24th - 26th June 1966
Warwickshire Railway Society
The Aberdonian Rail Tour
Locos Used | 4472 'Flying Scotsman', 35026, 45104, 45581, 60024, 60813, 64570, 64618 & 92113 (3) |
Stock Used | 10 coaches (mix of BR & Bullied stock) |
Route :
1X20 : Waterloo to ?Edinburgh Waverley?
1X50 : ?Edinburgh Waverley? to ???
???? : ??? to ???
Dates(s) | Loco(s) | Route |
24/06-25/06 | 35026 | London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Kew Bridge - Neasden Jn - Northolt Jn - High Wycombe - Aynho Jn - Banbury - Leamington Spa - hatton - Solihull - Tyseley - Birmingham Snow Hill |
25/06 | 35026 | Birmingham Snow Hill - Wolverhampton LL - Wellington - Market Drayton - Nantwich - Crewe - Stockport Edgeley (1) - Reddish South - Denton - Miles Platting - Manchester Victoria |
25/06 | 45581 | Manchester Victoria - Bolton |
25/06 | 45104 + 45581 | Bolton - Blackburn |
25/06 | 45581 | Blackburn - Hellifield |
25/06 | 4472 | Hellifield - Settle - Ais Gill - Carlisle - Riccarton Junction - Hawick - Galashiels - Millerhill - Edinburgh Waverley |
25/06 | 64570 + 64618 | Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Polmont - Larbert - Alloa - Dunfermline Upper - Cowdenbeath - Thornton Junction - Leven - Anstruther (2) |
25/06 | 64570 + 64618 | Anstruther - Leven - Thornton Junction |
25/06 | 60813 | Thornton Junction - Leuchars Junction - Dundee Tay Bridge - Arbroath - Montrose - Stonehaven - Aberdeen |
25/06-26/06 | 60024 | Aberdeen - Stonehaven - Forfar - Perth - Glenfarg - Cowdenbeath - Dunfermline Lower - Inverkeithing - Dalmeny - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley |
26/06 | 4472 | Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - Newcastle Central - Pelaw - Fence Houses - Ferryhill - Stockton - Eaglescliffe - Northallerton - York - Church Fenton - Knottingley - Askern - Doncaster |
26/06 | 35026 | Doncaster - Newark Northgate - Bottesford - Colwick - Nottingham Midland - Trent - Spondon - Chaddesden - Derby Midland - Burton-on-Trent - Lichfield TV - Walsall - Wednesbury Town - Dudley |
26/06 | 92113 + 35026 | Dudley - Old Hill - Smethwick West - Handsworth Jn - Birmingham Snow Hill |
26/06 | 35026 | Birmingham Snow Hill - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo |
Notes :
(1) There was a suggestion that 45581 worked the train from Stockport Edgeley
however this has been discounted based on filmed evidence. Gordon lacy comments: 35026 came of the train at
Stockport Edgeley and dropped onto the shed adjacent to the station (we were
told that the projected water stop at Ash Bridge wasn't available). 35026
returned to the train, after watering, some 20-25 minutes later & continued to
Manchester Victoria.
(2) Was booked to run to Crail but reversed at Anstruther to regain lost time
(this statement is disputed by Gordon Lacy however who comments that Crail and
the ECML sections between Newcastle & Northallerton and York & Doncaster were
'knocked out' after the itinerary was published and the timing sheet was altered
to suit).
(3) This loco was originally reported as 92213 (in error?) but later corrected
to 92113 (based on contemporary photographic evidence). Gordon Lacy comments:
From the train, we read off the 9F as 92113, but were told subsequently it was
92213! Amazingly both locos were in the area at the time. Further confirmation
the 9F was 92113 comes from Bill Brown - thanks Bill.
(4) The headcode started off as 1X20. The first evidence of a change was by
(at?) Edinburgh Waverley prior to the run to Anstruther & Thornton Junction. Was
the second headcode, 1X50, used for the remainder of the tour, or maybe just back
to Edinburgh Waverley (in which case what was the headcode back to London...1X20
again?)
