12th July 2003

Compass Tours
The Tayside Liner

Tour postponed (to 30/08/03) just a few days before it was run 'due to due to train crew shortages at West Coast Railway Co.'.

Planned route & locos:
1Z19 : Birmingham New Street to Perth
1Z20 : Perth to Birmingham New Street

Booked Loco Booked Route
Freightliner 47

Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - (via WCML) - Motherwell - Braidhurst DGL - Mossend North Jn - Whifflet - Gartsherrie South Jn - Garnqueen North Jn - Greenhill Lower Jn - Larbert - Stirling - Perth
Freightliner 47 Perth - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham New Street

Sources : various

Timings (Booked Only)

Location Booked (out) Booked (ret)
Birmingham New Street 03.45d 21.53a
Soho South Jn 03/50 21/49
Galton Jn 03/53 21/46
Dudley Port 03/56 21/43
Wolverhampton 04/06 21/36
Wolverhampton North Jn 04/08 21/34
Bushbury Jn 04/10 21/33
Stafford No.4 04/28 21/21
Stafford 04.30a ~ 04.33d 21.18a ~ 21.20d
Norton Bridge 04/39 21/11
Madeley 04/49 21/00
Basford Hall Jn 04/57 20/55
Crewe 05.00a ~ 05.05d 20.37a ~ 20.49d
Crewe Coal Yard 05/09 20/34
Winsford SB 05/15 20/25
Hartford 05.19a ~ 05.21d 20.20a ~ 20.22d
Weaver Jn 05/26 20/16
Acton Grange Jn 05/30 20/11
Warrington Bank Quay 05.32a ~ 05.36d 19.57a ~ 20.05d
Dallam Jn 05/39 19/55
Winwick Jn 05/41 19/53
Springs Branch Jn 05/46 19/46
Wigan Station Jn 05/47 19/46
Wigan North Western 05.48a ~ 05.51d 19.43a ~ 19.44d
Balshaw Lane Jn 06/11 19/35
Euxton Jn 06/12 19/33
Preston 06.19a ~ 06.22d 19.14a ~ 19.26d
Lancaster 06/40 18/53
Morecambe South Jn 06/42 18/52
Carnforth North Jn 06/45 18/49
Oxenholme 06/55 18/39
Tebay 07/08 18/29
Penrith 07/26 18/12
Carlisle 08.02a ~ 08.05d 17/49
Gretna Jn 08/15 17/40
Quintinshill 08/19 17/37
Lockerbie 08/30 17/23
Beattock 08/41 17/13
Beattock Summit 08/57 17/06
Abington 09/03 16/59
Carstairs South Jn 09/18 16/46
Carstairs 09/19 16/46
Lanark Jn 09/21 16/44
Law Jn 09/27 16/33
Shieldmuir 09/30 16/28
Motherwell 09/34 16/25
Braidhurst DGL / UGL 09*37a ~ 09*56d 15*40a ~ 16*22d
Mossend South Jn 10/00 15/36
Mossend North Jn 10/01 15/35
Mossend ML 10/08 15/34
Whifflet North Jn 10/11 15/31
Coatbridge Jn 10/12 15/30
Gartsherrie South Jn 10/14 15/28
Garnqueen North Jn 10/16 15/27
Greenhill Lower Jn 10/26 15/16
Carmuirs West Jn 10/36 15/09
Larbert Jn 10/37 15/08
Stirling 10/49 14/55
Dunblane 10/55 14/51
Blackford 11/10 14/43
Gleneagles 11/15 14/40
Hilton Jn 11/27 14/26
Perth 11.32a 14.22d


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