4th - 6th August 1995

A1A Charters
Whisky Galore

Locos Used 31201, 31275, 31410, 37191, 37211, 56072, 90129, 90130
Stock Used 99722+99321+99121+99127+99311+99723+99713+99716+99710+99371

Route :
1Z54 : Stafford to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z55 : Edinburgh Waverley to Edinburgh Waverley (via Inverness)
1Z54 : Edinburgh Waverley - Manchester Piccadilly (via Stafford)

Loco(s) Route
37211 Stafford - Stoke-on-Trent - Manchester Piccadilly - Bolton - Preston 
90129 + 90130 Preston - (via WCML & Carstairs avoiding line) - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
56072 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Falkirk Grahamston - Cumbernauld - Coatbridge Central - Motherwell - Carstairs - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
31201 + 31275 Edinburgh Waverley - (via Edinburgh Suburban Line) - Slateford Jn - Midcalder Jn - Shotts - Mossend East Jn - Mossend North Jn - Coatbridge Central - Cumbernauld - Carmuirs West Jn - Stirling - Perth - Aviemore - Inverness
31201 + 31275 Inverness - Elgin - Aberdeen - Dundee - Markinch
31201 (1) Markinch - Edinburgh Waverley
37191 (1) Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Carstairs avoiding line - Carlisle
31410 Carlisle - (via WCML) - Stafford
31410 Stafford - Stoke-on-Trent - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) 37191 was a replacement for the 31s, after 31275 failed at Markinch with a burst water pipe. Loco was restarted by the driver and the loco shut back down again.

Source : Richard Hughes (Boarded and left at Stafford), Derek Sneddon & David Bellamy

Timings (Booked Only)
(From David Bellamy)

4th August

Location

 Booked
Stafford 22.00d
Norton Bridge 22/07
Stone 22/13
Stoke-on-Trent 22.21a ~ 22.23d
Kidsgrove 22/31
Congleton
22/36
Macclesfield
22/43
Cheadle Hulme
22/53
Stockport
22.57a ~ 22.59d
Manchester Piccadilly
23/07
Manchester Oxford Road
23/09
Deansgate 23/10
Ordsall Lane Jn 23/12
Salford Crescent 23/14
Bolton 23/25
Lostock Jn 23/30
Chorley 23/38
Euxton Jn 23/42
Preston 23L49a ~ 00L04d

5th August

Location

 Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Lancaster 00/23 23/43
Carnforth North Jn 00/28 23/39
Oxenholme : Lake District 00/38 23/30
Tebay 00/50 23/20
Penrith 01/08 23/06
Carlisle 01.23a ~ 01.27d 22L01a ~ 22L44d
(Actual 23.25d)
Gretna Jn 01/37 21/52
Quintinshill ? 21/50
Lockerbie 01/50 21/32
Beattock 02/01 21/20
Beattock Summit ? 21/11
Abington 02/18 21/04
Carstairs South Jn 02/31 20/51
Carstairs East Jn 02/35 20/49
Midcalder Jn 02/49 20/35
Slateford Jn 03/00 20/27
Haymarket 03/02 20/25
Edinburgh Waverley 03L05a ~ 03L25d 19L40a ~ 20L22d
Haymarket 03/28 19/36

 

Location

 Booked
Newbridge Jn 03/36
Winchburgh Jn 03/39
Linlithgow 03/43
Polmont Jn 03/48
Falkirk Grahamston 03/53
Carmuirs East Jn
03/56
Carmuirs West Jn
04/00
Greenhill Lower Jn
04/04
Garnqueen North Jn
04/14
Gartsherrie South Jn
04/16
Coatbridge Central
04/18
Whifflet South Jn 04/20
Mossend Yard 04/22
Mossend South Jn 04/24
Motherwell 04/27
Shieldmuir Jn 04/32
Law Jn 04/35*
Lanark Jn 04/35*
Carstairs 04/44
Carstairs East Jn 04/47
Midcalder Jn 05/00
Slateford Jn 05/17
Haymarket 05/20
Edinburgh Waverley 05L23a ~ 06L30d
Portobello Jn 06/35
Niddrie West Jn 06/38
Craiglockhart Jn 06/48
Slateford Jn 06*51 ~ 07*00
Midcalder Jn 07/11
Benhar Jn 07/22
Holytown Jn 07/33
Mossend East Jn 07/36
Mossend North Jn 07/37
Mossend Yard 07/41
Coatbridge Central 07/47
Gartsherrie South Jn 07/49
Garnqueen North Jn 07/51
Greenhill Lower Jn 08/01
Carmuirs West Jn 08/04
Larbert Jn 08/05
Stirling 08/17
Dunblane 08/28
Blackford 08/39
Hilton Jn 08/52
Perth 08.56a ~ 09.40d
Stanley Jn 09/50
Dunkeld & Birnam 09/59
Pitlochry 10/12
Blair Atholl 10/22
Dalnacardoch 10/37
Dalwhinnie 10/59
Newtonmore 11p08 ~ 11p15
Kingussie 11/25
Kincraig 11/32
Aviemore 11/37
Carrbridge 11/46
Slochd 11/56
Tomatin 11/59
Moy 12/03
Culloden Moor 12/10
Millburn Jn 12/31
Inverness 12.24a ~ 14.30d
Millburn Jn 14/33
Nairn 14*47 ~ 15*06
Forres 15/19
Elgin 15/33
Keith 15/55
Huntly 16/16
Kennethmont 16/26
Insch 16/32
Inverurie 16/42
Dyce 16/53
Aberdeen 17/03
Stonehaven 17/22
Laurencekirk 17/35
Montrose 17/43
Usan 17/46
Arbroath 17/58
Carnoustie 18/05
Camperdown Jn 18/16
Dundee 18/19
Tay Bridge South 18/25
Leuchars 18/31
Ladybank 18/43
Markinch ??/?? (L)
Thornton North Jn 18/52
Kirkcaldy 18/58
Burntisland 19/05
Inverkeithing 19/19
Dalmeny Jn 19/25

Timings continue in the first table of the 5th August section.

6th August

Location

 Booked
Preston 00.03a ~ 00.05d
Euxton Jn 00/12
Balshaw Lane 00/14
Wigan North Western 00/21
Winwick Jn 00/27
Warrington Bank Quay
00/30
Acton Grange Jn
00/32
Winsford
00/43
Crewe
00.52a ~ 00.54d
Basford Hall Jn
01/00
Madeley
01/05
Norton Bridge 01/15
Stafford 01.20a ~ 01.38d
Norton Bridge 01/45
Stone 01/50
Stoke-on-Trent 01.58a ~ 01.59d
Kidsgrove 02/07
Congleton 02/12
Macclesfield 02/21
Cheadle Hulme 02/29
Stockport 02.33a ~ 02.35d
Manchester Piccadilly 02.50a (Actual 04.35a)


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