30th October  - 2nd November 1992

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Great Briton

Locos Used 37152, 37221 & 47820
Stock Used (1) 3270+3275+1653+3250+3263+1659+3237+3247+1698+3227+17141

Route : 1Z36 throughout

Date Loco(s) Route
30/10 47820 London Paddington – Reading – Newbury – Heywood Road Jn – Fairwood Jn – Taunton – Exeter St Davids – Plymouth – Penzance
30/10 47820 Penzance – Plymouth – Exeter St Davids – Taunton – Uphill Jn – Worle Jn – Bristol Temple Meads
31/10 47820 Bristol – Severn Tunnel Junction – Maindee East Jn – Maindee North Jn – (2) – Hereford – Shrewsbury – Wem – Crewe – (via WCML) – Motherwell – Mossend – Stirling – Perth – Aviemore – Inverness
01/11 37221 + 37152 Inverness – Dingwall – Georgemas Junction – outside Wick (2)
01/11 37152 Outside Wick – Wick (3)
01/11 37152 (4) Thurso (3) – Georgemas Junction – Wick branch
01/11 37221 (5) Wick branch – Georgmas Junction
01/11 37152 + 37221 Georgemas Jn – Dingwall – Welsh’s Bridge Jn
01/11 37152 + 37221 (6) Welsh’s BridgeJn – Inverness
01/11 47820 Inverness – Kingussie
01/11 47820 Kingussie – Inverness
02/11 47820 Inverness – Aberdeen – Dundee – Kirkcaldy – Edinburgh Waverley – (via ECML) – London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1)
6312 attached (to the Inverness end) next to 3270 between Inverness, Wick/Thurso, Welsh’s Bridge Jn & Inverness.
(2) Train delayed near Abergavenny due to freight train in front being in trouble.
(3) Diverted to Wick on outward trip and returned from Thurso because of (late finishing?) engineering work between Georgemas Jn and Thurso.
(4) 37221 on rear.
(5) 37152 on rear.
(6) Locos propelling.

Source : LASERman (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from LASERman)

Friday 30/10

Location

Booked

Actual

London Euston

07.25d

07.25 [P5] [DECL]

Camden Jn

?

07/31½ [FL]

Willesden West London Jn

07/34

07/44½

Willesden SW Sidings

?

[UL]

Acton Wells Jn

07/41

07/47½

Acton Main Line

07/43

07/55 [GL]

Acton West

 ?

07/57 [RL]

Ealing Broadway

07c45 ~ 07c47

07.59 ~ 08.01

Southall East

?

08.08½ ~ 08.10½ [ML]

Southall

07/55

08/11½

Slough

08.03a ~ 08.05d

08.20½ ~ 08.22

Maidenhead

08/15

08/28½

Twyford

08/21

08/33½

Reading

08.28a ~ 08.30d

08.38 ~ 08.39½ [P4]

Southcote Jn

08/33

08/48½

Newbury

08/46

09/02

Lavington

09/12

09/28½

Heywood Road Jn

09/20

?

Fairwood Jn

09/22

?

Castle Cary

09/36

09/44½

 

Location

Booked

Actual

 

Booked

Actual

Bristol Temple Meads

 

 

20.16a

20.26½ [P3]

Nailsea & Blackwell

 

 

20/08

?

Worle Jn

 

 

20/00

?

Uphill Jn

 

 

19/58

?

Bridgwater

 

 

19/48

?

Cogload Jn

09/54

09/57

 

19/43

?

Taunton

09/58

10/02

 

19/40

19/50½

Tiverton Parkway

10/11

10/13

 

19/29

?

Cowley Bridge Jn

10/24

?

 

19/16

?

Exeter St Davids

10c26 ~ 10c28

10.26½ ~ 10.28½ [P4]

 

19/14

19/19½ [P5]

Dawlish Warren

10/38

10/40½

 

19/01

?

Newton Abbot

10/50

10/50

 

18/51

18/59

Totnes

11/04

11/00

 

18/40

?

Lipson Jn

?

?

 

18/16

?

Plymouth

11.35a ~ 11.37d

11.30 ~ 11.33½ [P4]

 

18c11a ~ 18c13d

18.21½ ~ 18.23

St Budeaux Jn

11/41

11/40½

 

18/06

18.08 ~ 18.09

Saltash

11/45

?

 

18/02

17.59 ~ 18.02½

St Germans

11/53

11/56

 

17/52

?

Liskeard

12/02

12/08

 

17/41

17/41½

Largin

12/08

?

 

17/35

??

Lostwithiel

12/16

12/25½

 

17/26

17/27

Par

12/21

12/30½

 

17/19

17/20½

Burngullow

12*31 ~ 12*40

12/39½

 

17/11

17/11½

Probus

12/49

?

 

17/03

16.58½ ~ 17.01

Truro

12/55

12/51

 

16/52

16/51½

Camborne

13/12

13/08

 

16/38

16/38

St Erth

13/20

13/19

 

16/28

16/29

Long Rock

13/24

 ?

 

16/24

?

