2nd - 4th August 1996

A1A Charters
Road to the Isles

Locos Used 31146, 31166, 31255, 31434, 37025, 56058, 90128 & 90140
Stock Used load 11

Route : 1Z57 throughout

Loco(s) Route
37025 Stafford - Stoke-on-Trent - Manchester Piccadilly - Bolton - Preston
37025 + 31255 Preston - (via WCML) - Carstairs
31146 + 31166 Carstairs - Rutherglen Central Jn - Glasgow Central Low Level - Scotstounhill - Dumbarton Central - Crianlarich - Tulloch - Fort William
31146 + 31166 Fort William - Tulloch - Crianlarich - Dumbarton Central - Singer - Cowlairs North Jn - Cowlairs West Jn - Springburn - Gartcosh Jn - Gartsherrie South Jn - Coatbridge Central - Langloan Jn - Rutherglen East Jn - Glasgow Central
56058 Glasgow Central - Uddingston - Shotts - Slateford (1) - Haymarket - (1) Edinburgh Waverley
31146 + 31166 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Carstairs avoiding line - (via WCML) - Carlisle
90128 + 90140 Carlisle - (via WCML) - Preston
31434 Preston - Bolton - Manchester Piccadilly - Stoke-on-Trent - Stafford
31434 Stafford - (via WCML) - Preston

Notes :
The tour started Friday evening 02/08/96 and finished early on Sunday 04/08/96.
(1) Tour was booked via Niddrie West Jn - Portobelo Jn - Edinburgh Waverley but went direct via Haymarket.

Source : Richard Hughes
(Boarded at Preston, left at Preston [second time through!])
& David Bellamy (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked Only)
(From David Bellamy)

Location

 Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Stafford 20.38d 00.40a ~ 00.55d
Norton Bridge 20/45 00/32
Stone 20/56 00/26
Stoke-on-Trent 21.06a ~ 21.08d 00.14a ~ 00.16d
Kidsgrove 21/16 00/06
Congleton 21/22 23/59
Macclesfield 21/29 23/52
Cheadle Hulme 21/38 23/41
Stockport 21.43a ~ 21.45d 23.34a ~ 23.36d
Heaton Norris Jn 21/48 23/33
Slade Lane Jn 21/53 23/30
Ardwick Jn 21/57 23/28
Manchester Piccadilly 22/00 23/26
Oxford Road 22/04 23/22
Deansgate 22/06 23/20
Ordsall Lane Jn 22/08 23/17
Salford Crescent 22/13 23/16
Bolton 22/24 23/04
Lostock Jn 22/32 23/00
Chorley 22/44 22/52
Euxton Jn 22/50 22/47
Preston 22L57a ~ 23L17d 22L23a ~ 22L38d
Lancaster 23/39 22/06
Carnforth North Jn 23/45 22/00
Oxenholme : Lake District 23/59 21/52
Tebay 00/14 21/40
Penrith Down Slow Loop 00*36 ~ 01*05 -
Penrith - 21/22
Carlisle 01.34a ~ 01.42d 20L28a ~ 21L03d
Gretna Jn 01/53 20/18
Quintinshill 01/55 20/16
Lockerbie DPL 02*12 ~ 02*17 -
Lockerbie - 20/00
Beattock 02/33 19/43
Beattock Summit 02/47 19/35
Abington 02/55 19/27
Carstairs South Jn 03/14 19/12

 

Location

 Booked (out)  

Location

 Booked (rtn)
Carstairs 03L16a ~ 03L55d   Carstairs East Jn 19/09
Lanark Jn 04/00   Midcalder Jn 18/53
Law Jn 04/12   Slateford Jn 18/32
Shieldmuir 04/16   Haymarket 18/30
Motherwell 04/22   Edinburgh Waverley 17L15a ~ 18L27d
    Slateford Jn 16/52
  Midcalder Jn 16/47
  Benhar Jn 16/31
  Holytown Jn 16/21
  Mossend East Jn 16/20
  Mossend West Jn 16/19
Uddingston Jn 04/28   Uddingston Jn 16/15
Newton 04/30   Newton 16/13
Rutherglen East Jn 04/33   Rutherglen East Jn 16/11
Rutherglen North Jn 04/34   Glasgow Central High Level 15L45a ~ 16L03d
Glasgow Central Low Level 04/40   Shawfield 15/40
Finnieston East Jn 04/43   Rutherglen East Jn 15/37
Hyndland 04/46   Carmyle 15/35
Scotstounhill 04/48   Langloan Jn 15/29
Garscadden 04/49   Coatbridge Central 15/27
Yoker 04/51   Gartsherrie South Jn 15/25
  Gartcosh Jn 15/23
  Springburn 15/14
  Cowlairs West Jn 15/10
  Cowlairs North Jn 15/04
  Westerton 14/57
  Singer 14/54

 

Location

 Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Dalmuir 04/56 14/53
Dumbarton Central 05/03 14/43
Dalreoch 05/04 14/42
Craigendoran Jn 05/12 14/33
Helensburgh Upper 05/14 14t15 ~ 14t17
Garelochhead 05t26 ~ 05t28 14t00 ~ 14t02
Glen Douglas 05/41 13t33 ~ 13t38
Arrochar & Tarbet 05t49 ~ 05t51 13t21 ~ 13t23
Ardlui 06t05 ~ 06t07 13/06
Crianlarich 06t29 ~ 06t39 12t44 ~ 12t46
Tyndrum Upper 06t42 ~ 06t44 12t33 ~ 12t34
Bridge of Orchy 06t58 ~ 07t00 12t17 ~ 12t18
Rannoch 07t21 ~ 07t23 11t53 ~ 11t54
Corrour 07/34 11/40
Tulloch 07t53 ~ 08t01 11t15 ~ 11t20
Roy Bridge 08/11 ??
Spean Bridge 08t17 ~ 08t19 10t06 ~ 10t55
Fort William Jn 08/32 09/53
Fort William 08.35a 09.50d

 

Location

 Booked (final run)
Stafford Sunday 00.55d
Norton Bridge 01/02
Madeley 01/12
Crewe 01/25
Winsford Signal Box ??
Warrington Bank Quay ??
Wigan North Western ??
Preston 02.45a approx (03.44a)

Notes :
No timings available between Crewe and Preston, with only an approximate arrival time for Preston.
(Actual arrival at Preston shown in brackets).

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