The Railtour Files

Notes :
(1) Despite what appeared to be a straightforward tour over familiar territory, this trip was beset by numerous difficulties not the least of which was the many engineers occupations of the line on this Sunday trip. The delays started right from the beginning with the buffet car staff and their supplies trapped in the elevator at Leeds. The run over Ais Gill was taken in fine style with no interruptions. A Type 1 diesel (class 20) assisted the train over Beattock, not helped by wrong line running north from Beattock station to Greskine. Good work on the return over the GSW route was spoiled by a dead stand near Carlisle for over twenty minutes. A spirited ascent of the Eden Valley seemed in the making when the brakes came on and an inspection of the engine took place at Culgaith. The crew had heard a distinct and ominous bang, the passengers thoughts turned to a late Sunday night rescue from the proverbial middle of nowhere. The crew's investigation revealed nothing obvious, but the pace of the A4 was toned down for the remainder of the journey, although time was gradually gained over the remaining miles. Max Birchenough adds: Despite the hitches, it was, I remember, a cracking run. 60019 cleared Blea Moor at about 60 on the outward run, touching 86 on the way down from Ais Gill, and reaching 82 along the Nith Valley on the way home. I also remember a beautiful cascade of sparks from the chimney as we left Skipton in the dark, on the last lap - who needs fireworks?!
(2) Assisted by D8??? 'over Beattock (summit)'.

M.C	Location	Booked	Actual
0.00	Leeds City	09.40d	09.50
10.56	Shipley Leeds Jn	09/56	10/06
16.79	Keighley	10/16	10/28
25.00	Snaygill	10/24	?
26.14	Skipton	10.26a ~ 10.28d	??.?? ~ 10.47
36.15	Hellifield	10w42 ~ 10w48	11.03 ~ ??.??
39.35	Settle Jn	10/52	?
53.35	Blea Moor	11/14	11/26
64.50	Ais Gill	11/27	?
82.15	Appleby West	11/44	11/46
112.08	Petteril Bridge Jn	12/15	?
113.00	Carlisle	12w17 ~ 12w27	12.18 ~ ??.??
113.59	Carlisle No.3	12/29 [GL]	?
121.48	Gretna Jn	12/54	13/21
138.53	Beattock	13.29a ~ 13.51d	13.29 ~ 14.00
???.??	Greskine	14.15a ~ 14.17d	14.15 ~ ??.??
162.49	Beattock Summit	14/36	?
179.65	Symington	14/55	?
186.38	Carstairs	15/02	15/02
188.58	Lanark Jn	15/05	?
???.??	Craigenhill	15.09a ~ 15.17d	?
197.01	Law Jn	15/31	?
202.32	Motherwell	15/39	?
206.63	Uddingston	15/44	?
208.51	Newton	15/47	?
212.09	Rutherglen	15/50	?
214.21	Eglington Street	15/54	?
215.21 0.00	Glasgow Central	15.57a ~ 17.32d	15.57 ~ 17.40
1.51	Shields Jn	17/36	?
6.16	Arkleston Jn	17/41	?
7.24	Paisley Gilmour Street	17/43	17/51½
9.24	Elderslie	17/46	17/55
16.08	Lochside	17/53	18/04
23.07	Dalry Jn	18/01	18/12½
33.27	Kilmarnock	18/17	18/28
42.59	Mauchline	18/33	18/41
54.40	New Cumnock	18/48	18/52
65.23	Sanquhar	19/00	19/04
77.18	Thornhill	19/12	19/16½
91.33	Dumfries	19/26	19/30
106.70	Annan	19/44	19/45½
115.60	Gretna Jn	19/55 [GL]	?
123.49	Carlisle No.3	20/15	20/15
124.28	Carlisle	20w17 ~ 20w25	20.41 ~ ??.??
125.20	Petteril Bridge Jn	20/27	?
155.13	Appleby West	21/06	21/06
172.58	Ais Gill	21/34	?
183.73	Blea Moor	21/46	22/08
197.73	Settle Jn	21/59	22/21
201.13	Hellifield	22w02 ~ 22w07	10/24
211.14	Skipton	22.18a ~ 22.20d	10.35 ~ 10.42
212.28	Snaygill	22/22	?
220.29	Keighley	22/30	22/54½
226.52	Shipley Leeds Jn	22/37	23/02
237.28	Leeds City	22.52a	?

Loco	Route
60019	Leeds City - Skipton - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle - Beattock (2) - Carstairs - Glasgow Central
60019	Glasgow Central - Shields Jn - Paisley Gilmour Street - Dalry Jn - Kilmarnock - Dumfries - Carlisle - (reverse of outward route) - Leeds City