14th August 1993

Black Cat Tours (?)
The Waverley Wizard

Locos Used 26001, 26007, 31304 & 31319
Stock Used Pilkington 'K' set

Route : 1Z39 throughout

Locos Route
31304 + 31319 Shrewsbury - Crewe - Sandbach - Middlewich - Northwich South Jn - Northwich West Jn - Hartford CLC Jn - Hartford LNW Jn - Winwick Jn - Earlestown - Golborne Jn - (via WCML) - Carlisle
26001 + 26007 Carlisle - Dumfries - Mauchline Jn - Newton-on-Ayr - Irvine - Paisley Gilmore St - Shields Jn - High St. Jn - Springburn - Falkirk High - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
26001 + 26007 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Midcalder Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Carstairs South Jn - (via WCML) - Carlisle
31304 + 31319 Carlisle - (reverse of outward route) - Shrewsbury

Sources : Richard Hughes, David Bellamy & Martin Birchall

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Bellamy)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Shrewsbury 06.30d 06.30   22.24a ?
Wem 06/40 ?   22/11 ?
Whitchurch 06.47a ~ 06.49d 06.50 ~ 06.52   22.01a ~ 22.03d ?
Nantwich 06/59 ?   21/48 ?
Crewe 07.06a ~ 07.08d 07.09 ~ 07.11   21.40a ~ 21.42d 21.24 ~ 21.26
Sandbach 07.16a ~ 07.18d 07.19 ~ 07.21   21.29a ~ 21.31d ?
Middlewich 07/34 ?   22/13 ?
Northwich ?? Jn 07/51 ?   20/58 ?
Hartford LNW Jn 07*55a ~ 08*15d ?   20/52 ?
Weaver Jn 08/20 ?   20/48 ?
Warrington Bank Quay 08.34a ~ 08.36d 08.22 ~ 08.36   20.38a ~ 20.40d 20.29 ~ 20.30
Winwick Jn 08/42 ?   ? ?
Earlestown 08.44a ~ 08.46d ?   20.30a ~ 20.32d 20.20 ~ 20.21
Golborne Jn 08/51 ?   20/25 ?
Wigan North Western 09.00a ~ 09.02d ?   20.15a ~ 20.17d 20.04 ~ 20.05
Euxton Jn 09/15 ?   20/05 ?
Leyland 09.18a ~ 09.20d ?   19.58a ~ 20.00d ?
Preston 09.31a ~ 09.33d ?   19.48a ~ 19.50d 19.42 ~ 19.43
Lancaster 09/55 ?   19/25 19/25
Carnforth North Jn 10/01 ?   19/20 ?
Oxenholme 10/14 ?   19/11 ?
Tebay 10/28 ?   19/02 ?
Penrith 10/47 ?   18/46 18/46
Carlisle 11.09a ~ 11.20d ?   18.13a ~ 18.24d 17.54 ~ 18.24

 

Location Booked Actual
Gretna Jn 11/29 ?
Annan 11/48 ?
Dumfries 12/05 ?
Thornhill 12/30 ?
Kirkconnel 12/47 ?
New Cumnock 12/56 ?
Mauchline Jn 13/09 ?
Annbank Jn 13/19 ?
Newton on Ayr 13/32 ?
Prestwick 13/36 ?
Barassie 13/41 ?
Irvine 13/46 ?
Kilwinning 13/51 ?
Dalry 13/55 ?
Lochwinnoch 14/02 ?
Elderslie 14/10 ?
Paisley Gilmour Street 14/17 ?
Wallneuk Jn 14/19 ?
Shields Jn 14/25 ?
Glasgow High Street Jn 14/32 14/32
Bellgrove 14/35 ?
Springburn 14/41 ?
Cowlairs Jn 14/44 ?
Lenzie 14/49 ?
Falkirk High 15/05 ?
Linlithgow 15/14 ?
Newbridge Jn 15/23 ?
Haymarket 15/41 ?
Edinburgh Waveley 15.44a ~ 16.03 15.44 ~ 16.13
Haymarket 16/07 ?
Slateford Jn 16/09 ?
Midcalder Jn 16/22 ?
Carstairs South Jn 16/42 ?
Abington 17/05 ?
Beattock Sumit 17/15 ?
Lockerbie 17/40 ?
Quintinshill 18/00 ?
Gretna Jn 18/07 17/46

Timings continue in first table.

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