Jim Burton samples class 20, 24, 40, 47, 50, 55 over sections of the Carlisle – Edinburgh via Beaatock and Carstairs…
The first of these logs is dated 07/08/65 – the last 02/06/84 – stand by for nostalgia plus!!! from Jim Burton
Jim’s Beattock machine 40069 is seen at Llandudno Jn 16 years later with the 0855 York/Sheffield – Llandudno on September 5th 1981
1S71 1.05 p.m Liverpool Lime Street-Glasgow Central/Edinburgh Princes Street
DATE ;- August 7,1965
LOCOMOTIVE:- D269 (TO CARSTAIRS)
44973 (FROM CARSTAIRS)
LOAD :- 12/413 (TO CARSTAIRS)
3/102 (FROM CARSTAIRS)
0.00. Carlisle 0 00. 00. –
2.08. Kingmoor 03 41 43/51
4.08. Rockcliffe 06. 11. 53
6.04. Floriston 08. 15 57/63
8.57. Gretna
Junction 10 10. 50. 62/58
10.16. Quintinshill 13 20 48/46
13.00 Kirkpatrick 17 23 46
16.71 Kirtlebridge 21. 42. 53/55
20.13. Ecclefechan. (5) 25. 40. 52
25.83. Lockerbie 32 31. 18. 62
28.71. Nethercleuch 33 45. 66/73
31.78. Dinwoodie 36. 22 67
34.50 Wamphray 38. 53 67
P.W.S. (*15)
39.74. Beattock 47 46. 15. –
0.00 0 00. 00. –
5.65 Greskine 10. 19 37/42/36
9.95 Beattock Summit 21 20. 28. 33/28/23
12.87 Elvanfoot 23. 31 66/73
15.42. Crawford 25. 50 72
18.11. Abington (3) 29. 46 ) *0
32. 10 )Special Stop
23.49. Lamington 38. 46 53/75
27.10. Symington 41. 44. 80
29.76. Thankerton 43. 12. 66
33.42. Strawfrank
Junction 47. 31. *33
33.87. Carstairs 46 48. 38. –
0.00 0 00. –
1.66. Carnwath 3. 41. 44
5.96 Auchengray 8. 47 47/54
9.07. Cobbinshaw. 13 12 38 47/43
12.15. Harburn 15. 37. 59/68
17.36. Midcalder 21 20. 07 63
24.55. Kingsknowe 26. 38. 56/58
25.40. Slateford 27. 30. 53
26.40. Merchiston 30. 28. 28 62
27.60. Princes Street 33 30. 59. –
COMMENTS – Well, we kept the schedule, or all but!! It was one of those runs which had me longing for the days of Gresley, and indeed, Stanier Pacifics! I had been hoping to be banked on Beattock but it was not to be and I suppose load 12 was plenty for a Class 40. At least the Black 5 showed some signs of urgency!! My only run terminating at Princes Street!!
We move into the next phase of WCML motive power…….
