22nd - 25th October 1999

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Grampian Highlander

Locos Used  & 37419, 37428, 47738, 47793, 90017 & 90025
Stock Used 21269+3097+1680+3141+3146+3147+3121+1698+3120+2834

Route :
1Z36 : Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z37 : Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
1Z37 : Dyce to Kyle of Lochalsh
1Z38 : Kyle of Lochalsh to Dyce
1Z?? : Aberdeen to Huntly to Dyce
1Z39 : Aberdeen to Kings Cross

Date Loco(s) Route
22/10 47738 (1) London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Peterborough
22/10 90025 Peterborough - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
22/10 37419 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Kirkaldy - Leuchars - Dundee - Arbroath - Stonehaven - Aberdeen
23/10 37419 Dyce - Huntly - Forres - Welsh's Bridge Jn - Rose Street Jn
23/10 37428 + 37419 Rose Street Jn - Dingwall - Kyle of Lochalsh (2)
23/10 37419 Kyle of Lochalsh - Dingwall - Rose Street Jn - Welsh's Bridge Jn - Forres - Huntly - Dyce
24/10 37419 Aberdeen - Huntly
24/10 37419 Huntly - Dyce
25/10 37419 Aberdeen - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley
25/10 90017 Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - Peterborough
25/10 47793 (1) Peterborough - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes:
(1) Plus 90025 (22/10) & 90017 (25/10) dead-in-tow. A class 47 was used between London & Peterborough due to short-term power supply problems during the weekday peak period.
(2) 37428 failed at Kyle of Lochalsh.


37419 at Aberdeen on October 23rd (photo: Robert Frise).

Sources : Robert Frise (on the tour throughout) & Derek Sneddon

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Robert Frise)

22nd, 23rd & 25th October;

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 08.33d 19.14a 523.46
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/38 19/10 521.05
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/41 19/07 518.48
12.57 Potters Bar 08/47 18/59 510.69
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/54 18/52 503.21
23.73 Woolmer Green 08/57 18/49 499.53
27.45 Stevenage 09.06a ~ 09.08d 18.44a ~ 18.45d 496.01
31.74 Hitchin 09/13 18/40 491.52
44.10 Sandy 09/23 18/31 479.36
58.70 Huntingdon 09/37 18/17 464.56
69.26 Holme 09/50 18/10 454.20
76.29 Peterborough 09.58a ~ 10.08d 17.53a ~ 18.03d 447.17
84.64 Tallington 10/15 17/41 438.62
99.61 Stoke Jn 10/24 17/26 423.65
105.38 Grantham 10/27 17/16 418.08
109.56 Barkston South Jn 10/30 17/09 413.70
120.08 Newark Northgate 10/36 16/59 403.38
138.49 Retford 10/47 16*24a ~ 16*36d 384.77
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/57 16/15 371.46
155.77 Doncaster 11c04a ~ 11c12d 16c07a ~ 16c09d 367.49
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 11/16 16/02 363.30
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 11/21 15/57 354.30
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 11/25 15/53 348.51
182.79 Colton Jn 11/33 15/48 340.47
188.40 York 11/38 15/44 335.06
190.11 Skelton Jn 11/40 15/41 333.35
198.00 Tollerton 11/44 15/35 325.46
210.56 Thirsk 11/52 15/28 312.70
218.36 Northallerton 12/01 15/23 305.10
232.50 Darlington 12/11 15/15 290.76
244.57 Ferryhill South Jn 12/19 15/04 278.69
254.53 Durham 12*27a ~ 12*35d 14/58 268.73
268.02 King Edward Bridge South Jn 12/55 14/48 255.44
268.56 Newcastle 13c00a ~ 12c04d 14c44a ~ 14c46d 254.70
270.50 Heaton South Jn 13/09 14/39 252.76
285.26 Morpeth 13/27 14/27 238.20
303.45 Alnmouth 13/39 14/15 220.01
319.13 Belford 13/49 14/05 204.33
335.56 Berwick-upon-Tweed 13/59 13/55 187.70
345.78 Reston 14/08 13/47 177.48
351.78 Grantshouse 14/12 13/42 171.48
364.07 Dunbar 14/20 13/31 159.39
375.32 Drem 14/28 13/22 148.14
386.77 Monktonhall Jn 14/39 13/13 136.49
389.53 Portobello Jn 14/43 13/11 133.73
393.12 Edinburgh Waverley 14.53a ~ 18.15d 12L36a ~ 13L07d 130.34
394.31 Haymarket 18/18 12/28 129.15
402.14 Dalmeny Jn // Dalmeny Loop 18/26 12*04a ~ 12*12d 121.10
406.24 Inverkeithing 18/35 11/58 117.22
413.22 Burntisland 18/44 11/46 110.24
419.02 Kirkaldy 18/54 11/39 104.44
423.74 Thornton North Jn 18/59 11/32 99.52
432.20 Ladybank 19/14 11/23 91.26
437.62 Cupar 19/21 11/17 85.64
444.00 Leuchars 19/27 11/10 79.46
449.48 Tay Bridge South Jn 19/34 11/04 73.78
452.03 Dundee Central Jn 19/41 10/58 71.43
452.27 Dundee 19*46a ~ 20*00d 10/57 71.19
453.05 Camperdown Jn 20/03 10/54 70.41
463.19 Carnoustie 20/13 10/42 60.27
469.29 Arbroath 20/18 10/35 54.17
480.63 Usan 20/30 10/23 42.63
482.78 Montrose 20/33 10/20 40.48
493.18 Laurencekirk 20/43 10/12 30.28
501.77 Carmont 20/50 ? -
507.33 Stonehaven 20/57 09/59 16.13
523.46 Aberdeen 21.19a 09.40d 0.00
0.00 Dyce 08.15d 22.27a -
10.59 Inverurie 08t28 22x02a ~ 22x16d -
21.27 Insch 08t40 21t48 -
26.51 Kennethmont 08/49 21/38 -
34.47 Huntly 08/59 21t28 -
46.28 Keith Loop 09x17a ~ 09x31d 21x08a ~ 21x13d -
46.79 Keith 09/32 21/06 -
65.13 Elgin 09t53 20t43 -
77.31 Forres 10t13 20t23 -
86.77 Nairn 10t24 19x54a ~ 20x13d -
101.55 Welsh's Bridge Jn 10/41 19*14a ~ 19*33d -
101.76 Rose Street Jn 10*49a ~ 11*12d 19c06a ~ 19c09d -
103.27 Clachnaharry 11/18 18/56 -
109.28 Clunes 11/25 18/49 -
114.61 Muir of Ord 11t37 18t39 -
120.35 Dingwall 11.56a ~ 12.26d 18x21a ~ 18x27d -
132.23 Garve 12.55a ~ 13.25d 17t58 -
148.30 Achnasheen 13t57 17t26 -
166.22 Strathcarron 14t30 16t53 -
184.22 Kyle of Lochalsh 15.08a 16.08d -

24th October;

M.C Location Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Aberdeen 10.10d - -
6.20 Dyce 10x20a ~ 10x27d 17.00a -
16.79 Inverurie 10t43 16t48 -
27.47 Insch 10t55 16t36 -
32.71 Kennethmont 11t04 16t28 -
40.67 Huntly 11.15a 16.16d -


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