10th April 2022

Branch Line Society
The Glengarnock Growler

Locos Used 37403 'Isle of Mull' & 37516 'Loch Laidon'
Stock Used 5028+4856+4831+1859+35185+3150+3096+1730+3115

Route :
1Z73 : Doncaster to Shell Jn
1Z74 : Shell Jn to Edinburgh Waverley

Loco(s) Route
37403 (1) Doncaster - Carriage Sidings No 2
37516 (2) Carriage Sidings No 2 - Doncaster - (via ECML) - York - Darlington [Dn Passenger Loop] - Ferryhill South Jn - Ferryhill [Up Sidings No.1] (to N.end Sdg.1/Sdg.2 Points) (5)
37403 (1) Ferryhill [Up Sidings No.1] - Ferryhill South Jn (Dn Ferryhill)
37516 (2) Ferryhill South Jn (Dn Ferryhill) - Ferryhill [Up Sidings No.2] - Thrislington Headshunt RR Line
37403 (1) Ferryhill Shunt Line - Ferryhill [Up Sidings No.2] - Ferryhill South Jn - Norton-on-Tees West Jn - Norton-on-Tees South Jn - Hartburn Jn - Bowesfield Jn - Thornaby East Jn [Dn Goods] - Newport East Jn - Middlesbrough [Dn Goods] - South Bank Dn Goods (6)
37516 (2) South Bank Dn Goods - Middlesbrough [Up Goods] - Newport East Jn [Up Goods No 2] - Thornaby East Jn - Bowesfield Jn - Stockton Cut Jn - Eaglescliffe - Dinsdale - Darlington [Dn Main] - Durham [Dn Slow] - Birtley Jn [Up & Dn Slow] - Low Fell Jn - Metrocentre - Wylam - Hexham - Haltwhistle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle - Gretna Jn - Annan - Dumfries - Kilmarnock - Barassie [DPL]
37403 (1) Barassie [DPL] - Irvine - Kilwinning [UGL] - Glengarnock [UM] (7) - Elderslie [UPL] - Paisley Gilmour Street - Shields Jn - High Street Jn - Bellgrove - Shettleston [Up/Dn Goods Loop] - Coatbridge Sunnyside - Airdrie - Bathgate - Newbridge Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes: 
(1) 37516 on rear.
(2) 37403 on rear.
(3) Day 3 of 3 of "The Tyne Tees Tractors" Charity Tours.
(4) B.L.S. in partnership with York R.O.C. raising funds for Martin House Children's Hospice.
(5) North end points between Sdg.1 & Sdg.2 were fixed in position with a fishplate, so train had to return to Ferryhill South Jn then reverse & proceed along Sdg.2 to reach the single line heading towards Thrislington Access Headshunt.
(6) Train reversed on Down Goods at South Bank Jn instead of Grangetown Sig.G.266 (timed as Shell Jn, but actually was the DG-UG Crossover at Grangetown), due to late running.
(7) Although several attempts were made, the Loop at Glengarnock could not be set.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C
 Location Booked Actual
0.00
 Doncaster 08.45d [P1] 08.45d [P1]
0.32
 Doncaster C.H.S. 08.48 ~ 08.50 [CS2] 08.48 ~ 08.55 [CS2]
0.64
 Doncaster 09/02 [P1] 09.00 ~ 09.04 [P1]
2.17
 Arksey Loop 09*07 ~ 09*07 [DPL] 09/09 [DPL]
5.03
 Shaftholme Jn 09/11 09/13
14.03
 Temple Hirst Jn 09/19 09/19½
19.62
 Hambleton North Jn 09/29 09/24
27.66
 Colton Jn 09/36 09/31 [DM]
33.25
 York 09.44a ~ 09.55d [P5] 09.39a ~ 09.55d [P5] [DF]
34.75
 Skelton Jn (York) 09/58 [FL] 09/58 [DF]
36.48
 Skelton Bridge Jn 10/01 [SL] 10/01 [DF-DS]
43.04
 Tollerton Jn 10/09 [SL] 10.09 ~ 10.13
55.41
 Thirsk 10/21 [P2][FL] 10/29 [P2/DS-DF]
63.21
 Northallerton 10/29 10/35½ [P2]
76.17
 Croft Jn ? 10/47
77.06
 Darlington South DPL 10*43 ~ 10*43 [DPL] 10/49 [DPL]
77.35
 Darlington 10/45 [DM] 10/51 [By-pass]
10/51½ [P4]
89.42
 Ferryhill South Jn 10/57 (DnMn Sig.T.451) 11/05½
 ?
 Ferryhill Up Sidings ? 11.13 ~ 11.24 (Up Sdgs No.1) (5)
 ?
 Ferryhill South Jn DIV (DnFerryhill Sig.T.450)
11.28 ~ 11.28½
 ?
 Ferryhill Up Sidings DIV 11/33 (Up Sdgs No.2)
91.11
 Ferryhill Shunt Line 11.02 ~ 11.30 DIV
91.11
 Thrislington Headshunt RR Line DIV 11.39 ~ 11.42 (EoL)
 ?
 Ferryhill Up Sidings ? 11.51 ~ 11.55 (Up Sdgs No.2)
92.41
 Ferryhill South Jn 11/34 11/56
