] 19/29
Prudhoe 19*30 ~ 19*39 19/40
Wylam 19/43 ?
Blaydon 19/48 19/48
Metrocentre 19/51 [P1] 19/51
Norwood Jn 19/56 19/55
King Edward Bridge South Jn 19/58 19/57
Newcastle 20.00a ~ 20.05d [P2] 20.01 ~ 20.07 [P3]
Heaton South Jn 20/09 20/19
Cramlington 20.15a ~ 20.17d 20.30 ~ 20.33
Morpeth 20.23a ~ 20.26d [P2] 20.41 ~ 20.44
Alnmouth for Alnwick 20.39a ~ 20.42d [P2] 21.01 ~ 21.03
Belford LC 21/00 21/20
Crag Mill Loop 21*02 ~ 21*16 21.22 ~ 21.36
Berwick-upon-Tweed 21.30a ~ 21.32d [P2] 21.54 ~ 21.56
Reston 21/40 ?
Grantshouse 21/44 22/12
Oxwellmains 21/52 ?
Dunbar 21/53 22/21
Drem 22.01a ~ 22.03d 22.31 ~ 22.34
Prestonpans 22/09 22/42
Monktonhall Jn 22/12½ 22/45
Portobello Jn 22/14 22/47
Craigentinny Jn 22/16 ?
Abbeyhill Jn 22/17 ?
Edinburgh Waverley 22.19a ~ 22.39d [P20] 22.52 ~ 23.03 [P20]
Abbeyhill Jn 22/41 ?
Craigentinny Jn 22/42 ?
Portobello Jn 22/44 23/09
Niddrie West Jn 22/50 23/13
Craiglockhart Jn 22/57 23/25
Gorgie Jn 23/00 23/34
Haymarket West Jn 23/02 23/36
Newbridge Jn 23/07½ 23/42
Winchburgh Jn 23/10½ 23/46
Linlithgow 23.15a [P2] 23.51


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