17th - 20th March 1995

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Anniversary Scot

Locos Used 37404, 37410, 47572, 86430 & 90022
Stock Used 17th & 20th March: 17015+3123+1658+3127+3143+3150+3114+1674+3136+80041+3149
18th & 19th March: 17015+3123+1658+3127+3143+3150+3114+1674+3136

Route :
1Z10 : Euston to Inverness
1Z75 : Inverness to Wick
1Z76 : Thurso to Inverness
1Z77 : Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh
1Z78 : Kyle of Lochalsh to Inverness
1Z10 : Inverness to Euston

Date Loco(s) Route
17/03 90022 London Euston - (via WCML, Weedon & Trent Valley) - Basford Hall Jn - Sorting Sidings North - Coal Yard - (via WCML) - Motherwell - Law Jn - Mossend East Jn - Mossend North Jn - Mossend Yard
17/03 47572 Mossend Yard - Cumbernauld - Carmuirs East Jn - Falkirk Grahamston - Winchburgh Jn - Dalmeny Jn - Inverkeithing - Kirkaldy - Ladybank - Dundee - Arbroath - Aberdeen - Dyce - Keith - Inverness
18/03 37404 + 37410 Inverness - Wick
18/03 37410 Thurso - Inverness
19/03 37410 Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh
19/03 37410 Kyle of Lochalsh - Inverness
20/03 47572 Inverness - Aviemore - Perth - Stirling - Greenhill Lower Jn - Cumbernauld - Mossend Yard
20/03 86430 Mossend Yard - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Source : Robert Frise (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Robert Frise)

17/03 & 20/03

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Euston 08.27d 18.39a 1705.25
5.65 Willesden Junction 08/33 18/26 1699.40
11.30 Harrow & Wealdstone 08/37 18/22 1693.75
17.35 Watford Junction 08.42a ~ 08.43d 18.12a ~ 18.14d 1687.70
31.53 Tring 08/53 18/03 1673.52
38.16 Ledburn Jn 08/57 ? ?
46.46 Bletchley 09/03 17/53 1658.59
49.65 Milton Keynes Central 09.06a ~ 09.07d 17.47a ~ 17.49d 1655.40
56.47 Hanslope Jn 09/13 17/42 1648.58
69.56 Weedon 09/21 17/34 1635.49
82.40 Rugby 09/31 17/26 1622.65
97.10 Nuneaton 09.41a ~ 09.42d 17.13a ~ 17.15d 1608.15
110.12 Tamworth 09/52 17/04 1595.13
116.23 Lichfield TV 09/56 17/00 1589.02
121.31 Armitage 09/59 16/57 1583.74
127.08 Colwich 10/03 16/53 1578.17
133.43 Stafford 10.08a ~ 10.13d 16.45a ~ 16.47d 1571.62
138.72 Norton Bridge 10/19 16/41 1566.33
149.74 Madeley Jn 10/26 16/32 1555.31
156.16 Basford Hall Jn 10/36 16/21 1549.09
157.24 Sorting Sidings North 10/37 16/21 1548.01
158.58 Coal Yard 10/45 16/13 1546.47
165.41 Winsford 10/51 16/06 1539.64
175.20 Weaver Jn 10/59 16/01 1530.05
180.24 Acton Grange Jn 11/02 18/58 1525.01
182.11 Warrington Bank Quay 11/04 15/56 1523.14
185.47 Winwick Jn 11/06 15/54 1519.58
192.42 Springs Branch Jn 11/16 15/49 1512.63
193.71 Wigan North Western 11/17 15/48 1511.34
201.42 Balshaw Lane Jn 11/25 15/43 1503.63
203.45 Euxton Jn 11/28 15/42 1501.60
209.01 Preston 11.33a ~ 11.39d 15.34a ~ 15.36d 1496.24
229.79 Lancaster 12/00 15/14 1475.26
231.71 Morecambe South Jn 12/02 15/13 1473.34
236.19 Carnforth 12/07 15/10 1469.06
249.07 Oxenholme 12/13 15/02 1456.18
262.20 Tebay 12/23 14/53 1443.05
281.19 Penrith 12/36 14/40 1424.06
299.08 Carlisle 12.52a ~ 13.13d 14.04a ~ 14.26d 1406.17
307.65 Gretna Jn 13/22 13/59 1397.40
309.21 Quintinshill 13/23 13/48 1396.04
324.74 Lockerbie 13/32 13/43 1380.31
338.48 Beattock 13/40 13/35 1366.57
348.72 Beattock Summit 13/47 13/29 1356.33
356.78 Abington 13/52 13/24 1348.27
372.21 Carstairs South Jn 14/05 13/15 1333.04
372.61 Carstairs 14/06 13/14 1332.44
375.16 Lanark Jn 14/07 13/13 1330.09
383.17 Law Jn 14/13 13/09 1322.08
388.56 Holytown Jn 14/18 13/02 1316.49
389.53 Mossend East Jn 14/20 13/01 1315.52
390.08 Mossend North Jn 14/21 13/00 1315.17
390.41 Mossend Yard 14L23 ~ 14L33 12L48 ~ 12L58 1314.64
392.51 Whifflet North Jn 14/39 12/45 1312.54
393.15 Coatbridge Jn 14/40 12/43 1312.10
394.30 Gartsherrie South Jn 14/42 12/34 1310.75
395.51 Garnqueen North Jn 14/44 12/32 1309.54
? Cumbernauld ? 12/26 1305.41
405.21 Greenhill Lower Jn 14/54 12/20 1300.04

