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This is a listing of Network Rail Infrastructure Monitoring Train schedules which run in Scotland.
NMT, PLPR & UTU.
These trains are operated on behalf of Network Rail by Colas Rail and are formed of all yellow coaching stock with specialist equipment.
The NMT and PLPR trains generally run on a 4-weekly cycle using WTT paths to cover the main lines in Scotland.
Within this cycle there is some variation to cover some secondary lines on a less frequent basis.
On some occasions the trains listed will run to an Altered (VAR) schedule with the same headcode, different timings and itinerary. Sometimes the trains will be cancelled and replaced by a Short Term Planning (STP) schedule which may have a different headcode.
The planned running dates for the PLPR and UTU trains are listed in Network Rail's Engineering Access Statement (EAS), in Section 5 'Possession Strategy'.
The times and UIDs on this page are based on the December 2020 - May 2021 Working Timetable (WTT).
On Real Times Trains the reporting IDs (headcodes) are obfuscated showing as three digits followed by a single letter. The correct 1Qnn IDs are given here.
Search the Gen list for PLPR
Search the Gen list for UTU
NMT, PLPR & UTU.
These trains are operated on behalf of Network Rail by Colas Rail and are formed of all yellow coaching stock with specialist equipment.
The NMT and PLPR trains generally run on a 4-weekly cycle using WTT paths to cover the main lines in Scotland.
Within this cycle there is some variation to cover some secondary lines on a less frequent basis.
On some occasions the trains listed will run to an Altered (VAR) schedule with the same headcode, different timings and itinerary. Sometimes the trains will be cancelled and replaced by a Short Term Planning (STP) schedule which may have a different headcode.
The planned running dates for the PLPR and UTU trains are listed in Network Rail's Engineering Access Statement (EAS), in Section 5 'Possession Strategy'.
The times and UIDs on this page are based on the December 2020 - May 2021 Working Timetable (WTT).
On Real Times Trains the reporting IDs (headcodes) are obfuscated showing as three digits followed by a single letter. The correct 1Qnn IDs are given here.
NMT schedules
Search the Gen list for NMT| Train Service Code: 52495117 Colas for Network Rail – New Measurement Train (NMT) | |
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| Sunday (Day 1) | |
| 1Q34 (SuO) 1022 Derby R.T.C. - Hull | UID:H13749 |
| 1Q35 (SuO) 1225 Hull - Heaton T&R.S.M.D. | UID:H13750 |
| Monday (Day 2) | |
| 1Q23 (MO) 1033 Heaton T&R.S.M.D. - Newcastle | UID:H13736 |
| Route: Newcastle, Edinburgh 1240-1242, Gartshore DPL, Glasgow Queen St (reverse) 1343-1409, Polmont S UPL, Edinburgh 1514-1521, Newcastle 1649½ | |
| or | |
| 1Q24 (MO) 1033 Heaton T&R.S.M.D. - Newcastle | UID:H13738 |
| Route: Newcastle, Edinburgh 1240-1242, Haymarket, Cadder DPL, Glasgow Queen St (reverse) 1343-1409, Gartshore UPL, Edinburgh 1514-1521, Newcastle 1649 | |
| then | |
| 1Q37 (MO) 1759 Newcastle - Derby R.T.C. | UID:H13751 |
| Route: Hartlepool, York | |
| Tuesday (Day 3) | |
| 1Q26 (TO) 0613 Derby R.T.C. - Edinburgh | UID:H13742 |
| Route: Carlisle, Carstairs DPL, Glasgow Central (reverse) 1124-1209, Carstairs, Edinburgh 1317 | |
| or | |
| 1Q26 (TO) 0613 Derby R.T.C. - Edinburgh | UID:H13744 |
| Route: Carlisle, Wishaw, Glasgow Central (reverse) 1124-1209, Carstairs, Edinburgh 1317 | |
