28th May 2011

S.R.P.S. Railtours
The Kyle Crusader / Lochalsh Special

Locos Used 47804 & 55022 'Royal Scots Grey'
Stock Used 11 x mark 1's

Route :
1Z64 : North Berwick to Kyle of Lochalsh
1Z65 : Kyle of Lochalsh to North Berwick

Loco(s) Route
55022 (1) North Berwick - Drem - Longniddry - Musselburgh - Portobello Jn - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Burntisland - Kirkcaldy - Ladybank - Newburgh - Hilton Jn - Perth - Pitlochry - Dalwhinnie - Kingussie - Aviemore - Slochd - Millburn Jn - Rose Street Jn - Muir of Ord - Dingwall - Garve - Achnasheen - Strathcarron - Plockton - Kyle of Lochalsh
55022 (1) Kyle of Lochalsh - (reverse of outward route) - North Berwick

Notes :
(1) 47804 on rear.

Source : Nigel Benning (joined/left the tour at Edinburgh Waverley)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nigel Benning)

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
0.0 North Berwick 05.21d ?   00.32a ? 559.5
4.6 Drem 05/30 ?   00/22 ? 554.9
9.1 Longniddry ??.??a ~ 05.39d ?   00.12a ~ ??.??d ? 550.4
12.8 Prestonpans 05/45 ?   00/08 ? 546.7
16.3 Monktonhall Jn 05/51 ?   00/04 ? 543.1
17.1 Musselburgh ??.??a ~ 05.55d ?   23.59a ~ ??.??d ? 542.3
18.9 Portobello Jn 05/56 ?   23/57 ? 540.5
19.6 Craigentinny Jn 05/58 ?   23/56 ? 538.9
21.5 Abbeyhill Jn 06/00 ?   23/53 ? 538.0
22.3 Edinburgh Waverley ??.??a ~ 06.10d ? ~ 06.12   23.46a ~ ??.??d 23.37 ~ ? 537.2
22.7 Princes St Gardens 06/11 ?   23/44 ? 536.8
23.5 Haymarket 06/14 ?   23/41 ? 535.9
24.7 Haymarket West Jn 06/15 ?   23/37 ? 534.8
31.3 Dalmeny Jn 06/22 ?   23/26 ? 528.1
31.8 Dalmeny ??.??a ~ 06.26d 06.25 ~ 06.26   23.22a ~ ??.??d ? 527.7
35.5 Inverkeithing 06/31 06/33   23/14 ? 524.0
37.1 Dalgety Bay ??.??a ~ 06.36d 06.36 ~ 06.38   23.08a ~ ??.??d ? 522.4
42.6 Burntisland 06/42 06/47   23/03 ? 516.9
48.3 Kirkcaldy ??.??a ~ 06.54 06.56 ~ 06.58   22.52a ~ ??.??d ? 511.2
52.7 Thornton South Jn 07/00 ?   22/47 ? 506.8
53.2 Thornton North Jn 07/02 ?   22/46 ? 506.3
61.5 Ladybank ??.??a ~ 07.16d 07.15 ~ 07.19   22.31a ~ ??.??d ? 498.0
? Ladybank Branch Loop 07x17 ~ 07x35 07.22 ~ 07.39   - - -
69.3 Newburgh 07/46 ?   22/20 ? 490.2
77.3 Hilton Jn 07/57 ?   22/10 ? 482.2
79.3 Perth 08.02a ~ 08.27d 08.07 ~ 08.28   22.02a ~ ??.??d 21.54 ~ 22.04 480.2
86.5 Stanley Jn 08/39 ?   21/52 ? 473.0
94.8 Dunkeld & Birnam 08/48 08/57   21/42 ? 464.7
107.7 Pitlochry 09/01 09/10   21x19 ~ 21x30 21.19 ~ ? 451.8
114.6 Blair Athol 09/10 09/19   21/09 21/07 444.9
130.7 Dalnaspidal 09/38 ?   20/53 ? 428.8
138.0 Dalwhinnie 09/47 ?   20/42 ? 421.5
151.0 Kingussie 09/58 09/58   20/27 20/31 408.5
156.9 Kincraig 10x05 ~ 10x11 10.06 ~ 10.10   20x17 ~ 20x21 20.14 ~ 20.22 402.6
163.0 Aviemore 10/19 10/17   ??.?? ~ 20.08 20/04 396.5
169.4 Carrbridge 10/28 10/27   20/00 19/54 390.0
174.8 Slochd Summit 10/39 ?   19/54 ? 384.7
178.4 Tomatin 10/42 ?   19x45 ~ 19x48 ? 381.1
182.5 Moy 10/46 ?   19/40 ? 377.0
190.8 Culloden 10/53 ?   19/25 ? 368.7
196.9 Millburn Jn 11/08 ?   19/11 ? 362.6
? Welsh's Bridge Jn ? ?   ??.?? ~ 19.06 19.18 ~ 19.20 362.3
197.4 Rose Street Jn 11/12 11.05 ~ 11.1   19/03 ? 362.0
198.8 Clachnaharry 11/14 11/23   18/59 19/13 360.7
204.6 Clunes 11/22 ?   18/53 ? 354.9
210.3 Muir of Ord ??.?? ~ 11.31 11.45 ~ 11.46   ??.?? ~ 18.40 18.51 ~ 18.53 349.2
215.9 Dingwall 11x44 ~ 11x49 11/56   ??x?? ~ 18x26 18.39 ~ 18.40 343.6
227.8 Garve ??.?? ~ 12.18 12.29 ~ 12.31   ??.?? ~ 17.51 18.09 ~ 18.10 331.7
243.8 Achnasheen 12x48 ~ 13x14 13.07 ~ 13.17   ??.?? ~ 17.21 17.34 ~ 17.40 315.6
261.7 Strathcarron ??.?? ~ 13.46 13.51 ~ 13.54   ??x?? ~ 16x50 16.58 ~ 17.02 297.7
274.2 Plockton ??.?? ~ 14.14 14.23 ~ 14.26   ??.?? ~ 16.21 16.29 ~ 16.32 285.3
279.7 Kyle of Lochalsh 14.31a 14.41   16.05d 16.13 279.7

Mileages as shown in tour brochure.

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