21st July 2007

Compass Tours
(Liverpool to Dalwhinnie)

Locos Used 47805 & 47843
Stock Used Load 11 mk2s (6x FO, 1x RFO, 3x TSO & 1x BSO)

Route:
1Z42 : Liverpool Lime Street to Dalwhinnie
1Z44 : Dalwhinnie to Liverpool Lime Street

Loco(s) Route
47805 (1) Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill - Huyton - St. Helens Central - Wigan North Western - Preston - Lancaster - Tebay - Carlisle - Lockerbie - Carstairs South Jn - Lanark Jn - Law Jn - Motherwell - Mossend South Jn - Mossend North Jn - Whifflet South Jn - Cumbernauld - Greenhill Lower Jn - Carmuirs West Jn - Larbert Jn - Stirling - Perth - Pitlochry - Blair Atholl - Dalwhinnie
47843 (2) Dalwhinnine - (reverse of outward route) - Mossend North Jn - Mossend East Jn - Holytown Jn - Law Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street

Notes :
(1) 47843 on rear.
(2) 47805 on rear.

Sources : various including Compass Tours

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Compass Tours)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Liverpool Lime Street 05.39d [P8] [SL] 22.50a [P8]
Edge Hill 05/43 22/44
Edge Hill SB 05/43½ 22/43½ [SL]
Bootle Branch Jn 05/44 22/43
Huyton 05.54a ~ 06.01d 22.35a ~ 22.37d
Prescot ? 22.28a ~ 22.30d
St. Helens Central 06.13a ~ 06.17d 22.19a ~ 22.22d
Garswood 06.23a ~ 06.25d 22.10a ~ 22.13d
Springs Branch Jn 06/31 [FL] 22/04
Wigan South Jn 06/32 22/02½ [UDS]
Wigan North Western 06.33a ~ 06.37d [P5] 21.41a ~ 22.01d [P6] [DPL]
Balshaw Lane 06/47 [SL] 21/33
Euxton Jn 06/51 21/31
Farington Curve Jn 06/54½ [FL]
Preston 06/57 [P1] 21/24 [P4]
Lancaster 07/15 [DFL] 21/05½ [UFL]
Morecambe South Jn 07/17 21/04
Carnforth North Jn 07/20 21/01
Oxenholme : Lake District 07/30 [P2] 20/49 [P1]
Tebay 07/45 20/39½
Penrith North Lakes 08/02 [P2] 20/22 [P1]
Carlisle 08c18 ~ 08c20 [P3] 19c59 ~ 20c01 [P4]
Gretna Jn 08/29 19/50
Kirkpatrick Sig. MC 863 08/33 -
Kirkpatrick Sig. MC 862 - 19/47
Lockerbie 08*46 ~ 08*56 19/35
Beattock 09/12 19/25
Beattock Summit 09/31 19/17½
Abington 09/38 19/09
Carstairs South Jn 09/51 18/56½
Carstairs 09/52 [DM] 18/56 [P2]
Lanark Jn 09/54 18/53
Law Jn 10/01 18/42
Motherwell 10/06 [P2] -
Mossend South Jn 10/10 -
Holytown Jn - 18/35
Mossend East Jn - 18/25
Mossend North Jn 10/11 18/24
Mossend 10/14 18/18
Whifflet South Jn 10/17 18/11
Coatbridge Central 10/19 18/09
Gartsherrie South Jn 10/22½ 18/02
Garnqueen North Jn 10/24 18/01
Cumbernauld 10/29 17/55
Greenhill Lower Jn 10/34 17/47
Carmuirs West Jn 10/36 17/43
Larbert Jn 10/37 17/41
Stirling 10/48 [P2] 17/28½ [P3]
Dunblane 10/54 17/20
Blackford 11/11 17/04
Hilton Jn 11/25 16/42
Perth 11/29 [P7] 16/36 [P4]
Stanley Jn 11/39 16/24
Dunkeld & Birnam 11.49 ~ 11.51 16.11 ~ 16.13
Pitlochry 12.05 ~ 12.08 15.55 ~ 15.58
Blair Atholl 12.20 ~ 12.23 15.42 ~ 15.45
Dalwhinnie 13.02a 15.15d


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