30th November & 1st December 1996

Days Out
The Royal Scot

Locos Used at least steam: 46229 'Duchess of Hamilton'

Route :

Date Loco(s) Route
30/11 46229 + diesel London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton & Trent Valley) - Newton - Cathcart East Jn - Cathcart West Jn - Maxwell Park - Muirhouse Central Jn - Muirhouse North Jn - Glasgow Central
01/12 46229 + diesel Glasgow Central - (reverse of outward route) - Motherwell - Carstairs - Midcalder Jn - Maymarket - Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - York
01/12 ????? York - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

(1) Originally uploaded as a Glasgow to York return trip on 1st December only, run by S.R.P.S. Railtours however a timing sheet confirms Days Out as the organiser. How exactly S.R.P.S. Railtours were involved requires confirmation.

Sources : Richard Mellish & Brian Knights

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from
Richard Mellish)

Location Booked Actual
Euston 06.15d [P2] ?
Willesden Junction 06/25 ?
Harrow & Wealdstone 06/35 ?
Watford Junction 06.42a ~ 06.44d ?
Tring 07/01 07/06
Ledburn Jn 07/08 ?
Bletchley 07/17 07/22
Milton Keynes Central 07/21 07/26
Hanslope Jn 07/28 ?
Northampton 07/44 07/43
Long Buckby 07/54 07/55
Rugby 08.12a ~ 08.45d 08.12 ~ ?08.50?
Attleborough Jn 09/00 ?
Nuneaton 09/02 ?
Tamworth 09.17a ~ 09.26d ?
Lichfield TV 09/35 ?
Armitage 09/40 ?
Colwich 09/46 ?
Stafford 09/58 10/02½
Norton Bridge 10/06 ?
Madeley 10/18 ?
Basford Hall Jn 10/28 10/25
Crewe 10w34a ~ 12w32d [P12] 10.3? ~ ??.??
Winsford 12/44 ?
Weaver Jn SB 12/53 ?
Acton Grange Jn 12/59 ?
Warrington Bank Quay 13/00 ?
Wigan South Jn 13/11 ?
Wigan North Western 13/15 ?
Balshaw Lane 13/25 ?
Preston 13.36a ~ 13.38d ?
Barton & Broughton GL 13w48 ~ 14w16 ?
Lancaster 14/36 ?
Morecambe South Jn 14/37 ?
Carnforth North Jn 14/41 ?
Oxenholme 14/56 ?
Tebay 15/11 ?
Penrith 15/33 ?
Carlisle 16w00 ~ 16w40 ?
Gretna Jn 16/50 ?
Signal MC963 16/55 ?
Lockerbie 17/08 ?
Beattock 17/23 ?
Beattock Summit DPL 17w38 ~ 18w03 ?
Abington 18/13 ?
Carstairs South Jn 18/31 ?
Lanark Jn 18/35 ?
Law Jn 18/43 ?
Motherwell 18.51 ~ ??.?? ?
Uddingston 18/58 ?
Newton 19/06 ?
Cathcart East Jn 19/15 ?
Cathcart West Jn 19/16 ?
Muirhouse Central Jn 19/24 ?
Muirhouse North Jn 19/25 ?
Glasgow Central P11 19.30a ~ 11.00d [P1] ??.?? ~ ??.??
Muirhouse North Jn 11/05 ?
Muirhouse Central Jn 11/06 ?
Cathcart West Jn 11/12 ?
Cathcart East Jn 11/13 ?
Newton 11/22 ?
Uddingston Jn 11/25 ?
Motherwell 11/30 ?
Shieldmuir 11/33 ?
Law Jn 11/37 ?
Lanark Jn 11/47 ?
Carstairs 11/52 ?
Carstairs East Jn 11/54 ?
Midcalder Jn 12/14 ?
Haymarket 12/28 ?
Edinburgh Waverley 12w33 ~ 13w03 [P11] ?
Portobello Jn 13/09 ?
Monktonhall Jn 13/12 ?
Drem 13/25 ?
Dunbar 13/38 ?
Grantshouse UPL 13*53 ~ 14*00 ?
Rurgon 14/08 ?
Signal EG402 14/17 ?
Berwick-upon-Tweed Loop 14w20 ~ 14w45 ?
Berwick-upon-Tweed 14.47a ~ 14.57d ?
Heaton South Jn 16w40 ?
Newcastle 17.20a ~ 17.30d ?
York 19L12a ~ 19L42d ?
Newark Northgate 20.39a ~ 20.41d ?
Peterborough 21.24a ~ 21.27d ?
Kings Cross 22.41a [P1] ?


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