Penzance

13.39a

13.26 [P3]

 

16.21

16.21[P1]

Saturday 31/10

Location

Booked

Actual

Bristol Temple Meads

08.00d

08.05½ [P3]

Dr Days Jn

08/02

08/08

Stapleton Road

08/03

08/09

Filton Jn

08/07

08/13½

Patchway

08/09

08/15

Pilning

08/12

08/18

Severn Tunnel Jn

08/18

08/24

Maindee East Jn

08/28

08/33½

Maindee North Jn

08/30

08/35

Pontypool

08/41

08/46

Little Mill Jn Home Signal

?

08.51½ ~ 09.11½

Abergavenny Home Signal

?

09.25 ~ 09.39

Abergavenny

08/49

09.41 ~ 09.49

Pontrilas

08/59

10/02

Hereford

09.11a ~ 09.14d

10.14½ ~ 10.17½ [P3]

Shelwick Jn

09/17

10/20½

Leominster

09/27

10/29½

Woofferton

09/32

10/34

Craven Arms

09/42

10/46½

Church Stretton

09/48

11/06½

Severn Bridge Jn

10/04

?

Shrewsbury

10/06

11/20½ [DM]

Harlescott Crossing

10/12

11.25 ~ 11.27½

Wem

10/20

11/37

Whitchurch

10/29

11/51

Nantwich

10/40

11/58

Crewe

10c49 ~ 10c55

12.04½ ~ 12.06 [P6]

Winsford SB

11/04

12/14

Weaver Jn

11/10

12/19½

Acton Grange Jn

11/13

12/22½

Warrington Bank Quay

11/15

12/24

Winwick Jn

11/17

12/26½

Springs Branch Jn

11/23

12/32

Wigan North Western

11/24

12/323

Balshaw Lane

11/30

12/39

Euxton Jn

?

?

Farington Jn

11/34

12/44

Lostock Hall Jn

11/36

12/46½

Cherry Tree

11/44

?

Blackburn

11c47 ~ 11c48

12.59½ ~ 13.00½

Daisyfield Jn

11/49

13/04

Hellifield

12/25

13/39

Settle Jn

12/29

?

Blea Moor

12/55

14/00½

Kirkby Stephen

13/15

14/17½

Appleby

13/27

14/27

Langwathby

13/41

14/38½

Lazonby & Kirkoswald

13/46

14/42

Armathwaite

13/53

?

Petterill Bridge Jn

14/03

14/58

Carlisle

14.13 ~ 14.26

15.01 ~ 15.22½ [P3]

Gretna Jn

14/35

15/31

Quintinshill

14/36

15/32½

Signal MC863

14/38

?

Lockerbie

14/47

15/46½

Beattock

14/57

15/57½

Beattock Summit

15/04

16/11

Abington

15/10

16/17

Carstairs

15/28

16/28

Lanark Jn

15/32

?

Law Jn

15/40

16/35½

Shieldmuir Jn

15/42

16/38

Motherwell

15c44 ~ 15c46

16.42 ~ 16.45

Mossend South Jn

15/49

?

Mossend North Jn

15/50

16/49

Mossend

15/51

?

Whifflet North Jn

15/55

?

Coatbridge Jn

15/56

?

Gartsherrie South Jn

16/00

16/55½

Garnqueen North Jn

16/02

16/57½

Greenhill Lower Jn

16/12

?

Carmuirs West Jn

16/15

17/08½

Larbert Jn

16/16

17/09½

Stirling

16/24

17.20½ ~ 17.22

Dunblane

16/30

17/30½

Blackford

16/41

17/41

Hilton Jn

16/56

17/54

Perth

17c00 ~ 17c05

17.57½ ~ 18.00

Stanley Jn

17/14

18/08½

Dunkeld & Birnam

17/25

18/17½

Pitlochry

17/37

18/30½

Blair Atholl

17/47

?

Dalnacardoch

18/00

18/52½

Dalwhinnie

18/18

19/09

Kingussie

18/29

19/20

Kincraig

18/35

?

Aviemore

18/40

19/34½

Carr Bridge

18/48

19/42

Slochd

18/57

?

Tomatin

19/00

19/54

Moy

19x05 ~ 19x08

19/58

Culloden Moor

19/15

20/05

Millburn Jn

19/23

?

Inverness

19.25a

20.12½ [P1]

Sunday 01/11

Location

Booked

Actual

 

Booked

Actual

Inverness

06.30d

06.31 [P6]

 

17L35

17.33½ [P2]

Welsh’s Bridge

 

17.30 ~ 17.32

17.27 ~ 17.29½

Clachnaharry

06/35

06/40

 

17/25

17/21

Clunes IBS

?

?

 

17/16

?

Muir of Ord

06t55

06.58 ~ 06.59

 

17t07

17.07 ~ 17.07½

Dingwall

07t05

07.07½ ~ 07.08½

 

16t56

16.56 ~ 16.57½

Invergordon

07t22

07/26

 

16t38

16/40½

Tain

07t39

07/42½

 

16t19

(16/23)

Ardgay

07t58

08/01½

 

16t00

16/??