 ?
 Morden L.C. Sig.NF.7194 11/44 12/06
103.05
 Norton-on-Tees West Jn 11/53 12/12½
103.33
 Norton-on-Tees South Jn 11/54 12/13½
106.06
 Hartburn Jn 11/59 12/19
106.50
 Bowesfield Jn 12/01 12/20
107.43
 Thornaby East Jn 12/04 [GL] 12/25½
109.57
 Newport East Jn 12/11 [GL] 12/30
110.54
 Middlesbrough 12/15 [GL] 12/33 [DG]
111.50
 Whitehouse Jn (Teesside) 12/19 12/35
113.05
 South Bank Jn 12/21 [DG] 12.42 ~ [DG]
114.25
 Shell Jn (Grangetown G266 Signal) 12.28 ~ 12.45 [GL] DIV (6)
114.73
 South Bank Jn 12/53 [UG-UM] ~ 12.48 [DG-UG-UM]
117.00
 Whitehouse Jn (Teesside) 12/56 [GL] 12/52½ [UG]
?
 Middlesbrough 13/00 [GL] 12/55 [UG]
118.73
 Newport East Jn 13/03 [GL2] 12/57 [UG2]
121.07
 Thornaby East Jn 13/10 13.04 ~ 13.16½
122.00
 Bowesfield Jn 13/14 13/19
122.63
 Stockton Cut Jn 13/16 13/20
124.13
 Eaglescliffe 13/18 [P1] 13/22 [P1]
129.11
 Dinsdale 13/26 [P1] 13/31 [P1]
132.76
 Darlington 13/34 [DM] 13/38 [DM]
145.22
 Ferryhill South Jn 13/47 [SL] 13/52½
147.57
 Tursdale Jn 13*51 ~ 13*51 14/00
154.79
 Durham 13/59 [P2] 14.10 ~ 14.11 [P2]
 ?
 Durham Sig.TY.357 14*01 ~ 14*26 [DS] 14.13 ~ 14.26½ [DS]
164.15
 Birtley Jn 14/37 [SL] 14/36 [DS]
166.23
 Low Fell Jn 14/42 14/41 [RMT Platform Avoider]
167.65
 Norwood Jn 14/46 14/44½
169.27
 Metrocentre 14.50a ~ 14.54d [P2] 14.50a ~ 14.52d [P2]
171.27
 Blaydon 14/59 14/55 [P2]
175.59
 Wylam 15/03 15/00 [P2]
177.71
 Prudhoe 15/06 15/03 [P2]
188.10
 Hexham 15/17 [P2] 15/14 [P2]
195.56
 Haydon Bridge 15/25 15/21 [P2]
204.44
 Haltwhistle 15/35 15.33 ~ 15.36 [P2]
213.44
 Low Row S.B. 15/45 15/48
217.34
 Brampton Fell S.B. 15/50 15/53½
222.78
 Corby Gates S.B. 15/56 16/00
226.50
 Petteril Bridge Jn 16/01 16/05½
226.69
 London Road Jn 16/02 16/06
227.48
 Carlisle 16.06a ~ 16.40d [P4] 16.08½a ~ 16.39½d [P4]
236.25
 Gretna Jn 16/50 16/49½
245.12
 Annan 16/59 [P2] 16/57½ [P2]
260.50
 Dumfries 17/14 [P1] 17/12½ [P1]
264.00
 Holywood 17/19 17/16
274.55
 Thornhill 17/30 17/25½
290.02
 Kirkconnel 17/47 [P1] 17/41½ [P1]
297.33
 New Cumnock 17/54 [P1] 17/48½ [P1]
309.23
 Mauchline 18/06 18/00
318.54
 Kilmarnock 18/16 [P3] 18/10½ [P3]
326.46
 Barassie Jn 18/29 18/22
326.78
 Barassie Jn DPL 18.31 ~ 18.50 [DPL] 18.24½ ~ 18.53 [DPL]
327.38
 Barassie Jn 18/52 18/54
331.07
 Irvine 18/57 [P1] 19/00½ [P1]
334.35
 Kilwinning 19/01 [P3] 19/04 [P3]
334.65
 Kilwinning UGL 19*03 ~ 19*10 [UGL] 19.06½ ~ 19.10 [UGL]
337.73
 Dalry 19/16 [P1] 19/16½ [P1]
339.07
 Brownhill UPL 19*19 ~ 19*19 [UPL] 19.20 ~ 19.21 [UPL]
340.52
 Glengarnock 19/22 [P1] 19/24 [P1]
?
 Glengarnock UGL 19*25 ~ 19*44 [UGL] 19/24½ [Up Ayr] (7)
348.76
 Lochwinnoch 19/49 [P1] 19/28 [P1]
355.17
 Elderslie UPL 19*58 ~ 19*59 [UPL] 19.38 ~ 19.52½ [UPL]
358.07
 Paisley Gilmour Street 20.04a ~ 20.06d [P3] [UG] 19p57½a ~ 20p03d [P3]
[Up Ayr - Up Gourock]
359.11
 Arkleston Jn 20/11 [UG] 20/04½ [Up Gourock]
361.22
 Cardonald Jn 20/15 20/11 [Up Gourock]
 ?
 Gower Street Jn ? [Up Gourock-Up Ayr-Dn Ayr]
363.51
 Shields Jn 20/21 20/16
[1m02ch Dn Ayr-Dn City Union]
 ?
 Shields Road Jn ? ? [Dn City Union - Up City Union]
366.02
 High Street Jn 20/31 20/25
366.29
 Bellgrove 20/32 [P2] 20/26
368.71
 Shettleston 20/36 [P1] 20/32½ [P1]
369.09
 Shettleston Loop 20*38 ~ 20*38 [UDGL] 20/35 [UDGL]
374.25
 Coatbridge Sunnyside 20/48 [P2] 20/45 [P2]
376.12
 Airdrie 20/52 [P3] 20/49 [P3]
390.72
 Bathgate 21/08 [P1] 21/07 [P1]
396.53
 Uphall 21/14 21/14 [P1]
400.75
 Newbridge Jn 21/21 21/18½
407.10
 Haymarket West Jn 21/29 [US] 21/24½ [US]
408.16
 Haymarket 21/31 [P3] [US] 21/26 [P3] [US]
408.66
 Princes Street Gardens 21/33 [Z] 21/29 [X-Y-Z]
409.35
 Edinburgh Waverley 21.35a [P19] 21.31a [P19]

