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Hants & Dorset Holiday Tours - Instructions To Drivers
Tour 18 - Scottish Highlands & John O'Groats - 8 days - 10 pages
Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited   Form T.E.1. (rev/1)
Tour No. 18. Scottish Highlands & John O'Groats 1st Day Saturday
Prepare coach for the day 0745 a.m.
at Bournemouth
Passengers breakfast at   a.m.
Relief
  Time Stopping Place Coach Park
  from to    
         
Depart   0830 Bournemouth  
Coffee        
Lunch     Hand over at Salisbury and return
Tea     passenger to Bournemouth  
Arrive        
Garage        
     
Free at   P.M.
 
Special Instructions  
   
Refuel at  
Time allowed   minutes
Exterior clean at  
Time allowed   minutes
Total hours worked   hours   minutes
Add refuelling & cleaning   hours   minutes
Total hours payable 3 hours 30 minutes
 
  Route Mileage
     
  Bournemouth  
A347 &  
A31 Ringwood 13
A338 Salisbury 17
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Total Mileage 30
Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited   Form T.E.1. (rev/1)
Tour No. 18. Scottish Highlands & John O'Groats 1st Day Saturday
Prepare coach for the day 0745 a.m.
at Bournemouth
Passengers breakfast at   a.m.
 
  Time Stopping Place Coach Park
  from to    
         
Depart   0830 Bournemouth  
Coffee        
Lunch 1200 1315 Hopcroft Holt Hotel, Steeple Aston
Tea 1530 1600 Bell Hotel, Leicester  
Arrive 2000   Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate At Hotel
Garage 2015      
     
Free at 2030 P.M.
 
Special Instructions Travel passenger to Salisbury
   
Refuel at Midland Red, Sandacre, Leicester & West Yorkshire
Time allowed 60 minutes
Exterior clean at Ilkley
Time allowed 60 minutes
Total hours worked 14 hours 54 minutes
Add refuelling & cleaning 2 hours 00 minutes
Total hours payable 19 hours 29 minutes
 
  Route Mileage
     
  Salisbury  
A30 / A338 Burbage 23
A338 Hungerford 10
A338 Wantage 14
A338 / A420 Oxford 15
A423 Hopcroft Holt 12
A423 Banbury 10
A422    
A4036 Daventry 17
B4038 A5 A428 &  
M1 Lutterworth 16
M1 &    
A46 Leicester 13
A46 New Inn 16
A46 & A6097 Lowdham 12
A6097 Oxton 4
A6097 Warren Hill 3
A614 Ollerton 8
A614 &  
A1 Doncaster (By pass) 26
A1 Wetherby 32
A661 Harrogate 9
  Total Mileage 240
Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited   Form T.E.1. (rev/1)
Tour No. 18. Scottish Highlands & John O'Groats 2nd Day Sunday
Prepare coach for the day 0800 a.m.
at Harrogate
Passengers breakfast at 0745 a.m.
 
  Time Stopping Place Coach Park
  from to    
         
Depart   0830 Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate  
Coffee        
Lunch 1200 1300 Royal Station Hotel, Newcastle At Hotel
Tea 1600 1630 Waverley Castle, Melrose At Hotel
Arrive 1930   Metropolitan Hotel, Falkirk  
Garage 1945      
     
Free at 2000 P.M.
 
Special Instructions  
   
Refuel at Alexander, Falkirk
Time allowed 30 minutes
Exterior clean at Falkirk
Time allowed 60 minutes
Total hours worked 12 hours 39 minutes
Add refuelling & cleaning 1 hours 30 minutes
Total hours payable 19 hours 59 minutes
 
  Route Mileage
     
  Harrogate  
A61 Ripon 11
A1 Newcastle on Tyne 66
A696 &  
A68 Carter Bar 47
A68 &  
A609 Melrose 24
A609 Galashiels 4
A72 Edinburgh 33
  South Queensferry 8
A90 Forth Road Bridge  
A985 Kincardine Bridge 12
A905 Falkirk 3
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Total Mileage 208
Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited   Form T.E.1. (rev/1)
Tour No. 18. Scottish Highlands & John O'Groats 3rd Day Monday
Prepare coach for the day 0830 a.m.
at Falkirk
Passengers breakfast at 0815 a.m.
 
  Time Stopping Place Coach Park
  from to    
         
Depart   0900 Metropolitan Hotel, Falkirk  
Coffee 1100 1130 Aberfeldy  
Lunch 1230 1330 Fisher's Hotel, Pitlochry At Hotel
Tea 1615 1645 Spean Bridge Hotel, Spean Bridge  
Arrive 1930   Royal Marine Hotel, Nairn  
Garage 1945   Nairn (At Hotel)  
     
Free at 2000 P.M.
 
