21st September 1991

A1A Charters
The Waverley

Locos Used 26004, 26043, 31180 & 31229

Route : 1Z97 throughout

Locos Route
31180 + 31229 Manchester Victoria - Bolton - Chorley - Preston
31229 + 31180 Preston - Blackburn - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
26043 + 26004 Carlisle - Lockerbie - Beattock - Carstairs South Jn - Midcalder - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley - Portobello Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Gorgie Jn - Haymarket West Jn - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Dunfermline - Cardenden - Thornton South Jn - Kirkcaldy - Inverkeithing - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
31180 + 31229 Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - York - Church Fenton - Cross Gates - Leeds - Batley - Huddersfield - Stalybridge - Manchester Victoria - Bolton - Blackburn
31180 + 31229 Blackburn - Preston

Sources : Simon Bennett & David Bellamy

Photo Review


31229+31180 at Preston (photo: John Cassey)


The 31’s at Appleby during a photostop (photos: John Cassey)


26043 & 26004 are seen at Edinburgh Waverley (photo: Steve Kemp)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Bellamy, Kevin Driscoll & John Cassey)

M.C.
 Location Booked Actual
0.00
 Manchester Victoria 07.08d 07.21
10.50
 Bolton 07.25a ~ 07.25d 07.38 ~ 07.40
22.16
 Chorley ? ?
30.66
 Preston 08.00a ~ 08.09d 08.23 ~ 08.39
34.67
 Bamber Bridge 08.18a ~ 08.18d 0848 ~ 08.49
42.78
 Blackburn 08.34a ~ 08.34d 09.12 ~ 09.14
43.45 Daisyfield Jn ? ?
53.76 Clitheroe ? ?
67.24 Hellifield ? 10/01
70.49 Settle Jn ? ?
72.39 Settle ? 10/20
83.29 Ribblehead ? ?
113.30
 Appleby ??p??a ~ ??p??d 11.19 ~ 11.27
144.10
0.00
 Carlisle 11L09 ~ 11L19 12.00 ~ 12.20
25.66 Lockerbie ? ?
49.64 Beattock Summit ? 13/24
73.13 Carstairs South Jn ? 13/43
89.76 Midcalder Jn ? ?
100.51 Haymarket ? ?
101.70 Edinburgh Waverley 13.20a ~ 13.33d 14.18 ~ 14.25
106.29 Niddrie West Jn ? 14/33
112.53 Haymarket West Jn ? 14/45
119.60 Dalmeny ? 14/54
123.37 Inverkeithing ? 15/02
127.13 Dunfermline ? 15/07
137.15 Cardenden ? ?
142.56 Thornton South Jn ? ?
147.10 Kirkcaldy ? ?
159.68 Inverkeithing ? ?
171.61 Haymarket ? ?
173.00
0.00		 Edinburgh Waverley 15.34a ~ 18.14d 16L13 ~ 18

L16
17.60 Drem ? 18/33
29.05 Dunbar ? ?
57.36 Berwick-upon-Tweed 19L24a ~ 19L25d ?
89.47 Alnmouth ? ?
107.66 Morpeth ? ?
124.36 Newcastle 20.48a ~ 20.50d 20.28 ~ 20.39
138.39 Durham ? 20/56
160.42 Darlington ? ?
174.56 Northallerton ? ?
204.52 York ? ?
215.30 Church Fenton ? ?
225.62 Cross Gates ? ?
230.18 Leeds ? ?
238.00 Batley ? ?
240.70 Thornhill LNW Jn ? ?
247.30 Huddersfield ? ?
265.38 Stalybridge ? ?
273.10 Manchester Victoria 23.55a ~ ??.??d ?
283.60 Bolton 00.10a ~ ??.??d  
286.57 Bromley Cross ? ?
293.37 Darwen ? ?
297.49 Blackburn 00.41a ~ ??.??d ?
305.59 Bamber Bridge 01.05a ~ ??.??d ?
308.11 Farington Curve Jn ? ?
309.60 Preston 01.15a ?


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