AYR-KILMARNOCK-CARLISLE: THE SOU WESTER EXPRESS Engine: A4 class 4-6-2 No 60009 Union of South Africa Load: 11 coaches, 382 tons tare, 405 tons full Pilot engine Dumfries-Carlisle 47444 ----------------------------------------------------- miles sch m/sec mi/hr ----------------------------------------------------- 0.00 AYR 0 0:00 1.19 Newton-on-Ayr 3:20 40 3.39 Prestwick 6 5:50 55 6.31 Troon 10 10:06 30* 7.51 Barassie Jc 12 13:24 slack 10.52 Drybridge 19:53 easy 12.60 Gatehead SB 24:25 easy 15.42 KILMARNOCK 26 30:38 slack 17.18 mp 35.5 (Hurlford) 29 33:42 46 18.68 mp 37 (Bowhouse) 35:51 38 19.68 mp 38 37:26 37/39 20.68 mp 39 38:55 41 22.18 mp 40.5 (Garrochburn) 41:07 40 22.93 Mossgiel Tunnel N 42:14 37* 24.80 Mauchline 44 44:48 50/51 26.68 mp 45 (Brackenhill Jc) 47:20 36 27.93 mp 46.25 (Baroney Jc) slack 5* 29.23 Auchinleck slack 15* 31.18 mp 49.5 (Old Cumnock) p.w.s 15* 34.18 mp 52.5 (Polquhap) 66:53 40/39 36.60 New Cumnock 61 69:58 54 40.18 mp 58.5 (Upper Cairn) 73:48 56/53 41.18 mp 59.5 74:57 51 43.43 mp 61.75 70 79:20 Water -- ----- Stop 0 0:00 44.05 Kirkconnel 2 1:54 47.37 Sanquhar SB 5:59 59 49.68 mp 68 (Mennock) 8:08 68 52.18 mp 70.5 (Ardoch) 10:39 52* 54.74 Drumlanrig Tunnel N 13:29 58/49 55.98 Carronbridge 15:02 57 57.68 mp 76 16:35 65 59.30 Thornhill 19 18:55 15* 60.68 mp 79 21:25 48 62.04 Closeburn 23:33 easy 63.18 mp 81.5 slack 20* 65.93 Auldgirth 29:44 61 69.93 mp 88.25 (Hollywood) 33:23 66/64 71.68 mp 90 (Cairn Valley Jc) 35:07 58 73.47 DUMFRIES 37 38:35 ----- -- ----- Pilot On 0.00 0 0:00 (47444) 77.43 mp 95.75 (Racks) 5:21 57 80.93 mp 99.25 9:06 55/57 81.99 Ruthwell 10:11 61 85.55 Cummertrees 13:50 52 86.93 mp 105.25 (Powfoot) 15:21 57 88.92 ANNAN 20 17:32 54 91.93 mp 110.25 (Eastriggs) 20:51 50/53 58 95.18 mp 113.5 (Rigg) 24:27 50 97.00 Gretna Green 26:43 41 97.84 Gretna Jc 32 28:16 easy 100.47 Floriston 31:22 50.9 av 102.49 Rockcliffe 33:28 57.7 av 104.49 Kingmoor RR 35:41 54.1 av 106.56 CARLISLE 42 39:48 ------ -- ----- Date: Saturday 10th March 1984 dep: Ayr 2.32pm..R Time arr: Carlisle 5.42pm..7 Late ----------------------------------------------------- Back to Review: LNER Steam Page