14th January 1984
The Steam Locomotive
Operators' Association
The Fair Maid
Locos Used | 37045, 47107, 47709 'The Lord Provost', 86249 'County of Merseyside' & steam : 60009 'Union of South Africa' |
Stock Used | 11 coaches |
Route : 1Z11 throughout
Loco(s) | Route |
86249 | London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Abington |
37045 (1) | Abington - (via WCML) - Carstairs |
86249 | Carstairs - (via WCML) - Motherwell - Mossend Yard |
60009 | Mossend Yard - Coatbridge Central - Greenhill Lower Jn - Larbert - Stirling - Gleneagles - Hilton Jn - Perth |
60009 | Perth - Hilton Jn - Newburgh - Ladybank - Markinch - Kirkcaldy - Inverkeithing - Dalmany - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley |
47709 | Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Slateford - Midcalder Jn - Carstairs |
47107 ?(1)? | Carstairs - (via WCML) - Abington |
86249 | Abington - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston |
Notes :
(1) Plus 86249 dead-in-tow.
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. Overhead line
problems and single-line working between Abington and Carstairs caused
significant late running and as a result all photo-stops were cancelled; the
only opportunity to photograph 60009 was at Perth. An extra stop was made at
Gleneagles so that passengers who had to return to London and points south could
catch a connecting service to Edinburgh Waverley and hence south to London Kings
Cross.
Ian McDonald's Ticket.
Sources : Gary Thornton, Tony Jakeman & Ian McDonald
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian McDonald)
Miles | Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | Miles | |
0.0 | Euston | 05.50d | ? | 22.57a | 01.45 | 901.3 | |
17.4 | Watford Junction | 06.06a ~ 06.08d | ? | 22.34½a ~ 22.36d | ? | 883.9 | |
46.7 | Bletchley | 06/30 | ? | 22/13 | ? | 854.6 | |
82.6 | Rugby | 06.58½a ~ 07.00d | ? | 21.41a ~ 21.43d | ? | 818.7 | |
116.3 | Lichfield TV | 07/26½ | ? | 21/15½ | ? | 785.0 | |
158.1 | Crewe | 08.04a ~ 08.06d | ? | 20.41a ~ 20.43d | ? | 743.2 | |
182.1 | Warrington Bank Quay | 08/26½ | ? | 20/18½ | ? | 719.2 | |
209.1 | Preston | 08.53a ~ 08.55d | ? | 19.55½ ~ 19.57d | ? | 692.3 | |
262.2 | Tebay | 09/43 | ? | 19/13 | ? | 639.2 | |
299.1 | Carlisle | 10.17a ~ 10.19d | ? | 18.40a ~ 18.42d | ? | 602.2 | |
338.7 | Beattock | 10/51½ | ? | 18/06 | ? | 562.7 | |
348.9 | Beattock Summit | 11/00 | ? | 17/59½ | ? | 552.4 | |
? | Abington | ? | ??L?? ~ ??L?? | 17*47 ~ 17*53 | ? | 544.3 | |
372.7 | Carstairs | 11/17½ | ? | 17L28 ~ 17L34 | ? | 528.6 |
Miles | Location | Booked | Actual |
388.6 | Motherwell | 11.29½a ~ 11.31d | ? |
391.0 | Mossend | 11L37 ~ 11L52 | ? |
392.8 | Coatbridge Central | 11p58a ~ 12p05d | ? |
396.1 | Garnqueen North Jn | 12/13 | ? |
405.7 | Greenhill Lower Jn | 12/24 | ? |
408.6 | Larbert | 12/28 | ? |
417.3 | Stirling | 12/39 | ? |
422.6 | Dunblane | 12/48 | ? |
432.6 | Blackford | 13/04 | ? |
434.8 | Gleneagles | 13p08a ~ 13p18d | ? |
448.6 | Hilton Jn | 13/36 | ? |
450.4 | Perth | 13.41a ~ 14.26d | ? |
452.2 | Hilton Jn | 14/31½ | ? |
453.8 | Bridge of Earn | 14/33 | ? |
460.9 | Newburgh | 14/42½ | ? |
465.4 | Collessie | 14/50 | ? |
468.1 | Ladybank | 14/56½ | ? |
474.9 | Markinch | 15p05a ~ 15p20d | ? |
476.4 | Thornton North Jn | 15/24½ | ? |
481.3 | Kirkcaldy | 15/32 | ? |
487.1 | Burntisland | 15/41 | ? |
494.1 | Inverkeithing | 15/54½ | ? |
497.7 | Dalmeny | 16/03 | ? |
499.1 | Haymarket | 16/17½ | ? |
500.3 | Edinburgh Waverley | 16L22 ~ 16L45 | 18.40 ~ ??.?? |
512.5 | Midcalder Jn | 17/05 | ? |
Timings continue in first table.
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