2nd - 5th April 1999

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Saint Columba

Locos Used 37425, 37427 & 86401
Stock Used 21269+3097+80041+3121+3141+3147+3146+1698+3120+2834

Pride of the Nation series.

Route :
1Z36 : Kings Cross to Glasgow Central
1Z36 : Glasgow Central to Stranraer Harbour
1Z37 :  Stranraer Harbour to Glasgow Central
1Z36 : Glasgow Central to Oban
1Z38 : Oban to Glasgow Central
1Z38 : Glasgow Central to Kings Cross

Date Loco(s) Route
02/04 86401 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Midcalder Jn - Carstairs Jn - Motherwell - Uddingston Jn - Newton - Rutherglen Eat Jn - Glasgow Central
03/04 37425 + 37427 Glasgow Central - Shields Jn - Paisley Gilmour Street - Lochwinnoch - Irvine - Ayr - Maybole - Stranraer
03/04 37427 + 37425 Stranraer - (reverse of outward route) - Glasgow Central
04/04 37425 + 37427 Glasgow Central - Rutherglen West Jn - Rutherglen North Jn - Glasgow Central Low Level - Partick - Yoker - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Craigendoran Jn - Crianlarich - Taynuilt - Oban
04/04 37425 + 37427 Oban - (reverse of outward route) - Dalmuir - Westerton - Hyndland - Partick - Glasgow Central Low Level - (reverse of outward route) - Glasgow Central
05/04 86401 Glasgow Central - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross


37427 leads 37425 at Stranraer on 3rd April

Source & photo : Robert Frise (on the train throughout)

Timings: (Booked Only)
(from Robert Frise)

02/04 & 05/04:

M.C Location Booked out (02/04) Booked rtn (05/04) M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 11.22d 19.40a 450.46
2.41 Finsbury Park 11/28 19/35 448.05
4.78 Alexandra Palace 11/33 19/33 445.48
12.57 Potters Bar 11/43 19/28 437.69
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 11/48 19/24 430.21
23.73 Woolmer Green 11/50 19/21 426.53
27.45 Stevenage 11.53a ~ 11.55d 19.16a ~ 19.18d 423.01
31.74 Hitchin 11/59 19/08 418.52
44.10 Sandy 12/16 18/58 406.36
58.70 Huntingdon 12/16 18/43 391.56
69.26 Holme 12/22 18/37 381.20
76.29 Peterborough 12.28a ~ 12.30d 18.29a ~ 18.31d 371.17
84.64 Tallington 12/38 18/23 365.62
99.61 Stoke Jn 12/49 18/14 350.65
105.38 Grantham 12/52 18/03 345.08
109.56 Barkston South Jn 12/56 17/57 340.70
120.08 Newark Northgate 13/03 17/51 330.38
138.49 Retford 13/14 17/40 311.77
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 13/24 ? ?
155.77 Doncaster 13/27 17c25a ~ 17c27d 294.49
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 13/29 17/20 290.30
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 13/35 17/12 281.30
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 13/39 17/09 275.51
182.79 Colton Jn 13/45 17/04 267.47
188.40 York 13.59a ~ 16.35d 16.48a ~ 16.51d 262.06
190.11 Skelton Jn 16/38 16/44 260.35
198.00 Tollerton Jn 16/42 16/36 252.46
210.56 Thirsk 16/50 16/22 239.70
218.36 Northallerton 16/55 16/18 232.10
232.50 Darlington 17/05 16/09 217.76
244.57 Ferryhill South Jn 17/12 16/02 205.69
247.33 Tursdale Jn 17/20 16/00 203.13
254.53 Durham 17/27 15/55 195.73
268.02 King Edward Bridge South Jn 17/41 15/48 182.44
268.56 Newcastle Central 17c44a ~ 17c56d 15c42a ~ 15c44d 181.70
270.50 Heaton South Jn 17/52 15/38 179.76
285.26 Morpeth 17/59 15/29 165.20
303.45 Alnmouth 18/17 15/17 147.01
319.13 Belford 18/34 ? ?
335.56 Berwick-upon-Tweed 18/44 10.48a ~ 14.55d 114.70
351.78 Grantshouse 18/56 10/23 98.48
364.07 Dunbar 19/05 10/15 86.39
375.32 Drem 19/12 10/07 75.14
386.77 Monktonhall Jn 19/23 09/58 63.49
? Portobello Jn ? 09/56 60.73
393.12 Edinburgh Waverley 19c29a ~ 19c33d 09.35a ~ 09.50d 57.34
394.31 Haymarket 19/37 09/27 56.15
395.57 Slateford Jn 19/39 09/25 54.69
405.06 Midcalder Jn 19/52 09/17 45.40
420.71 Carstairs East Jn 20/09 09/04 29.55
421.72 Carstairs 20/12 09/01 28.54
424.27 Lanark Jn 20/14 08/59 26.19
432.28 Law Jn 20/20 08/54 18.18
435.58 Shieldmuir 20/22 08/51 14.68
437.57 Motherwell 20/24 08/50 12.69
441.74 Uddingston Jn 20/29 08/45 8.52
443.76 Newton 20/30 08/40 6.50
446.51 Rutherglen East Jn 20/34 08/38 3.75
450.46 Glasgow Central 20.46a 08.30d 0.00