1S61. 1130 Birmingham New Street-Glasgow Central/Edinburgh Waverley
DATE :- November 30, 1968
LOCOMOTIVE :- D424 (TO CARSTAIRS)
D5094 (FROM CARSTAIRS)
LOAD ;- 12/409 (TO CARSTAIRS)
5/169 (FROM CARSTAIRS)
0.00. Carlisle 0 00. 00. –
2.08 Kingmoor 03 59. 51/61
4.08. Rockcliffe 05. 53. 67
6.04. Floriston 07. 32. 71/75
8.57. Gretna Junction 9.5 09 30 75/77
10.16. Quintinshill 10. 51. 67
13.00. Kirkpatrick 13. 24. 65
16.71. Kirtlebridge 16. 37. 68/71
20.13 Ecclefechan 19. 29 73
25.83. Lockerbie 24.5 24 18 72
28.71. Nethercleuch 26. 44 72
31.78. Dinwoodie 29 15 72
34.50. Wamphray 31 37. 72
39.74. Beattock 36.5 36. 02 71
45.39. Greskine 42. 45 60/40
49.69. Beattock Summit 52 49 38 37/42
52.61. Elvanfoot 52. 31 61/70
55.16. Crawford 54. 38 75
57.85. Abington 56 50 66/73
63.23. Lamington 61. 21 72
66.84. Symington (5) 64 28 73
68.50 Thankerton 65 54 72
73.16. Strawfrank Junction 70. 17 69/*29
73.61. Carstairs 77.5 71 33 –
0.00 0 00. 00. –
1.66. Carnwath 03 39 40
5.96. Auchengray (3) 08. 25 46/53
9.07. Cobbinshaw 16 12. 23. 47/41
16.20. Midcalder Junction 24 18. 31 70/61
17.36. Midcalder 19. 38 63
24.55. Kingsknowe (2) 26. 40 63/56
25.40 Slateford 34 28. 39. 51
27.12. Haymarket 36.5 30. 50. –
0.00. 0 00. 00. –
SIGNAL STOP
03. 08) *0
04. 09)
1.18. Waverley 4 06. 01. –
COMMENTS – Not much wrong with this!! Still 75 mph maximum over all Scottish routes. Significant easing of schedule ex-Carstairs compared to 1965. Pity about the signal stop – in that time Waverley was about as easy to enter as KX!!!
Fast forward a decade or so – Penmanshiel Tunnel has collapsed, and some of the ECML expresses have been routed via Carlisle and Carstairs north of Newcastle.
1S12 0550 KX-Aberdeen (terminating at Edinburgh Waverley)
DATE ;- July 12 1979
LOCOMOTIVE :- 55003 MELD
LOAD :- 8/267
0.00. Carlisle 0. 00. 00. –
SIGNALS *22
39/53/64
4.08. Rockcliffe 06. 44 67.5/75
6.04. Floriston 08. 07. 82/90
P.W.S. (*40) 72/*47/
8.57. Gretna Junction 10. 52. *43/51.5/60
10.16. Quintinshill 12. 25. 72/70.5
13.00. Kirkpatrick 14. 29. 75/75/82/82
86/84.5/86
16.71. Kirtlebridge 17. 02 90
90/90/
20.13 Ecclefechan 19. 23 89/86/86
22.68. Castlemilk 21. 06. 86/86/87
87.5/87.5/
25.83. Lockerbie 23. 14. 90/92.5
90.5/91
28.71 Nethercleuch 25. 11. 90/90
88/86.5
31.78. Dinwoodie 27. 18. 86/86
34.50. Wamphray 29. 10 84.5/88/89
91/95/93/
39.74. Beattock 32. 48. 90/87/86/83
84/86/82/81
45.39. Greskine 37. 03. 76.5/79.5
72/72.5/69
49.69. Beattock Summit 40. 40. 70.5/69.5
52.61. Elvanfoot 42. 40. 87.5/90/90/94
55.16. Crawford 44. 25. 87/86.5/87
57.85. Abington 46. 39. 87/86/78/*32
P.W.S. (*20) *21.5/38.5
63.23. Lamington 52. 39. 55/66/78/81.5
75/69.5
SIGNALS
66.84. Symington 55. 51. 62/*60
68.50. Thankerton 57. 17. 67/76.5
73.5/57.5
73.16. Strawfrank Junction 62. 45. 59/33/26.5
SIGNALS
73.71. Carstairs East Junction 64. 50. 19/*12
70. 25) *0
CREW)
71. 04)
74.76. Carnwath 72. 06. 21
35.5/58.5
79.04. Auchengray 76. 33. 72/73.5
82.19. Cobbinshaw 79. 24. 58/62/62/62
85.25. Harburn 82. 16. 62/64/7.5/66/61.5
89.28. Midcalder Junction 86. 08 62.5/67.5/56/*54
90.46. Midcalder 87. 17. 60/61.5
91.38. Camps Junction 88. 07. 65.5
92.91. Ravelrig Junction 89. 22. 69/70.5/72
95.11. Curriehill 91. 18. 70.5/70.5
97.53. Kingsknowe 93. 44. 69/64.5/58/53
98.50. Slateford 95. 00. 48.5/36
98.83. Slateford Junction 95. 31. 36
SIGNALS 30/34/*8
100.22 Waverley 107 101. 46. 33/23/-
departed Carlisle TIME arrived Waverley 5.25 early
The background to the next run is as follows. My late parents had been staying for Christmas at West Calder. We had decided to go out on the WCML for the day – a brief visit to Lancaster to cover a Central-ManVic relief then back to Carlisle for the afternoon. So, the relief having produced a roarer 85029, we were just crossing the footbridge at Carlisle when this whistling noise brought a sudden halt. We arrived back on the down side just as 40106 (know to all at the time as “The Green Goddess” drew in – coach labels said “Edinburgh”. We waited for the 40 to come off, but nothing happened!!! What’s this train, and is the loco coming off, I asked the Inspector – Control Relief ex ManVic and no it’s going through, came the reply. We were all on in the proverbial!!! Incidentally the schedule is courtesy of the Timing Section in Buchanan House!!!
