7th August 2004

S.R.P.S. Railtours
The West Highlander

Locos Used 37401 & 37418

Route:
1Z20 : Edinburgh Waverley to Mallaig
1Z21 : Mallaig to Edinburgh Waverley

Loco(s) Route
37418 + 37401 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket – Midcalder Jn – Shotts – Holytown – Mossend South Jn – Motherwell – Hamilton Central – Newton – Rutherglen – Glasgow Central (Low Level) – Partick – Westerton – Dalmuir – Craigendoran Jn – Crianlarich – Fort William
37418 (1) Fort William – Mallaig
37401 (2) Mallaig - Fort William
37401 + 37418 Fort William - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes :
(1) 37401 on rear.
(2) 37418 on rear.

Source : John Cottrell (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Edinburgh Waverley 05.12d 05.12   22.48a 22.43
Haymarket 05/18 05/18   22/43½ 22/36
Slateford Jn 05/25 05/19   22/41 22/32
Kirknewton 05.34a ~ 05.36d 05.32 ~ 05.36   22.30½a ~ 22.32½d 22.23 ~ 22.24
Midcalder Jn 05/38 05/38   22/26 22/21
Livingston South 05.41a ~ 05.43d 05.43 ~ 05.45   22.23a ~ 22.25d 22.16 ~ 22.18
West Calder 05.48a ~ 05.50d 05.50 ~ 05.52   22.15a ~ 22.17d 22.08 ~ 22.10
Benhar Jn 05/58 ?   ? ?
Shotts 06.02a ~ 06.04d 06.05 ~ 06.07   21.58a ~ 22.00d 21.54 ~ 21.56
Holytown Jn 06/15 06/15   21/40 21/44
Mossend East Jn 06/17½ 06/16   21/38½ 21/42
Mossend South Jn 06/26½ 06/17   21/37½ 21/40
Motherwell 06.30a ~ 06.32d 03.25 ~ 06.32   21.30a ~ 21.34d 21.35 ~ 21.37
Hamilton Central 06.38½a ~ 06.40½d 06.42 ~ 06.45   21.21a ~ 21.23d 21.27 ~ 21.29
Newton 06/48½ 06/51   21/13 21/18
Rutherglen East Jn 06/53 06/55   21/07 21/08
Rutherglen 06.54a ~ 06.56d 06.58 ~ 07.00   21.02a ~ 21.04d 21.06 ~ 21.08
Glasgow Central LL 07/03 07/05   20/55½ 21/00
Partick 07/12 07/10   ? ?
Westerton 07.18½a ~ 07.20½d 07.18 ~ 07.20   20.43a ~ 20.45d 20.46 ~ 20.50
Dalmuir 07/29½ 07/24   20/36 20/42
Dumbarton Central 07.37½a ~ 07.39½d 07.36 ~ 07.36   20.26a ~ 20.28d 20.34 ~ ??.??
Dalreoch 07/42 07/36   20/23½ 20/33
Craigendoran Jn 07/51 07/47   20/15½ 20/26
Helensborough Upper 08/01 07.53a ~ 07.55d   20/06 20.21a ~ 20.22d
Garelochhead 08.14a ~ 08.15d 08.07 ~ 08.08   19.51a ~ 19.52d 20.08 ~ 20.09
Arrochar & Tarbet 08/39 08.30a ~ 08.31d   19.25a ~ 19.28d 19.43 ~ 19.47
Ardlui 08/54 08/46   19/10 19/29
Crianlarich 09.16a ~ 09.22d 09.05 ~ 09.31   18.50a ~ 18.51d 18.52 ~ 19.12
Tyndrum Upper 09/37 09.40a ~ 09.42d   18/39 18.41a ~ 18.43d
Bridge of Orchy 09/52 09.54a ~ 09.55d   18/20 18.25a ~ 18.27d
Rannoch 10.19½a ~ 10.20½d 10.18 ~ 10.19   17.55½a ~ 17.56½d 18.01 ~ 18.02
Corrour 10/35 10/31   ? ?
Tulloch 10/55 10.48a ~ 10.49d   17/21 17.31a ~ 17.33d
Spean Bridge 11.11½a ~ 11.12½d 11.05 ~ 11.07   17.00a ~ 17.01d 17.14 ~ 17.16
Fort William 11.27a ~ 12.23d 11.21 ~ 12.33   16.18a ~ 16.45d 16.39 ~ 17.00
Glenfinnan 13.11a ~ 13.12d 13.11 ~ 13.14   15.38½a ~ 15.39½d 15.38 ~ 15.39
Mallaig 14.10a 14.07   14.37d 14.43


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