4th December 1999

A1A Charters / Railtours North-West
The Christmas Scottish Explorer

Locos Used 31452 & 31602
Stock Used 99722+99318+99680+99328+4905+5035+99311+99674+99672+99671+99676+5453

Route :
1Z36 : Crewe to Edinburgh
1Z37 : Edinburgh to Edinburgh
1Z38 : Edinburgh to Crewe

Locos Route
31452 + 31602 Crewe - (via WCML) - Newton-le-Willows - Wigan North Western - Farington Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Blackburn - Hellifield - Settle - Appleby - Carlisle - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
31452 + 31602 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Falkirk High - Cowlairs West Jn - Springburn - Gartcosh Jn - Gartsherrie South Jn - Mossend North Jn - Mossend East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
31452 + 31602 Edinburgh Waverley - Portobello Jn - (via Edinburgh Suburban Line) - Slateford Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Carstairs South Jn - (via WCML) - Farington Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Sources : Richard Hughes, Mark Sutton & David Bellamy

Timings (Booked Only)
(From David Bellamy & Alan Rintoul)

Miles

Location

 Booked (out)   Booked (rtn) Miles
0.00 Crewe 06.26d [FL]   21.47a [P12] 251.80
7.51 Winsford SB 06/36   21/36 244.29
16.28 Weaver Jn 06/46   21/29½ 235.52
22.30 Acton Grange Jn 06/50   21/24 229.50
24.14 Warrington Bank Quay 06.52a ~ 06.55d [P4] [SL]   21.17½a ~ 21.20½d 227.66
27.48 Winwick Jn 07/01   21/14 [FL] 224.21
29.04 Earlestown 07/06   21/12 222.76
29.94 Newton-le-Willows 07.08½a ~ 07.10½d   21.06½a ~ 21.09½d 221.86
31.09 Golborne Jn 07/14½ [SL]   21/02 220.71
35.65 Springs Branch Jn 07/23 20/58 216.15
37.02 Wigan North Western 07.25a ~ 07.42d [P6]   20.53a ~ 20.56d [P4] 214.78
44.65 Balshaw Lane Jn 07/52 [SL]   20/45½ 207.15
46.69 Euxton Jn 07/55   20/44 205.11
48.10 Leyland 07.57½a ~ 07.59½d   20.38a ~ 20.41d 203.70
49.39 Farington Jn 08/00½ ??/??

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50.35 Lostock Hall Jn 08/04
59.35 Blackburn 08.23a ~ 08.32½d [P4]
59.94 Daisyfield Jn 08/34½
70.33 Clitheroe 08/53
83.68 Hellifield 09/17
86.99 Settle Jn 09/20½
101.80 Blea Moor 09/40½
118.99 Kirkby Stephen 10/01
129.77 Appleby 10/12
140.78 Langwathby 10/29½
145.12 Lazonby & Kirkoswald 10/34
150.69 Armathwaite 10/39
159.64 Petteril Bridge Jn 10/51
159.88 London Road Jn 10/55
- Preston 20.29a ~ 20.32d [P4] [FL] 199.66
- Lancaster 20/10 178.68
- Morecambe South Jn 20/08½ 176.78
- Carnforth North Jn 20/05½ 172.58
- Oxenholme : Lake District 19/56½ 159.58
- Tebay 19/47 146.42
- Penrith 19/30 127.43
160.54 Carlisle 10c57½ ~ 11c01 [P3]   19c05 ~ 19c08 [P4] 109.57
169.25 Gretna Jn 11/12   18/56 100.85
? Quintinshill ??/?? 18/54½ 98.86
170.70 Lockerbie 11/28   18/37½ 83.74
200.29 Beattock 11/38   18/28 69.53
210.34 Beattock Summit 11/53   18/19 59.77
218.42 Abington 11/59½ 18/11½ 51.69
233.70 Carstairs South Jn 12/10½   17/55½ 36.40
234.68 Carstairs East Jn 12/14 17/52 35.43
250.49 Midcalder Jn 12/31½   17/33½ 19.62
259.85 Slateford Jn 12/49   17/21 10.25
261.18 Haymarket 12/51
- Craiglockhart Jn 17/17 9.65
- Niddrie West Jn 17/07 4.49
- Portobello Jn 17/01 3.49
262.42 Edinburgh Waverley 12.54a [P21]   16.57d 0.00

 

Miles

Location

 Booked
0.0 Edinburgh Waverley 14.36d
1.24 Haymarket 14/39
8.53 Newbridge Jn 14/49
17.56 Linlithgow 14/57
22.51 Polmont Jn 15/04
25.48 Falkirk High 15/07
29.90 Greenhill Upper Jn
15/11
36.95 Gartshore Loop 15*18 ~ 15*23
41.01 Lenzie
15/29
45.43 Cowlairs West Jn
15/34
45.96 Springburn
15/43
52.60 Gartcosh Jn
15/55
53.91 Gartsherrie South Jn
15/57
54.94 Coatbridge Central 16/01
55.65 Whifflet North Jn 16/03
57.78 Mossend Yard 16/05
58.19 Mossend North Jn 16/06
58.63 Mossend East Jn 16/07
59.59 Holytown Jn 16/08
69.29 Benhar Jn 16/22
81.30 Midcalder Jn 16/37
90.66 Slateford Jn 16/45
91.99 Haymarket 16/47
93.23 Edinburgh Waverley 16.52a [P20]


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