13th -16th April 2001

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Eastern Highlander

Locos Used ?????

Route:
1Z36 : London Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z37 : Edinburgh Waverley to Inverness
1Z38 : Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh
1Z39 : Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness
1Z38 : Inverness to Wick
1Z39 : Thurso to Inverness
1Z39 : Inverness to London Kings Cross

Date Loco(s) Route
13/04 AC electric London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
13/04 class 37(s) Edinburgh Waverley - haymarket - Winchburgh Jn - Polmont Jn - Falkirk Grahamston - Larbert Jn - Stirling - Gleneagles - Hilton Jn - Perth - Blair Atholl - Aviemore - Inverness
14/04 class 37(s) Inverness - Dingwall - Achnasheen - Kyle of Lochalsh
14/04 class 37(s) Kyle of Lochalsh - (reverse of outward route) - Inverness
15/04 class 37(s) Inverness - Dingwall - Brora - Georgemas Junction
15/04 class 37(s) Georgemas Junction - Wick
15/04 class 37(s) Thurso - Georgemas Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Inverness
16/04 class 37(s) Inverness - (reverse of outward route) - Hilton Jn - Ladybank - Kirkcaldy - Inverkeithing - Dalmeny Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - Newcastle
16/04 AC electric Newcastle - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Route & loco confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Source : John Broderick

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Broderick)

13/04 & 16/04

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 08.03d 18.00a 568.12
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/07 17/54 565.51
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/09 17/51 563.14
12.57 Potters Bar 08/14 17/44 555.35
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/19 17/36 547.67
23.73 Woolmer Green 08/21 17/34 544.19
27.45 Stevenage 08.24a ~ 08.27d 17.28a ~ 17.30d 540.47
31.74 Hitchin 08/31 17/22 536.18
44.10 Sandy 08/39 17/14 524.02
58.70 Huntingdon 08/52 16/59 509.22
69.26 Holme 09/05 ? ?
76.29 Peterborough 09.13a ~ 09.16d 16.42a ~ 16.43d 491.23
84.64 Tallington 09/23 16/29 483.28
99.61 Stoke Jn 09/43 16/09 468.31
105.38 Grantham 09/50 15/58 462.54
109.56 Barkston South Jn 09/54 15/52 458.36
120.08 Newark Northgate 10/00 15/43 448.04
138.49 Retford 10/11 15/25 429.43
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/21 15/16 416.12
155.77 Doncaster 10*27 ~ 10*34 15/14 412.15
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 10/38 15/08 407.76
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 10/43 15/02 398.76
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 10/47 14/59 393.17
182.79 Colton Jn 10/52 14/54 385.13
188.40 York 10.58a ~ 11.03d 14.46a~ 14.49d 379.52
190.11 Skelton Jn 11/05 14/44 378.01
198.00 Tollerton Jn 11/11 14/39 370.12
210.56 Thirsk 11/21 14/31 357.36
218.36 Northallerton 11/26 14/26 349.56
232.50 Darlingon 11/38 14/17 335.42
244.57 Ferryhil South Jn 11/45 14/09 323.35
254.53 Durham 11/53 14/02 313.39
268.02 King Edward Bridge 12/09 13/53 300.10
268.56 Newcastle 12c13 ~ 12c18 13L26 ~ 13L51 299.36
270.50 Heaton South Jn 12/21 ? ?
285.26 Morpeth 12/38 13/04 282.66
303.45 Alnmouth 12/50 12/47 264.47
319.53 Belford 13/04 12/32 248.79
? Crag Mill ? 12*13 ~ 12*29 246.68
335.56 Berwick-upon-Tweed 13/16 11/56 232.36
345.78 Reston 13/26 11/43 222.14
351.78 Grantshouse 13*33 ~ 13*47 11/38 216.14
364.07 Dunbar 13/56 11/28 204.05
375.32 Drem 14/04 11*11 ~ 11*18 192.60
386.77 Monktonhall Jn 14/14 11/01 181.15
389.53 Portobello Jn 14/16 10/59 178.39
393.12 Edinburgh Waverley 14L23a ~ 15L52d 10/55 175.00
394.31 Haymarket 15/55 10/52 173.61
- Dalmeny Jn - 10/41 165.78
- Inverkeithing - 10/35 161.68
- Burntisland - 10/27 154.70
- Kirkcaldy - 10/20 149.10
- Thornton South Jn - 10/15 144.56
- Thornton North Jn - 10/14 144.18
- Ladybank - 10/05 135.72
405.59 Winchburgh Jn 16/08 - -
410.57 Linlithgow 16/12 - -
415.53 Polmont Jn 16/16 - -
418.53 Falkitk Grahamston 16/26 - -
420.68 Larbert Jn 16/35 - -
429.51 Stirling 16/43 - -
434.46 Dunblane 16/56 - -
446.77 Gleneagles 17/11 - -
460.4 Hilton Jn 17/24 09/46 120.22
42.52 Perth 17c28 ~ 17c30 09c40 ~ 09c42 118.14
469.65 Stanley Jn 17/39 09/29 111.01
478.14 Dunkeld 17/49 09/21 102.52
491.04 Pitlochry 18/01 09/10 89.62
497.72 Blair Atholl 18/13 09/02 82.74
507.59 Dalnacardoch 18/24 08/54 73.07
521.30 Dalwhinnie 18/38 08/41 59.36
531.45 Newtonmore 18/46 ? ?
534.26 Kingussie 18/49 08/29 46.40
540.38 Kincraig 18/55 08/25 40.28
546.25 Aviemore 19x05 ~ 19x13 08/19 34.41
552.63 Carrbridge 19/21 08/13 28.03
558.29 Slochd 19/28 08/08 22.37
561.74 Tomatin 19/32 07x57 ~ 08x03 18.72
566.06 Moy 19/39 07/52 14.60
574.13 Culloden Moor 19/51 07/41 6.53
580.03 Millburn Jn 20/00 07/32 0.63
580.66 Inverness 20.04a 07.30d 0.00

14/04

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.00 Inverness 07.45d 19.24a
1.50 Clachnaharry 08/01 19/04
7.51 Clunes 08/12 18/49
13.04 Muir of Ord 08t19 18t43
18.58 Dingwall 08t29 18t32
30.46 Garve 08x53 ~ 08x59 18t06
46.53 Achnasheen 09t31 17t35
64.45 Strathcarron 10t02 17t03
82.45 Kyle of Lochalsh 10.54a 16.18d

15/04

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Inverness 07.45d 21.27a 315.26
1.50 Clachnaharry 08/01 21/14 313.56
7.51 Clunes 08/12 20t55 307.55
13.04 Muir of Ord 08t20 20t48 302.22
18.58 Dingwall 08t30 20t39 296.48
31.37 Invergordon 08t47 20t19 283.69
40.60 Fearn 09t00 20t06 274.46
44.23 Tain 09t07 19x39 ~ 19x59 271.03
57.70 Ardgay 09t26 19t15 257.36
66.78 Lairg 09t44 18t57 248.28
77.01 Rogart 10t00 18t39 238.25
84.30 Golspie 10/16 18/28 230.76
86.15 Dunrobin Castle 10.24a ~ 11.55d ? ?
90.48 Brora 12t08 18t19 224.58
101.40 Helmsdale 12t25 18t02 213.66
125.69 Forsinard 13t02 17t26 189.37
147.20 Georgemas Junction 13L33 ~ 13L53 16L35 ~ 16L55 168.06
161.36 Wick 14.15a - -
- Thurso - 16.27d 161.36

Timings continue in first table.

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