17th June 1978

Severn Valley Railway Association
???

Locos Used 08xxx & AC electric(s)
Stock Used ???

Route : 1Z76 throughout

Loco(s) Route
8xxxx Coventry - Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton - Stafford - (via WCML) - Upperby Bridge Jn (1)
08xxx (1) Upperby Bridge Jn – Carlisle
8xxxx Carlisle - (via WCML) - Larkfield Jn - Shields Jn - Paisley Gilmour Street - Gourock
8xxxx Gourock - (reverse of outward route) - Coventry

Notes :
(1) Brake failure at Upperby Bridge Jn (MP 67¾) and hauled forward to Carlisle by Upperby pilot 08xxx.
(2) Excursion to Gourock for a cruise on the Waverley. John Cowlishaw comments: I am fairly certain it was run in two portions and I travelled in the second one. I think the other portion were awaiting us a long time in Gourock and our cruise had to be curtailed and we had a brief stop in Millport, Cumbrae, which was not planned. The cruise did the Kyles of Bute but not sure what else other than it was a glorious day. Loco spotting was not my interest in those days and so what it all was I do not know, other than it was electric.

Source : John Cowlishaw

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Cowlishaw)

Location

Booked

Actual

 

Booked

Actual

Coventry

06.06d

?

 

00.33a

?

Birmingham International

06.15½a ~ 06.16½d

??.?? ~ ??.??

 

00.21½a ~ 00.23d

??.?? ~ ??.??

Proof House Jn

06/23

?

 

00/14½

00/17½

Birmingham New Street

06.26a ~ 06.29d [P6]

??.?? ~ ??.??

 

00.09a ~ 00.12

00.11 ~ 00.15

Soho South Jn

06/34

?

 

00/04

00/07

Dudley Port

06/38½

?

 

23/59½

00/03

Wolverhampton

06.45a ~ 06.47d

??.?? ~ ??.??

 

23.51a ~ 23.53d

23.52 ~ 23.56

Stafford

07.03a ~ 07.04d

??.?? ~ ??.??

 

23.33a ~ 23.35d

23.31 ~ 23.37

Norton Bridge

07/09½

?

 

23/27½

23/23½

Madeley

07/17

?

 

23/19½

23/13½

Crewe

07.26a ~ 07.28d

??.?? ~ ??.??

 

23.09a ~ 23.11d

23.02 ~ 23.05

Winsford

07/36½

?

 

22/58

22/46

Weaver Jn

07/42

?

 

22/53

22/41

Warrington Bank Quay

07/47

?

 

22/47½

22/36

Springs Branch

07/55

?

 

22/40

22/27

Wigan North Western

07/56

?

 

22/39

22/26

Balshaw Lane

08/02

?

 

22/33½

22/19

Preston

08/11

08/16

 

22/27

22/11

Lancaster

08/27

08/31

 

22/01

21/55

Carnforth

08/31½

08/35

 

21/53

21/48

Oxenholme

08/40

08/45

 

21/44½

21/38

Tebay

08/51½

08/54

 

21/35

21/29½

Shap Summit

?

08/58½

 

?

21/25

Penrith

09/06

09/09

 

21/20½

21/14

Upperby Bridge Jn

?

09.19 ~ 10.26

 

?

?

Carlisle

09c24 ~ 09c26

10.34 ~ 10.58

 

21c02 ~ 21c04

20.56 ~ 20.58

Gretna Jn

09/35

11/07

 

20/54

20/48

Quintinshill

09/36½

11/08

 

20/53

20/47

Lockerbie

09/47½

11/20

 

20/36

20/37

Beattock

09/57

11/31

 

20/24

20/24

Beattock Summit

10/05½

11/43

 

20/17

20/17½

Abington

10/11

11/49

 

20/11

20/12

Carstairs

10/21½

12/06

 

20/00

20/01

Lanark Jn

10/23

12/08

 

19/58

?

Law Jn

10/33

12/18

 

19/51½

?

Motherwell

10/38

12/20

 

19/46

19/49

Uddingston

10/43

12/26

 

19/42

19.38 ~ 19.42

Rutherglen East Jn

10/52

12/30

 

19/38

19/32

Polmadie

?

?

 

19c25 ~ 19c35

19.25 ~ 19.29

Larkfield Jn

10/57

?

 

19/22

?

Terminus Jn

11/03

?

 

19/19½

?

Shields Jn

11/07

?

 

19/10½

19/18

Arkleston Jn

11/13

12/42

 

19/07½

19/14

Paisley Gilmour Street

11/15

12/44

 

19/05

19/13

Wemyss Bay Jn

11/32

12/57

 

18/44

18/51

Gourock

11.42a

13.05

 

18.34d

18.43


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