Timetable

Location Arr. Dep. Diagram Operator
Day 1 : Sunday 26 August 2001
Newcastle 14:35 1V68 47/8 VT
Birmingham New Street 18:02 18:45 1A78 47/8 VT
London Euston 21:09 23:21 90/1 SR
 
Day 2 : Monday 27 August 2001
Glasgow Central 06:57 08:40 1V50 86/2 VT
Preston 11:14 11:55 1O38 86/2 VT
Stafford 13:05 13:32 1V50 47/8 VT
Exeter St. Davids 16:47 17:05 1C44 47/8 GW
Plymouth 18:13 18:51 GW
Penzance 20:49 22:00 1A99 47/8 GW
 
Day 3 : Tuesday 28 August 2001
London Paddington 05:10 (tube) LU
London St. Pancras (tube) 08:55 MM
Nottingham 10:37 11:06 CT
Derby 11:30 11:43 VT
Birmingham New Street 12:25 14:05 1O38 47/8 VT
Bournemouth 17:37 18:18 1M81 47/8 VT
Southampton Central 18:48 20:42 [*] SW
London Waterloo 22:11 (tube) LU
London Euston (tube) 23:40 90/1 SR
 
Day 4 : Wednesday 29 August 2001
Edinburgh Waverley 07:17 09:10 1O38 86/2 VT
Carlisle 10:34 11:02 NW
Barrow-in-Furness 13:20 14:52 [*] NW
Lancaster 15:50 16:05 [*] VT
Crewe 17:30 18:28 VT
Glasgow Central 22:06 23:55 90/1 SR
 
Day 5 : Thursday 30 August 2001
London Euston 07:00 (tube) LU
London Victoria (tube) 08:02 SC
Brighton 08:57 09:20 1S76 47/8 VT
Gatwick Airport 09:45 10:05 73/1 GE
London Victoria 10:35 (tube) LU
London Waterloo (tube) 12:35 SW
Exeter St. Davids 15:43 16:57 [*] 47/8 VT
Birmingham New Street 19:45 20:06 [*] 47/8 VT
London Paddington 22:38 23:50 1C99 47/8 GW
 
Day 6 : Friday 31 August 2001
Plymouth 05:08 09:20 1A43 57/6 GW
London Paddington 13:41 (tube) LU
London Liverpool Street (tube) 15:00 86/2 AR
Norwich 16:40 18:00 [*] 86/2 AR
London Liverpool Street 19:50 (tube) LU
London Euston (tube) 21:05 90/1, 47/8 SR
 
Day 7 : Saturday 01 September 2001
Kingussie 07:20 08:42 [*] GR
Newcastle 12:58 13:10 [*] NS
Morpeth 13:29

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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 5060-29
 
Day 1 : Sunday 26 August 2001 727-06
Newcastle Birmingham New Street 47839 207-67
Birmingham New Street London Euston 47783/86247 117-67 [#1]
London Euston Glasgow Central 90019 401-32
 
Day 2 : Monday 27 August 2001 859-42
Glasgow Central Preston 86242 122-64
Preston Stafford 86207 75-37
Stafford Exeter St. Davids 47747 197-11 [#3]
Exeter St. Davids Plymouth 47816 52-03
Plymouth Penzance 43179/43037 79-38
Penzance London Paddington 47830 332-49 [#2]
 
Day 3 : Tuesday 28 August 2001 859-50
London St. Pancras Nottingham 43045/43058 126-33
Nottingham Derby 158784 15-76
Derby Birmingham New Street 43090/43089 40-36
Birmingham New Street Bournemouth 47841 168-18
Bournemouth Southampton Central 47841 28-63
Southampton Central London Waterloo 442424 79-17
London Euston (Carstairs) 90239 372-19
(Carstairs) Edinburgh Waverley 90026 28-28
 
Day 4 : Wednesday 29 August 2001 938-39
Edinburgh Waverley Carlisle 86240 101-23
Carlisle Barrow-in-Furness 158455 85-56 [#4]
Barrow-in-Furness Lancaster 175007 34-65
Lancaster Crewe 82129/90012 72-05
Crewe Glasgow Central 87023 243-41
Glasgow Central London Euston 90239 401-09
 
Day 5 : Thursday 30 August 2001 795-33
London Victoria Brighton 1865 50-49
Brighton Gatwick Airport 47750 24-02
Gatwick Airport London Victoria 460005 26-47
London Waterloo Exeter St. Davids 159006/159020 172-12
Exeter St. Davids Birmingham New Street 47817 167-70 [#3]
Birmingham New Street London Paddington 47841 129-67 [#4]
London Paddington Plymouth 47709 226-26
 
Day 6 : Friday 31 August 2001 997-05
Plymouth London Paddington 57601 226-26
London Liverpool Street Norwich 86252 114-40
Norwich London Liverpool Street 9713/86215 114-40
London Euston (Edinburgh Waverley) 90030 400-52
(Edinburgh Waverley) Kingussie 141-07
 
Day 7 : Saturday 01 September 2001 282-14
Kingussie Newcastle 43112/43096 265-44
Newcastle Morpeth 142050 16-50

Operators

AR Anglia Railways
CT Central Trains
GR Great North Eastern Railway
GW First Great Western
GE Gatwick Express
LU London Underground
MM Midland Main Line
NS Northern Spirit
NW First North Western
SC Connex South Central
SR Scotrail Railways
SW South West Trains
VT Virgin Trains

Notes

  1. Via Nuneaton.
  2. Via Bristol.
  3. Via Worcester.
  4. Via Didcot.

Text and photographs Copyright J.D.Coleman 2001.