Sources : George Woods, Gordon Lacy, David
Whittaker, Tony Brookes & Rick Brewer
Photo Review
45581 at Blackburn after 45104 had been taken
off (photo: Gordon Lacy)
4472 prior to going on the train at Hellifield (photo: Gordon Lacy)
The train waits to leave Edinburgh (photo: Gordon Lacy)
64570 leads 64618 away from Alloa (photo: Alan Sainty Collection)
60813 prior to going on the train at Thornton Junction (photo: Gordon Lacy)
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gordon Lacy)
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Waterloo | 22.30d | 22.30½ | 18.43a | 20.25 | |
Clapham Junction | 22/37 | 22/40 | 18/36 | ? | |
Barnes | 22/45 | 22/46½ | 18/30 | ? | |
South Acton | 22/58 | ? | 18/14 | ? | |
Neasden Jn | 23/08 | 23/10½ | 18/02 | ? | |
Northolt Jn | 23/25 | 23/33 | 17/45 | ? | |
High Wycombe | 23.46a ~ 23.50d | 00.02 ~ 00.11 | 17.23a ~ 17.25d | ? | |
Princes Risborough | 00/04 | 00/27 | 17/09 | ? | |
Ashendon Jn | 00/13 | ? | 16/48 | ? | |
Aynho Jn | 00/34 | 00/55½ | 16/40 | ? | |
Banbury | 00w40 ~ 00w48 | 01.04 ~ 01.16 | 16w24 ~ 16w36 | ? | |
Leamington Spa | 01/10 | 01/45 | 15/53 | ? | |
Hatton | 01/18 | 01/54½ | 15/44 | ? | |
Tyseley | 01/32 | 02/15½ | 15/28 | ? | |
Birmingham Snow Hill | 01.38a ~ 01.42d | 02.21 ~ 02.26 | 15.12a ~ 15.22d | ??L?? ~ ??L?? |
Location | Booked | Actual |
Wolverhampton LL | 02w03 ~ 02w12 | 02.49½ ~ 03.01 |
Wellington | 02/38 | 03/31 |
Market Drayton | 03w03 ~ 03w18 | 03.59 ~ 04.09 |
Nantwich | 03/42 | 04/31½ |
Crewe | 03.48a ~ 03.53d | 04.56 ~ 05.05 |
Sandbach | 04/05 | 05/14½ |
Stockport Edgeley | 04/31 | 05w41½ ~ ??w?? |
Ash Bridge | 04w35 ~ 04w40 | ? |
Denton Jn | ? | ? |
Droylesden | 04/54 | ? |
Manchester Victoria | 05L05 ~ 05L15 | ??.?? ~ 06.45 |
Clifton Jn | 05/24 | 06/56 |
Bolton | 05L35 ~ 05L40 | 07.11 ~ 07.28 |
Blackburn | 06L08 ~ 06L13 | 07.56½ ~ 08.02 |
Clitheroe | 06/31 | ? |
Hellifield | 06L51 ~ 07L06 | 08.38 ~ 08.55 |
Settle Jn | 07/11 | ? |
Settle | ? | 09/03½ |
Blea Moor | 07/36 | ? |
Ais Gill | 07/50 | 09/38 |
Appleby West | 08/08 | 09/58½ |
Carlisle | 08w49 ~ 09w05 | 10.30½ ~ 10.40 |
Longtown Jn | ? | 10/55 |
Riddings Jn | 09/27 | ? |
Newcastleton | ? | 11/14½ |
Riccarton Junction | 10/02 | 11/30 |
Whitrope Summit | ? | ? |
Hawick | 10w23 ~ 10w33 | 11.50½ ~ 11.58 |
St Boswells | 10/49 | 12/15½ |
Galashiels | 11/01 | 12/24 |
Heriot | 11/24 | 12/47½ |
Millerhill | 11/43 | ? |
Edinburgh Waverley | 11L53a ~ 13L20d | 13.23½ ~ 14.36 |
