Timetable
Location Arr. Dep. Diagram Operator
Day 1 : Sunday 19 September 1999
Newcastle 12:40 1V64 47/8 VT
Birmingham New Street 16:23 16:50 1M88 47/8 VT
Stafford 17:22 17:55 90/1 VT
Crewe 18:20 19:47 VT
London Euston 21:57 23:25 SR
 
Day 2 : Monday 20 September 1999
Edinburgh Waverley 06:56 09:10 1O38 86/2 VT
Crewe 12:41 13:52 [*] CT
Liverpool Lime Street 14:35 15:10 1O14 47/8 VT
Birmingham New Street 17:01 17:18 1S93 47/8 VT
(Preston) 19:51 20:02 1S93 86/2 VT
Edinburgh Waverley 22:47 23:55 SR
 
Day 3 : Tuesday 21 September 1999
London Euston 06:58 (walk)
London St. Pancras (walk) 08:55 ML
Bedford 09:29 09:46 SS
Bletchley 10:28 10:41 [*] SS
Northampton 11:06 11:30 [*] SS
London Euston 12:35 (tube) [*] LU
London Paddington (tube) 13:45 [*] GW
Bristol Temple Meads 15:34 16:33 2O93 37/4 WW
Castle Cary 17:50 18:16 GW
Exeter St. Davids 19:07 19:32 GW
London Paddington 22:00 23:45 1C00 47/8 GW
 
Day 4 : Wednesday 22 September 1999
Plymouth 05:08 07:00 VT
Exeter St. Davids 07:53 08:27 1A32 47/8 GW
Castle Cary 09:17 09:40 2V70 37/4 WW
Bristol Temple Meads 10:55 12:10 1E33 47/8 VT
Newcastle 17:15 18:51 GR
Edinburgh Waverley 20:21 20:36 SR
Glasgow Central 22:09 23:55 SR
 
Day 5 : Thursday 23 September 1999
London Euston 06:58 07:45 VT
Birmingham New Street 09:20 10:07 1D67 37/4 NW
Chester 11:38 12:26 1G91 37/4 NW
Birmingham New Street 14:03 14:23 1D75 37/4 NW
Crewe 15:22 15:35 NW
Manchester Piccadilly 16:27 17:10 1V97 86/2 VT
(Birmingham New Street) 18:49 19:06 1V97 47/8 VT
London Euston 21:35 (tube) LU
London Paddington (tube) 23:55 SR
 
Day 6 : Friday 24 September 1999
Glasgow Central 06:47 08:40 1V50 87/2 VT
Preston 11:14 11:53 1O38 86/2 VT
(Birmingham New Street) 13:49 14:06 1O38 47/8 VT
Banbury 15:03 15:51 [*] AR
London Marylebone 17:18 (walk) [*]
London Paddington (walk) 18:15 GW
Plymouth 22:15
 
Day 7 : Saturday 25 September 1999
Plymouth 00:25 1A03 47/8 GW
London Paddington 05:10 (tube) LU
London Victoria (tube) 07:50 CX
Clapham Junction 07:56 08:03 CX
Kensington Olympia 08:11 08:56 1O99 55 VT
Ramsgate 10:43 12:10 1S87 55 VT
Birmingham New Street 16:40 16:57 VT
Newcastle 20:44

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Mileages

Mileages are in miles and chains. Thanks to the RailMiles Mileage Engine for these.

From To Traction Mileage Notes
Total 6050-64
 
Day 1 : Sunday 19 September 1999 821-14
Newcastle Birmingham New Street 47839 207-67
Birmingham New Street Stafford 47817 28-15
Stafford Crewe 90019 24-38
Crewe London Euston 87034 157-56
London Euston (Carstairs) 90024 374-45 [#1]
(Carstairs) Edinburgh Waverley 90030 28-33
 
Day 2 : Monday 20 September 1999 1075-23
Edinburgh Waverley Crewe 86222 242-42
Crewe Liverpool Lime Street 158855 35-68
Liverpool Lime Street Birmingham New Street 47718 88-17
Birmingham New Street (Preston) 47826 113-28 [#2]
(Preston) Edinburgh Waverley 86258 191-30
Edinburgh Waverley (Carstairs) 90033 28-33
(Carstairs) London Euston 90030 374-45 [#1]
 
Day 3 : Tuesday 21 September 1999 776-14
London St. Pancras Bedford 43083/43073 49-52
Bedford Bletchley 55029/55031 16-19
Bletchley Northampton 321413 18-76
Northampton London Euston 321433 65-43
London Paddington Bristol Temple Meads 43129/43182 118-19 [#3]
Bristol Temple Meads Castle Cary 37407 48-67
Castle Cary Exeter St. Davids 43012/43151 58-19
Exeter St. Davids London Paddington 43186/43011 174-23
London Paddington Plymouth 47846 226-26
 
Day 4 : Wednesday 22 September 1999 1114-78
Plymouth Exeter St. Davids 43124/43003 52-03
Exeter St. Davids Castle Cary 47830 58-19
Castle Cary Bristol Temple Meads 37407 48-67
Bristol Temple Meads Newcastle 47806 375-57 [#4]
Newcastle Edinburgh Waverley 43095/43120 124-37
Edinburgh Waverley Glasgow Central 156506 47-01
Glasgow Central London Euston 90037 411-00 [#5]
 
Day 5 : Thursday 23 September 1999 930-49
London Euston Birmingham New Street 86233 112-48
Birmingham New Street Chester 37408 73-64
Chester Birmingham New Street 37412 77-34 [#6]
Birmingham New Street Crewe 52-53
Crewe Manchester Piccadilly 323226 30-70 [#7]
Manchester Piccadilly (Birmingham New Street) 86206 83-14
(Birmingham New Street) London Paddington 47844 129-67 [#8]
London Euston Glasgow Central 90030 403-35 [#1]
 
Day 6 : Friday 24 September 1999 585-09
Glasgow Central Preston 86236 122-64
Preston (Birmingham New Street) 86222 103-52
(Birmingham New Street) Banbury 47854 43-64
Banbury London Marylebone 165030 69-06
London Paddington Plymouth 43025/43177 245-63 [#3]
 
Day 7 : Saturday 25 September 1999 742-65
Plymouth London Paddington 47815/47811 226-26
London Victoria Clapham Junction 455824 2-66
Clapham Junction Kensington Olympia 319xxx 3-21
Kensington Olympia Ramsgate D9000 81-47
Ramsgate Birmingham New Street D9000 212-31
Birmingham New Street Newcastle 43187/43014 216-34 [#9]

Operators

CX Connex
GR Great North Eastern Railway
GW First Great Western
LU London Underground
ML Midland Main Line
NW First North Western
SR Scotrail Railways
SS Silverlink Train Services
VT Virgin Trains
WW Wales & West

Notes

  1. Via Northampton (sleepers diverted all week).
  2. Via Manchester and Bolton.
  3. Via Bath Spa.
  4. Via Worcester.
  5. Via Birmingham New Street and Northampton.
  6. Via Wolverhampton, Bescot and Aston.
  7. Via Stockport.
  8. Via Didcot.
  9. Via Wakefield and Leeds.

Text and photographs Copyright J.D.Coleman 1999.