5th October 2024

InterCity
Central Scotland and Fife Push Pull (Day 1 of 2)

Loco Used 47712 (1)
Stock Used 11082+11066+10404+12171+12111+9707

Route :
 1Z47 : Crewe to Glasgow Queen Street
1Z48 : Glasgow Queen Street to Lanark
1Z49 : Lanark to Edinburgh Waverley

Loco Used Route
47712 Crewe - Warrington - Preston - Barton & Broughton [DPL](3) - Lancaster - Shap - Penrith - Carlisle - Beattock - Abington - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs North Jn - Lanark Jn - Motherwell - Uddingston Jn - Newton East Jn - Newton West Jn - Rutherglen Jn - Larkfield Jn - Terminus Jn - Shields Jn
47712 (2) Shields Jn [DnAyr-UpCU @ 0.73] - High Street Jn - Bellgrove - Springburn - Cowlairs South Jn - Glasgow Queen Street
47712 Glasgow Queen Street - Cowlairs South Jn - Cowlairs West Jn - Cowlairs North Jn - Maryhill - Anniesland - Hyndland East Jn - Glasgow Queen Street (L.L.) - Bellgrove - Shettleston - Sunnyside Jn - Whifflet [UGL] - Whifflet South Jn - Mossend North Jn - Mossend East Jn - Holytown Jn - Wishaw - Law Jn [UPL] - Lanark Jn - Lanark
47712 (2) Lanark - Lanark Jn - Law Jn - Wishaw - Holytown Jn - Mossend East Jn - Mossend North Jn - Whifflet South Jn - Sunnyside Jn - Shettleston Loop
47712 Shettleston Loop - Coatbridge Sunnyside - Aidrie - Bathgate - Newbridge Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes :
(1) 47712 running numbered / named as 47709 'The Lord Provost' on one side & 47711 'Greyfriars Bobby' on the other.
(2) 47712 Propelling.
(3) Delayed on outward by Points Failure at Carnforth North Jn.
(4) Part of the original plan to visit North Berwick deleted due to pathing forcing a much later arrival time in Edinburgh. Original plan after Newbridge Jn, (with initial releasd timings), was .....
Newbridge Jn (18/57) - Haymarket West Jn (19/06) - Gorgie Jn (19/09) - Craiglockhart Jn (19/11) - Niddrie West Jn (19/22) - Newcraighall (19/24) - Millerhill Yard (19.32~19.34) - Monktonhall Jn (19/40) - Prestonpans (19/45) - Drem [UPL] (19*55~20*37) - North Berwick (20.45) (Reverse), North Berwick (20.52) - Drem (21/01) - Prestonpans (21/07) - Monktonhall Jn (21/11) - Portobello Jn (21/14) - Edinburgh Waverley (21.21).

