8th - 9th August 1997

A1A Charters
The Thirty Nine Steps

Locos Used 31203, 31465, 31467, 37244, 56079 & 90149
Stock Used 99371+99721+99718+99328+6528+99678+99723+99311+99125+99127+99317+99318

Route : 1Z56 throughout

Loco(s) Route
37244 + 31203 Stafford - Norton Bridge - Madeley - Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly - Deansgate - Eccles - Parkside Jn - Golborne Jn - Springs Branch Jn - Wigan North Western - Euxton Jn - Preston
31467 + 31465 Preston - (via WCML) - Gretna Jn - Annan - Dunfries - Mauchline - Kilmarnock - Barrhead - Busby Jn - Muirhouse Central Jn - Terminus Jn - Shields Jn - Paisley Gilmour Street - Irvine - Troon - Ayr - Girvan - Stranraer
31465 + 31467 Stranraer - Girvan - Ayr
90149 Ayr - Troon - (reverse of outward route)  - Terminus Jn - Larkfield Jn - Rutherglen East Jn - Newton - Hamilton Central - Motherwell - Braidhurst Down Goods Loop
56079 Braidhurst Down Goods Loop - Mossend North Jn - Mossend Yard - Coatbridge Central - Cumbernauld - Carmuirs West Jn - Falkirk Grahamston - Linlithgow - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley - Portobello Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Craiglockhart Jn - Slateford Jn - Midcalder Jn - Carstairs - Law Jn - Motherwell - Uddingston - Rutherglen East Jn - Glasgow Central
31465 + 31467 Glasgow Central -Muirhouse Central Jn - Maxwell Park - Cathcart West Jn - Kings Park - Newton - Hamilton Central - Motherwell - Mossend South Jn - Mossend East Jn - Holytown Jn - Law Jn - Lanark Jn - (via WCML) - Crewe Coal Yard SB - Salop Goods Jn - Basford Hall SSN - Basford Hall Jn - Norton Bridge - Stafford

Route : 1T56 throughout

Locos Route
31467 + 31465 Stafford - Norton Bridge - Crewe (1) - Warrington Bank Quay - Wigan North Western - (1) Euxton Jn - Preston

Notes :
(1) Booked route was: Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly - Deansgate - Ordsall Lane Jn - Salford Crescent - Bolton - Chorley - Euxton Jn - Preston. Actual route included including running wrong line from Boars Head Emergency Ground Frame to Blainscough Emergency Ground Frame due to Track Repairs in the Coppull area.

Sources : Andrew Wilson (Joined train at Stafford, left at Edinburgh),
Alan Sheppard & Tim Young

