1st November 1980

Hertfordshire Railtours
The Wigtownshire Wanderer

Locos Used 08430, 26018, 47570, 81009 & 85023
Stock Used 4853+4852+4960+1735+16126+13232+4854+4999+35483

Route : 1Z71 throughout

Loco Route
85023 London Euston - Watford Junction - Bletchley - Weedon - Rugby - Nuneaton - Tamworth - Stafford - Crewe - Warrington Bank Quay - Wigan North Western - Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth - Oxenholme - Penrith - Carlisle
47570 Carlisle - Annan - Dumfries - New Cumnock - Mauchline Jn - Annbank - Newton Jn - Prestwick - (via Troon station avoiding line) - Barassie - Irvine - Ardrossan South Beach - Ardrossan Town
08430 Ardrossan Town - Ardrossan Harbour
47570 Ardrossan Harbour - Ardrossan South Beach - Irvine - Prestwick - Ayr - Girvan - Barrhill - Dunragit - Stranraer
26018 shunt release at Stranraer
47570 Stranraer - Dunragit - Barrhill - Girvan - Ayr - Prestwick - Barassie - Kilmarnock - Dumfries - Annan - Carlisle
81009 Carlisle - (reverse of outward route) - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Bescot - Perry Barr North Jn - Aston - Stechford - Coventry - Rugby - Weedon - Bletchley - Watford Junction - London Euston

Sources : Ray Humphries, Alan Osborn (joined Watford Junction, left Euston)
& LASERman (on the train throughout)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Osborn & LASERman)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Euston 06.50d 06.50½   00.56a 00.50
Willesden Junction 06/56½ 06/57   00/49 00/41½
Watford Junction 07.05a ~ 07.06d 07.05½ ~ 07.06   00.27a ~ 00.29d 00.29 ~ 00.31
Tring 07/17 07/18   00/14 ?
Bletchley 07/27 07/29   00/01 00/05½
Hanslope Jn 07/33 ?   23/51 ?
Weedon 07/40 07/44   23/41 23/50
Rugby 07.51a ~ 07.52d 08.00 ~ 08.02   23/31 23/43
Nuneaton 08/03½ 08/13  
Tamworth 08/11½ 08/21  
Lichfield TV 08/15½ 08/25  
Armitage 08/18½ 08/28  
Colwich 08/22 ?  
Milford & brocton 08/23½ ?  
Coventry   23.18a ~ 23.20d 23.30 ~ 23.32
Stechford   23/03 23/17
Aston   22/56 23/13
Perry Barr North Jn   22/53 ?
Bescot   22/49 23.01a ~ 23.05d
Portobello Jn   22/43 22/55
Bushbury Jn   22/39½ 22/52
Stafford 08/30 08/37   22/27 22/36
Norton Bridge 08/33½ 08/41   22/22½ ?
Madeley 08/40½ 08/51½   22/15 ?
Crewe 08.49a ~ 08.51d 09.02 ~ 09.07   22.04½a ~ 22.06½d 22.13 ~ 22.15
Crewe Coal Yard 08/54 09/09   22/02 22/11½
Winsford 08/59½ ?   21/54 ?
Weaver Jn 09/05 09/19½   21/49½ 22/00½
Acton Grange Jn 09/08½ 09/23½   21/46 21/56½
Warrington Bank Quay 09/10 09/25   21/44½ 21/55
Winwick Jn 09/13½ 09/28   21/42 21/53
Springs Branch Jn 09/18 ?   21/37½ 21/48
Wigan North Western 09/19 09/33   21/36½ 21/47
Balshaw Lane Jn 09/25 ?   21/31½ ?
Euxton Jn 09/26½ ?   21/30½ 21/38½
Preston 09/34 09/47   21/26 21/34
Lancaster 09/50 10/02   21/06½ 21/19
Carnforth 09/54½ 10/06   21/01 ?
Oxenholme 10/03½ 10/15   20/53 21/04
Tebay 10/14 10/25   20/43½ 20/54½
Penrith 10/28½ 10/39   20/30 20/42
Carlisle 10L46a ~ 10L59d 10.57 ~ 11.12   20L06a ~ 20L16d 20.15 ~ 20.27
Gretna Jn 11/09 11/21½   19/57 20/06
Annan 11/17 11/28   19/49½ 19/59
Dumfries 11/30 11/45   19/31 19/45
Carronbridge 11/48½ ?   19/16 ?
Sanquhar 11/58 12/08   19/07½ ?
New Cumnock 12/08 12/17   18/59 ?
Mauchline Jn 12/18½ 12/27   18/45 18.43½ ~ 18.49

 

Location Booked Actual
Annbank 12/28½ 12/38
Newton Jn 12/37 12c44 ~ 12c46
Prestwick 12/41 12/50
Lochgreen Jn 12/44 12/55
Troon Goods 12/46 ?
Barassie 12/48 12/58
Irvine 12/52 13/01
Byrehill Jn 12/58 13/03
Dubbs Jn 13/02 13/05
Adrossan South Beach 13/14 13/13
Adrossan Town ? 13L16 ~ 13L26
Ardrossan Harbour 13L22 ~ 13L40 13.31 ~ 13.43
Ardrossan South Beach 13/47 13/49
Dubbs Jn 13/53 13/54½
Byrehill Jn 13/55 13/57
Irvine 13/59 14/00
Prestwick 14/07½ 14/10
Ayr 14/11 14/13
Belmont Jn 14/12½ ?
Maybole 14/22½ 14/24½
Kilkerran 14x28 ~ 14x30 14.30 ~ 14.40
Girvan 14/40 14/53
Pinwherry 14/55½ 15/07
Barrhill 15/03½ 15/15
Glenwhilly 15x18 15/28
Dunragit 15/32 15/41
Stranraer Harbour 15.46a ~ 16.00d 15.50 ~ 16.21
Dunragit 16/10 16/29
Glenwhilly 16x28 ~ 16x41 16/43
Barrhill 16/53 16/56
Pinwherry 16/58½ 17/03
Girvan 17/12 17/15
Kilkerran 17x24 ~ 17x27 17/27
Maybole 17/33 17/35
Belmont Jn 17/46½ ?
Ayr 17c49 ~ 17c52 17.47 ~ 17.57
Prestwick 17/57 18/01
Barassie 18/02 18/08
Kilmarnock 18.15 ~ 18.30 18/25
Hurlford 18/32 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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