19th March 1994

Lancashire Railtours
The Moray Firth Express

Loco Used 47820
Stock Used 12x Inter-City liveried

Route : 1Z14 throughout

Loco Route
47820 Preston – Lancaster – Oxenholme – Penrith – Carlisle – Lockerbie – Carstairs – Motherwell – Mossend Yard – Coatbridge Central – Cumbernauld – Larbert – Stirling – Hilton Jn – Perth - Pitlochry – Aviemore – Inverness
47820 Inverness – (reverse of outward route) – Preston


47820 runs off the tour stock at Inverness (photo: Derek Thompson)

Sources : Derek Sneddon & Derek Thompson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Derek Thompson)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Preston 05.40d 05.45   23.14a 23.37
Lancaster 06.11a ~ 06.13d 06.09 ~ 06.15   22.49a ~ 22.51d 23.12 ~ 23.17
Carnforth North Jn 06/19 06/22   22/43½ 23/04
Oxenholme 06.31a ~ 06.33d ?   22.32a ~ 22.34d 22.51 ~ 22.53
Tebay 06/47½ 07/09   22/21½ 22/41
Penrith 07.03½a ~ 07.05½d 07.25 ~ 07.28   22.02½a ~ 22.04½d 22.20 ~ 22.22
Carlisle 07.31½a ~ 07.33½d 07.45 ~ 07.49   21.41a ~ 21.43d 21.55 ~ 22.00
Gretna Jn 07/42½ 07/58   21/32 21/48
Lockerbie 07.55½a ~ 07.57d 08.14 ~ ??.??   21.17½a ~ 21.19d 21.34 ~ 21.35
Beattock Summit 08/19 08/41   21/00 21/15
Carstairs South Jn 08/44 ?   20/43½ 20/58
Law Jn 08/54 09/06   20/35½ 20/47
Motherwell 09.00a ~ 09.02d 09.12 ~ ??.??   20.20a ~ 20.30d 20.34 ~ 20.38
Mossend Yard 09/07 ?   20/15 ?
Coatbridge Central 09/12 09.24 ~ ??.??   20/09 20/24
Greenhill Lower Jn 09/27½ 09/38   19/53 19/46
Stirling 09/40 09/49   19/39 19/31
Dunblane 09/50 ?   19/30½ ?
Perth 10.20a ~ 10.22d 10.23 ~ 10.25   18.42a ~ 18.55d 18.44 ~ 18.55
Pitlochry 10.54½a ~ 10.55½d 10.58 ~ 11.01   17.57½a ~ 17.59½d 18.02 ~ 18.05
Aviemore 12.03a ~ 12.05d 12.04 ~ 12.06   16.58a ~ 17.00d 17.04 ~ 17.5
Inverness 12.57a 12.47   16.00d 16.00


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