Tales of a 1984 all line rover

[flymo]

Alrighty then, I've eventually managed to cobble together the routeing of one of my first ever all line rovers, that being in the summer of 1984 when I was 17 going on 18. I was never one for taking numbers unfortunately so this is just a list of the trains I went on. Not that interesting really, except perhaps to enthusiasts or anyone who did something similar but hope it is of interest to someone. This brings back so many memories though, I can almost smell and feel the trains now.

There is one thing I am not exactly sure of and that is the Thurso - Penzance run and associated trains. I know I have done that trip in 1 hour less than shown in the attached list (I remember being due into PNZ at 1158) but my info definitely shows summer '84 for this trip. I must have done it twice, maybe a year or 2 later. Does anyone have info as to when there was an 1158 arrival into Penzance from Bristol? Either that or I made plans to do it the second time and never did the trip as I can only remember being in Thurso once. Could have been twice though.

I also did a 7 day rover in Feb '85 and I'm trying to track down my notes on the trains I did then. That one definitely includes the cushions on the overnight from Euston to Fort William via Glasgow QS in the middle of winter and no heating or lighting in the carriage from Glasgow QS. Marvellous stuff.

 

[4SRKT]

Not sure about 11:58, but on Summer Saturdays in the 1985 book, there is an HST working at 06:30 from Worcester Shrub Hill (!) to the Zance arriving at 12:01. This left Temple Meads at 07:50, so could have been roughly the train you are thinking of.

EDIT: No, that can't be right as you went to the Zance on a Tuesday night.
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I've had a look back at the 1987 and this is my Freedom of Scotland do from August of that year. I met up at Glasgow Central with two friends from Northern Ireland who'd travelled on the 10:55 Stranraer Euston then 12:45 Ayr > Glasgow Central.

Tuesday

0745 York >
0842 Leeds > Carlisle 1127 (2x 31)
1135 Carlisle > Glasgow Central 1305 (87)
1345 Glasgow Central > Partick 1353 (303)
1406 Partick > Springburn 1425 (303)
1427 Springburn > Cumbernauld 1443 (101)
1450 Cumbernauld > Springburn 1506 (101)
1509 Springburn > High Street 1518 (303)
1524 High Street > Airdrie 1549 (303)
1601 Airdrie > Queen Street 1629 (303)
1650 Queen Street > Crianlarich 1844 (37)

Wednesday

1024 Crianlarich > Oban 1133 (37)
Onto Mull and did M&WHR
1800 Oban > Crianlarich 1859 (37)

Thursday

0734 Crianlarich > Fort William 0940 (37)
1005 Fort William > Mallaig 1135 (37)
Boat to Kyle
1550 Kyle < Dingwall 1801 (37)
1807 Dingwall > Helmsdale 2017 (37)

Friday

0917 Helmsdale > Thurso 1056 (37s)
1202 Thurso > Helmsdale 1333 (37s)
1417 Helmsdale > Wick 1552 (37)
1800 Wick > Culrain 2049 (37)

Saturday

0841 Culrain > Inverness 1010 (37)
1030 Inverness > Aviemore 1120 (47)
1318 Aviemore > Queen Street 1622 (47)
1650 Central > Ardrossan Harbour 1737 (318)
1800 Ardrossan Harbour > Ardrossan South Beach 1806 (318)
1826 Ardrossan South Beach > Largs 1843 (318)
1850 Largs > Kilwinning 1914 (318)
1927 Kilwinning > Ayr 1950 (318)

Sunday

1045 Ayr > Paisley Gilmour Street 1021 (318)
1132 Paisley GS > Wemyss Bay 1209 (311)
1220 Wemyss Bay > Central 1311 (311)
1324 Central > Newton via Mount Florida 1416 (314)
1422 Newton > Central via Rutherglen 1436 (303)
1500 Queen Street > Edinburgh 1606 (47/4)
1710 Edinburgh > Aberdeen 1937 (HST)

Monday

0800 Aberdeen > Montrose 0854 (HST)
1002 Montrose > Perth 1048 (47)
1140 Perth > Edinburgh 1300 (26 hauling failed 101 )
1318 Edinburgh > Glasgow Central via Shotts 1457 (101)
1530 Central > Ayr 1622 (318)
1650 Ayr > Stranraer Harbour 1826 (47)

No overnights used as one of my companions was only 13 years old and parental permission was not forthcoming. Youth Hostels used instead.

 

[flymo]

Not sure about 11:58, but on Summer Saturdays in the 1985 book, there is an HST working at 06:30 from Worcester Shrub Hill (!) to the Zance arriving at 12:01. This left Temple Meads at 07:50, so could have been roughly the train you are thinking of.

Thanks anyway, I might have got the times wrong. I think this train, the 1201 arrival into Penzance you mention, might have been the one I was referring to, but I'm pretty sure now that I never managed the second trip. I'm sure now that I planned the trip and had all the times worked out but never got round to it unfortunately.

Always nice to look back at past times and exploits, thanks for taking the time to look it up.