29th May 1993

Lancashire Railtours
The West Highlander

Locos used 37025 & 87019

Route : 1Z41 throughout

 
Loco Route
87019 Preston - (via WCML) - Motherwell - Mossend Yard
37025 Mossend Yard - Coatbridge Central - Gartcosh Jn - Stepps - Springburn - Cowlairs East Jn - Maryhill - Westerton - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Craigendoran Jn - Crianlarich - Taynuilt - Oban
37025 Oban - (reverse of outward route) - Mossend Yard
87019 Mossend Yard - Motherwell - (via WCML) - Preston

Notes :
(1) 24 minutes of delay were incurred when the driver overshot the platform at Lockerbie on the outward leg.

Source : Derek Thompson

Photo Review
(all photos: Derek Thompson)


An 87 on a railtour - quite unusual! Location here is Preston.


37025 after running around at Oban.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Derek Thompson)

 

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Preston 06.00d 09.01   23.34a 23.47
Lancaster 06.16a ~ 06.18d 06.17 ~ 06.20   23.14a ~ 23.16d 23.27 ~ 23.30
Carnforth North Jn 06/23 06/24   23/09½ 23/22
Oxenholme 06.32a ~ 06.34d 06.33 ~ 06.35   22.59a ~ 23.01d 23.09 ~ 23.12
Penrith 06.57½a ~ 06.59½d 06.59 ~ 07.01   22.33½a ~ 22.35½d 22.41 ~ 22.43
Carlisle 07.16½a ~ 07.19½d 07.17 ~ 07.19   22.16½a ~ 22.19½d 22.22 ~ 22.25
Gretna Jn 07/26½ 07/26   22/09½ 22/15
Lockerbie 07.39a ~ 07.40½d 07.37 ~ 07.37   21.52½a ~ 21.54d 22.03 ~ 22.04
Beattock Summit 07/27 08/21   21/34 21/46
Carstairs South Jn 08/15 08/36½   21/18½ 21/30
Law Jn 08/22½ 08/43   21/10½ 21/22
Motherwell 08/27 08/50   21/06 21/16
Mossend Yard 08L33 ~ 08L43 09.00 ~ 09.10   20L50 ~ 21L00 21.02 ~ 21.12
Coatbridge Central ? 09/13   ? 20/54
Springburn 09/14½ ?   20/13 ?
Dalmuir 09/29 09/41   19/53 20/23
Dalreoch 09/37 09/53   19/42½ 20/13
Craigendoran Jn 09/45 09/59   19/35½ 20/05
Crianlarich 11.17 ~ 11.17 ?   18.10 ~ 18.10 ?
Taynuilt 12.07 ~ 12.07 ?   17.12 ~ 17.12 ?
Oban 12.34a 13.01   16.45d 16.45


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