1st June 1968

British Rail (Scottish Region)
Grand Rail Tour No. 5

Locos Used D257, D1773, E26052, 44884 & 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'

Route :

Loco Route
D1773 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Midcalder Jn - Carstairs South Jn - Beattock - Carlisle - Carnforth
70013 Carnforth - Lancaster - Preston - Chorley - Bolton - Manchester Victoria (1) - Ancoats Jn - Guide Bridge
E26052 Guide Bridge - Valehouse - Dunford Bridge - Sheffield Victoria
E26052 Sheffield Victoria - Valehouse - Guide Bridge
70013 Guide Bridge - Ancoats Jn - Manchester Victoria - Bolton - Darwen - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield
D1773 Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petterill Bridge Jn - Carlisle - Gretna Jn - Dumfries - Kilmarnock - Barrhead - High Street Jn - Springburn - Lenzie - Larbert - Stirling
D257 Stirling - Alloa - Dunfermline Lower - Inverkeithing - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes :
(1) 44884 was provided as banker out of Manchester Victoria.
(2) Tickets were 70/- adult & 35/- child (under 14).

Sources : David Hills (compiled from contemporary reports) & Rob Wells

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Rob Wells & John Robin)

Location Booked Actual
Edinburgh Waverley 07.55d 07.55
Haymarket ??.??a ~ 07.59d ??.?? ~ 08.00
Midcalder Jn 08/15 08/13
Strawfrank Jn 08/35 08/33
Summit 09/00 08/59
Lockerbie 09/20 09/20
Gretna Jn 09/34 09/33
Carlisle 09.42 ~ 09.48 09.41 ~ 09.48
Penrith 10/11 10/13
Shap Summit 10/31 10/25
Carnforth 10L59 ~ 11L09 10.56 ~ 11.09
Lancaster 11/16 11/20
Preston 11/43 11/38
Chorley 11/56 11/54½
Bolton 12/12 12/07½
Manchester Victoria 12.28 ~ 12.36 12.23½ ~ 12.36½
Ancoats Jn 12/49 12/42½
Guide Bridge 12L59 ~ 13L05 13.01 ~ 13.14½
Valehouse 13/19 13/32½
Dunford Bridge 13/30 13/42
Sheffield Victoria 13.50 ~ 14.00 14.05 ~ 14.16½
Dunford Bridge 14/25 14/41
Valehouse 14/34 14/52
Guide Bridge 14L46 ~ 14L53 14.52 ~ 15.03½
Ancoats Jn 15/03 (15/15)
Manchester Victoria 15.16 ~ 15.17 15.27 ~ 15.27½
Bolton East Jn 15.34 ~ 15.40 15.46½ ~ 15.52½
Darwen 16/00 16/14
Blackburn 16/06 16/20
Clitheroe 16/23 16/35
Hellifield 16L45 ~ 16L53 16.55 ~ 17.10
Blea Moor 17/18 17/27
Ais Gill 17/29 17/38
Appleby 17/44 17/55
Carlisle 18.12 ~ 18.14 18.24 ~ 18.26
Gretna Jn 18/24 18/35
Annan 18/32 18/43
Dumfries 18/47 18/57
Thornhill 19/01 19/10½
Mauchline 19/31 19/41½
Kilmarnock 19/40 19/49½
Barrhead 19/58 20/06
High Street Jn 20.11 ~ 20.13 20.17½ ~ 20.18½
Springburn 20.21 ~ 20.23 20.26 ~ 20.27
Lenzie 20/31 20/33½
Stirling 20L55 ~ 21L15 20.55 ~ 21.15
Alloa 21/28 21/29
Dunfermline Lower 21.53 ~ 21.55 22.09 ~ 22.18
Inverkeithing 22.01 ~ 22.02 22.24 ~ 22.25
Haymarket 22.18a ~ ??.??d 22.40 ~ 22.41
Edinburgh Waverley 22.22a 22.44


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