20th - 22nd April 1979
L.N.E.R. Society
Railtours
The Western Isles Express
Locos Used | 25044, 27007, 47429, 82008, 86010 & 86022 |
Route :
Date | Loco(s) | Route |
20/04-21/04 | 86010 | London Euston - Watford Junction - Bletchley - Northampton - Rugby - Birmingham New Street - ??? - Mossend Yard |
21/04 | 25044 + 27007 | Mossend Yard - Oban |
21/04 | 25044 + 27007 | Oban - Mossend Yard |
21/04-22/04 | 82008 | Mossend Yard - Penrith - Crewe |
22/04 | 47429 | Crewe - Rugeley - Birmingham New Street - Nuneaton |
22/04 | 86022 | Nuneaton - Rugby - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston |
Notes :
(1) Final destination for this tour was the Isle of Iona, reached as follows;
Transport | From - to |
Ferry 'Glen Sannox' | 10.00 Oban - Craignure 10.45 |
road coach | Craignure - Fionnphort (Isle of Mull) |
Ferry 'Ulva' | 12.30 Fionnphort - Isle of Iona 12.37 |
Ferry 'Applecross' | 14.45 Isle of Iona - Fionnphort 14.53 |
road coach | Fionnphort - Craignure |
Ferry 'Glen Sannox' | 16.30 Craignure - Oban 17.15 |
Sources : Alan Osborn (on the train throughout)
& Peter Finan
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Osborn)
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Euston | 20.10d | 20.10 | 10.09a | 09.59 | |
Watford Junction | ??.??a ~ 20.28d | 20.26 ~ 20.28 | 09.44a ~ ??.??d | 09.37 ~ 09.39 | |
Bletchley | ??.??a ~ 20.52d | 20.54 ~ 20.55 | 09.06a ~ ??.??d | 09.09 ~ 09.10 | |
Northampton | ??.??a ~ 21.17d | 21.13 ~ 21.17 | 08.42a ~ ??.??d | 08.51 ~ 08.52 | |
Rugby | ??.??a ~ 21.49d | 21.35 ~ 21.49 | 08.22a ~ ??.??d | 08.28 ~ 08.30 | |
Birmingham New Street | ??.??a ~ 22.24d | 22.22 ~ 22.24 | 07.15a ~ ??.??d | 07.27 ~ 07.29 | |
Crewe | ? | ? | ??L?? ~ ??L?? | ? | |
Mossend Yard | ??L?? ~ ??L?? | ? | ??L?? ~ ??L?? | ? | |
Oban | 06.50a | 07.15 | 20.50d | 20.54 |