21st January 2005

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(Burns Night Dinner from Edinburgh / Glasgow)

Loco(s) Used 67005 & 67024
Stock Used 10729+17167+3182+3275+1953+3267+1566+3273+3174

Route:
1Z24 : Edinburgh to Glasgow Central
1Z25 : Glasgow Central to Edinburgh
1Z26 : Edinburgh to Glasgow Central

Loco(s) Route
????? Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Shotts - Mossend East Jn - Mossend West Jn - Bellshill - Newton - Glasgow Central
????? Glasgow Central - Carmyle - Cumbernauld - Carmuirs West Jn - Carmuirs East Jn - Linlithgow - Gorgie Jn - Portobello Jn - Edinburgh Waverley
????? Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Shotts - Mossend East Jn - Mossend West Jn - Bellshill - Newton - Glasgow Central

Notes :
(1) Presumably the locos were top & tail, which worked which sections?

Source : Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Rooker)

1Z24
Location Booked Actual
Edinburgh 17.06d 17.09
Haymarket 17/10 17/14
Slateford Jn 17/15 17/16
Midcalder Jn 17/29 17/25
Benhar Jn 17/48 ?
Shotts 17/51 17/41
Holytown Jn 18/00 17/48
Mossend East Jn 18/01 17/50
Mossend West Jn 18/03 17/54
Bellshill 18.05a ~ 18.07d ?
Uddingston Jn 18/13 ?
Newton 18/16 18/03
Rutherglen East Jn 18/22 18/09
Eglinton St Jn 18/26 18/14
Glasgow Central 18.29a 18.17

 

1Z25
Location Booked Actual
Glasgow Central 18.46d 18.46
Eglinton St Jn 18/49 18/49
Rutherglen East Jn 18/56 18/56
Carmyle 18/59 ?
Langloan Jn 19/10 ?
Coatbridge Central 19/12 19/15
Gartsherrie South Jn 19/14 19/16
Garnqueen North Jn 19/16 19/18
Cumbernauld 19/26 19/24
Greenhill Lower Jn 19/34 19/32
Carmuirs West Jn 19/37 19/34
Carmuirs East Jn 19/38 ?
Grangemouth Jn 19/43 ?
Polmont Jn 19/47 19/46
Linlithgow 19/51 19/54
Winchburgh Jn 19/56 19/59
Newbridge Jn 20/01 20/03
Haymarket West Jn 20/11 20/09
Gorgie Jn 20/13 ?
Craiglockhart Jn 20/29 20/13
Niddrie West Jn 20/40 20/23
Portobello Jn 20/44 20/28
Edinburgh 20.48a 20.37

 

1Z26
Location Booked Actual
Edinburgh 20.54d 20.55
Haymarket 20/58 20/58
Slateford Jn 21/00 21/00
Midcalder Jn 21/13 21/09
Benhar Jn 21/25 ?
Shotts 21/28 21/27
Holytown Jn 21/51 21/38
Mossend East Jn 21/52 21/39
Mossend West Jn 21/55 21/43
Uddingston Jn 22/11 21/49
Newton 22/16 21/51
Rutherglen East Jn 22/19 21/55
Eglinton St Jn 22/23 21/58
Glasgow Central 22.27a 22.01


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