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

Location Booked Actual
Crewe 08.18d [P12][FL] 08.17½d [P12][DF]
Crewe Coal Yard 08/21½ [FL] 08/19½ [DF]
Winsford 08/26½ [FL] 08/25
Hartford Jn 08/30½ [FL] 08/27½
Acton Bridge 08/32 [FL] 08/29½
Weaver Jn 08/34 [FL] 08/30½
Acton Grange Jn 08/37 [FL] 08/34
Warrington Bank Quay 08.39a ~ 08.42d [P3][FL] 08.36a ~ 08.40d [P3]
Dallam Jn 08/45 [FL] 08/41
Winwick Jn 08/47 [FL] 08/43½
Golborne Jn 08/49 [FL] 08/45½
Springs Branch Jn 08/54 [FL] 08/49½
Wigan South Jn 08/54½ [FL] 08/50½
Wigan North Western 08.55½a ~ 08.58d [P5][FL] 08.51½a ~ 08.56d [P5]
Balshaw Lane 09/08 [FL] 09/03½
Euxton Jn 09/10½ [FL] 09/05
Ribble Jn 09/14½ [DFL] 09.09½ ~ 09.19½
Preston 09.16a ~ 09.19d [P3][DFL] 09.22a ~ 09.27d [P4][DF]
Preston Fylde Jn 09/21 09/28 [DM]
Barton & Broughton 09/25 09.35½ ~ 10.01½ [DPL]
Garstang & Catterall 09/28 10/07½
Lancaster 09/37 [DFL] 10/19½ [DF]
Morecambe South Jn 09/39 10/22
Carnforth North Jn 09/45 10/25
Oxenholme : Lake District 09/56 [P2] 10/34 [P2]
Grayrigg 10/01 10/39 [DM]
Tebay 10/06 10/44 [DM]
Shap Summit 10/13 10/48½
Shap Harrisons Sidings 10*19 ~ 10*25 [DGL] 10/51 [DM]
Penrith South Jn 10/39 [SL] 10/58½ [DF]
Penrith : North Lakes 10*42 ~ 10*50 [P3][SL] 10/59½ [P2][DF]
Carlisle 11.11a ~ 11.24d [P1] 11.16½a ~ 11.24d [P1]
Gretna Jn 11/34 11/34
Kirkpatrick Sig.MC.863 11/38 11/37
Lockerbie 11/50 [P1] 11/46 [DM][P1]
Beattock 12/01 [DM] 11/54 [DM]
Beattock Summit 12/14 [DM] 12/03 [DM]
Abington 12*23 ~ 12*30 [DPL] 12/09 [DM]
Carstairs South Jn 12/45 12/17
Carstairs North Jn 12/46 12/18
Lanark Jn 12/47 12.21½ ~ 12.22½
Law Jn 12/54½ 12/30
Shieldmuir 12/57½ [P1] 12/33½
Motherwell 12/59 [P2] 12/35 [P2]
Uddingston Jn 13/04 12.39½ ~ 12.45
Newton East Jn 13/05 12/48 [DM]
Newton West Jn 13/06 12/50
Rutherglen East Jn 13/09 [FL] 12/52 [DF]
Shawfield 13/10½ [FL] 12/53
Larkfield Jn 13/12 12/55
Terminus Jn 13/14 12/56½
Shields Jn (Sig.GS.5864) 13.23 ~ 13.29 12*59 ~ 13*19 [UpClyde]
13.21 ~ 13.26 [DnAyr]
High Street Jn 13/45 13.37 ~ 13.48
Bellgrove 13/46 [P2] 13/50 [P2]
Springburn 13*58 ~ 14*03 [P1] 13.56 ~ 14.02 [P1]
Cowlairs South Jn 14/05 [DEG] 14.05 ~ 14.05½ [DEG]
Glasgow Queen Street 14.09a ~ 15.21d [P7][UEG] 14.10a ~ 15.20½d [P7][UEG]
Cowlairs South Jn 15/24½ [UEG] 15/24
Cowlairs West Jn 15/26 [UEG] 15/25½
Cowlairs North Jn 15/28 15/26½
Maryhill 15/32 15/31½
Anniesland 15/35 [P1] 15/34 [P1]
Hyndland East Jn 15/36 15/36
Finnieston West Jn 15/40 15/39
Glasgow Queen Street 15/44 [P9] 15/44 [P9]
Bellgrove 15/47 [P2] 15/46 [P2]
Shettleston 15/51 15/50 [P2]
Sunnyside Jn 16/00 15/58
Whifflet Loop 16*05 ~ 16*06 [UGL] 16.03½ ~ 16.06½ [UGL]
Whifflet South Jn 16/07½ 16/07½
Mossend North Exit 16/09 16/10
Mossend North Jn 16/10½ 16/11
Mossend East Jn 16/11½ 16/12
Holytown Jn 16/14 16/13
Wishaw 16/18 16/17½ [P2]
Law Jn U.P.L. 16*24 ~ 16*47 [UPL] 16.23 ~ 16.46
Lanark Jn 17/00 16.56 ~ 16.57
Lanark 17.05 ~ 17.12 [P2] 17p04a ~ 17p12d [P2]
Lanark Jn 17/16 17/16½
Law Jn 17/22 17/23½
Wishaw 17/24 17/26½
Holytown Jn 17/33½ 17/30½
Mossend East Jn 17/34½ 17/31
Mossend North Jn 17/35½ 17/33
Mossend North Exit 17/37 17/35
Whifflet South Jn 17/40 17/39
Sunnyside Jn 17/45 17/45½
Shettleston Loop 17.54 ~ 18.02 [UDG] 17.55½ ~ 18.01½ [UDG]
Coatbridge Sunnyside 18/12 18/09 [P2]
Airdrie 18/16 [P3] 18/12½ [P3]
Bathgate 18/37 [P1] 18/37 [P1]
Uphall 18/44 18/44½
Newbridge Jn 18*50 ~ 18*57 18.52 ~ 18.55½
Haymarket West Jn 19/05 [US] 19/01½ [UpSth]
Haymarket 19/06 [P3][US] 19/03½ [P3][Sth]
Princes Street Gardens 19/08 [W] 19/05½ [UpSth-W]
Edinburgh Waverley 19.10a [P8] 19.07½a [P10]


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S. Workings

3Z47 : Crewe H.S. to Crewe

Location Booked Actual (from RTT)
Crewe H.S. 07+37 07+37
Crewe Sig.CE.110 07+43 ~ 07+44 ?
Crewe Down Refuge Siding 07+49 ~ 08+00 ?? ~ 07+47
Crewe 08+02 [P12] 07+50 [P12]

5Z49 : Edinburgh Waverley to Joppa Straight

Location Booked Actual (from RTT)
Edinburgh Waverley 19+28 [P8][SL] 19+16½ [P10][Sth]
Abbeyhill Jn 19/29½ 19/18½ [UB]
Craigentinny Jn 19/30½ 19/19
Portobello Jn (Lothian) 19/33 19/20½
Edinburgh Sig.EP.605 19+36 ~ 19+45 ?
Portobello Jn (Lothian) 19/48 ?
Edinburgh Sig.EP.854 19+51 ~ 19+58 ?
Joppa Straight 20+00 19+27


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