A few months after Jim’s epic climb of Beattock behind 40106 the “green goddess” is seen on Crewe depot on April 4th 1983 sadly withdrawn
1Z50 1155 CONTROL RELIEF Manchester Victoria -Edinburgh Waverley
DATE :- December 30, 1982
LOCOMOTIVE:- 40106
LOAD :- 7/241
0.00. Carlisle 0. 00 00. –
25/47/51.5
4.08. Rockcliffe 05. 27. 56/63.5/66
6.04. Floriston 07. 02. 72/75/77
7.64. Mossband 08. 13. 78/78/78
8.57. Gretna Junction 9. 08. 58. 76.5/75
10.16 Quintinshill. 10.5. 10 22 72/71.5
68.5/68.5/
13.00. Kirkpatrick 13 12 47. 66/65.5/65.5
66/65/5 64
16.71. Kirtlebridge 16. 05 70.5/74.5
73.5/76.5/
75/72.5
20.13 Ecclefechan 18. 51. 71.5/70/70
70.5/66.5
22.68. Castlemilk 21. 01 66/67.5
74.5/76.5/80/
25.83. Lockerbie 24 23. 24. 79/83.5/83.5
84/86
28.71. Nethercleuch 25. 24. 88/88
86/87/
31.78. Dinwoodie 27. 33. 86/87/87/85
34.50. Wamphray 29. 31 83.5/83/5/85
85/82/78.5
78/76.5
39.74. Beattock 34.5 33. 26. 75/75
72/69/64/62
59/56/53/51/
45.39. Greskine 39. 30. 48.5/46.5/45
43/41.5/43/
40/41/38
49.69. Beattock Summit 48.5 46. 01. 39/37.5/38
54.5/71.5/76.5/
52.61. Elvanfoot 48 28 76.5/81.5/82
55.16. Crawford 50. 17 81.5/86
57.85. Abington 55 52. 11 86/86/87.5/88
88/88 87.5
63.23. Lamington 55. 57. 89/90
87.5/86
66.84. Symington 58. 31. 83.5/82/82
68.50. Thankerton 59. 39 86/89
91/86/83.5
83.5/69/32/
SIGNAL
STOP
63. 55)
64. 37) *0
73.16. Strawfrank
Junction 65.5 65. 59 21.5
CREW
CHANGE
66 55)
68. 16) *0
69. 33)
70. 15. *0
73.71. Carstairs East
Junction 69 71. 13 16.5
74.76. Carnwath 73. 13. 32/38
47/54/58/63.5
79.04. Auchengray 77. 42. 65.5/66/66
63/63.5/63/
82.19. Cobbinshaw 80. 44 61.5/60
62/66/69
85.25. Harburn 83. 29. 65.5/66
66/67.5/65.5/
89.28 Midcalder Junction 86 87 38. 64/65
90.46. Midcalder 88 11. 69/69
91.38. Camps Junction 89. 00. 64
92.91. Ravelrig Junction 90. 50. 64/65.5/67.5
95.11. Curriehill 92. 18. 70.5/66/66
66/67.5
97.53. Kingsknowe 94. 31 66/67.5
98.50. Slateford 95. 29. 58/47
98.83. Slateford Junction 98.5. 95. 59. 39
36.5/28
100.22. Haymarket 101 98 58. 33/-
0.00 0 00. 00. –
0.61. Tunnel South 01. 50
SIGNAL
STOP
02.31-03 51 *0
21.5
PLATFORM 21
1.18. Waverley 3 06. 29. –
Forward to the summer of 1984 – the miner’s strike – lots of nb locos hanging around in Scotland with not a lot to do – answer put them on passenger trains – we were not grumbling, apart perhaps from the complaint that we could not be in three places at the same time!!! So the final offering has been included because of the nigh-mystical massiveness of the motive power concerned – a Thornaby 47 and a pair of 20s!!
