21st - 23rd April 1972

Locomotive Club of Great Britain (North West Branch)
The West Highlander

Locos Used 22, 1839, 1849, 5360, 5362, 5381 & 5384
Stock Used [1]: load 15, including 4 sleeping cars
[2]: load 11

Route :

Date(s) Stock Loco(s) Route
21/04 [1] 1849 Liverpool Lime Street - St Helens Junction - Earlestown - Wigan North Western - Preston - (via WCML) - Carlisle
22/04 [1] 22 Carlisle - (via WCML) - Law Jn - Wishaw - Mossend - Gartcosh - Springburn - Cowlairs
22/04 [1] 5360+5381 Cowlairs - Westerton - Craigendoran Jn - Crianlarich - Fort William
22/04 [2] 5362+5384 Fort William - Mallaig
22/04 [2] 5362+5384 Mallaig - Fort William
22/04 [1] 5360+5381 Fort William - Crianlarich
22/04 [1] 5360+5381 Crianlarich - Oban
22/04-23/04 [1] 5360+5381 Oban - Crianlarich - Craigendoran Jn - Westerton - Cowlairs
23/04 [1] 1839 Cowlairs - St Johns - Strathbungo - Kilmarnock - Dumfries - Carlisle - (via WCML) - Wigan North Western - St Helens Shaw Street - Liverpool Lime Street

Sources : Andrew Fairholm, Merfyn Jones & Alan Hart

Photo Review


5362 & 5384 at ??? (photo: Merfyn Jones)


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.


Timings (Advertised Only)
(from Alan Hart)

Location Advertised (out) Advertised (out)
Liverpool Lime Street 22.45d (07.30a)
St Helens Junction 23.00d ?
Earlestown 23.10d ?
Wigan North Western 23.30d ?
Out: Preston
Rtn: (Blackburn?)		 00.00d ?
Cowlairs (04.45a) (01.10)
Crianlarich 06.34 ?
Fort William 08.30a ~ 09.40d -
Mallaig 11.05a ~ 12.20d -
Fort William 13.45a ~ 15.30d -
Crianlarich - 17.27a ~ 17.57d
Oban 19.15a 22.15d


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