03/04:

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.00 Glasgow Central 09.40d 20.20a
1.53 Shields Jn 09/44 20/12
6.13 Arkleston Jn 09/49 20/05
7.18 Paisley Gilmour Street 09/51 20/03
9.73 Elderslie 09/54 19/58
16.28 Lochwinnoch 10/03 19/52
23.13 Dalry 10/10 19/46
26.51 Kilwinning 10/13 19/43
29.79 Irvine 10/16 19/40
33.60 Barassie Jn 10/20 19/36
38.23 Prestwick Town 10/27 19/32
41.38 Ayr 10.45a ~ 13.15d 19c25a ~ 19c27d
44.42 Dalrymple Jn 13/20 19/21
50.35 Maybole 13.27a ~ 13.32d 19/15
54.65 Kilkerran 13/37 19/08
62.64 Girvan 13t48 18t58
75.04 Barrhill 14t12 18t38
83.39 Glenwhilly 14t26 18t26
94.54 Dunragit 14x40a ~ 14x47d 18t10
101.01 Stranraer Harbour 15.04a 18.00d

04/04:

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Glasgow Central 08.00d 00.10a 211.51
3.07 Rutherglen West Jn 08/06 00/02 208.44
3.36 Rutherglen North Jn 08/07 00/01 208.15
6.13 Central Low Level 08/12 23/55 205.38
7.46 Finnieston Jn 08/15 23/51 204.05
8.25 Partick 08/16 23/50 203.26
- Hyndland - 23/49 202.50
- Anniesland - 23/47 201.55
- Westerton - 23/45 200.25
9.01 Hyndland East Jn 08/18 - -
10.48 Scotstounhill 08/21 - -
12.04 Yoker 08/25 - -
12.71 Clydebank 08/26 - -
14.10 Dalmuir 08/29 23/35 196.40
20.23 Dumbarton Central 08/37 23/22 190.27
20.53 Dalreoch 08/38 23/19 189.77
27.15 Craigendoran Jn 08/47 23/07 183.35
29.23 Helensburgh Upper 08t53 23t03 181.27
36.11 Garelochhead 09c05a ~ 09c07d 22c48a ~ 22c50d 174.39
42.36 Glen Douglas 09/20 22t36 168.14
46.60 Arrochar & Tarbet 09t31 22t24 163.70
54.63 Ardlui 09t45 22t08 155.67
63.40 Crianlarich 10t06 21t48 147.10
68.51 Tyndrum Lower 10t16 21t37 141.79
80.57 Dalmally 10t37 21t14 129.73
92.36 Taynuilt 10t57 20x42a ~ 20x53d 118.14
99.11 Connel Ferry 11t11 20t31 111.39
105.03 Oban Groundframe 11t24a ~ 11t28d 20t12a ~ 20t16d 105.47
105.25 Oban 11.32a 20.10d 105.25

Timings continue in first table.

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