6th September 2008

Compass Tours
The Edinburgh Fellsman

Locos Used 47815 & 47853
Stock Used 3344+3340+1683+3325+3345+3314+3386+3244+1250+5997+5987+9507

Route:
1Z56 : Congleton to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z58 : Edinburgh Waverley to Congleton

Locos Route
47853 + 47815 Congleton - Macclesfield - Stockport - Denton Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Miles Platting - Manchester Victoria - Salford Central - Bolton - Crow Nest Jn - Wigan North Western - Farington Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Blackburn - Clitheroe - Hellifield - Settle Jn - Ribblehead - Appleby - Carlisle - Lockerbie - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
47815 + 47853 (1) Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Carlisle
47853 (2) Carlisle - Penrith : North Lakes - Shap - Preston - Farington Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Congleton

Notes:
(1) 47815 Failed outside Carlisle Kingmoor Yard, so 47853 pushed 47815 to Carlisle,
(2) 47853 & 47815 ran-round at Carlisle so 47815 is D.I.T to Congleton.

Source : Robert Sturgess (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Compass Tours & Robert Sturgess)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Congleton 05.58d 06.09   22.23a 23.30
Macclesfield 06.08a ~ 06.10d 06.16 ~ 06.19   22.10a ~ 22.12d 23.17 ~ 23.19
Bramhall 06.19a ~ 06.21d 06.27 ~ 06.30   21.59a ~ 22.01d 23.03 ~ 23.05
Cheadle Hulme 06/24 ?   21/56 23/01
Stockport 06.29a ~ 06.31d 06.35 ~ 06.37   21.50a ~ 21.52d 22.53 ~ 22.56
Denton Jn 06/39 06/49   21/42 22/40
Ashton Moss North Jn 06/45 06/55   21/36 22/34
Philips Park West Jn 06/51 07/00   21/31 ?
Miles Platting 06/52 07/01   21/30 ?
Manchester Victoria 06.55a ~ 06.57d 07.03 ~ 07.05   21.24a ~ 21.26d 22.14 ~ 22.23
Deal Street 06/58 07/06   21/22 22/13
Salford Central 06/59 07/07   21/13 22/12
Salford Crescent 07/01 07/10   21/10 22/10
Bolton 07.13a ~ 07.15d 07.20 ~ 07.22   20.56a ~ 20.58d 21.53 ~ 21.59
Lostock Jn 07/19 07/29   20/51 21/48
Wigan South Jn 07/29 07/39   20/41 21/32
Wigan North Western 07/30 07/40   20/39 21/30
Farington Jn 07/49 07/55  
Lostock Hall Jn 08/04 08/04  
Blackburn 08c17a ~ 08c19d 08.17 ~ 08.22  
Daisyfield Jn 08/21 08/24  
Clitheroe 08/42 08/47  
Hellifield 09/16 09/16  
Settle Jn 09/22 09/22  
Ribblehead 09/38 09/38  
Garsdale 09/51 09/50  
Kirkby Stephen 10/01 10/00  
Appleby 10/12 10/11  
Preston   20c22a ~ 20c24d 21/10
Lancaster   20/03 20/52
Carnforth North Jn   19/44 20/46
Oxenholme : Lake District   19/33 20/40
Carlisle 10c55a ~ 11c11d 10.58 ~ 11.11   18c43a ~ 18c45d 19.10 ~ 19.50
Lockerbie 11/37 11/30   18/22 18/18
Beattock Summit 12/06 11/49   18/05 18/02
Carstairs South Jn 12/24 12/07   17/44 17/37
Carstairs East Jn 12/26 12/09   17/42 17/35
Midcalder Jn 12/47 12/35   17/27 17/19
Slateford Jn 13/01 12/55   17/14 17/11
Haymarket 13/06 13/03   17/12 17/10
Princes St. Gardens 13/08 13/05   17/08 17/08
Edinburgh Waverley 13.10a 13.08   17.06d 17.06


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