Lairg

08t16

08.16 ~ 08.17

 

15t42

15.53 ~ 15.53½

Rogart

08t33

08/34

 

15t23

15/37½

Brora

08t54

08.55 ~ 08.55

 

15t02

15.16 ~ 15.17

Helmsdale

09t10

09.11 ~ 09.14

 

14t46

14.55 ~ 15.00

Forsinard

09t48

09.55 ~ 09.59½

 

14t11

14/26

Georgemas Junction

10L18 ~ 10L38

10.29½ ~ 10.38 [UL]

 

13L19 ~ 13L39

13L45½ ~ 14L00 [UL]

Wick branch

 

DIV

13.44½ ~ 13.45

Georgemas Junction

 

DIV

13.43½ ~ 13.44 [DL]

Outside Wick

DIV

10L56½ ~ 11L01

 

Wick

DIV

11.04½

 

13.00

DIV

Thurso

10.51

DIV

 

DIV

13.30½

 

Location

Booked

Actual

 

Booked

Actual

Inverness

17L50

17L55 [P2]

 

20.06a

20.01½ [P1]

Milburn Jn

17/52

 ?

 

20/04

 ?

Culloden Moor

18/03

 ?

 

19/56

 ?

Moy

18/16

 ?

 

19/49

 ?

Tomatin

18/20

 ?

 

19/45

 ?

Slochd

18/25

 ?

 

19/42

 ?

Carr Bridge

18/30

 ?

 

19/33

19/32

Aviemore

18/37

18/37

 

19/25

19/23

Kincraig

18/42

 ?

 

19/19

?

Kingussie

18.48a

18.51½

 

19.12d

19.13

Monday 02/11

Location

Booked

Actual

Inverness

09.05d

09.06 [P1]

Millburn Jn

09/08

?

Nairn

09x22 ~ 09x32

09.26½ ~ 09x50½

Forres Loop

09t45

10.02 ~ 10.02

Elgin

09t59

10/19½

Keith Loop

10x21

10/x38

Huntly

10/35

10/51½

Kennethmont

10/44

11/01½

Insch

10/49

?

Inverurie

10/59

11/19½

Dyce

11/10

11.31½ ~ 11x38

Aberdeen

11c20 ~ 11c22

11.47 ~ 11.48 [P6]

Stonehaven

11/40

12/03

Laurencekirk

11/53

12/17

Montrose

12/01

?

Usan

12/04

?

Arbroath

12/15

12/40

Carnoustie

12/22

?

Camperdown Jn

12/33

?

Dundee

12c36 ~ 12c38

12/56

Dundee Central Jn

12/39

?

Tay Bridge South

12/44

?

Leuchars

12/50

13/07½

Ladybank

13/02

13/19

Thornton North Jn

13/10

13/27½

Thornton South Jn

13/11

13/28

Kirkcaldy

13/16

13/32

Burntisland

13/23

?

Inverkeithing

13/31

13/50

Dalmeny

13/38

13/58

Haymarket West Jn

13/47

?

Haymarket

13/49

14/06

Edinburgh Waverley

13.58a ~ 15.45d

14.11½ [P21] ~ 16.04½ [P19]

Portobello

15/52

16/09

Monktonhall Jn

15/55

?

Drem

16/07

16/24½

Dunbar

16/15

16/34

Grantshouse

16/24

16/43½

Reston

16/28

?

Marshall Meadows

16/33

?

Berwick-on-Tweed

16*36 ~ 16*45

16/55½

Belford

16/58

?

Alnmouth

17/11

17/18½

Morpeth

17/25

17/31½

Heaton South Jn

17/37

?

Newcastle

17c41a ~ 17c43d

17.46 ~ 17.48 [P4]

King Edward Bridge South Jn

17/45

?

Durham

17/58

18/04

Tursdale Jn

18/04

?

Ferryhill South Jn

18/10

?

Darlington

18/19

18/17½ [FL]

Northallerton

18/29

?

Thirsk

18/36

?

Tollerton

18/45

?

Skelton Jn

18/53

?

York

18/56

18/52

Colton Jn

19/02

?

Hambleton North Jn

19/08

?

Temple Hirst Jn

19/13

19/08½

Shaftholme Jn

19/19

19/15½

Doncaster

19/22

19/21 [FL]

Loversall Carr Jn

19/25

?

Retford

19/35

19/33½

Newark Northgate

19/48

19/46½

Barkston South Jn

19/56

?

Grantham

20/00

19/57

Stoke Jn

20/05

? [SL]

Tallington

20/15

?

Peterborough

20.22a ~ 20.25d

20.27 ~ 20.32 [P3]

Conington South

20/35

?

Huntingdon

20.41

20/47½

Sandy

20/52

?

Hitchin

21/01

21/12½

Stevenage

21/05

21.17 ~ 21.18½

Woolmer Green

21/08

?

Welwyn Garden City

21/11

21/25

Potters Bar

21/17

21/31

Alexandra Palace

21/22

21/36

Finsbury Park

21/24

21/37½

Kings Cross

21.28

21.42 [P1]


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