7th March 2015

Statesman Rail
Cairngorm Mountain Statesman (day 1 of x)

Locos Used 57313 & 57314
Stock Used 17080+3231+3188+1659+3438+3312+1211+3362+3360+5991

Route : 
1Z68 : London Euston to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z70 : Edinburgh Waverley to Aviemore

Loco(s) Route
57313 (1) London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton) - Rugby - Coventry - Nuneaton - (via WCML, Trent Valley) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
57314 (2) Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Kirkcaldy - Thornton South Jn - Thornton North Jn - Ladybank - Newburgh - Hilton Jn - Perth - Stanley - Pitlochry - Aviemore

Notes :
(1) 57314 on rear.
(2) 57313 on rear.

Sources : various including Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
Euston 06.00d 06.00
Camden South Jn 06/03 06/03
Camden Jn 06/04½ 06/04
Queens Park 06/06 06/06
Willesden WL Jn 06/07½ 06/08
Wembley Central 06/11 06/10
Harrow & Wealdstone 06/15½ 06/13
Watford Junction 06.22a ~ 06.26d 06.19 ~ 06.26
Apsley 06/33 06/33
Hemel Hempstead 06.35a ~ 06.37d 06.35 ~ 06.38½
Bourne End Jn 06/40½ 06/40½
Berkhamsted 06/43 06/43
Tring 06/46½ 06/47
Cheddington 06/50 06/50
Ledburn Jn 06/52 06/51
Leighton Buzzard 06/53½ 06/53
Bletchley 06/58½ 06/58½
Denbigh Hall South Jn 07/00 06/59
Denbigh Hall North Jn 07/01½ 07/00
Milton Keynes Central 07.04a ~ 07.06d 07.02 ~ 07.05
Wolverton 07/09 07/08½
Hanslope Jn 07/12½ 07/12
Northampton 07.24a ~ 07.27d 07.24 ~ 07.28
Mill Lane Jn 07/29 07/31
Long Buckby 07/38½ 07/39
Daventry South Jn 07/42½ 07/44
Daventry North Jn 07/43½ 07/45
Hillmorton Jn 07/46½ 07/48
Rugby 07.49a ~ 07.56d 07.50 ~ 07.56
Trent Valley Jn 07/57½ 07/58
Coventry 08.07a ~ 08.14d 08.10 ~ 08.14
Coundon Road Jn 08/19 08/17½
Three Spires Jn 08/22 08/20
Hawkesbury Lane 08/24½ 08/22½
Bedworth 08.28½ 08/24
Chilvers Coton Jn 08/35½ 08/28
Nuneaton 08.38a ~ 08.43d 08.30½ ~ 08.40
Atherstone 08/50 08/46½
Polesworth 08/55½ 08/51
Amington Jn 08/58½ 08/53
Tamworth 09.01a ~ 09.03d 08.55 ~ 09.00
Lichfield TV 09.10a ~ 09.12d 09.07½ ~ 09.10
Lichfield North Jn 09/14 09/11
Rugeley TV 09/20 09/18
Colwich 09/24 09/23½
Trent Valley Jn 09/37½ 09/34
Stafford 09/39 09/37
Norton Bridge 09/45½ 09/43
Madeley 09/54½ 09/52
Basford Hall Jn 10/00½ 09/56
Crewe 10.04a ~ 10.06d 10.02 ~ 10.05½
Crewe Coal Yard 10/08 10/08
Winsford 10/19 10/21
Hartford 10/22½ 10/26½
Hartford Jn 10/23 10/27
Acton Bridge 10/24½ 10/29
Weaver Jn 10/27 10/30
Acton Grange Jn 10/32 10/35
Warrington bank Quay 10.34a ~ 10.37d 10.37 ~ 10.40
Dallam Jn 10/40 10/41
Winwick Jn 10/42 10/44½
Golborne Jn 10/43½ 10/47
Springs Branch Jn 10/47 10/50½
Wigan North Western 10.49a ~ 10.51d 10.52½ ~ 10.54½
Balshaw Lane 11/00½ 11/03
Euxton Jn 11/02 11/05
Leyland 11/03½ 11/06
Farington Jn 11/04½ 11/06½
Farington Curve Jn 11/06 11/08
Preston 11.08a ~ 11.11d 11.10 ~ 11.14
Garstang & Catteral 11/23½ 11/24
Lancaster 11/35 11/35
Morecambe South Jn 11/36½ 11/35
Carnforth North Jn 11/39½ 11/39½
Oxenholme Lake District 11/50 11/50
Tebay 12/04 12/01½
Penrith North Lakes 12/21 12/19
Carlisle 12.40a ~ 13.15d 12.42½ ~ 13.25
Gretna Jn 13/25 13/35
Quintinshill PL 13/26 13/39½
Cove Sig. MC862 13/29½ 13/45½
Lockerbie 13/41 13/58
Beattock 13/52 14/08
Beattock Summit 14/04½ 14/20
Abington 14/11 14/27
Carstairs South Jn 14/23 14/38
Carstairs East Jn 14/26½ 14/39½
Midcalder Jn 14/43½ 14/54
Kirknewton 14/44½ 14/55
Curriehill 14/48½ 14/59
Wester Hailes 14/50½ ?
Kingsknowe 14/51 ?
Slateford 14/52 ?
Slateford Jn 14/52 ?
Haymarket East Jn 14/55½ ?
Haymarket 14/56 ?
Edinburgh Waverley 15.01a ~ 16.57d 15.14 ~ 16.58
Haymarket 17/01 17/01
Haymarket West Jn 17/02½ 17/02
South Gyle 17/04½ 17/06
Dalmeny Jn 17/09½ 17/09
Dalmeny 17/10½ ?
North Queensferry 17/14 ?
Inverkeithing 17/17½ 17/17½
Dalgety Bay 17/19½ 17/20
Aberdour 17/23½ 17/24
Burntisland 17/27½ 17/28
Kinghorn 17/31 17/33
Kirkcaldy 17/35½ 17/37
Thornton South Jn 17/39½ 17/41½
Thornton North Jn 17/40½ ?
Markinch 17/43 17/45
Ladybank 17/49 17/52
Newburgh 17/59 18/02
Hilton Jn 18/09 ?
Perth 18.16a ~ 19.33d 18.17 ~ 19.33
Stanley 19/44 19/51
Dunkeld & Birnam 19/54 20/05
Pitlochry 20/06½ 20/19
Blair Atholl 20/16½ 20/30
Dalnacardoch 20/36 ?
Dalwhinnie 20/47 ?
Dalnaspidal 20/56½ 20/55
Newtonmore 21/07½ ?
Kingussie 21.11 ~ 21.24 21.12 ~ 21.22
Kincraig 21/31 21/28
Aviemore 21.37a 21.38


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