3rd December 2024

Midland Pullman
Edinburgh Christmas Pullman

HST Used 43059 'Loch Shiel'+41149+41108+40802+41176+41162+41183+40801+41169+44081+43055

Route :
1Z43 : Swindon to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z46 : Edinburgh Waverley to Swindon

HST Route
43059 T&T 43055 Swindon - Kemble - Stroud - Stonehouse - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Abbotswood Jn - Worcestershire Parkway - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Penkridge - Stafford - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
43055 T&T 43059 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Swindon

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Tony Winward

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Swindon 05.35d [P3] 05.37   22.38a [P1] 22.38
Rodbourne Jn 05/37 05/39   22/35½ 22/35
Kemble 05.47a ~ 05.52d [P2] 05.51 ~ 05.55   22.22a ~ 22.25d [P1] 22.22 ~ 22.23
St Mary's LC 06/01 06/07   22/14 22/14
Stroud 06.05a ~ 06.10d [P2] 06.11 ~ 06.12   22.06a ~ 22.09d [P1] 22.04 ~ 22.10
Stonehouse 06.14a ~ 06.20d [P2] 06.17 ~ 06.18   22.00a ~ 22.02d [P1] 22.00 ~ 22.01
Standish Jn 06/24 06/30   21/57 21/56
Gloucester Yard Jn 06/32 06/36   21/53 21/51
Barnwood Jn 06/32½ 06/37   21/52½ 21/50
Cheltenham Spa 06.37a ~ 06.40d [P2] 06.43 ~ 06.47   21.45a ~ 21.47d [P1] 21.42 ~ 21.45
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 06/46½ [P1] 06/54   21/35½ 21/37
Abbotswood Jn 06/53 07/02   21/29 21/29
Worcestershire Parkway 06.54a ~ 06.56d [P1] 07.03 ~ 07.07   21.24a ~ 21.27d [P2] 21.24 ~ 21.28
Stoke Works Jn 07/05 07/16   21/16½ 21/17
Bromsgrove 07.07a ~ 07.09d [P2] 07.19 ~ 07.23   21.11a ~ 21.13d [P3] 21.11 ~ ?
Barnt Green 07.16a ~ 07.18d [P1] [UGF] 07.31 ~ 07.33   21.05a ~ 21.07d [P2] 21.03 ~ 21.06
Longbridge 07/21½ 07/37   20/58½ 21/00
Kings Norton 07/23½ 07/41   20/51½ [DGF] 20/55
Lifford East Jn 07/25½ 07/42   20/50 20/54
Bordesley Jn 07/30½ 07/48   20/40 20/47
St Andrews Jn 07/31½ 07/49   20/37½ 20/46
Grand Jn 07/33½ 07/52   20/30 20/44
Proof House Jn 07/34½ [DEL] 07/53   20/29½ 20/43
Birmingham New Street 07/37 [P11] 07/56   20*24 ~ 20*27 [P1] [WL] 20.38 ~ 20.40
Soho South Jn 07/40½ 08/01   20/16½ 20/26
Galton Jn 07/43 08/03   20/14½ 20/25
Dudley Port 07/49 08/08   20/11½ 20/20
Wolverhampton 08*02 ~ 08*09 [P1] 08/19   20/01½ [P2] 20/12
Wolverhampton North Jn 08/10½ 08/20   19/58½ 20/09
Bushbury Jn 08/12 08/22   19/56 20/07
Penkridge 08/17 08/28   19/49 20/02
Trent Valley Jn 08/21 [DS] 08/32   19/44 19/57
Stafford 08*22 ~ 08*27 [P5] [DS] 08/34   19*35 ~ 19*43 [P1] [US] 19/56
Searchlight Lane Jn 08/33½ [DS] 08/39   - -
Norton Bridge - -   19/30½ [UF] 19/50
Madeley 08/46½ [DS] 08/51   19/23½ [UF] 19/43
Basford Hall Jn 08/53 [DS] 08/57   19/19½ [UF] 19/38
