The Railtour Files

Date(s)	Loco(s)	Stock	Route
14/04-15/04	45069	[2]	Leeds - York - (via ECML) - Newcastle - Carlisle - Mossend Yard
15/04	47045	[2]	Mossend Yard - Inverness
15/04	26011	[1]	Inverness - Dingwall - Achnasheen - Kyle of Lochalsh
15/04	26030+26011	[1]	Kyle of Lochalsh - (reverse of outward route) - Inverness
15/04	47045	[2]	Inverness - (reverse of outward route) - 'adjacent to ML Depot'
15/04-16/04	45069	[2]	'adjacent to ML Depot' - (reverse of outward route) - Newcastle - Ferryhill South Jn - Norton West Jn - Norton South Jn - Stockton - Eaglescliffe - Yarm - Northallerton East Jn - Northallerton - (via ECML) - York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Castleford - Methley Jn - Woodlesford - Leeds

Notes :
(1) A coach tour to the Strathspey Railway was booked to depart from the B.R. Motor-Rail Terminal (next to Inverness station) at 09:30 on 15/04 and return by about 18:00 - a trip over the railway had been advertised but was not possible as the Light Railway Order had not been granted. Guided tours of both Aviemore and Boat of Garten stations and deports were organised instead.

Sources : various including Ian Johnson courtesy of Ian Clark (SLS) & David Bailey

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Location	Booked	Actual	Booked	Actual
Leeds	20.47d	20.40	06.37a	08.34
York	??.??a ~ 21.30d	?	05.50a ~ ??.??d	?
Darlington	??.??a ~ 22.11d	?	-	-
Stockton	-	-	04.55a ~ ??.??d	?
Newcastle	??.??a ~ 23.06d	?	04.00a ~ ??.??d	?
Edinburgh Waverley	??c?? ~ ??c??	DIV	?	DIV
Inverness	07.01a ~ 09.25d	(07.30) ~ ??.??	17.48a ~ 19.40d	??.?? ~ 21.35
Achnasheen	?	?	16p04a ~ 16p09d	?
Lochluichart	?	?	16p26a ~ 16p31d	?
Stromferry	12p02a ~ 12p07d	?	?	?
Plockton	12p19a ~ 12p24d	?	?	?
Kyle of Lochalsh	12.37a	?	14.50d	?

Locos Used	26011, 26030, 45069 & 47045
Stock Used	[1] : 4x open coaches and 4x sleeping coaches [2] : 4x open coaches (from rake [1])