Mileages taken from Tour Brochure.


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z73 : (37403 with 37516 on rear) : Doncaster Wood Yard to Potteric Carr Jn
5Z73 : (37516 with 37403 on rear) : Potteric Carr Jn to Doncaster
 

Location Booked Actual
Doncaster Wood Yard 08+10d 08+00 [No.15]
Potteric Carr Jn 08+15 ~ 08+22 [ESL] 08+08 ~ 08+4½
Doncaster 08+30a [P1] 08+29 [P1]

5Z74 : (37516 with 37403 on rear) : Edinburgh Waverley to Bo'ness Jn Exchange Sdg

Location Booked Actual
Edinburgh Waverley 21+48d [P19] [Z] 21+49 [P19] [Z]
Princes Street Gardens 21/50 [DN] 21+50 ~ 20+53 [Z-Y]
Haymarket 21/52 [P2] [DN] 21/56 [P2]
Haymarket Central Jn 21/54 [DS] 21/57½ [DN-DS]
Haymarket West Jn 21/56 21/58½ [DS]
Newbridge Jn 22/03 22/05
Winchburgh Jn 22/07 22/09
Linlithgow 22/12 [P2] 22/13 [P2]
Polmont 22/17 [P2] 22/17 [P2]
Grangemouth Jn 22/21 22/21½
Carmuirs East Jn 22+25 ~ 22+35 22+26 ~ 22+32 [DnBch]
Falkirk Grahamston 22/40 [P1] 22+36 ~ 22+37 [P1]
Grangemouth Jn 22/41 ?
Polmont UPL (North) 22*48 ~ 22*56 [UPL(N)] ?
Polmont 22/58 [P1] ?
Bo'ness G.F. 23+04 ~ 23+10 ?
Bo'ness Jn Exchange Sdg 23+20a ?


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