Routes and Branches Tour is now available for booking
Update on the Routes and Branches Tour
Ā Booking is available via here http://www.srps.org.uk/railtours/rt-180602.htm if you are a shareholder of the Scottish 37 Group, please make either Neil McDonald or Nick Chadha aware of this
Ā Friday 1st June 2018 ā Overnight Routes and Branches (formed of 86/87 + 7 x Mark 1 + 37025 or other way round unless otherwise stated)
BoNess (d1830) - Manuel
Formed 37703 + 86/87 + 7 x Mark 1 + 37025
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Manuel -Ā Linlithgow(20.10 pu) - Winchburgh Junction - Newbridge Junction - Edinburgh Waverley
Formed 37025 + 7 x Mark 1 + 86/87
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Edinburgh Waverley (20.45pu) - Newbridge Junction - Winchburgh Junction - Falkirk High - Lenzie - Glasgow Queen Street
Formed 86/87 + 7 x Mark 1
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Glasgow Queen Street (22.05pu) - Eastfield - Cadder Down Loop (reverse)
37025 Leads
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Cadder Down Loop - Springburn (reverse)
86/87 Leads
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Springburn - Glasgow Queen Street (reverse)
37025 Leads
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Glasgow Queen Street - Springburn - Stepps - Coatbridge Central - Carmyle - Larkfield Junction - Shields Junction - Paisley Gilmour Street - Kilwinning - Ayr (reverse circa 2330)
86/87 Leads
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Ayr - Saltcoats - Ardrossan Harbour (reverse)
37025 Leads
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Ardrossan Harbour - Ardrossan South Beach (reverse)
86/87 Leads
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Ardrossan South Beach - Largs (reverse)
37025 Leads
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Largs - Saltcoats - Kilwinning - Paisley Gilmour Street - Shields Junction - Up Through Terminus(Burma Road) -Terminus Juncion - Muirhouse Central Junction - Maxwell Park - Cathcart West Junction - Cathcart East Junction - Newton - Hamilton Central - Larkhall
86/87 Leads
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Larkhall - Hamilton Central - Newton - Rutherglen - Glasgow Central Low Level - Anniesland - Singer - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Balloch (reverse)
37025 Leads
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Balloch - Dumbarton Central (reverse)
86/87 Leads
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Dumbarton Central - Cardross - Helensburgh Central (reverse)
37025 Leads
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Helensburgh Central - Cardross - Dumbarton Central - Dalmuir - Yoker - Partick - Glasgow Queen Street Low Level - Shettleston - Airdrie - Bathgate - Newbridge Junction - Edinburgh Waverley (08:00)
Ā 86/87 Leads
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Saturday 2nd June 2018 ā Routes and Branches
Edinburgh Waverley (08.00pu) ā Musselburgh ā North Berwick (reverse)
Formed 1 x 86/87 + 7 x Mark 1s + 37025
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North Berwick ā Millerhill
Formed 37025 + 7 x Mark 1s + 1 x 86/86 (detach 87 from rear, attach 73/9 to rear on arrival)
Millerhill ā Portobello Junction ā Edinburgh Waverley
Formed 37025 + 7 x Mark 1s + 1 x 73/9
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Edinburgh Waverley ā Gorgie Junction ā Craiglockhart Junction ā Niddrie West Junction ā Portobello South Junction ā Leith Docks (reverse)
Formed 73/9+ 7 x Mark 1s + 37025
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Leith Docks ā Portobello Junction ā Craiglockhart Junction ā Niddrie West Junction ā Dalmeny ā Townhill Down Loop (reverse)
Formed 37025 + 7 x Mark 1s + 73/9
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Townhill Down Loop ā Rosyth āInverkeithing North Curve - Dalgety Bay ā Kirkcaldy Loop ā Glenrothes ā Cowdenbeath ā Longannet ā Alloa ā Stirling ā Cumbernauld ā Stepps ā Springburn ā Kelvindale ā Anniesland ā Yoker (reverse)
FormedĀ + 7 x Mark 1s + 1 x 73/9
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Yoker ā Partick ā Glasgow Queen Street Low Level ā Blairhill ā Whifflet South Junction ā Mossend Up Reception (detach lead 73 and 3 x Mark 1s, reverse)
Formed 73/9 + 7 x Mark 1s + 37025
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Mossend Up Reception ā Whifflet ā Carmyle ā Glasgow Central (reverse, attach loco TBC to rear)
Formed 37025 + 4 x Mark 1s
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Glasgow Central ā Queens Park ā Muirend ā Neilston ā Neilston Reversing Siding (reverse)
Formed Loco TBC + 4 x Mark 1s + 37025
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Neilston ā Muirend ā Kings Park ā Newton ā Hamilton Central ā Motherwell (20.45sd) ā Mossend Up Reception
Formed 37025 + 4 x Mark 1s + Loco TBC (Loco TBC detaches on arrival and Class 73/9 and 3 x Mark 1s are re-attached to rear)
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Mossend Up Reception ā Cumbernauld ā Falkirk Grahamston ā Polmont(22.15sd) ā Manuel GF (reverse)
Formed 37025 + 7 x Mark 1s + 1 x 73/9
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Manuel GF ā Manuel
Formed 1 x 73/9 + 7 x Mark 1s + 37025
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Manuel ā BoāNess(23.15sd)
Formed 37025 + 7 x Mark 1s + 1 x 73/9
Route and timings is subject to the normal caveats.
37025 will be at the Standard class end of the train throughout.
It is intended that both 86/87 and 37025 will have a go of climbing out of Glasgow Queen Street up Cowlairs Bank.
There will is an optional meal service will be available to all. The good news is that Yardshunter wonāt be involved in its cooking or setting the menu.
As we have a very hard limit of 2 engines and 4 coaches for this section, its intended that Neilston or Bust section would only be available to those partaking on the full tour and is likely to be standard class seating only which means those in first class for the rest of the tour need to move to standard between Mossend-Neilston-Mossend.
Ā Cheers
Ā Neil










