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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