| then | |
| 1Q26 (TO) 1345 Edinburgh - Slateford Depot | UID:H13743 |
| Route: Kirkcaldy, Carnoustie (reverse) 1519-1529, Perth DL (reverse) 1603-1753, Aberdeen (reverse) 1950-2016, Edinburgh, Slateford 2344 | |
| Wednesday (Day 4) | |
| 1Q26 (WO) 0634 Slateford Depot - Crewe C.S. | UID:H13741 |
| Route: Carstairs, Motherwell, Braidhurst DL (reverse) 0727-0739, Abington UPL, Beattock UPL, Carlisle, Preston, Crewe CS 1202 | |
| or | |
| 1Q26 (WO) 0756 Slateford Depot - Crewe C.S. | UID:H13740 |
| Route: Lockerbie, Carlisle, Preston, Crewe CS 1202 | |
PLPR schedules
PLPR runs north from Derby in Weeks 42, 46, 50, 2, 6, 10, 14, 18, 26, 30 & 34 during 2021.Search the Gen list for PLPR
| Train Service Code: 52495113 Colas for Network Rail – Plain Line Pattern Recognition Train (PLPR) | |
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| Tuesday (Day 1) | |
| 1Q47 1Q47 (TO) 1055 Derby R.T.C. - Carlisle High Wapping Sdgs | UID: H11445 |
| Via Whitehaven, Carlisle HWS (a 1932). | |
| Wednesday (Day 2) | |
| 1Q74 (WO) 0610 Carlisle High Wapping Sdgs - Mossend Down Yard | UID: H11465 |
| Route: Kilmarnock, Ayr (RM), Kilmarnock, Carlisle (RM), Beattock, Slateford, Millerhill (RM), Shotts, Mossend (a 1925) | |
| Thursday (Day 3) | |
| 1Q75 (ThO) 1457 Mossend Down Yard - Mossend Down Yard | UID: H11473 |
| Route: Whifflet Loop (RM), Wishaw, Lanark (RM), Mossend, Bellgrove, Shields Jn, Paisley GS, Ayr (RM), Shield Jn, Bellgrove, Bathgate, Edinburgh Park, Gorgie Jn, Millerhill, North Berwick (RM), Millerhill, Gorgie Jn, Haymarket, Edinburgh Waverley, Tweedbank (RM), Gorgie Jn, Bathgate, Glasgow QS LL, Milngavie (RM), Belgrove, Mossend DY (a 0553) | |
| Friday (Day 4) | |
| 1Q76 (FO) 1747 Mossend Down Goods Loop - Mossend Down Yard | UID: H11467 |
| Route: Carmyle, Larkfield Jn, Shields Jn, Paisley GS, Wemyss Bay (RM), WB Jn (RM), Gourock (RM), Glasgow C HL (RM), Ardrossan Harbour (RM), Dalry, Brownhill UPL (RM), Irvine (RM), Largs (RM), Shields Jn, Larkfield Jn, Newton (RM), Glasgow C HL (RM), Hamilton, Motherwell, Holytown Jn (RM), Polmadie (RM), Carmyle, Mossend DY (a 0645) | |
| Saturday (Day 5) | |
| 1Q77 (SO) 1334 Mossend Down Yard - Inverness Millburn Colas Rail | UID: C07448 |
| Route: Cumbernauld, Stirling, Perth, Aviemore, Inverness (RM), Elgin, Aberdeen (RM), Elgin, Invnerness (RM), Millburn Yd (a 0205) | |
| Sunday (Day 6) | |
| Stable at Inverness, | |
| or on Sundays 21/2, 16/5, 8/8, 31/10 in 2021 | |
| 1Q78 (SUN) 0846 Inverness Millburn Colas Rail - Inverness Millburn Colas Rail | UID: H11453 |
| Route: Dingwall, Lairg, Georgemas Jn (RM), Thurso (RM), G.Jn (RM), Wick (RM), Lairg, Dingwall, Millburn Yd (2024) | |
| or on Sundays 24/1, 18/4, 11/7, 3/10 in 2021 | |
| 1Q78 (SUN) 1312 Inverness Millburn Colas Rail - Inverness Millburn Colas Rail | UID: H11510 |
| Route: Dingwall, Kyle of Lochalsh (RM), Dingwall, Millburn Yd (a 2254) | |
| Monday (Day 7) | |
| 1Q79 (MO) 1442 Inverness Millburn Colas Rail - Mossend Down Yard | UID: H11436 |
| Route: Aviemore, Perth, Stirling, Polmont, Dalmeny Jn, Dunfermline, Markinch (RM), Kirkcaldy, Inverkeithing (RM), Kirkcaldy, Dunfermline, Dalmeny Jn, Polmont, Stirling (RM), Cumbernauld, Mossend DY (a 0354) | |
| Tuesday (Day 8) | |
| 1Q80 (TO) 1556 Mossend Down Yard - Mossend Down Yard | UID: H11486 |