10 years after Jim’s 20118 run from Carstairs, heres 20118 and 20169 at Aylesbury on January 2nd 1994
1S46/1G53 0930 Liverpool Lime Street-Glasgow Central/Edinburgh Waverley
DATE :- June 2 1984
LOCOMOTIVES:- 47276 (TO CARSTAIRS)
20156/20118 (FROM CARSTAIRS)
LOAD;- 8/278 (TO CARSTAIRS)
4/140 (FROM CARSTAIRS)
0.00. Carlisle 0 00 00. –
0.66. Caldew Junction 02. 06
4.08. Rockcliffe 05 19
6.04 Floriston 06. 44
7.64. Mossband 07 44
8.57. Gretna Junction 7.5 08. 26
10.16. Quintinshill 9. 09. 32
P.W.S. (*40)
13.00. Kirkpatrick 11 12. 46
16.71. Kirtlebridge 16. 24
20.13. Ecclefechan 18. 58
22.68 Castlemilk 20. 46
25.83. Lockerbie 19 22. 56
28.71. Nethercleuch 24. 48
31.78. Dinwoodie 26. 48
34.50. Wamphray 28. 35
39.74. Beattock 28 31. 59
45.39. Greskine 36. 18
49.69. Beattock Summit 35 41. 29
52.61. Elvanfoot 43. 51
P.W.S. (*40)
55.16. Crawford 46. 13
57.85. Abington 40.5. 48. 42
63.23. Lamington 52. 15
66.84. Symington (2) 54. 36
68.50. Thankerton 55. 44
73.16. Strawfrank Junction 52.5 59. 33
73.61. Carstairs 54.5 60. 55
0.00. 0. 00. 00. –
0.61. Carstairs East 02. 29. 26
1.66 Carnwath 04. 22. 34.5/43.5
55/61.5/65.5
5.96. Auchengray 08. 28. 71.5/69.65.5/64
P.W.S. (*20) 62/35.5 *19.5
9.07. Cobbinshaw 12. 59. 37.5/46/51.5
56/65.5/69/
12.15. Harburn 15. 49 64/65.5
65/67.5/66/
16.20. Midcalder Junction 17.5 19. 30. 66/66/63.5
17.36. Midcalder 20. 36. 62/65.5
18.28. Camps Junction 21. 25. 65.5/65
19.81. Ravelrig Junction (2) 23. 05. 65.5/66/66
22.01. Curriehill ((3)) 24. 44 69/70.5/72
24.55. Kingsknowe 27. 00. 63.5/64/65.5/66
25.40. Slateford 28. 07. 61.5/43
25.73. Slateford Junction. 33.5 28. 37 41.5
27.12. Haymarket 35.5 31. 13 36/-
0.00 0. 00 00. –
0.61. Tunnel South 01. 32
WEAVE. *21.5
PLATFORM 19
1.18. Waverley 3. 03. 41. –
departed Carlisle
94 late ; arrived
Waverley 100.75
late
(lateness assumed to be result of failure N of Preston or
unavailability of electric power at Preston)
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