7th - 9th October 1977

Wirral Railway Circle
Spirit of the Barley

Locos Used 25046, 25050, 26027, 26028, 47205, 47446 & 82003
Stock Used 15 coaches south of Aberdeen, 10 north of... (1)

Route : 1Z46 throughout

Date Loco(s) Route
07/10-08/10 47446 Crewe - Stockport - Ashton Moss North Jn - Manchester Victoria - Bolton - Preston
08/10 82003 Preston - Carlisle - Beattock - Carstairs
08/10 25046 + 25050 Carstairs - Craiglockhart Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Edinburgh - Leuchars - Dundee - Aberdeen
08/10 26027 + 26028 Aberdeen - Fraserburgh
08/10 26027 + 26028 Fraserburgh - Dyce Jn
08/10 26027 + 26028 Dyce Jn - Keith Jn - Dufftown
08/10 26027 + 26028 Dufftown - Keith Jn - Aberdeen
08/10-09/10 47205 Aberdeen (2) - Perth - Mossend Yard - Holytown - Beattock - Carlisle - Preston - Golborne Jn - Parkside Jn - Manchester Oxford Road - Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Crewe

Notes :
(1) Bill Lynch comments: The load was 10 coaches north of Aberdeen, but an extra 5 south of there both ways provided a 'semi-sleeper' option for a supplement. Although my records tell me I took up the option for the return I have no recollection of its nature, but I guess it must have been compartment stock with two people allocated per compartment.
(2) Passengers detrained whilst shunt manoeuvre was carried out using 08855.
(3) Bill Lynch adds the following comments; It may be of interest that pipers played at both Fraserburgh, where we were not allowed to alight, and at Dufftown, where we were. During the return to Aberdeen each passenger was offered a miniature bottle of whisky from a batch supplied at Dufftown by the local distillers

Sources : Alex Cunningham (joined/left the train at Aberdeen),
Peter Slagel & Dave Sheppard (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked and Actual)
(from Dave Sheppard & Ian Umpleby)

Location Booked(out) Actual (out)   Booked (rtn) Actual (rtn)
Crewe 23.10d 23.11   06.38a 06.55
Sandbach 23/18 23/22   06/27 ?
Wilmslow 23/33 23/39   06/14 ?
Cheadle Hulme 23/39 ?   06/11 ?
Stockport 23.42a ~ 23.44d 23.50 ~ 23.51   06.04a ~ 06.07d 06.22 ~ 06.24
Denton Jn 23/50 00/01  
Ashton Moss North Jn 23/58 00/08  
Miles Platting 00/04 00/15  
Manchester Victoria 00.08a ~ 00.12d 00.19 ~ 00.21  
Windsor Bridge 00/17 ?  
Bolton 00/30 00/38  
Chorley 00/45 00/50  
Manchester Piccadilly   05.51a ~ 05.55d 05.54 ~ 06.08
Manchester Oxford Road   05/49 ?
Ordsall Lane   05/42 05/48
Parkside Jn   05/27 05/29
Golborne Jn   05/24 05/38
Wigan North Western   05/08 05/17
Euxton Jn 00/51 00/54   04/48 05/07
Preston 0101a  ~  0114d L 01.03 ~ 01.25   04.39a  ~  04.40d 04.29 ~ 04.46
Lancaster 01/35 01/45   04/20 04/04
Oxenholme 01/51 ?   04/02 03/50
Tebay 02/02 ?   03/50 03/40
Penrith 02/18 ?   03/27 03/22
Carlisle 02.38a  ~  02.40d 02.46 ~ 02.48   03.01a  ~  03.03d 02.59 ~ 03.01
Gretna Green 02/48 ?   02/53 ?
Lockerbie 03/02 ?   02/35 ?
Beattock 03/14 ?   02/23 ?
Summit 03/24 ?   02/15 ?
Abington 03/31 ?   02/08 ?
Carstairs 03L45a  03.57   01/55 ?

 

Location Booked Actual
Carstairs 03L52d 04.09
Midcalder Jn 04/13 04/29
Craiglockart Jn 04/29 04/52
Niddrie West Jn 04/38 05/05
Portobello Jn 04/40 05/10
Edinburgh Waverley 04.45a ~ 04.50d 05.17 ~ 05.20
Dalmeny 05/02 05/34
Inverkeithing 05/07 05/40
Kirkcaldy 05/27 06/12
Ladybank 05/42 06/34
Leuchars 05/54 06/49
Tay Bridge 06/05 06/56
Dundee 06.11a ~ 06.13d 07.08 ~ 07.15
Carnoustie 06/28 07/29
Montrose 06/51 07/53
Laurencekirk 07/04 08/07
Stonehaven 07/18 08/23
Aberdeen 07L40a ~ 09L15d 08.50 ~ 09.26
Dyce Jn 09/25 09.37 ~ 09.38
Maud 10/10 10/29
Fraserburgh 10.50a ~ 11.15d 11.01 ~ 11.37
Maud 11.55a ~ 12.25d 12.14 ~ 12.27
Dyce Jn 13.10a ~ 13.25d 13.18 ~ 13.26
Inverurie 13/38 13/48
Insch 13/50 14/00
Kennethmont 13/56 14.08 ~ 14.27
Huntley 14.06a ~ 14.15d 14/38
Keith Jn 14.32a ~ 14.35d 14/54
Dufftown 15.00a ~ 15.15d 15.23 ~ 16.05
Keith Jn 15.40a ~ 16.25d 16.32 ~ 16.34
Huntley 16.41a ~ 16.50d 16.53 ~ 16.57
Kennethmont 17/01 17/10
Insch 17/06 17/16
Inverurie 17.18 17/27
Dyce Jn 17/30 17.42 ~ 17.44
Aberdeen 17L41a ~ 22L00d [P7] 17.56 ~ 22.05 [P5]
Stonehaven 22/21 22/27
Laurencekirk 22/35 ?
Montrose 22/47 22/53
Carnoustie 23/11 ?
Dundee 23.27a ~ 23.29d 23.30 ~ 23.32
Errol 23/43 ?
Perth 23.56a ~ 00.05d 23.54 ~ 23.58
Hilton Jn 00/10 ?
Dunblane 00/39 ?
Stirling 00/45 ?
Greenhill Lower Jn 01/00 ?
Mossend 01.24a ~ 01.34d ?
Holytown 01/39 ?
Law Jn 01/46 ?
Carstairs 01/55 00/20

Timings continue in first table.

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