2nd - 4th May 1980

F + W Railtours
West Highland Adventurer

Locos Used 27014, 27017, 27041, 37088 & 46014

Route :

Date Loco(s) Route
02/05 46014 Plymouth – Exeter St Davids – Taunton – Bristol Temple Meads – Bristol Parkway – Gloucester
02/05 46014 Gloucester – Cheltenham – Worcester Shrub Hill – Birmingham New Street – Proof House Jn – Landor Street Jn – Water Orton – Whitacre Jn – Kingsbury Jn – Burton-on-Trent – Derby – Chesterfield – Sheffield – ??? – York
03/05 37088 York – (via ECML) – Edinburgh Waverley – Haymarket – Winchburgh Jn – Polmont – Falkirk Grahamston – Carmuirs East Jn – Carmuirs West Jn – Greenhill Lower Jn – Cumbernauld – Garnqueen North Jn – Gartcosh Jn – Stepps – Cowlairs West Jn
03/05 27014 + 27017 Cowlairs West Jn – Cowlairs North Jn – Maryhill – Westerton – Dalmuir – Dumbarton Central – Craigendoran Jn – Garelochhead – Crianlarich – Rannoch – Fort William
03/05 27014 + 27017 Fort William – Glenfinnan – Mallaig
03/05 27014 + 27017 Mallaig - Glenfinnan – Mallaig Jn
03/05 27041 Mallaig Jn – Fort William
03/05 27014 + 27017 Fort William – (reverse of outward route) – Cowlairs West Jn
03/05 37088 Cowlairs West Jn – Stepps – Gartcosh Jn – Coatbridge Central – Mossend North Jn – Mossend East Jn – Holytown – Law Jn – (via WCML) - Carlisle – Petteril Bridge Jn – Haltwhistle – Hexham – Blaydon – Newcastle Central – Pelaw Jn – Washington – Leamside – Tursdale Jn – (via ECML) - York
04/05 46014 York -Moorthorpe – Rotherham Masborough – Treeton North Jn – Beighton Jn – Tapton Jn – Chesterfield – Clay Cross South Jn – Ambergate Jn – Derby (2) - ??? – Plymouth

Notes :
(1) Return route originally uploaded as via Edinburgh and ECML to York.
(2) Train was booked to run to Matlock and back but this was cancelled due to being over two hours late on arrival at Derby (due to overnight engineering works).

Sources : Ian Monkton (Joined/left the train at Bristol Temple Meads)
& Peter Finan (joined/left the train at Birmingham New Street)
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