Special Instructions  
   
Refuel at  
Time allowed Nil minutes
Exterior clean at Nairn
Time allowed 60 minutes
Total hours worked 12 hours 18 minutes
Add refuelling & cleaning 1 hours -- minutes
Total hours payable 14 hours 42 minutes
 
  Route Mileage
     
  Falkirk  
A9 Stirling 11
A9 Dunblane 6
A9 &    
A882 Crieff 17
A882 &  
A826 Aberfeldy 23
A827 &  
A9 Pitlochry 15
A9 Dalwhinnie 31
A86 Loch Laggan 13
A86 &  
A82 Fort Augustus 45
A82 Inverness 34
A96 Nairn 16
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Total Mileage 211
Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited   Form T.E.1. (rev/1)
Tour No. 18. Scottish Highlands & John O'Groats 4th Day Tuesday
Prepare coach for the day 0800 a.m.
at Nairn
Passengers breakfast at 0745 a.m.
 
  Time Stopping Place Coach Park
  from to    
         
Depart   0830 Royal Marine Hotel, Nairn  
Coffee        
Lunch 1230 1330 Stags Head Hotel, Golspie  
Tea 1615 1645 John O'Groats Hotel, John O'Groats At Hotel
Arrive 1830   --do-- At Hotel
Garage 1845   John O'Groats (Hotel)  
     
Free at 1900 P.M.
 
Special Instructions Short evening tour from John O'Groats to
  Crathie and return between tea and dinner
Refuel at Highland Omnibuses, Inverness (AM)
Time allowed 30 minutes
Exterior clean at John O'Groats
Time allowed 60 minutes
Total hours worked 11 hours 36 minutes
Add refuelling & cleaning 1 hours 30 minutes
Total hours payable 13 hours 50 minutes
 
  Route Mileage
     
  Nairn  
A96 Inverness 16
A9 Dingwall 22
A836 &  
A9 Bonar Bridge 27
A9 Helmsdale 38
A9 Wick 37
A9 John O'Groats 17
     
  EVENING TRIP  
  TO CRATHIE 30
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Total Mileage 187
Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited   Form T.E.1. (rev/1)
Tour No. 18. Scottish Highlands & John O'Groats 5th Day Wednesday
Prepare coach for the day 0830 a.m.
at John O'Groats
Passengers breakfast at 0815 a.m.
 
  Time Stopping Place Coach Park
  from to    
         
Depart   0900 John O'Groats Hotel, John O'Groats  
Coffee        
Lunch 1215 1315 Stag's Head Hotel, Golspie  
Tea 1600   Station Hotel, Inverness  
Arrive 1600   "  
Garage 1615   Highland Motors Omnibuses, Walking Time 20. mins
      Inverness
Free at 1630 P.M.  
 
Special Instructions  
   
Refuel at Highland Omnibuses, Wick (AM)
Time allowed 30 minutes
Exterior clean at Inverness
Time allowed 60 minutes
Total hours worked 9 hours 18 minutes
Add refuelling & cleaning 1 hours 30 minutes
Total hours payable 11 hours 17 minutes
 
  Route Mileage
     
  John O'Groats  
A9 Wick 17
A9 Helmsdale 37
A9 Bonar Bridge 38
A9 &    
A836 Dingwall 27
A9 Inverness 22
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Total Mileage 141
Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited   Form T.E.1. (rev/1)
Tour No. 18. Scottish Highlands & John O'Groats 6th Day Thursday
Prepare coach for the day 0805 a.m.
at Inverness
Passengers breakfast at 0800 a.m.
 
  Time Stopping Place Coach Park
  from to    
         
Depart   0845 Station Hotel, Inverness Walking Time 20 minutes
Coffee        
Lunch 1300 1400 Fisher's Hotel, Pitlochry At Hotel
Tea 1645 1715 Dreadnought Hotel, Callander At Hotel
Arrive 1745   Royal Hotel, Bridge of Allan At Hotel
Garage 1800   Bridge of Allan (Hotel))  
     
Free at 1815 P.M.
 
