WORKING TIMETABLE CREWE TO PERTH

              THE ROYAL HIGHLANDER SLEEPER TRAIN


Dep. London 7.10 pm, dep. Crewe 10.33 pm, dep. Carlisle 1.39 am, arr.Perth  4.54 am, arr.Inverness  8.54 am
Stops at Motherwell for locomotive purposes only.
Load limit for class 8P locomotive is 570 tons tare.
 
 
Cumulative Section Section Cumulative Section
Time Time Av. MPH Miles Miles
Crewe Station  dep - - - - -
Weaver Junction pass  20  20  48.90  16.30  16.30
Warrington Station pass  29  9 54.00 24.40 8.10
Wigan North Western pass  47  18  38.00  35.80  11.40
Preston Station pass  67  20  45.90  51.10  15.30
Lancaster Section pass  92  25  51.36  72.50  21.40
Hincaster Junction pass  111  19  49.89  88.30  15.80
Grayrigg pass  127  16  35.63  97.80  9.50
Tebay Section pass  135  52.50  104.80  7.00
Shap Summit pass 144  33.33  109.80  5.00
Eden Valley Junction pass  155  11  54.55  119.80  10.00
Carlisle - arrive  arr. 
Carlisle - depart  dep. 
178 
186 
23  55.57  141.10  21.30
Gretna Junction pass  197  11  46.36  149.60  8.50
River Annan Crossing  226  29  56.07  176.70  27.10
Beattock Summit pass 251  25  34.08  190.90  14.20
Leggatfoot Box pass 271  20  59.70  210.80  19.90
Craigenhill pass  283  12  44.50  219.70  8.90
Motherwell Station - arr.*
Motherwell Station - dep. 
296 
302
13 
 
48.46 
 
230.20
 
10.50
 
Coatbridge Central  310  40.50  235.60  5.40
Greenhill  323  13  54.00  247.30  11.70
Larbert Station  328  44.40  251.00  3.70
Stirling Station  338  10  50.40  259.40  8.40
Blackford  360  22  40.36  274.20  14.80
Perth Station arrive  381  21  51.71  292.30  18.10
*(Stop is for locomotive purposes only)
 

               WORKING TIMETABLE CREWE TO PERTH

                           THE PERTH SLEEPER TRAIN


Dep. London 7.20 pm, dep. Crewe 11.11 pm, dep Wigan (NW) 12.06 am, dep. Carlisle 2.20 am,
arr. Larbert 4.52 am, arr Stirling  5.08 am, arr Perth 6.05 am,
Load limit for class 8P locomotive is 570 tons tare.

  
Cumulative
Section
Section
Cumulative
Section
 
Time
Time
Av. mph
Miles
Miles
Crewe Station depart
Weaver Junction pass  20  20  48.90  16.30  16.30
Warrington Station pass 30  10  48.60  24.40  8.10
Wigan North Western depart  55  25  27.36  35.80  11.40
Preston Station pass  74  19  48.32  51.10  15.30
Lancaster Section pass 99  25  51.36  72.50  21.40
Hincaster Junction pass  118  19  49.89  88.30  15.80
Grayrigg pass  130  12  47.50  97.80  9.50
Tebay Section pass  138  52.50  104.80  7.00
Shap Summit pass  146  37.50  109.80  5.00
Eden Valley Junction pass 157  11  54.55  119.80  10.00
Carlisle -  arrive  arr. 
Carlisle - depart  dep. 
180
189
23
 
55.57
 
141.10
 
21.30
 
Gretna Junction pass 201  12  42.50  149.60  8.50
River Annan Crossing  231  30  54.20  176.70  27.10
Beattock Summit pass  256  25  34.08  190.90  14.20
Leggatfoot Box pass  278  22  54.27  210.80  19.90
Craigenhill pass  291  13  41.08  219.70  8.90
Motherwell Station - pass  308  17  37.06  230.20  10.50
Coatbridge Central  318  10  32.40  235.60  5.40
Greenhill  334  16  43.88  247.30  11.70
Larbert Station arr.  341  31.71  251.00 3.70
Stirling Station  arr.  357  16  31.50  259.40  8.40
Blackford  393  36  24.67  274.20  14.80
Perth Station   arr.  414  21  51.71  292.30  18.10