9th September 1972
B.R. (Scottish Region)
Grand Tour No. 15
Locos Used | 1987 & ??? |
Route :
Loco | Route |
1987 | Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - Newcastle - Blaydon - Hexham - Haltwhistle - Carlisle |
1987 | Carlisle - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Keighley |
???? | Keighley - ?Oxenhope? |
???? | ?Oxenhope? - Keighley |
1987 | Keighley - Shipley Jn - Leeds - Cross Gates - Church Fenton - York - (via ECML) -Edinburgh Waverley |
Notes :
(1) Tour timing sheet carried the following comment: "Due to
electrification work at present being carried out on the West Coast Main Line,
it has been necessary to route the train via Newcastle to Carlisle".
Source : Alan Rintoul
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Rintoul)
M.C | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | M.C |
0.00 | Edinburgh Waverley | 07.45d | 22.18a | 204.58 |
3.00 | Portobello Jn | 07/49 | 22/13 | 201.58 |
6.12 | Monktonhall Jn | 07/52 | 22/10 | 198.46 |
17.60 | Drem Jn | 08/02 | 22/00 | 186.78 |
29.20 | Dunbar | 08/11 | 21/51 | 175.38 |
41.20 | Grantshouse | 08/24 | 21/41 | 163.38 |
50.20 | Ayton | 08/32 | 21/33 | 154.38 |
57.42 | Berwick-upon-Tweed | 08/39 | 21/25 | 147.16 |
72.70 | Belford | 08/52 | 21/10 | 131.69 |
89.53 | Alnmouth | 09/06 | 20/56 | 115.06 |
107.72 | Morpeth | 09/22 | 20/40 | 96.66 |
124.42 | Newcastle | 09.42a ~ 09.44d | 20.19a ~ 20.21d | 80.16 |
M.C | Location | Booked |
128.45 | Blaydon | 09/50 |
132.76 | Prudhoe | 09/58 |
139.77 | Corbridge | 10/12 |
145.30 | Hexham | 10/20 |
161.56 | Haltwhistle | 10/43 |
173.63 | Brampton Jn | 10/59 |
183.67 | Petteril Bridge Jn | 11/13 |
184.59 0.00 |
Carlisle | 11.15a ~ 11.30d |
0.72 | Petteril Bridge Jn | 11/33 |
30.65 | Appleby | 12/06 |
48.30 | Ais Gill | 12/27 |
59.45 | Blea Moor | 12/39 |
73.45 | Settle Jn | 12/54 |
76.65 | Hellifield | 12/58 |
86.66 | Skipton | 13/08 |
96.01 0.00 |
Keighley | 13.20a ~ 13.53d |
? | ?Oxenhope? | ? |
??.?? 0.00 |
Keighley | 16.37a ~ 16.58d |
6.23 | Shipley Leeds Jn | 17/07 |
16.04 | Wortley Jn | 17/20 |
16.79 | Leeds | 17.23a ~ 17.26d |
21.32 | Cross Gates | 17/35 |
26.55 | Micklefield | 17/41 |
31.74 | Church Fenton | 17/47 |
42.53 0.00 |
York | 18.01a ~ 19.00d |
1.49 | Skelton Jn | 19/04 |
9.59 | Tollerton | 19/11 |
22.16 | Thirsk | 19/22 |
29.76 | Northallerton | 19/28 |
44.10 | Darlington | 19/42 |
56.78 | Ferryhill | 19/53 |
66.13 | Durham | 20/01 |
79.48 | King Edward Bridge | 20/16 |
Timings continue in first table.
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