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Miles Location Booked Actual
0.00 Stafford 22.40d ?
5.36 Norton Bridge 22/48 ?
16.38 Madeley 22/57½ ?
22.73 Basford Hall Jn 23/05½ ?
24.48 Crewe [P5] 23.09a ~ 23.12d 23.30 ~ 23.35
25.41 Sydney Bridge 23/14½ ?
29.08 Sandbach 23/20 23/43
39.72 Alderley Edge 23/31½ ?
43.27 Wilmslow 23/33 ?
47.19 Cheadle Hulme 23/39½ ?
48.91 Edgeley No.1 23/45½ ?
49.47 Stockport [P3] 23.47a ~ 23.49d 00.12 ~ 00.13
50.24 Heaton Norris Jn 23/50½ ?
53.03 Slade Lane Jn 23/53½ ?
54.62 Ardwick Jn 23/55½ ?
55.27 Manchester Piccadilly [P14] 23/57½ 00/24
55.81 Oxford Road 23/59½ ?
56.15 Deansgate 00/01½ 00/27
56.78 Ordsall Lane Jn 00/03½ 00/29
59.53 Eccles 00/07½ ?
60.69 Astley 00/12 ?
70.57 Parkside Jn 00/20 00/47
71.30 Golborne Jn 00/23 00/50
75.86 Springs Branch Jn 00/34 ?
77.04 Wigan South Jn 00/35 ?
77.22 Wigan North Western 00/35½ ?
84.86 Balshaw Lane 00/42½ ?
86.90 Euxton Jn 00/44 ?
92.35
0.00		 Preston 00L52a ~ 01L24d 01.12 ~ 01.53
20.98 Lancaster 01/46½ 02/12
22.88 Morecambe South Jn 01/48 ?
27.06 Carnforth North Jn 01/51 02/16
40.08 Oxenholme 02/02½ ?
52.69 Tebay 02/16½ ?
72.23 Penrith 02/35 ?
90.09 Carlisle 02.53a ~ 03.03d 03.12 ~ 03.29
98.80 Gretna Jn 03/13 ?
107.81 Annan 03/24 ?
123.17 Dumfries 03/39 ?
137.23 Thornhill 03/55 ?
152.57 Kirkconnel 04/12 ?
171.94 Mauchline 04/34 ?
181.22 Kilmarnock 04/48 05.03a ~ 05.04d
191.32 Lugton 05/02 ?
198.00 Barrhead 05/08 ?
201.74 Busby Jn 05/12 ?
203.73 Muirhouse South Jn 05/16 ?
203.96 Muirhouse Central Jn 05/17 05/33
204.41 Terminus Jn 05/18 05/36
204.82 Shields Jn 05/19 05/37
210.38 Paisley Gilmour Street [P4] 05c41a ~ 05c43d 05/45
213.07 Elderslie 05/47 ?
229.79 Kilwinning 06/01 06/03
233.14 Irvine 06/08 06/05
236.90 Barassie Jn 06/12 06/08
238.17 Troon 06/15 06/09
241.52 Prestwick 06/18 06/12
244.63 Ayr [P4] 06*25a ~ 06*27d 06.17 ~ 06.31
247.67 Dalrymple Jn 06/33 06/38
257.96 Kilkerran 06/45a x 06*56d 06.53 ~ 06.56
265.95 Girvan [P1 (reversible)] 07*/07a ~ 07*08d 07/09
278.21 Barrhill 07*34a x 07*45d 07.42 ~ 07.44
286.64 Glenwhilly 08/00 07/58
297.83 Dunragit 08/13 ?
304.17 Stranraer Harbour [P2] 08.24a ~ 08.56d 08.24 ~ 09.10
310.51 Dunragit 09*07a x 09*12d 09/21
321.69 Glenwhilly 09/30 09/36
330.13 Barrhill 09/43 09/51
342.38 Girvan [P1 (reversible)] 10*05a x 10*11d 10/15
350.37 Kilkerran 10*23a x 10*40d 10.29 ~ 10.40
360.66 Dalrymple Jn 10/54 ?
363.71
0.00		 Ayr [P4] 10L58a ~ 11L18d 10.59 ~ 11.33
3.19 Prestwick 11/24 11/40
7.73 Barassie Jn 11/30 ?
11.49 Irvine 11/36 11/47
14.84 Kilwinning 11/41 ?
18.31 Dalry 11/45 ?
25.13 Lochwinnoch 11/51 ?
31.56 Elderslie 11/57 12/03
34.25 Paisley Gilmour Street [P3] 12/00½ 12/06
? Arkleston Jn 12/01½ ?
39.81 Shields Jn 12/07 12/15
40.23 Terminus Jn 12/09 12/16
40.99 Larkfield Jn 12/11 12/18
43.60 Rutherglen East Jn 12/16 ?
46.29 Newton 12/19 12/28
51.57 Hamilton Central 12/28 12.38a ~ 12.39d
54.60 Motherwell [P4] 12/33 12.51a ~ 12.53d
55.31
0.00		 Braidhurst DGL 12L36a ~ 12L52d 12.56 ~ 13.12
0.92 Mossend South Jn 12/55 ?
1.34 Mossend North Jn 12/56 ?
1.75 Mossend NY 12/57 ?
3.64 Whifflet South Jn 13/01 ?
4.59 Coatbridge Central 13/03 ?
5.62 Gartsherrie South Jn 13/05 13.26a ~ 13.30d
6.88 Garnqueen North Jn 13/14 ?
