20th April 1974

British Rail (Eastern)
Grampian Express

Loco Used at least 47043

Route :

Loco Route
47043 Chesterfield - Dronfield - Dore - Sheffield - Wincobank Station Jn - Chapeltown - Quarry Jn - Barnsley - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Normanton - Altofts Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Wortley Jn - Shipley Leeds Jn - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle - (via WCML) - Law Jn - Holytown Jn - Mossend Yard - Coatbridge Jn - Garnqueen North Jn - Greenhill Lower Jn - Carmuirs West Jn - Alloa Jn - Stirling - Gleneagles - Hilton Jn - Perth - Pitlochry
47043 Pitlochry - (reverse of outward route) - Alloa Jn - Larbert Jn - Falkirk Grahamston - Linlithgow - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - Skelton Jn - York Yard North - York Yard South - Church Fenton - Burton Salmon - Altofts Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Sheffield
47043? Sheffield - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Woodburn Jn - Beighton Jn - Tapton Jn - Chesterfield

Source : John Glossop (on the train from Sheffield to Perth and return to Sheffield)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Glossop)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Chesterfield 05.42d 01.37a
Dronfield 05/48 -
Dore 05/52 -
Tapton Jn - 01/35
Beighton Jn - 01/24
Woodhouse Jn - 01/20
Woodburn Jn - 01/14
Nunnery Main Line Jn - 01/11
Sheffield 06.00a ~ 06.05d 00.56a ~ 01.08d
Wincobank Station Jn 06/11 00/48
Chapeltown 06/18 00/40
Quarry Jn 06/30 00/28
Barnsley 06.32a ~ 06.34d 00.23a ~ 00.25d
Wakefield Kirkgate 06c56 ~ 06c58 23c52 ~ 23c54
Normanton 07/06 23/44
Altofts Jn 07/07 23/43
Engine Shed Jn 07.21 ~ 07.23 -
Whitehall Jn 07/25 -
Wortley Jn 07/27 -
Shipley Leeds Jn 07/44 -
Keighley 07/53 -
Skipton 08c07 ~ 08c09 -
Hellifield 08/22 -
Settle Jn 08/25 -
Blea Moor 08/44 -
Ais Gill 08/56 -
Appleby 09/13 -
Petteril Bridge Jn 09/46 -
Carlisle 09c49 ~ 09c51 -
Gretna 10/04 -
Lockerbie 10/21 -
Beattock Station 10/33 -
Beattock Summit 10/53 -
Carstairs 11/14 -
Law Jn 11/25 -
Holytown Jn 11/33 -
Mossend 11/35 -
Coatbridge Jn 11/40 -
Garnqueen North Jn 11/43 -
Greenhill Lower Jn 11/53 -
Carmuirs West Jn 11/55 -
Burton Salmon - 23/36
Church Fenton - 23/30
York Yard South - 23c16 ~ 23c17
York Yard North - 23/11
Skelton Jn - 23c05 ~ 23c06
Thirsk - 22/47
Northallerton - 22/41
Darlington - 22/30
Ferryhill - 22/16
Durham - 22/07
Newcastle - 21c48 ~ 21c50
Morpeth - 21/27
Alnmouth - 21/11
Belford - 20/57
Berwick-upon-Tweed - 20/43
Ayton - 20/36
Grantshouse - 20/26
Dunbar - 20/09½
Drem Jn - 20/00
Monktonhall Jn - 19/49½
Portobello - 19/46½
Edinburgh Waverley - 19c09 ~ 19c42
Haymarket - 19/06
Bathgate Jn - 18/59
Winchburgh Jn - 18/55
Linlithgow - 18/51
Polmont - 18/47
Falkirk Grahamston - 18/42
Larbert Jn - 18/39
Alloa Jn 11/59 18/35
Stirling 12/06 18/26½
Dunblane 12/15 18/21½
Gleneagles 12/33 18/10
Milton Jn 12/45 17/54½
Perth 12.48a ~ 12.58d 17.42a ~ 17.50d
Stanley Jn 13/10½ 17/32
Murthly 13/15½ 17/27
Ballinluig 13.33 ~ 13.44 17/10½
Pitlochry 13.55a 17.00d


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