4th January 1969

British Rail
Scottish Grand Tour No.6

Locos Used 250 & 1974
Stock Used 9x mark 1's

Route : 1Z30 throughout (1)

Loco Route
1974 Edinburgh Waverley - Millerhill (2) - Heriot - Galashiels - St Boswells - Hawick - Riccarton Junction - Newcastleton - Riddings Junction - Longtown Jn - Carlisle Kingmoor - Caldew Jn - Rome Street Jn - Bog Jn - London Road Jn - Petteril Bridge Jn - Hexham - Blaydon - Scotswood - Newcastle Central
250 Newcastle Central - Manors - Heaton - Benton Quarry Jn - West Monkseaton - Whitley Bay - Tynemouth - Wallsend - Heaton - Manors - Newcastle Central
1974 Newcastle Central - Jesmond - Benton - Benton North Jn - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes :
(1) The timing sheet issued to tour participants gave the train headcode as 1Z09 however Kenneth Gray confirms the Special Traffic Notice gave the headcode as 1Z30 and this is backed-up by photographic evidence, being carried by the class 47 used.
(2) Train was delayed at Millerhill whilst being searched after a bomb alert.


1974, still carrying its D prefix, enters Hawick (photo: Kenneth Gray)

Source : Bill Jamieson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Bill Jamieson)

Location Booked Actual
Edinburgh Waverley 08.58d 08.59
St Margarets 09/03 ?
Portobello Jn 09/04 09/06
Millerhill 09/09 09.11 ~ 09.35
Hardengreen Jn 09/12 ?
Heriot 09/32 09/56
Galashiels 09.48 ~ 09.50 10.12 ~ 10.15
Melrose ??.?? ~ 09.57 10.20 ~ 10.21
St Boswells 10.03 ~ 10.05 10.27 ~ 10.28
Hawick 10.19 ~ 10.22 10.41 ~ 10.45
Riccarton Junction 10/44 11/04
Newcastleton 10/54 11/13
Longtown Jn 11/12 11.31 ~ 11.3
Kingmoor Yard 11.38 ~ 11.40 11.58 ~ 12.04
Carlisle No.10 11/50 ?
Durran Hill Jn 11/56 12/30
Brampton Jn 12/12 12/44
Haltwhistle 12/27 12/58
Hexham 12/44 13/15
Blaydon 13/04 13/35
Scotswood 13/06 ?
Newcastle Central 13.12 ~ 13.25 13.43 ~ 14.03
Benton Quarry S/E curve 13/40 14/13
Monkseaton 13/48 14.22 ~ 14.25
Tynemouth 13/53 14/31
Wallsend 14/05 14/40
Newcastle Central 14.15 ~ 14.25 14.47 ~ 14.54
Jesmond 14/29 14/59
Benton N/W curve 14/33 ?
Killingworth 14/43 ?
Morpeth 15/02 15/23
Alnmouth 15/27 15/39
Belford 15/43 15/52
Tweedmouth 15/58 16/03
Marshal Meadows 16/01 ?
Grantshouse 16/18 16/20
Dunbar 16/29 16.31 ~ 19.32
Drem 16/40 16/45
Monktonhall Jn 16/50 16/54
Portobello Jn 16/54 16/57
Edinburgh Waverley 17.00a 17.02


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