16th November 2012

Compass Tours
Festive Edinburgh Excursion

Locos Used 47500, 47804 & 47826
Stock Used 9496+3395+3392+3350+3313+3326+1201+6022+6012+6115+5928+6000

Route :
1Z42 : Kidderminster to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z43 : Edinburgh Waverley to Kidderminster

Loco(s) Route
47500 (1) Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Galton Jn - Soho North Jn - Soho East Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Perry Barr North Jn - Tame Bridge Parkway - Bescot Stadium - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Hednesford - Rugeley Trent Valley - (via WCML) - Carnforth Loop (2)
47826 (1) Carnforth Loop - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Auchengray - Midcalder Jn - Slateford Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley - Abbeyhill Jn - Craigentinny Jn - Portobello Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Craiglockhart Jn - Slateford Jn - Kingsnowe (4)
47804 (4) Kingskowe - Midcalder Jn - Auchengray - Carstairs East Jn (5) - Carstairs - north of Carstairs station
47804 (3) north of Carstairs station - Carstairs - (5) Carstairs South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Kidderminster

Notes :
(1) 47804 on rear.
(2) 47500 replaced at Carnforth due to a regulator problem.
(3) 47826 on rear.
(4) 47826 failed at Kingsnowe. 47804 on rear propelled the train to north of Carstairs station to enable a reversal to have 47804 leading.
(5) Booked route was the reverse of outward at Carstairs (i.e. via the East to South curve).


47804 at Edinburgh Waverley (photo: Simon Edwards)

Source : Simon Edwards (joined/left the train at Tame Bridge Parkway)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Simon Edwards)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kidderminster 05.39d ?   00.41a ?
Blakedown 05/44 ?   00/36 ?
Stourbridge Junction 05.50a ~ 05.52d ?   00.29a ~ 00.31d ?
Rowley Regis 06.00a ~ 06.02d ?   00.16a ~ 00.19d ?
Smethwick Jn 06/06 ?   00/12 ?
Galton Jn 06/07 ?   00/11 ?
Soho North Jn 06/08 ?   00/10 ?
Soho East Jn 06/19 ?   00/08 ?
Perry Barr West Jn 06/23 ?   00/03 ?
Perry Barr North Jn 06/24 ?   00/01 ?
Tame Bridge Parkway 06.29a ~ 06.31d 06.27 ~ 06.31 [P2]   23.53a ~ 23.56d 00.09 ~ 00.11
Bescot Stadium 06/34 06/34   23/50 00/07
Pleck Jn 06/36 ?   23/48 ?
Walsall 06.41a ~ 06.43d 06.39 ~ 06.43   23.42a ~ 23.45d 00.02 ~ 00.04
Ryecroft Jn 06/47 ?   23/39 00/00
Bloxwich 06/51 ?   23/34 23/55
Cannock 06.58a ~ 07.01d 06.57 ~ 07.01   23.24a ~ 23.27d 23.46 ~ 23.48
Hednesford 07.04a ~ 07.06d 07.08 ~ 07.25   23.18a ~ 23.21d 23.40 ~ 23.42
Rugeley Town 07.13a ~ 07.15d 07.32 ~ 07.33   23.09a ~ 23.12d 23.28 ~ 23.30
Rugeley TV 07/18 07/37   23/06 23/25
Colwich 07/24 07/43   23/00 ?
Stafford 07/33 07/50 [P3]   22/53 23/14
Norton Bridge 07/41 07/56   22/48 23/08
Madeley 07/50 08/05   22/387 ?
Basford Hall Jn 07/56 08/10   22/34 ?
Crewe 08.01 ~ 08.04 08.14 ~ 08.17   22.25 ~ 22.27 22.39 ~ 22.42 [P12]
Crewe Coal Yard 08/07 ?   22/21 ?
Winsford 08/12 08/26   22/15 ?
Hartford Jn 08/16 08/29   22/11 ?
Acton Bridge 08.20 ~ 08.23 08/33   22/09 22/22
Weaver Jn 08/27 ?   22/07 ?
Acton Grange Jn 08/30 ?   22/03 ?
Warrington Bank Quay 08/32 08/36   22/01 22/14
Dallam Jn 08/33 ?   22/00 ?
Winwick Jn 08/35 08/41   21/58 ?
Springs Branch Jn 08/41 ?   21/53 ?
Wigan South Jn 08/43 08/46   21/52 22/05
Wigan North Western 08/43 08/46   21/52 22/05
Euxton Jn 08/53 08/53   21/40 ?
Farrington Curve Jn 09/02 ?   ? ?
Preston 09/10 09.14 ~ 09.15   21/34 21/48
Garstang & Catteral 09/23 ?   21/23 ?
Lancaster ? ?   21/14 21/30
Morecambe South Jn ? ?   21/12 ?
Carnforth Loop DIV 09L44 ~ 10L07  
Carnforth North Jn 09/37 10/07   21/08 21/26
Oxenholme Lake District 09/50 10/20   20/56 21/17
Tebay 10/06 10/33   20/46 ?
Penrith North Lakes 10.29 ~ 10.34 10/48   20/28 20/49
Plumpton ? ?   20.11 ~ 20.21 [UGL] ?
Carlisle 10.50 ~ 10.52 11.05 ~ 11.16   19.56 ~ 19.57 20/26
Gretna Jn 11/01 ?   19/45 ?
Quintinshill ? ?   19.23 ~ 19.42 [PL] ?
Lockerbie 11.19 ~ 11.32 11/39   19/06 20/01
Beattock 11/45 11/46   18/56 19/53
Beattock Summit 11/58 ?   18/48 19.14 ~ 19.34 [Loop]
Abington 12/05 ?   18/38 ?
Carstairs South Jn 12/19 12/18   18/25 18/58
Carstairs   DIV 18/57
Carstairs [north of station]   DIV 18.50 ~ 18.55
Carstairs   DIV 18/48
Carstairs North Jn   DIV 18/47
Carstairs East Jn 12/21 12/20   18/21 18/46
Auchengray 12/27 ?   18/12 ?
Torphin 12/33 ?   18/07 ?
Midcalder Jn 12/39 ?   18/02 ?
Slateford Jn 12/48 12/47   17/53 17/56
Craiglockhart Jn   17/48 ?
Niddrie West Jn   17/38 ?
Portobello Jn   17/31 17/40
Craigentinny Jn   17/30 ?
Abbeyhill Jn   17/29 ?
Haymarket 12/50 12/51  
Edinburgh Waverley 12.54a 12.54   17.26d 17.29


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