4th - 8th April 1996

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Easter Highlander

Locos Used at least 37403, 37424, 47756 & 86425

Route :
1Z50 : London Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z22 : Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
1Z65 : Inverness to Thurso
1Z66 : Wick to Inverness
1Z77 : Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh
1Z78 : Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness
1Z50 : Inverness to London Kings Cross

Date Loco(s) Route
05/04 ???? London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
05/04 37403 + 37424 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny Jn - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Ladybank - Newburgh - Hilton Jn - Perth - Pitlochry - Aviemore - Inverness
06/04 37403 + 37424 Inverness - Dingwall - Brora - Georgemas Junction
06/04 37403 + 37424 Georgemas Junction - Thurso
06/04 ????? Wick - Georgemas Junction
06/04 37424 (1) Georgemas Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Inverness
07/04 37403 + 37424 Inverness - Dingwall - Achnasheen - Strathcarron (1)
07/04 37424 (1) Strathcarron - Kyle of Lochalsh
07/04 37424 Kyle of Lochalsh - (reverse of outward route) - Inverness
08/04 ????? Inverness - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley
08/04 86425 Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) 37403 failed. Further details for whole trip required. Route confirmation also required - above is from booked timings.

Sources : Derek Sneddon & John Broderick

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Broderick)

5th & 8th April

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 08.25d 18.16a 568.12
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/29 18/09 565.51
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/32 17/59 563.14
12.57 Potters Bar 08.38a ~ 08.39d 17.50a ~ 17.52d 555.35
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/45 17/44 547.67
23.73 Woolmer Green 08/47 17/42 544.19
27.45 Stevenage 08.50a ~ 08.52d 17.36a ~ 17.38d 540.47
31.74 Hitchin 08/58 17/33 536.18
44.10 Sandy 09/04 17/26 524.02
58.70 Huntingdon 09/13 17/16 509.22
69.26 Holme 09/19 ? ?
76.29 Peterborough 09.25a ~ 09.27d 17.01a ~ 17.03d 491.63
84.64 Tallington 09/34 16/54 483.28
99.61 Stoke Jn 09/43 16/45 468.31
105.38 Grantham 09/46 16/42 462.54
109.56 Barkston South Jn 09/49 16/37 458.36
120.08 Newark Northgate 09/55 16/29 448.04
138.49 Retford 10/06 16/17 429.43
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/14 16/08 416.12
155.77 Doncaster 10/17 16/05 412.15
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 10/19 16/02 407.76
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 10/25 15/55 398.76
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 10/28 15/51 393.17
182.79 Colton Jn 10/33 15/46 385.13
188.40 York 10.39a ~ 10.41d 15.39a ~ 15.41d 379.52
190.11 Skelton Jn 10/43 15/38 378.01
198.00 Tollerton Jn 10/48 15/29 370.12
210.56 Thirsk 10/55 15/21 357.36
218.36 Northallerton 11/00 15/17 349.56
232.50 Darlington 11/09 15/06 335.42
244.57 Ferryhill South Jn 11/16 14/59 323.35
254.53 Durham 11/22 14/50 313.39
268.02 King Edward Bridge 11/34 14/39 300.10
268.56 Newcastle 11c37 ~ 11c39 14c35 ~ 14c37 299.36
270.50 Heaton South Jn 11/42 14/31 297.42
285.26 Morpeth 11/51 14/22 282.66
303.45 Alnmouth 12/03 14/10 264.47
319.13 Belford 12/12 14/00 248.79
335.56 Berwick-upon-Tweed 12/21 13/50 232.36
345.78 Reston 12/29 13/42 222.14
351.78 Grantshouse 12/33 13/38 216.14
364.07 Dunbar 12/42 13/28 204.05
375.32 Drem 12/49 13/21 192.60
386.77 Monktonhall Jn 13/07 13/10 181.15
389.53 Portobello Jn 13/09 13/10 178.39
393.12 Edinburgh Waverley 13L24a ~ 17L10d 12L44a ~ 13L06d 175.00
394.31 Haymarket 17/13 12/41 173.61
402.14 Dalmeny Jn 17/21 12/30 165.78
406.24 Inverkeithing 17/30 12/20 161.68
413.22 Burntisland 17/38 12/07 154.70
419.02 Kirkcaldy 17/46 12/00 149.10
423.36 Thornton South Jn 17/50 11/53 144.56
432.20 Ladybank 17/58 11/38 135.72
440.14 Newburgh 18/08 11/28 127.78
447.70 Hilton Jn 18/18 11/18 120.22
449.78 Perth 18c22 ~ 18c24 10c58 ~ 11c13 118.14
457.11 Stanley Jn 18/33 10/47 111.01
465.40 Dunkeld & Birnam 18x43 ~ 18x46 10/36 102.52
478.30 Pitlochry 18/58 10/24 89.62
485.18 Blair Atholl 19/07 10/16 82.74
495.05 Dalnacardoch 19/19 10/08 73.07
508.56 Dalwhinnie 19x38 ~ 19x47 09/55 59.36
518.71 Newtonmore 19/56 09/44 49.21
521.52 Kingussie 19/59 09x16 ~ 09x40 46.40
527.64 Kincraig 20/05 09/10 40.28
533.51 Aviemore 20/10 09/04 34.41
540.09 Carrbridge 20/18 08/58 28.03
545.55 Slochd 20x26 ~ 20x31 08/53 22.37
549.20 Tomatin 20/36 08/49 18.72
553.32 Moy 20x40 ~ 20x59 08/45 14.60
561.39 Culloden Moor 21/07 08x33 6.53
567.29 Millburn Jn 21/15 08/23 0.63
568.12 Inverness 21.17a 08.20d 0.00

6th April

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Inverness 09.10d 21.40a 315.26
1.50 Clachnaharry 09/14 21/35 313.56
7.51 Clunes 09/21 21/27 307.55
13.04 Muir of Ord 09x30 ~ 09x33 21t20 302.22
18.58 Dingwall 09x41 ~ 09x44 21t10 296.48
31.37 Invergordon 09t59 20t53 283.69
40.60 Fearn 10/10 20/41 274.46
44.23 Tain 10t15 20t35 271.03
57.70 Ardgay 10t33 20t17 257.36
66.78 Lairg 10t50 20t01 248.28
77.01 Rogart 11t05 19t43 238.25
84.30 Golspie 11/14 19/34 230.76
90.48 Brora 11t26 19x20 ~ 19x25 224.58
101.40 Helmsdale 11t43 19t04 213.66
125.69 Forsinard 12x22 ~ 12x51 18t30 189.37
147.20 Georgemas Junction 13.20 ~ 13.30 17.51 ~ 18.01 168.06
153.70 Thurso 13.45a - -
- Wick - 17.30d 153.70

7th April

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Inverness 13.00d 20.18a 165.10
1.50 Clachnaharry 13/05 20/13 163.40
7.51 Clunes 13/13 20/06 157.39
13.04 Muir of Ord 13t27 19t56 152.06
18.58 Dingwall 13t38 19t45 146.32
30.46 Garve 14t09 19t17 134.44
46.53 Achnasheen 14t47 18t45 118.37
64.45 Strathcarron 15.18 ~ 15.38 18t10 100.45
82.45 Kyle of Lochalsh 16.15a 17.30d 82.45


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