| Route: Whifflet Loop (RM), Motherwell, Carstairs (RM), Wishaw, Mossend, Gartcosh, Springburn, Maryhill, Dalmuir, Helensburgh C (RM), Dalmuir, Maryhill, Croy, Larbert N (RM), Croy, Springburn, Coatbridge C, Carmyle, Glasgow C LL, Yoker, Balloch (RM), Yoker, Glasgow C LL, Carmyle, Coatbridge C, Cumbernauld (RM), Springburn, Glasgow Q St HL (RM), Springburn, Bellgrove, Glasgow Q St LL, Hyndland (RM), Glasgow Q St LL, Springburn, Maryhill, Anniesland (RM), Maryhill, Springburn, Cumbernauld (RM), Mossend DY (a 0525) | |
| Wednesday (Day 9) | |
| 1Q81 (WO) 1856 Mossend Down Yard - Carlisle High Wapping Sdgs | UID: H11516 |
| Route: Cumbernauld, Falkirk G, Grangemouth OT, Falkirk G, Cumbernauld, Motherwell, Hamilton, Mouth Florida, Glasgow C HL (RM), Barrhead, Kilmarnock, Mauchline (RM), Kilmarnock, Barrhead, Glasgow C HL (RM), Mount Florida, Newton, Shotts, Midcalder Jn (RM), Beattock, Carlisle HWS (a 0455) | |
| Thursday (Day 10) | |
| 1Q82 (ThO) 1635 Carlisle High Wapping Sdgs - Blackpool North | UID: H11454 |
| via Whitehaven, Windermere (RM), Manchester Victoria | |
| Friday (Day 11) | |
| 1Q83 (FO) 1413 Blackpool North - Derby R.T.C. | UID: H11469 |
UTU schedules
Search the Gen list for UTU
| Train Service Code: 52495112 Colas for Network Rail – Ultrasonic Test Unit (UTU) | |
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| 3Q62 3Q62 (SUN) 1110 Slateford Depot - Falkland S.S. | UID: H09219 |
| 3Q58 3Q58 (MO) 2108 Derby R.T.C. - Heaton T&R.S.M.D. | UID: H09213 |
| 3Q58 3Q58 (MO) 2108 Derby R.T.C. - Heaton T&R.S.M.D. | UID: H09214 |
| 3Q12 3Q12 (MO) 2234 Derby R.T.C. - Carlisle High Wapping Sdgs | UID: H09132 |
| 3Q56 3Q56 (TO) 0044 Inverness T.M.D. - Mossend Down Yard | UID: H09207 |
| 3Q34 3Q34 (TO) 2043 Fort William J.Yd T.C. - Mossend Down Yard | UID: H09178 |
| 3Q81 3Q81 (TO) 2305 Heaton T&R.S.M.D. - Slateford Depot | UID: H09235 |
| 3Q16 3Q16 (WO) 0003 Carlisle High Wapping Sdgs - Mossend Down Yard | UID: H09148 |
| 3Q16 3Q16 (WO) 0003 Carlisle High Wapping Sdgs - Mossend Down Yard | UID: H01080 |
| 3Q15 3Q15 (WO) 0156 Carlisle High Wapping Sdgs - Mossend Down Yard | UID: H09145 |
| 3Q47 3Q47 (WO) 2137 Slateford Depot - Slateford Depot | UID: H09194 |
| 3Q74 3Q74 (WO) 2152 Mossend Down Yard - Mossend Down Yard | UID: H09231 |
| 3Q45 3Q45 (WO) 2237 Slateford Depot - Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D | UID: H09191 |
| 3Q31 3Q31 (WO) 2304 Mossend Down Yard - Oban | UID: H09172 |
| 3Q15 3Q15 (ThO) 0056 Mossend Down Yard - Carlisle High Wapping Sdgs | UID: H09146 |
| 3Q14 3Q14 (ThO) 2103 Slateford Depot - Heaton T&R.S.M.D. | UID: H09142 |
| 3Q41 3Q41 (ThO) 2127 Inverness Millburn Colas Rail - Wick | UID: H09184 |
| 3Q36 3Q36 (ThO) 2127 Inverness T.M.D. - Inverness T.M.D. | UID: H11520 |
| 3Q32 3Q32 (ThO) 2128 Oban - Fort William J.Yd T.C. | UID: H09175 |
| 3Q19 3Q19 (ThO) 2220 Slateford Depot - Slateford Depot | UID: H17721 |
| 3Q76 3Q76 (ThO) 2230 Mossend Down Yard - Carlisle High Wapping Sdgs | UID: H01082 |
| 3Q46 3Q46 (ThO) 2240 Aberdeen Clayhills Car.M.D - Slateford Depot | UID: H09193 |
| 3Q76 3Q76 (ThO) 2249 Mossend Down Yard - Carlisle High Wapping Sdgs | UID: H09234 |
| 3Q76 3Q76 (ThO) 2258½ Mossend Down Yard - Carlisle High Wapping Sdgs | UID: H01081 |
| 3Q33 3Q33 (FO) 1757 Fort William J.Yd T.C. - Fort William J.Yd T.C. | UID: H09176 |
| 3Q42 3Q42 (FO) 2000 Wick - Georgemas Junction | UID: H09186 |
| 3Q43 3Q43 (FO) 2212 Georgemas Junction - Inverness Millburn Colas Rail | UID: H09187 |
| 3Q50 3Q50 (FO) 2237 Slateford Depot - Slateford Depot | UID: H09199 |
| 3Q51 3Q51 (FO) 2248 Slateford Depot - Slateford Depot | UID: C08835 |