6th August 2005

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

Locos Used 47826 & 47854
Stock Used 35185+3096+13230+13229+1730+4836+4831+1859+5412

Route:
1Z20 : Dundee to Fort William
1Z21 : Fort William to Mallaig
1Z22 : Mallaig to Dundee

Loco(s) Route
47854 (1) Dundee - Perth - Dunblane - Stirling - Larbert - Carmuirs West Jn - Cumbernauld - Garnqueen North Jn - Gartcosh South Jn - Springburn - Cowlairs West Jn - Westerton - Dalmuir - Craigendoran Jn - Crianlarich - Fort William
47826 (2) Fort William - Mallaig
47854 (1) Mallaig - Fort William
47826 (2) Fort William - (reverse of outward route) - Dundee

Notes :
(1) 47826 on rear.
(2) 47854 on rear.


47826 at Fort William (photo: Mark Hare)


47826 reaches Mallaig for the first time in the 43 year history of the class (photo: David Moorcraft)


47854 at Mallaig (photo: Mark Hare)

Sources : various including Andy Hoskins & Solomon Riley

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Andy Hoskins, David Bellamy & Solomon Riley)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Dundee 05.01d 05.01½   23.59a 23.40
Dundee Central Jn 05/03 05/03   23/57 23/38
Errol 05/12 05/13   23/43 23/29
Barnhill 05/21 05/22   23/32 23/19
Perth 05.24a ~ 05.26d 05.26 ~ 05.27½   23.25a ~ 23.28d 23.13 ~ 23.16
Hilton Jn 05/32 05/31½   23/21 23/09
Blackford 05/51 05/46½   23/06 22/56
Dunblane 06.01a ~ 06.03d 05.58 ~ 06.04   22.48a ~ 22.50d 22.44 ~ 22.46
Stirling 06.10a ~ 06.12d 06.11 ~ 06.12½   22.17a ~ 22.40d 22.28 ~ 22.32
Larbert 06.24a ~ 06.26d 06.23½ ~ 06.26½   22.06a ~ 22.08d 22.11 ~ ??.??
Larbert Jn 06/28 06/28½   22/05 22/09
Carmuirs West Jn 06/29½ 06/29   22/03 22/08
Greenhill Lower Jn 06/32½ 06/33   22/00 22/03½
Cumbernauld 06.40a ~ 06.42d 06.40½ ~ 06.43   21.43a ~ 21.45d 21.47½ ~ 21.48½
Garnqueen North Jn 06/48 06/49   21/32 21/42
Gartcosh South Jn 06/55 06/51   21/26 21/40
Stepps 07.00a ~ 07.02d 06.56½ ~ 07.02½   21.19a ~ 21.21d 21.35 ~ 21.35½
Springburn 07/08 07/10   21/11 21/27
Cowlairs West Jn 07/10 07/12½   21/09 21/24½
Cowlairs North Jn 07/11 07/13½   21/08 21/23
Westerton 07.18a ~ 07.20d 07.20½ ~ 07.22   20.57a ~ 20.59d 21.14 ~ 21.16
Dalmuir 07/30 07/27½   20/48 21/05
Dumbarton Central 07.39a ~ 07.42d 07.37 ~ 07.42½   20.27a ~ 20.30d 20.56 ~ 20.57
Dalreoch 07/43 07/43½   20/25 20/55
Craigendoran Jn 07/51 07/52   20/18 20/45
Helensborough Upper 07.56a ~ 07.58d 07.57 ~ 07.59   20.12a ~ 20.14d 20.36½ ~ 20.39½
Garelochhead 08.10a ~ 08.12d 08.11½ ~ 08.14½   19.58a ~ 20.00d 20.23 ~ 20.24
Glen Douglas 08/27 08/31   19/50 20.08½a ~ 20.09½d
Arrochar & Tarbet 08.37a ~ 08.39d 09.40 ~ 08.43   19.35a ~ 19.38d 19.54½ ~ 19.57½
Ardlui 08.56a ~ 08.58d 08/58½   19.20a ~ 19.21d 19.37½ ~ 19.38½
Crianlarich 09.23a ~ 09.27d 09.19½ ~ 09.42½   19.01a ~ 19.02d 19.17½ ~ 19.19
Tyndrum Upper 09.34a ~ 09.36d 09.56 ~ 09.58½   18.51a ~ 18.52d 19.03 ~ 19.06
Bridge of Orchy 09.50a ~ 09.52d 10.14 ~ 10.17½   18.34a ~ 18.35d 18.43 ~ 18.46
Rannoch 10.20a ~ 10.22d 10.45½ ~ 10.47½   18.10a ~ 18.12d 18.14½ ~ 18.16
Corrour 10.37a ~ 10.39d 11.02 ~ 11.04½   17.53a ~ 17.55d 18/04
Tulloch 11.01a ~ 11.03d 11.22½ ~ 11.24   17.26a ~ 17.28 17.40 ~ 17.42½
Roy Bridge 11/13 11.33½a ~ 11.34½d   17/17 17/28½
Spean Bridge 11.18a ~ 11.20d 11.14 ~ 11.43   17.09a ~ 17.11d 17.15 ~ 17.21½
Fort William Jn 11/32 11/54½   16/58 17/02
Fort William 11.35a ~ 12.33d 11.57 ~ 12.39   16.35a ~ 16.55d 16.40 ~ 16.58½
Fort William Jn 12/36 12/42   16.28a ~ 16.32d 16.30 ~ 16.35½
Banavie 12/40 12/47   16/24 16/24
Loch Eil Outward Bound 12.51a ~ 12.53d 12.57 ~ 12.59   16.10a ~ 16.12d 16/14
Glenfinnan 13.16a ~ 13.18d 13.17 ~ 13.27   15.51a ~ 15.53d 15.54 ~ 15.56
Arisaig 13.56a ~ 13.58d 14.02½ ~ 14.05   15.11a ~ 15.13d 15/17
Mallaig 14.16a 14.22   14.54d 14.57½


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