I've got three local stations.
BLAIRHILL
This is based on the full Airdrie-Bathgate timetable, because otherwise I'd end up going back and forth between Airdrie and Helensburgh most of the day!
05:42 Blairhill-Balloch a06:44
27mi, 46ch
06:53 Balloch-Airdrie a08:09
30mi, 9ch
08:20 Airdrie-Milngavie a09:07
19mi, 58ch
09:12 Milngavie-Motherwell via Hamilton a10:11
23mi, 35ch
10:16 Motherwell-Lanark a10:44
15mi, 78ch
10:53 Lanark-Milngavie via Hamilton a12:22
42mi, 49ch
12:27 Milngavie-Edinburgh via Airdrie, a13:57
53mi, 11ch
14:11 Edinburgh-Newcraighall, a14:22
4mi, 54ch
14:37 Newcraighall-Edinburgh via Fife Circle, a16:49
67mi, 23ch
17:00 Edinburgh-London King's Cross, a21:44
393mi, 13ch
22:00 London King's Cross-Newcastle, a02:18
268mi, 56ch
Total:
946miles, 23chains
I must admit, that's a tempting first day plan for an ALR should I ever go on one!
KIRKWOOD
06:09 Kirkwood-Glasgow Central, a06:35
10mi, 3ch
06:50 Glasgow Central-Glasgow Central via Cathcart Circle, a07:20
8mi, 2ch
07:35 Glasgow Central-Gourock, a08:28
26mi, 11ch
08:36 Gourock-Glasgow Central, a09:28
26mi, 11ch
09:45 Glasgow Central-Largs, a10:47
42mi, 57ch
10:53 Largs-Glasgow Central, a11:52
42mi, 57ch
12:07 Glasgow Central-Paisley Canal, a12:25
7mi, 50ch
12:30 Paisley Canal-Glasgow Central, a12:49
7mi, 50ch
13:05 Glasgow Central-Neilston, a13:34
11mi, 17ch
14:00 Neilston-Glasgow Central, a14:29
11mi, 17ch
14:45 Glasgow Central-Largs, a15:44
42mi, 57ch
15:53 Largs-Glasgow Central, a16:52
42mi, 57ch
17:07 Glasgow Central-Paisley Canal, a17:25
7mi, 50ch
17:30 Paisley Canal-Glasgow Central, a17:53
7mi, 50ch
18:12 Glasgow Central-Kilmarnock, a18:50
24mi, 17ch
18:57 Kilmarnock-Glasgow Central, a19:35
24mi, 17ch
19:50 Glasgow Central-York, a00:06
254mi, 17ch
00:50 York-Newcastle, a02:18
80mi, 16ch
Total:
767miles, 76 chains
I was rather hoping to get out of Glasgow earlier. Sadly, the criteria means that I spend all day going in and out of Central, not leaving the SPT area until the 19:50 to York. Of course, the sheer volume of trains in and out of Glasgow Central will always be a barrier to getting anywhere in this challenge, So it leads to a disapointing mileage. I must admit, I thought it would have been higher than the Blairhill one.
COATBRIDGE CENTRAL
06:40 Coatbridge Central-Milngavie a07:51
28mi, 59ch
07:58 Milngavie-Motherwell via WCML a08:45
20mi, 75ch
08:50 Motherwell-Milngavie via Hamilton a09:52
23mi, 35ch
09:57 Milngavie-Edinburgh via Airdrie a11:27
53mi, 11ch
11:45 Edinburgh-Glasgow Central via Falkirk High, a12:37
47mi, 23ch
12:48 Glasgow Queen Street-Dunblane, a13:43
34mi, 41ch
13:58 Dunblane-Edinburgh, a15:02
41mi, 34ch
15:19 Edinburgh-Cowdenbeath, a16:04
22mi, 31ch
16:24 Cowdenbeath-Newcraighall, a17:28
27mi, 5ch
17:37 Newcraighall-Edinburgh via Fife Circle, a19:55
67mi, 23ch
20:16 Edinburgh-Dundee a21:40
59mi, 3ch
21:47 Dundee-Aberdeen a23:07
71mi, 25ch
Total:
496miles, 45chains
I had expected that to be a lot better, but once again the lack of trains out of Scotland proved my nemesis. There was definitely the potential to get good connections to the South and, as a result, a better mileage, but sadly it was not to be.
So, all in all, a real surprise for me. I most certainly did not expect Blairhill to be the best source of mileage, although of course the reopening to Edinburgh has helped matters somewhat. None of mine have excitingly high mileages, but you do end up quite far away from Coatbridge so that's always a good thing!
If, on the other hand, it is not permitted (because it is the next service day), then the distance becomes 946mi 15ch.
