24th February 2024

InterCity
The Whistling Highlander (Day 1 of 2)

Locos Used (2) 40013 'Andania' & 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013'
Stock Used 9513+11068+11075+11098+10411+11091+11076+1666+11070+11082

Route : 1Z13 throughout

Loco(s) Route
40013 (1) Crewe - (via WCML) - Law Jn - Wishaw - Holytown Jn - Mossend East Jn - Mossend North Jn - Coatbridge Central - Cumbernauld - Greenhill Lower Jn - Carmuirs West Jn - Larbert Jn - Stirling - Dunblane - Hilton Jn - Perth - Pitlochry - Dalwhinnie - Kingussie - Aviemore - Slochd - Inverness

Notes :
(1) 47805 on rear.
(2) 40013 running as D213. 47805 running as D1935.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
Crewe 08.12d [P12] [DF] 08.20 [P12] [DF]
Crewe Coal Yard 08/16 08/22
Winsford 08/21 08/29
Hartford Jn 08/25 08/33
Acton Bridge 08/26½ 08/35
Weaver Jn 08/29 08/36
Acton Grange Jn 08/33 08/40
Warrington Bank Quay 08.35a ~ 08.38d [P3] 08.42 ~ 08.44
Dallam Jn 08/41 08/46
Winwick Jn 08/43 08/49
Golborne Jn 08/45 08/51
Springs Branch Jn 08/48 08/57
Wigan South Jn 08/48½ 08/59
Wigan North Western 08.49a ~ 08.52d [P5] 09.00 ~ 09.02
Balshaw Lane 09/02½ 09/12
Euxton Jn 09/05 09/14
Ribble Jn 09/09½ [DF] 09/18
Preston 09.11a ~ 09.14d [P3] [DF] 09.20 ~ 09.23 [P3]
Fylde Jn 09/16½ ?
Barton & Broughton 09/20½ 09/30
Garstang & Catteral 09/23½ 09/34
Lancaster 09/32 [DF] 09/43
Morecambe South Jn 09/33½ 09/44
Carnforth North Jn 09/36½ 09/47
Oxenholme Lake District 09/48 [P2] 09/57
Grayrigg 09/54 10/04
Tebay 10/00 10/09
Shap Summit 10/06½ 10/15
Shap Harrisons Sidings 10/10 10/20
Penrith North Lakes 10/18 [P2] ? ~ 10.36
Carlisle 10c35 ~ 11c05 [P3] 10.56 ~ 11.11 [P3]
Gretna Jn 11/14½ 11/22
Lockerbie Down Loop 11*33 ~ 11*40 [DPL] 11.38 ~ 11.47 [DPL]
Lockerbie 11/42½ [P1] 11/48
Beattock 11/54 [DM] 11/59
Beattock Summit 12/07 [DM] 12/15
Abington 12/14 [DM] 12/23
Carstairs South Jn 12/27½ 12/36
Carstairs North Jn 12/28½ 12/37
Lanark Jn 12/30 12/39
Law Jn 12/37½ 12/45
Wishaw 12/41½ 12/49
Holytown Jn 12/44 12/52
Mossend East Jn 12/46 12/54
Mossend North Jn 12/46½ 12/55
Mossend North Exit 12/49 12/58
Whifflet South Jn 12/51 13/05
Coatbridge Central 12/52½ [P1] 13/08
Gartsherrie South Jn 12/55 13/09
Garnqueen North Jn 12/56½ 13/11
Cumbernauld 13/01 [P2] 13/16
Greenhill Lower Jn 13/08 13/20
Carmuirs West Jn 13/10½ 13/22
Larbert Jn 13/11½ 13/23
Stirling 13/19½ [P2] 13/33
Dunblane 13/26½ [P2] 13/42
Greenloaning 13/34 13/50
Blackford 13/39 13/53
Auchterarder SB 13/42½ 13/57
Hilton Jn 13/57½ ?
Perth 14/01 [P7] 14/09
Stanley Jn 14/11 14/22
Dunkeld & Birnam 14/21 [P2] 14/35
Pitlochry 14/33½ [P2] 14/50
Blair Athol 14/43½ [P2] 15/01
Dalnacardoch 15/00 ?
Dalnaspidal 15/11 ?
Dalwhinnie 15/21½ [P2] 15/31
Newtonmore 15/30 ?
Kingussie 15*33 ~ 15*39 [P1] 15/44
Kincraig 15/46 15/51
Aviemore 15/53 [P2] 15/57
Carrbridge 16*03 ~ 16*17 [P1] 16.11 ~ 16.15
Slochd 16/29½ 16/25
Tomatin 16/34 16/30
Moy 16/38 16/33
Culloden 16/44½ ?
Cradlehall 16/49½ [DH] ?
Milburn Jn 16/50½ ?
Inverness 16.53a [P2] 16.48 [P2]


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