SATURDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2021

Confirmed itinerary and timings as of 07.09.2021

It is with much pleasure that Pathfinder presents this full day railcruise to the south west of Scotland, featuring a scenic route that is often ignored due to its extremity. We also return English Electric Type 4s to an erstwhile destination from some 50 years ago – Stranraer here we come!

A range of West Coast Main Line (WCML) pick ups will allow our locos to reel off the miles to Carlisle, including over Shap. Beyond Carlisle we take ex- G & S.W.R. metals north via Dumfries and Annbank to Newton-on-Ayr to reverse – This is Burns country!

Then onwards into Galloway, and over the undulating and twisting line that threads through the high hills before arrival at the end of the line, into the old Irish packet port of Stranraer.

After a short break (1235 to 1350), we re-trace this interesting route north back to Ayr for a further leg stretch (1550-1655), before running via Troon and Kilmarnock to the south and Carlisle. It then remains for a fast setting down return along the  WCML to the Birmingham area to conclude this unusual day out.

Motive power is expected to be a pair of class 50 diesel locomotives, courtesy of the  Class Fifty Alliance, hauling Mark I carriages

CONFIRMED TIMINGS

Limited seats available in Standard and First Class