11.04 Combernauld 13/20 ?
16.50 Greenhill Lower Jn 13/25 13/42
18.76 Carmuirs West Jn 13/28 ?
19.26 Carmuirs East Jn 13/29 13/51
21.00 Falkirk Grahamston 13/33 ?
24.25 Polmont Jn 13/37 ?
29.20 Linlithgow 13/42 ?
34.18 Winchburgh Jn 13/48 14/17
38.24 Newbridge 13/56 14/20
44.42 Haymarket West Jn 14/03 14/25
45.53 Haymarket 14/05 14/27
46.77 Edinburgh Waverley [P21] 14*09a ~ 14*11d 14.33 ~ 14.37
50.26 Portobello Jn 14/15 14/47
51.26 Niddrie West Jn 14/20 14/49
56.42 Craiglockhart Jn 14/31 15/00
57.02 Slateford 14*34a ~ 14/50d 15/01
66.38 Midcalder Jn 15/00 15/11
82.20 Carstairs East Jn 15/13 ?
83.21 Carstairs 15/15 15/29
85.65 Lanark Jn 15/18 ?
93.66 Law Jn 15/25 15/42
97.03 Shieldmuir Jn 15/28 15/45
99.02 Motherwell [P2] 15/31 15/49
103.23 Uddingston 15/35 15/52
105.26 Newton East Jn 15/36½ 15/54
107.95 Rutherglen East Jn 15/38½ 15/57
111.88
0.00		 Glasgow Central [P11] 15L44a ~ 16L44d 16.04 ~ 17.03
1.33 Muirhouse North Jn 16/48 ?
1.54 Muirhouse Central Jn 16/48½ 17/09
2.33 Maxwell Park 16/52 17/11
4.46 Cathcart West Jn 16/56 17/15
5.39 Kings Park 16/57 ?
8.23 Kirkhill 17/02 ?
9.70 Newton 17/04 17/23
14.99 Hamilton Central 17/11 17/30
? Airbles 17/15 ?
18.01 Motherwell [P4] 17/18 17.37a ~ 17.39d
19.64 Mossend South Jn 17/21 17/46
20.03 Mossend East Jn 17/22 17/47
20.99 Holytown Jn 17/24 17/50
26.48 Law Jn 17/31 17/59
34.49 Lanark Jn 17/38 ?
36.93 Carstairs 17/42 ?
37.05 Carstairs South Jn 17/42½ ?
52.71 Abington 17/55½ ?
60.79 Beattock Summit 18/02½ ?
71.09 Beattock 18/10½ ?
84.76 Lockerbie 18/22½ 18/51
100.43 Quintinshill 18/40½ ?
101.88 Gretna Jn 18/42 19/04
110.59 Carlisle 18.51a ~ 18.54d 19.13 ~ 19.14
128.46 Penrith 19/16 ?
147.99 Tebay 19/30½ ?
160.60 Oxenholme 19/42 ?
173.62 Carnforth North Jn 19/51 ?
177.80 Morecambe South Jn 19/54 ?
179.70 Lancaster 19/55½ 20/14
200.68 Preston 20.15a ~ 20.17d 20.33 ~ 20.36
206.13 Euxton Jn 20/24½ ?
208.17 Balshaw Lane 20/26 ?
215.81 Wigan North Western 20/33 20/51
215.99 Wigan South Jn 20/33½ ?
217.17 Springs Branch Jn 20/34 20/52
224.11 Winwick Jn 20/39½ ?
? Dallam Jn 20/41½ ?
227.57 Warrington Bank Quay 20c43a ~ 20c45d 21.01 ~ 21.03
229.39 Acton Grange Jn 20/48½ ?
235.18 Weaver Jn 20/54 ?
244.18 Winsford 21/01½ ?
250.84 Crewe Coal Yard SB 21/12½ 21/25
251.77 Salop Goods Jn 21/19½ 21/31
253.15 Basford Hall SSN 21/25½ 21/33
253.46 Basford Hall Jn 21/30½ 21/37
259.81 Madeley 21/35½ ?
270.83 Norton Bridge 21/46 ?
276.19
0.00		 Stafford 21L51a ~ 22L10d 22.20 ~ 22.27
16.38 Madeley 22/25 ?
22.73 Basford Hall Jn 22/32 ?
24.48 Crewe 22c36a ~ 22c51d 22.54 ~ 22.56
25.41 Sydney Bridge 22/53½ DIV
29.08 Sandbach 22/59 DIV
39.72 Alderley Edge 23/10½ DIV
43.27 Wilmslow 23/12 DIV
47.19 Cheadle Hulme 23/16½ DIV
48.91 Edgeley No.1 23/18½ DIV
49.47 Stockport 23.20a ~ 23.22d DIV
50.24 Heaton Norris Jn 23/23½ DIV
53.03 Slade Lane Jn 23/27 DIV
54.62 Ardwick Jn 23/29 DIV
55.27 Manchester Piccadilly [P14] 23/31 DIV
55.81 Oxford Road 23/33 DIV
56.15 Deansgate 23/34 DIV
56.78 Ordsall Lane Jn 23/36 DIV
57.37 Salford Crescent 23/37½ DIV
66.17 Bolton 23/48½ DIV
69.03 Lostock 23/53½ DIV
77.74 Chorley 00/01½ DIV
80.92 Euxton Jn 00/10 ?
86.37 Preston 00.20a ?


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