Bathgate Jn | 13/33 | ? |
Winchburgh Jn | 13/38 | ? |
Linlithgow | ? | 15/09½ |
Polmont | 13/48 | 15/18½ |
Falkirk Grahamston | 13/55 | 15/24 |
Larbert | ? | 15.30 ~ 15.32½ |
Alloa Jn | 14/05 | ? |
Alloa | 14w24 ~ 14w32 | 15.53 ~ 16.04 |
Oakley | 14/52 | 16/23 |
Dunfermline Upper | 15.00 ~ 15.13 | 16.32 ~ 16.42 |
Cowdenbeath | 15/28 | 16/53 |
Thornton Junction | 15w49 ~ 16w00 | 17.15½ ~ ??.?? |
Leven | 16/13 | ? |
Anstruther | 17.00a ~ 17.25d | ? |
Leven | 18/11 | ? |
Thornton Junction | 18L25 ~ 18L35 | ??.?? ~ 19.33 |
Cupar | 18p55a ~ 19p00d | 20.19 ~ 20.21 |
Leuchars Junction | 19/08 | 20/30½ |
Dundee Tay Bridge | 19w23 ~ 19w28 | 20.46 ~ 20.56 |
Arbroath | 19/50 | ? |
Montrose | 20/08 | ? |
Kinnaber Jn | 20/13 | ? |
Stonehaven | 20/40 | ? |
Aberdeen | 21L02a ~ 23L30d | 22.32½ ~ 23.30 |
Stonehaven | 23/55 | 23/58½ |
Kinnaber Jn | 00/25 | 00/22 |
Forfar | 00/52 | 00/46 |
Alyth Junction | 01/05 | 00/56½ |
Stanley Jn | 01/21 | ? |
Perth | 01w31 ~ 01w55 | 01.17½ ~ 01.55 |
Glenfarg | ? | 02/14½ |
Kinross | 02/25 | 02/23½ |
Cowdenbeath | 02/42 | 02/35½ |
Dunfermline Lower | 02/54 | 02/48 |
Dalmeny | 03/08 | 03/01½ |
Edinburgh Waverley | 03L23 ~ 03L35 | 03.26 ~ 03.33 |
Longniddry | ? | 03/52 |
Dunbar | 04/09 | ? |
Cockburnspath | ? | 04/12½ |
Grantshouse | 04/29 | 04/17 |
Reston | ? | 04/23½ |
Berwick-upon-Tweed | 04/47 | ? |
Alnmouth | 05/19 | ? |
Morpeth | 05/47 | ? |
Newcastle Central | 06w01 ~ 06w08 | 05.58 ~ 06.03 |
Washington | 06/24 | ? |
Leamside | 06/38 | ? |
Ferryhill | 06/50 | ? |
Stockton | 07/17 | ? |
Eaglescliffe | 07/22 | ? |
Northallerton | 07/40 | ? |
Thirsk | 07/48 | ? |
York | 08w11 ~ 09w25 | 08.17 ~ 09.25 |
Church Fenton | 09/43 | 09/41 |
Burton Salmon | 09/51 | ? |
Ferrybridge | 09/56 | ? |
Askern | ? | 10/09 |
Shaftholme Jn | ? | 10/13 |
Doncaster | 10L23 ~ 10L30 | 10.21½ ~ 10.57 |
Bawtry | ? | 11/13 |
Retford | 10/57 | 11/23½ |
Newark North Gate | 11/13 | 11/40 |
Lowfield | ? | 11.50½ ~ 11.59 |
Bottesford West Jn | 11/45 | 12/20 |
Netherfield & Colwick | 12/07 | 12.37 ~ 12.49½ |
Nottingham Midland | 12w15 ~ 12w20 | 13.00 ~ 13.10 |
Trent | 12/32 | 13/23½ |
Spondon | 12p45a ~ 12p55d | 13/35½ |
Chaddesden | ? | ? |
Derby Midland | 13w05 ~ 13w10 | 13.48 ~ 14.00 |
Stenson Jn | 13/19 | ? |
Burton-on-Trent | 13/32 | 14.18½ ~ ??.?? (water stop?) |
Wichnor Jn | 13/39 | ? |
Lichfield TV HL | 13/51 | ? |
Walsall | 14w14 ~ 14w20 | ? |
Dudley | 14.38 ~ 14.40 | ??L?? ~ ??L?? |
Old Hill | 14/55 | ? |