28th September 2019

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

Locos Used 37685 'Loch Arkaig' & 47851
Stock Used 5028+35185+1730+3115+3150+3096+13229

Route : 
1Z45 : Ayr to Fort William
1Z47 : Fort William to Ayr

Loco(s) Route
37685 (1) Paisley Gilmour Street (3) - Shields Jn - Terminus Jn - Larkfield Jn - Rutherglen - Glasgow Central LL - Exhibition Centre - Finnieston East Jn - Partick - Hyndland East Jn - Yoker - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Dalreoch - Craigendoran Jn - Helensburgh Upper - Garelochhead - Arrochar & Tarbet - Ardlui - Crianlarich - Upper Tyndrum - Bridge of Orchy - Rannoch - Corrour - Tulloch - Spean Bridge - Fort William
47851 (2) Fort William - (reverse of outward route) - Dalmuir - Westerton - Anniesland - Hyndland East Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Paisley Gilmour Street - Johnstone - Kilwinning - Irvine - Troon - Prestwick Town - Ayr

Notes :
(1) 47851 on rear.
(2) 37685 on rear.
(3) It is reported that the outward leg was delayed by a loco failure, and started from Paisley Gilmour Street.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Open Rail Live Railway Data)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Ayr 07.44d [P3] CANC   22.46a [P4] 22.39
Newton-on-Ayr 07/47 [P1] CANC   22/43 [P2] 22/38
Falkland Jn 07/48 CANC   22/42 22/37
Prestwick Town 07.53a ~ 07.55d [P1] CANC   22.37a ~ 22.39d [P2] 22.33 ~ 22.34
Troon 08.00a ~ 08.02d [P1] CANC   22.30a ~ 22.32d [P2] 22.25 ~ 22.27
Barassie Jn 08/05 CANC   22/27 22/23
Irvine 08.11a ~ 08.13d [P1] CANC   22.19a ~ 22.21d [P2] 22.15 ~ 22.17
Kilwinning 08.18a ~ 08.20d [P3] CANC   22.11a ~ 22.13d [P4] 22/08?
Dalry 08/25 CANC   22/06 22/05
Lochwinnoch 08/32 CANC   21/58 22/00
Johnstone 08.38a ~ 08.40d [P1] CANC   21.51a ~ 21.53d [P2] 21.51 ~ 21.54
Elderslie 08/44 CANC   21/48½ 21/50
Paisley Gilmour Street 08.48a ~ 08.50d [P3] 09.03d   21.44a ~ 21.46d [P4] 21.45 ~ 21.46
Arkleston Jn 08/53 [UG] ?   21/42 21/43
Shields Jn 08/59 [TS] 09/15   21*20 ~ 21*36 ? ~ 21.37
Terminus Jn 09/02 ?   21/19 21/22
Larkfield Jn 09/04 [FL] 09/21   21/17 21/19
Shawfield 09/05 [SL] ?   21/15 21/17
Rutherglen West Jn 09/07 ?   21/13 21/16
Rutherglen North Jn 09/09 ?   21/09 21/15
Glasgow Central LL 09/15½ 09/33   21/02 [P16] 21/06 [P16]
Exhibition Centre 09.19a ~ 09.21d 09.36 ~ 09.38   20.56a ~ 20.59d [P1] 20.57 ~ 21.00
Finnieston East Jn 09/24 ?   - -
Finnieston West Jn ? ?   20/54 20/55
Partick ? ?   20/53½ [P1] 20/54
Hyndland East Jn 09/28 ?   20/51 20/52
Anniesland - -   20/50 20/47
Westerton - -   20/47½ 20/45
Scotstounhill 09/30½ 09/46   - -
Garscadden 09/31 [P2] 09/47   - -
Yoker 09/33½ 09/49   - -
Clydebank 09/35 09/52   - -
Dalmuir 09/37 [P3] 09/56   20/42½ [P2] 20/41
Dumbarton Central 09/47 [P2] 10/07   20/30 [P1] 20/29
Dalreoch 09/48 10/08   20/29 20/28
Craigendoran Jn 10/07 10/19   20/20 20/20
Helensburgh Upper 10t12 ~ 10t15 ?   20t14 ~ 20t15 ?
Garelochhead 10t30 ~ 10t33 [P2] 10.39 ~ 10.40   20t00 ~ 20t02 [P1] 20.00 ~ 20.02
Glen Douglas 10t51 ~ 10t56 ?   19/50½ ?
Arrochar & Tarbet 11t07 ~ 11t08 [P2] 11.07 ~ 11.08   19t20 ~ 19t37 [P1] 19.27 ~ 19.44
Ardlui 11t27 ~ 11t49 [P2] ?   19t00 ~ 19t03 [P1] ?
Crianlarich 12t12 ~ 12t15 [P2] 11.56 ~ 12.10   18t38 ~ 18t40 [P1] 18.25 ~ 18.47
Upper Tyndrum 12t30 ~ 12t33 [P2] ?   18t22 ~ 18t25 [P1] ?
Bridge of Orchy 12t50 ~ 13t02 [P2] ?   18t00 ~ 18t02 [P1] ?
Rannoch 13t31 ~ 13t32 [P1] 13.41 ~ 13.42   17t26 ~ 17t28 17.26 ~ 17.28
Corrour 13/49 [P1] ?   17/11 [P1] ?
Tulloch 14t08 ~ 14t10 [P2] ?   16t46 ~ 16t48 [P1] ?
Roy Bridge 14/21 [P1] ?   16/37 [P1] ?
Spean Bridge 14t27 ~ 14t29 [P1] ?   16t28 ~ 16t30 [P2] ?
Fort William Jn 14/42 ?   16/13 ?
Fort William 14.45a [P1] 14.45   16.10d [P1] 16.12


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