19th March 2022

Railway Touring Company
The Edinburgh Flyer

Locos Used 37706, 47802 & steam: 35018 'British India Line'
Stock Used (2) (80217)+9392+4905+4984+99311+99347+99348+99351+99712+99352+99125

Route :
1Z80 : Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z81 : Edinburgh Waverley to Preston

Loco(s) Route
37706 (1) Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth [U&DGL]
35018 (1) Carnforth [U&DGL] - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
35018 (1) Edinburgh Waverley - Craigentinny Jn - Portobello Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Craiglockhart Jn - Slateford - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth [U&DGL]
37706 (1) Carnforth [U&DGL] - Lancaster - Preston

Notes : 
(1) 47802 on rear.
(2) 80217 was only in the consist when 35018 was on the train.


Loco change to 35018 at Carnforth on the outward leg (photo: David Moyle)

Source : David Moyle (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Preston 06.18d [P6] [DT] 06.18   22.32a [P6] 22.30
Fylde Jn 06/20 06/20   22/29 [UT] ?
Barton & Broughton 06/24 06/24   22/25½ ?
Garstang & Catteral 06/27 06/27   22/21 22/20
Lancaster 06.37a ~ 06.40d [P3] 06.38 ~ 06.43   22.05a ~ 22.08d [P4] 22.05 ~ 22.08
Morecambe South Jn 06/43 06/46   22/03 22/02
Carnforth South Jn 06/49½ ?   21L32 ~ 21L58 [GL1] 21.27 ~ ?
Carnforth North Jn 06L51 ~ 07L28 [GL2] 06.53 ~ ?   21/31 21/25
Oxenholme Lake District 07/43½ [P2] 07/29   21/17½ 21/10
Grayrigg 07/53 07/37   21/12 ?
Tebay 07/59½ 07/43   21/07 20/59
Shap Summit 08/09 07/48   21/02 ?
Shap Harrisons Sidings 08/13 07/52   20/57 ?
Penrith North Lakes 08/22 [P2] 08/00   20/46½ [P1] 20/42
Carlisle 08.42a ~ 08.44d [P3] 08.17 ~ 08.43 [P3]   20.24a ~ 20.26d [P1] 20.19 ~ 20.24
Gretna Jn 08/58 08/53   20/11½ 20/09
Quintinshill 09*03 ~ 09*25 [DPL] 08/55   19*51 ~ 20*09 [UPL] 20.01 ~ 20.06
Lockerbie [Down Loop] 09w47 ~ 10w34 [DPL] 09.11 ~ 10.31   - -
Lockerbie 10/36 [P1] 10/32   19w03 ~ 19w33 [UPL] 18.45 ~ 19.38 [UPL]
Beattock 10/51 [DM] 10/46   18/46 [UM] 18/21
Beattock Summit 11/04½ [DM] 10/59   18/37 [UM] 18/04
Abington 11/13 [DM] 11/07   18/28 [UM] 17/57
Carstairs South Jn 11/27½ 11/21   18*00 ~ 18*10 17/43
Carstairs East Jn 11/31 11/24   17/57 17/38
Auchengray 11/37½ 11/31   17/50 ?
Midcalder Jn 11/47 11/41   17/34 17/22
Slateford 11/58 11/50   17/24 17/14
Haymarket 12/02 [P3] 12/04   - -
Princes St Gardens 12/04 [X] 12/07   - -
Slateford Sig.ES675 - -   17*13 ~ 17*23 17/13
Craiglockhart Jn - -   17/10 17/11
Niddrie West Jn - -   16/55 16/55
Portobello Jn - -   16/50 16/51
Craigentinny Jn - -   16/46½ 16/47
Abbeyhill Jn - -   16/45 ?
Edinburgh Waverley 12.06a [P7] 12.09   16.43d [P1] 16.43 [P1]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z80 : (47802 with 37706 on rear) : Carnforth to Preston

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 02.56d
Carnforth H.S. 03.06 ~ 03.11
Carnforth 03.16 ~ 05.16
Carnforth North Jn 05/17
Morecambe South Jn 05/21
Lancaster 05/24
Garstang & Catteral 05/36
Fylde Jn 05/45
Preston 05.47a [P6]

5Z82 : (35018 with 47802 on rear) : Edinburgh Waverley to Portobello Jn
5Z82 : (47802 with 35018 on rear) : Portobello Jn to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z82 : (35018 with 47802 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Joppa Straight

Location Booked
Edinburgh Waverley 12.34d [P7]
Abbeyhill Jn 12/36
Craigentinny Jn 12/37
Portobello Jn 12.39 ~ 12.47
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 12.50 ~ 12.51
Joppa Straight 12.53a

5Z83 : (47802 with 35018 on rear) : Joppa Straight to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z83 : (35018 with 47802 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Edinburgh Sig.EP605
5Z83 : (47802 with 35018 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP605 to Edinburgh Waverley

Location Booked
Joppa Straight 15.41d
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 15.43 ~ 15.47
Portobello Jn 15/50
Edinburgh Sig.EP605 15.51 ~ 16.07
Portobello Jn 16/10
Craigentinny Jn 16/11
Abbeyhill Jn 16*13 ~ 16*18
Edinburgh Waverley 16.20a [P1]

5Z85 : (47802 with 37706 on rear) : Preston to Carnforth

Location Booked
Preston 22.40d [P6]
Fylde Jn 22/41
Barton & Broughton 22/45
Garstang & Catteral 22/48
Lancaster 22/56
Morecambe South Jn 22/58
Carnforth North Jn 23/03
Carnforth 23.04 ~ 00.04
Carnforth H.S. 00.07 ~ 00.17
Carnforth Steamtown 00.27a


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