31st July - 1st August 1999

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Tall Ships

Loco Used 86424
Stock Used 21269+3120+1698+3121+3147+3146+3141+1680+3097+2834

Route :
1N50 : Kings Cross to Newcastle
1Z90 : Newcastle to Glasgow Central
???? : Glasgow Central to Greenock Central (1)
???? : Greenock Central to Glasgow Central (1)
1Z90 : Glasgow Central to Kings Cross

Date Traction Route
31/07 86424 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Slateford Jn - Midcalder Jn - Carstairs - Motherwell - Rutherglen East Jn - Glasgow Central
01/08 314210 (1) Glasgow Central - Greenock Central
01/08 303077 (1) Greenock Central - Glasgow Central
01/08 86424 Glasgow Central - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Service train - passengers were free to chose which service to catch to get to Greenock Central (to see the tall ships), the examples above being that chosen by Robert Frise.


86424 at the start of the tour at Kings Cross.

Source & photo : Robert Frise (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robert Frise)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.00 Kings Cross 08.18d 21.19a
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/22 21/12
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/24 21/10
12.57 Potters Bar 08.31a ~ 08.33d 21.02a ~ 21.04d
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/42 20/55
23.73 Woolmer Green 08/50 20/52
27.45 Stevenage 08.53a ~ 08.55d 20.47a ~ 20.49d
31.74 Hitchin 09/00 20/42
44.10 Sandy 09/10 20/25
58.70 Huntingdon 09/20 20/16
69.26 Holme 09/27 20/10
76.29 Peterborough 09.33a ~ 09.36d 20.03a ~ 20.04d
84.64 Tallington 09/49 19/54
99.61 Stoke Jn 10/02 19/45
105.38 Grantham 10/06 19/41
109.56 Barkston South Jn 10/08 19/39
114.27 Claypole Loop 11/11 19*24a ~ 19*32d
120.08 Newark Northgate 10/15 19/19
138.49 Retford 10/26 19/08
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/37 19/00
155.77 Doncaster 10/39 18c53a ~ 18c55d
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 10/43 18/45
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 10/49 18/37
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 10/52 18/34
182.79 Colton Jn 11/00 18/29
188.40 York 11/08 18/24
190.11 Skelton Jn 11/10 18/18
198.00 Tollerton 11/15 18/06
210.56 Thirsk 11/23 17/54
218.36 Northallerton 11/28 17/44
232.50 Darlington 11/37 17/36
244.57 Ferryhill South Jn 11/46 17/42
254.53 Durham 11/55 17/09
268.02 King Edward Bridge South Jn 12/08 16/57
268.56 Newcastle 12.12a ~ 17.10d 16c52a ~ 16c55d
285.26 Morpeth 17/22 16/38
303.45 Alnmouth 17/35 16/26
319.13 Belford 17/45 16/16
335.56 Berwick-upon-Tweed 17/55 16/06
345.78 Reston 18/03 15/59
351.78 Grantshouse 18/07 15/54
364.07 Dunbar 18/16 15/46
375.32 Drem 18/23 15/38
389.53 Portobello Jn 18/34 15/28
393.12 Edinburgh Waverley 18c38a ~ 18c40d 15c24a ~ 15c19d
394.31 Haymarket 18/43 15/16
395.57 Slateford Jn 18/45 15/14
405.06 Midcalder Jn 18/51 15/04
420.71 Carstairs East Jn 19/03 14/51
421.72 Carstairs 19/06 14/49
424.27 Lanark Jn 19/09 14/47
432.28 Law Jn 19/14 14/41
435.58 Shieldmuir 19/17 14/39
437.57 Motherwell 19/18 14/37
441.74 Uddingston Jn 19/22 14/30
443.76 Newton 19/29 14/29
446.51 Rutherglen East Jn 19/36 14/27
450.46 Glasgow Central 19.48a 14.18d


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