Special Instructions  
   
Refuel at Alexander, Pitlochry
Time allowed 30 minutes
Exterior clean at Bridge of Allan
Time allowed 60 minutes
Total hours worked 10 hours 06 minutes
Add refuelling & cleaning 1 hours 30 minutes
Total hours payable 13 hours 57 minutes
 
  Route Mileage
     
  Inverness  
A9 Carrbridge 25
A9 Kingussie 19
A9 Pitlochry 44
A9 &    
A827 Aberfeldy 15
A827 Killen 22
A827 &  
A85 Lochearnhead 8
A84 Callander 14
A84 Doune 8
A84 Bridg of Allan 2
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Total Mileage 157
Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited   Form T.E.1. (rev/1)
Tour No. 18. Scottish Highlands & John O'Groats 7th Day Friday
Prepare coach for the day 0800 a.m.
at Callander should be Bridge of Allan
Passengers breakfast at 0800 a.m.
 
  Time Stopping Place Coach Park
  from to    
         
Depart   0830 Royal Hotel, Bridge of Allan  
Coffee        
Lunch 1300 1400 Crown & Mitre, Carlisle Walking Time 10 mins
Tea 1715 1745 Scotch Corner Hotel, Richmond At Hotel
Arrive 1915   Prospect Hotel, Harrogate  
Garage 1930   West Yorkshire, Grove Park Walking Time 20 mins
      Terrace, Harrogate
Free at 1945 P.M.  
 
Special Instructions  
   
Refuel at Cumberland, Carlisle & West Yorkshire, Harrogate
Time allowed 60 minutes
Exterior clean at Harrogate
Time allowed 60 minutes
Total hours worked 14 hours 03 minutes
Add refuelling & cleaning 2 hours 00 minutes
Total hours payable 17 hours 24 minutes
 
  Route Mileage
     
  Bridge of Allan  
A84 Stirling 6
A80 &    
A73 Lanark 38
A73 &    
A74 Gretna Green 67
A74 Carlisle 9
A6 Penrith 18
A66 Brough 21
A66 Scotch Corner 30
A1 &    
A61 Ripon 25
A61 Harrogate 11
  "Dead" 1
  empty to garage  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Total Mileage 226
Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited   Form T.E.1. (rev/1)
Tour No. 18. Scottish Highlands & John O'Groats 8th Day Saturday
Prepare coach for the day 0745 a.m.
at Harrogate
Passengers breakfast at 0745 a.m.
 
  Time Stopping Place Coach Park
  from to    
         
Depart   0815 Prospect Hotel, Harrogate Walking Time 20 mins
Coffee        
Lunch 1300 1400 Bell Hotel, Leicester  
Tea 1630 1700 Randolph Hotel, Oxford Walking Time 20 mins
Arrive 2130   Bournemouth  
Garage 2145   --do--  
     
Free at 2200 P.M.
 
Special Instructions Hand over to relief driver at Salisbury
   
Refuel at Midland Red, Sandacre, Leicester
Time allowed 30 minutes
Exterior clean at Not required
Time allowed Nil minutes
Total hours worked 13 hours 57 minutes
Add refuelling & cleaning   hours 30 minutes
Total hours payable 19 hours 08 minutes
 
  Route Mileage
     
  "Dead" 1
  Harrogate  
A661 Wetherby 9
A1 Doncaster (by pass) 32
A1 &    
A614 Ollerton 26
A614 Warren Hill 8
A6097 Oxton 3
A6097 Lowdham 4
A6097 &  
A46 New Inn 12
A46 Leicester 16
A46 &  
M1 Lutterworth (by pass) 13
M1, A428 &  
A5 Towcester 27
A43 Brackley 11
A43 Oxford 22
A420 A338 Wantage 15
A338 Hungerford 14
A338 Burbage 10
A338 / A30 Salisbury 31
  Total Mileage 254
Hants & Dorset Motor Services Limited   Form T.E.1. (rev/1)
Tour No. 18. Scottish Highlands & John O'Groats 8th Day Saturday
Prepare coach for the day   a.m.
at  
Passengers breakfast at   a.m.
 
  Time Stopping Place Coach Park
  from to    
         
Depart        
Coffee        
Lunch     TAKE OVER AT SALISBURY  
Tea        
Arrive 2130   Bournemouth  
Garage 2145   --do--  
     
Free at 2200 P.M.
 
Special Instructions  
   
Refuel at  
Time allowed   minutes
Exterior clean at  
Time allowed   minutes
Total hours worked   hours   minutes
Add refuelling & cleaning   hours   minutes
Total hours payable 3 hours 33 minutes
 
  Route Mileage
     
  Salisbury  
A36 Southampton 23
A336 &  
A31 Ringwood 18
A347 &  
A31 Bournemouth 13
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  Total Mileage 54
 
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