17/03

M.C Location Booked
408.02 Carmuirs East Jn 15/00
409.61 Falkirk Grahamston 15/03
412.61 Polmont Jn 15/08
417.57 Linlithgow 15/11
422.55 Winchburgh Jn 15/16
427.04 Dalmeny Jn 15/31
431.14 Inverkeithing 15/40
438.12 Burntisland 15/49
443.72 Kirkaldy 15/56
448.26 Thornton South Jn 16/01
457.10 Ladybank 16/09
462.52 Cupar 16/15
468.70 Leuchars 16/21
474.38 Tay Bridge South 16/27
477.17 Dundee 16c34 ~ 16c36
477.75 Camperdown Jn 16/39
488.09 Carnoustie 16/48
494.19 Arbroath 16/53
505.53 Usan 17/06
507.68 Montrose 17/09
518.08 Laurencekirk 17/19
532.23 Stonehaven 17/32
548.36 Aberdeen 17.51a ~ 18.50d
554.56 Dyce 19*00 ~ 19*13
565.35 Inverurie 19/24
576.03 Insch 19/38
581.27 Kennethmont 19x44
589.23 Huntly 19/52
601.55 Keith 20/05
619.69 Elgin 20t26
632.07 Forres 20t39
641.53 Nairn 20x52 ~ 21x05
656.01 Millburn Jn 21/20
656.64 Inverness 21.32a

18/03

M.C Location Booked Actual M.C
656.64 Inverness 08.38d 21.25a 972.10
658.34 Clachnaharry 08/43 21/20 970.40
669.68 Muir of Ord 09t04 21t03 959.06
675.42 Dingwall 09x13 ~ 09x31 20t51 953.32
688.21 Invergordon 09t49 20t33 940.53
697.44 Fearn 10/01 ? ?
701.07 Tain 10t06 20t14 927.67
714.54 Ardgay 10t25 19t54 914.20
723.62 Lairg 10t46 19x23a ~ 19x36d 905.12
733.65 Rogart 11t03 19t01 895.09
741.14 Golspie 11/13 18/50 887.60
747.32 Brora 11t26 18t40 881.42
758.24 Helmsdale 11t43 18t22 870.50
782.53 Forsinard 12t23 17.30a ~ 17.45d 846.21
804.04 Georgemas Junction 12t56 16.46a ~ 16.56d 824.70
818.20 Wick 13.15a - -
- Thurso - 16.30d 818.20

19/03

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
972.10 Inverness 09.20d 19.27a 1137.20
973.60 Clachnaharry 09/25 19/22 1135.50
985.14 Muir of Ord 09t44 19t05 1124.16
990.68 Dingwall 09t55 18t54 1118.42
1002.56 Garve 10t25 18t26 1106.54
1018.63 Achnasheen 10.58a ~ 11.15d 17t55 1090.47
1036.55 Strathcarron 11t47 17t20 1071.55
1054.55 Kyle of Lochalsh 12.25a 16.40d 1054.55

20/03

M.C Location Booked
1137.20 Inverness 09.00d
1138.03 Millburn Jn 09/02
1143.73 Culloden Moor 09/12
1152.00 Moy 09/24
1156.12 Tomatin 09/30
1159.57 Slochd 09/35
1165.23 Carrbridge 09/40
1171.61 Aviemore 09x45 ~ 09x52
1177.48 Kincraig 09/59
1183.60 Kingussie 10/13
1196.56 Dalwhinnie 10/27
1210.27 Dalnacardoch 10/41
1220.14 Blair Atholl 10/49
1227.02 Pitlochry 10/57
1239.72 Dunkeld 11x08 ~ 11x15
1248.21 Stanley Jn 11/24
1255.34 Perth 11c32 ~ 11c34
1257.42 Hilton Jn 11/39
1273.31 Blackford 11/55
1283.40 Dunblane 12/02
1288.35 Stirling 12/07
1297.18 Larbert Jn 12/16
1297.63 Carmuirs West Jn 12/17

Timings continue in first table.

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