Crewe 08c59 ~ 09c11 [P12] 09.08 ~ 09.10   19c13 ~ 19c16 [P5] [UF] 19.29 ~ 19.34
Crewe Coal Yard 09/12½ 09/12   19/09½ [US] 19/27
Winsford 09/23 [DF] 09/24   19/00 19/22
Hartford Jn 09/27½ 09/27   18/57 19/18
Acton Bridge 09/29½ 09/29   18/55½ 19/17
Weaver Jn 09/31½ 09/30   18/54 19/15
Acton Grange Jn 09/34 09/33   18/51½ 19/03
Warrington Bank Quay 09*36 ~ 09*38 [P3] 09/34   18/50 [P2] 18/58
Dallam Jn 09/40½ 09/35   18/49 18/54
Winwick Jn 09/42 09/37   18/47½ 18/51
Golborne Jn 09/43½ 09/40   18/46 18/50
Springs Branch Jn 09/47½ 09/48   18/43 18/48
Wigan South Jn 09/48½ 09/49   18/42½ 18/47
Wigan North Western 09*49 ~ 09*52 [P5] 09/50   18/42 [P4] 18/46
Balshaw Lane 10/01 09/55   18/35½ 18/41
Euxton Jn 10/02 09/57   18/34½ 18/39
Ribble Jn 10/08 [DF] 10/08   18/30 [UF] 18/35
Preston 10*09 ~ 10*16 [P3] [DF] 10.10 ~ 10.13   18c26 ~ 18c28 [P4] [UF] 18.33 ~ 18.34
Fylde Jn 10/18 ?   18/25 [UF] ?
Barton & Broughton 10/22 10/18   18/21 18/28
Garstang & Catteral 10/28 10/21   18/16½ 18/25
Lancaster 10/41 [DF] 10/34?   18/10 [UF] 18/18
Morecambe South Jn 10/42 10/42   18/09 18/16
Carnforth North Jn 10/44½ 10/45   18/06½ 18/13
Oxenholme Lake District 10/53½ [P2] 10/54   17/58½ [P1] 18/05
Grayrigg 11/02 11/00   17/53½ 18/00
Tebay 11/10½ 11/04   17/49½ 17/55
Shap Summit 11/13½ 11/08   17/46½ 17/51
Shap Harrisons Sidings 11/18 11/11   17/43½ 17/49
Eden Valley - -   17/39½ 17/43
Penrith North Lakes 11/25 [P2] 11/18   17/37 [P1] 17/37
Carlisle 11c40 ~ 11c43 [P3] 11/31?   17c21 ~ 17c23 [P4] 17.21 ~ 17.22
Gretna Jn 11/50½ 11/39   17/15 17/14
Lockerbie 12/00½ [P1] 11/50   17/02 [P2] 17/04
Beattock 12*10 ~ 12*16 [DPL] 12.02 ~ 12.20   16/53 [UM] 16/55
Beattock Summit 12/26 [DM] 12/31   16/47 [UM] 16/49
Abington 12/31½ [DM] 12/37   16/41½ [UM] 16/43
Carstairs South Jn 12/45½ 12/46   16/32 16/32
Carstairs East Jn 12/46½ 12/48   16/31 16/31
Auchengray 12/54½ 12/53   16/26½ 16/25
Midcalder Jn 13/04½ 13/00   16/17½ 16/17
Slateford 13/13½ 13/08   16/09½ 16/06
Haymarket 13/15½ [P3] 13/13   16/04 [P4] 16/03
Princes St Gardens 13/17 [X] 13/14   16/01½ [W] 16/01
Edinburgh Waverley 13.19a [P7] 13.18 [P7]   16.00d [P9] 15.59 [P9]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z44 : (43059 T&T 43055) : Edinburgh Waverley to Slateford

Location Booked
Edinburgh Waverley 13.26d [P7]
Abbeyhill Jn 13/27
Craigentinny Jn 13/29
Portobello Jn 13/31
Niddrie West Jn 13/35
Craiglockhart Jn 13/44
Slateford 13.47 ~ 13.54
Slateford Depot 13.58a

5Z45 : (43055 T&T 43059) : Slateford to Edinburgh Waverley

Location Booked
Slateford Depot 14.44d
Slateford 14.50 ~ 14.57
Craiglockhart Jn 15/00
Niddrie West Jn 15*15 ~ 15*45
Portobello Jn 15/50
Craigentinny Jn 15/51
Abbeyhill Jn 15/53
Edinburgh Waverley 15.55a [P9]


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