18th June 2010

Compass Tours
The Forth & Tay Scotsman

Locos Used 67018 'Keith Heller' & 67029

Route :
1Z23 : Nuneaton to Dundee
1Z24 : Dundee to Nuneaton

Loco(s) Route
67018 (1) Nuneaton - (via WCML) - Colwich Jn - Stone - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Alsager - Crewe - (via WCML) - Law Jn - Wishaw Central Jn - Holytown Jn - Mossend East Jn - Mossend North Jn - Whiflet South Jn - Coatbridge Central - Cumbernauld - Greenhill Lower Jn - Carmuirs West Jn - Carmuirs East Jn - Polmont Jn - Winchburgh Jn - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Thornton North Jn - Leuchars - Dundee
67029 (2) Dundee - Perth - Hilton Jn - Dunblane - Stirling - Carmuirs West Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Nuneaton

Notes :
(1) 67029 on rear.
(2) 67018 on rear.
(3) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Sources : Scott Spencer, Shaun Courtnage & John Cowlishaw

Photo Review


67018 pulls into Crewe on the outward leg (photo: John Cowlishaw)


67029 in the sun at Dundee Tay Bridge station (photo: John Cowlishaw)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Scott Spencer & John Colwishaw)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Nuneaton 05.36d ?   23.22a ?
Atherstone 05.46a ~ 05.48d ?   23.12a ~ 23.14d ?
Amington Jn 05/55 ?   23/05 ?
Tamworth LL 05.58a ~ 06.00d ?   23.00a ~ 23.02d ?
Lichfield TV LL 06.07a ~ 06.09d ?   22.51a ~ 22.53d ?
Lichfield North Jn 06/10 ?   22/49 ?
Rugeley North Jn 06/16 ?   22/43 ?
Colwich 06/20 ?   22/40 ?
Stone 06/30 ?   22/31 ?
Stoke-on-Trent Jn 06/38 ?   22/23 ?
Stoke-on-Trent 06.40a ~ 06.42d ?   22.20a ~ 22.22d ?
Kidsgrove 06.51a ~ 06.54d ?   22.09a ~ 22.11d ?
Alsager 07.00a ~ 07.03d ?   22.01a ~ 22.03d ?
Barthomley Jn 07/07 ?   21/57 ?
North Stafford Jn 07/12 ?   21/53 ?
Crewe 07.15a ~ 07.19d 07.15 ~ 07.20   21.47a ~ 21.50d 21.36 ~ ??.??
Crewe Coal Yard 07/21 ?   21/40 ?
Winsford 07/32 07/31   21/28 21/21
Hartford Jn 07/36 07/35   21/22 21/18
Acton Bridge 07/37 07/37   21/20 ?
Weaver Jn 07/40 07/38   21/16 21/05
Acton Grange Jn 07/43 ?   21/09 ?
Warrington Bank Quay 07.45a ~ 07.48d 07.47 ~ 07.50   20.54a ~ 21.00d 20.50 ~ 20.54
Dallam Jn ? ?   20/52 ?
Winwick Jn 07/56 07/57   20/50 20/46
Springs Branch Jn 08/02 ?   20/45 ?
Wigan Station Jn 08/04 ?   20/44 ?
Wigan North Western 08/05 08/07   20/44 20/41
Balshaw Lane Jn 08/12 08/14 [DS]   20/37 20/36
Euxton Jn 08/15 08/15   20/35 20/33
Farington Curve Jn 08/18 08/18   ? 20/31
Ribble Jn 08/20 08.21 ~ 08.28 [DF]   20/35 ?
Preston 08/28 ??.?? ~ 08.31   20/29 20/27
Lancaster 08/46 08/48   20/10 20/08
Morecambe South Jn 08/47 08/50   20/05 ?
Carnforth North Jn 08/50 08/52   19/57 20/02
Oxenholme 09/01 09/01   19/47 19/45
Tebay 09/15 09/12   19/37 19/36
Penrith 09/32 09/27   19/19 19/20
Carlisle 09.52 ~ 10.04 09.41 ~ 09.52   18.57 ~ 18.59 18.59 ~ 19.01
Carlisle Kingmoor ? ?   18.40 ~ 18.52 [UL] ??.?? ~ 18.51
Gretna Jn 10/13 10/02   18/30 18/27
Sig. 862 10/17 ?   18/25 ?
Lockerbie 10/29 10/27   18/13 18/11
Beattock 10/40 10/36   18/03 17/58
Beattock Summit 10/57 10/47   17.45 ~ 17.53 17.43 ~ 17.49
Abington 11/04 10/53   17/36 17/34
Carstairs South Jn 11/17 ?   17/23 17/22
Carstairs 11/18 11/03   17/22 17/20
Lanark Jn 11/20 ?   17/19 ?
Law Jn 11/26 11/11   17/11 17/07
Holytown Jn 11/31 11/18   17/04 17/00
Mossend East Jn 11/33 11/20   17/03 16/59
Mossend North Jn 11/33 ?   17/02 16/57
Mossend Yard 11.35 ~ 11.37 11.20 ~ 11.26   16.58 ~ 17.00 16.55 ~ 16.57
Whifflet South Jn 11/41 11.36 ~ 11.38   16/55 16/52
Coatbridge Central 11/42 11/41   16/53 16/51
Gartsherrie South Jn 11/44 11/43   16/51 16/41
Garnqueen North Jn 11/46 11/48   16/50 16/49
Cumbernauld 11/54 11/57   16/45 16/45
Greenhill Lower Jn 12/04 12/03   16/39 16/40
Carmuirs West Jn 12/08 12/08   16/37 16/37

 

Location Booked Actual
Carmuirs East Jn 12/09 12/08
Grangemouth Jn 12/20 12/14
Polmont Jn 12.25 ~ 12.33 12.21 ~ 12.33
Linlithgow 12/41 12/40
Winchburgh Jn 12/47 12/46
Dalmeny Jn 12/58 12/58
Inverkeithing 13/07 13/08
Burntisland 13/19 13/19
Kirkcaldy 13/28 13/31
Thornton South Jn 13/34 ?
Thornton North Jn 13/35 ?
Ladybank 13/43 13/45
Cupar 13/49 13/50
Leuchars 13/55 13/55
Tay Bridge South 14/04 14/02
Dundee Central Jn 14/09 14/10
Dundee 14.10a ~ 15.25d 14.12 ~ 15.31
Dundee Central Jn 15/27 15/33
Errol 15/37 15/42
Barnhill 15/46 15/51
Perth 15/49 15/54
Hilton Jn 15/54 15/58
Blackford 16/09 ?
Dunblane 16/20 16/22
Stirling 16/25 16/27
Larbert Jn 16/36 16/36

Timings continue in first table.

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