6th - 8th September 1974

Wirral Railway Circle
The Rob Roy

Locos Used at least 40044 & 83008
Stock Used BSK+CK+SK+SK+SK+SK+SK+CK+BSK+SK+CK+BSK

Route : 1Z13 throughout (5)

Loco(s) Route
83008 Crewe - (via WCML) - Carlisle
40044 Carlisle - Gretna Jn - Dumfries - Mauchline - Annbank - Ayr - Maybole - Barrhill - Stranraer Harbour Jn - Stranraer Town (end of line)
40044 Stranraer Town - Stranraer Harbour Jn - Barrhill - Maybole - Ayr - Prestwick - Kilwinning - Paisley Gilmour Street - Shields Jn - High Street Jn - Bellgrove - Sighthill Jn - Cowlairs Box - Lenzie - Greenhill Upper Jn - Greenhill Lower Jn - Larbert Jn - Stirling (1)
40044 Stirling - Larbert Jn - Falkirk Grahamston (2) - Linlithgow - Haymarket - Edinburgh (3)
????? Edinburgh - Haymarket - Slateford Jn - Midcalder Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Carstairs South Jn - Beattock - Lockerbie - Gretna Jn - (reverse of outward route) (4) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) For optional Trossachs coach tour & Loch Katrine sailing.
(2) For S.R.P.S. open day. Tour tickets were valid specifically on 18:25 service to Edinburgh.
(3) For Tattoo.
(4) Timing sheet not specifying a loco change during 10 minutes at Carlisle, confirmation required.
(5) Also reported as 1L03 throughout?

Source : Kevin Driscoll (on the train from Preston to Paisley Gilmour Street)
& Alan Bayliss

Timings (Booked & (Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

Miles

Location Booked (out) (Actual) Booked (rtn) (Actual)

Miles

0.0
Crewe 22.45d 07.00a
702.0
2.75
Coppenhall Jn 22/50 06/55
699.25
??
Winsford Jn 22/54 06/45
??
16.25
Weaver Jn 23/01 06/20
685.75
22.0
Acton Grange 23/06 06/12
680.0
24.0
Warrington Bank Quay 23/08 06.05a ~ 06.10d
678.0
27.5
Winwick Jn 23/11 05/59
674.5
35.75
Wigan North Western 23/18 05.41a ~ 05.51d
666.25
45.5
Euxton Jn 23/30 05/28
656.5
51.0
Preston 23.35a ~ 23.42d (23.47d) 05.05a ~ 05.20d
651.0
72.0
Lancaster 00/02 04/44
630.0
78.5
Carnforth 00/07 04/40
623.75
91.0
Oxenholme 00/18 04/37
611.0
104.0
Tebay 00/30 04/24
598.0
109.5
Shap Summit 00/35 04/18
592.5
123.25
Penrith 00/47 04/00
578.75
141.0
Carlisle 01L07 ~ 01L22 03.25a ~ 03.35d
561.0
149.5
Gretna Jn 01/32 03/15
552.5

 

Miles

Location Booked (Actual)
158.75
Annan 01/48
174.0
Dumfries 02/05
?
Thornhill 02/22
?
Sanquhar 02/37
?
New Cumnock 02/48
222.5
Mauchline 02/59
229.25
Annbank 03/09
233.75
Ayr 03c19 ~ 03c21
?
Belmont 03/23
242.75
Maybole 03/34
?
Kilkerran 03/39
255.0
Girvan 03/49
?
Pinwherry 04/05
267.25
Barrhill 04/14
?
Glenwhilly 04/29
286.75
Dunragit 04/44
291.75
Stranraer Harbour Jn 04*51 ~ 04*56
292.0
Stranraer Town (end of line) 05.00a ~ 06.00d
292.25
Stranraer Harbour Jn 06*03 ~ 06*08
297.25
Dunragit 06/19
?
Glenwhilly 06/36
316.75
Barrhill 06/48
?
Pinwherry 06/53
329.0
Girvan 07p07 ~ 07p20
?
Kilkerran 07x33 ~ 07x40
341.25
Maybole 07/47
?
Belmont 07/57
350.25
Ayr 07c59 ~ 08c01
353.25
Prestwick 08/07
361.75
Irvine 08/18
364.5
Kilwinning 08/22
368.25
Dalry 08/27
374.75
Lochside 08/35
?
Elderslie 08/42
383.5
Paisley Gilmour Street 08.46a (08.53a) ~ 08.57d
?
Arkleston Jn 08/59
389.0
Shields Jn 09/05
391.5
High Street Jn 09c13 ~ 09c15
392.0
Bellgrove 09/17
?
Sighthill Jn 09/24
394.75
Cowlairs Box 09/26
399.0
Lenzie 09/32
?
Greenhill Upper Jn 09/42
?
Greenhill Lower Jn 09/43
?
Carmuirs West Jn 09/47
?
Larbert Jn 09/48
422.0
Stirling 10.00a ~ 16.15d
?
Larbert Jn 16/27
433.0
Falkirk Grahamston 16.31a ~ 16.36d
436.5
Polmont 16/42
441.0
Linlithgow 16/46
?
Winchburgh Jn 16/51
?
Bathgate Jn 16/56
457.5
Haymarket 17/05
458.5
Edinburgh 17.06a ~ 01.00d
459.5
Haymarket 01/03
?
Slateford Jn 01/06
?
Midcalder Jn 01/21
?
Carstairs East Jn 01/43
487.5
Carstairs South Jn 01c46 ~ 01c48
?
Abington 02/06
511.5
Beattock Summit 02/16
521.5
Beattock 02/25
535.5
Lockerbie 02/36

Timings continue in first table.

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