20th - 22nd May 1977
Wirral Railway
Circle
The Queen of Scots
Locos Used | 20046, 20105, & 8???? |
Route :
Loco(s) | Route |
8???? | Crewe - ??? - Gourock |
20046 + 20105 | (2) Gourock - ??? - Glasgow Central |
???? | Glasgow Central - ??? - Crewe |
Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required. For a cruise round Kyles
of Bute to Tarbert and Inverary and return. Bus connections were available from
Tarbert to Inverary in both directions At Largs a contingent of SRPS tour
passengers also joined the cruise. A note to passengers stated that because of
higher charges imposed by the Clyde Port Authority they could not call at
Ardrossan as originally advertised by the SRPS.
(2) The electric loco had been declared
a failure and a pair of 20's were used for the return leg to get the train away
from Gourock.
Sources : Alex Cunningham, Pip Dunn &
Alistair Deayton
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alistair Deayton)
Steamer Timings
Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
Gourock | 08.30d | 20.30a |
Dunoon | 08.50a ~ 09.00d | ? |
Largs | 10.00a ~ ??.??d | ??.??a ~ 19.30d |
Tarbert | 12.15a ~ ??.??d | ??.??a ~ 17.30d |
Inverary | 14.30a | 15.30d |