23rd to 25th April 1976

British Rail
Highland Express

Locos Used ????
Stock Used included a buffet car and at least two sleeping cars (detached/attached at Inverness)

Route :

Date(s) Loco(s) Route
23/04-24/04 ????? Sheffield - Rotherham - Wath Road Jn - Cudworth - Normanton - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Wortley Jn - Shipley Leeds Jn - Keighley - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle - (via WCML) - Law Jn - Mossend - Coatbridge Jn - Garnqueen North Jn - Greenhill Lower Jn - Larbert Jn - Stirling - Hilton Jn - Perth - Pitlochry - Aviemore - Inverness
24/04 ????? Inverness - Dingwall - Achnasheen - Kyle of Lochalsh
24/04 ????? Kyle of Lochalsh - (reverse of outward route) - Inverness
24/04-25/04 ????? Inverness - (reverse of outward route) - Wortley Jn - Leeds
25/04 ????? Leeds - Gelderd Road Jn - Wakefield Westgate - Moorthorpe - Wath Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Sheffield

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. North of Inverness the train was hauled by BRCW type 2's.

Source : John A. Thickitt (travelled on the train)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John A. Thickitt)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Sheffield 19.38d 09.43a
Rotherham 19.46a ~ 19.48d 09.28a ~ 09.30d
Wath Road Jn 19/54 09/21
Cudworth 20/02 -
Normanton 20/12 -
Engine Shed Jn 20c28 ~ 20c30 -
Whitehall Jn 20/34 -
Moorthorpe - 09/06
Wakefield Westgate - 08/49
Gelderd Road Jn - 08/36
Leeds - 08c16 ~ 08c30
Wortley Jn 20/37 08/12
Shipley Leeds Jn 20/53 07/57
Keighley 21/04 07/46
Skipton 21c21 ~ 21c23 07c30 ~ 07c32
Hellifield 21/36 07/08
Settle 21/39 07/04
Blea Moor 21/59 06/48
Ais Gill 22/11 06/25
Appleby 22/28 06/00
Carlisle 23c01 ~ 23c03 05c18 ~ 05c20
Gretna Jn 23/14 05/09
Lockerbie 23/31 04/50
Beattock 23/45 04/39
Beattock Summit 00/02 04/31
Abington 00/10 04/23
Carstairs 00/22 04/05
Law Jn 00/37 03/50
Mossend 00/46 03/36
Coatbridge Jn 00/50 03/32
Garnqueen North Jn 00/53 03/29
Greenhill Lower Jn 01/09 03/05
Carmuirs West Jn 01/11 03/01
Larbert Jn 01/12 03/00
Stirling 01/22 02/49
Dunblane 01/29 02/44
Blackford 01/43 02/36
Hilton Jn 01/59 02/12
Perth 02c02 ~ 02c12 01c56 ~ 02c06
Stanley Jn 02/25 01/43
Dunkeld 02.43 ~ 02.48 01/30
Ballinluig 02/59 01/21
Pitlochry 03/05 01/16
Blair Atholl 03/17 01/06
Dalanraoch 03/39 00/56
Dalnaspidal 03/57 00/50
Dalwhinnie 04/08 00/34
Newtonmore 04/18 00/16
Kingussie 04/22 00/12
Aviemore 04/35 23/56
Carrbridge 04/49 23/49
Tomatin 05/08 23/32
Culloden Moor 05/22 23/05
Millburn Jn 05/27 22/48
Inverness 05.28a ~ 09.25d 19.50a ~ 22.45d
Clacknaharry 09/30 19/42
Lentran 09x40 ~ 09x45 19/34
Muir of Ord 09x56 ~ 10x02 19/25
Dingwall 10/12 19/15
Garve 10/40 18x39 ~ 18x49
Achnasheen 11/09 18/13
Strathcarron 11x37 ~ 11x54 17/36
Kyle of Lochalsh 12.30a 17.00d


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