28th September 2019

Pathfinder Railtours
The Autumn Highlander (Day 2 of 4)

Locos Used 37409 'Lord Hinton' & 37419 'Carl Haviland'
Stock Used 35469+3119+3120+1671+3121+3149+3141+3098+1651+3110+1813+4998

Route :
1Z59 : Aviemore to Kyle of Lochalsh
1Z60 : Kyle of Lochalsh to Aviemore

Locos Route
37409+37419 Aviemore - Slochd - Millburn Jn - Rose Street - Muir of Ord - Dingwall - Garve - Achnasheen - Strathcarron - Kyle of Lochalsh
37419+37409 Kyle of Lochalsh - (reverse of outward route) - Aviemore

Notes :
(1) Off tour options: Coach tour to Portree & Isle of Skye, or Fort Augustus & cruise on Loch Ness, or cruise from Plockton, or a ride on the Strathspey Railway & coach tour of the Cairngorms.
(2) Neil Greenwood's comments: The delay at Rose Street was due to difficulty in getting signalling and loco equipment to work together.

Sources : Keith Gardiner & Neil Greenwood (both on the tour) & Richard Szwejkowski

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Aviemore 10.06d [P2] 10.06   23.14a [P1] 23.29 116.74
6.49 Carrbridge 10*16 ~ 10*25 [P2] 10.17 ~ 10.21   23/08 [P1] 23/22 110.25
12.00 Slochd 10/36 ?   23/03 ? 104.74
15.47 Tomatin 10/40 ?   22*47 ~ 22*57 [Loop] 101.27
? Moy 10/44 ?   22/41 ? ?
? Culloden 10/51 ?   22/29 ? ?
33.14 Cradlehall 10*58 ~ 11*11 [DH] ?   22/22 ? 83.60
? Millburn Jn 11/13 ?   22/20 ? ?
34.50 Rose Street 11t15 ~ 11t18 10.58 ~ 11.35   22t15 ~ 22t17 ? ~ 22.28 82.24
? Clachnaharry 11/22 ?   22/10 ? ?
42.02 Clunes I.B. 11t31 ~ 11t32 ?   22/01 ? 74.72
47.35 Muir of Ord 11t41 ~ 11t42 [P2] ?   21t51 ~ 21t53 [P1] ? 69.39
53.09 Dingwall 11t51 ~ 11t57 [P1] 12.16 ~ 12.19   21t28 ~ 21t41 [P2] 21.28 ~ 21.41 63.65
64.75 Garve 12t27 ~ 12t29 [P2] ?   20t59 ~ 21t01 [P2] 20.59 ~ 21.01 51.79
81.02 Achnasheen 13t05 ~ 13t25 [P2] 13.21 ~ 13.22   20t26 ~ 20t28 [P1] 20.28 ~ 20.30 35.72
99.04 Strathcarron 13t55 ~ 14t31 [P2] 13.54 ~ 14.32   19t42 ~ 19t50 [P1] 19.53 ~ 19.54 17.70
? Plockton 15/07 ?   19/13½ ? ?
116.74 Kyle of Lochalsh 15.23a [P2] 15.22   19.00d [P1] 19.00 0.00

Mileages from tour brochure.

 Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z59 : (37419 + 37409) : Aviemore to Aviemore

Location Booked
Aviemore (Speyside) 09.00d [P3]
Aviemore Sig.HA313 09.03 ~ 09.08
Aviemore 09.11a [P2]

5Z60 : (37419 + 37409) : Aviemore to Aviemore

Location Booked
Aviemore 23.24d [P1]
Aviemore Sig.HA313 23.27 ~ 23.32
Aviemore (Speyside) 23.35a [P3]


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