21st March 1981

Linkwise Tours
Cumbria & Clydesider

Loco Used 86313

Route : 1Z12 throughout

Loco Route
86313 London Euston - Watford Junction - Bletchley - Northampton - Rugby - Nuneaton - Stafford - Crewe - Preston - Carlisle - Lockerbie - Motherwell - Glasgow Central
86313 Glasgow Central - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) An option in Glasgow involved a Trans-Clyde (Greater Glasgow PTE) double-deck buy transfer from Glasgow Central to Glasgow Transport Museum  thence departing at 1415 for Govan (Glasgow Underground) station for a Complete circuit of Outer Circle departing at 15.00 return by 15.25 (Alan Osborn only recorded carriage 103 as part of the formation, the one he travelled in). There was then a tour of the station facilities (ticket office/stationmasters equipment then at approx 16.00 visit works and Control Centre for underground system. Bus transfer back to Glasgow Central departed 16.40


From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.

Sources : Andrew Fairholm & Alan Osborn (joined/left the train at Watford Junction)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Osborn)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Euston ??.??d ?   ??.??a ?
Watford Junction ??.??a ~ 07.01d ??.?? ~ 07.01   22.48a ~ ??.??d 23.32 ~ ??.??
Tring 07/12½ 07/12   22/38 23/20
Bletchley 07.24a ~ 07.25½d 07.25 ~ 07.27   22.24½a ~ 22.26d 23.06 ~ 23.08
Northampton ? ?   22.03½a ~ 22.05d 22.40 ~ 22.42
Rugby 07.54½a ~ 07.25½d 07.56 ~ 07.58   21.45½a ~ 21.47d 22.09 ~ 22.11
Nuneaton 08/08 08/10   21/31½ 21/57
Lichfield TV 08/21½ 08/22   ? ?
Stafford 08/34 08/36   20/59½ 21/25
Crewe 08c53 ~ 08c54 09.00 ~ 09.02   20c39 ~ 20c40 20.54 ~ 21.05
Preston 09/35½ 09/44   ? ?
Lancaster 09/51½ 09/58   19/38 19/41
Penrith 10/30 10/35   18/57 18/55
Carlisle 10.48½a ~ 10.50d 10.53 ~ 10.59   18.38½a ~ 18.40d 18.35 ~ 18.40
Lockerbie 11/11½ 11/20   ? ?
Carstairs ? ?   17/41½ 17/44
Motherwell 12/01½ 12/03   17/28½ 17/29
Glasgow Central 12.21a 12.23   17.13d 17.13


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