30th May 2011

Compass Tours
The Borders & Bridges Scotsman

Locos Used 47270 & 47760
Stock Used 4905+99328+6103+6000+6022+1201+3352+3360+????+????+3313+????+99680

Route :
1Z35 : 05.50d Skipton to Aberdeen
1Z36 : 16.14d Aberdeen to Skipton

Loco(s) Route
47760 (1) Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Carlisle - (via WCML) - Motherwell - Mossend North Jn - Whifflet - Cumbernauld - Greenhill Lower Jn - Carmuirs West Jn - Falkirk Grahamston - Polmont - Winchburgh Jn - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Thornton North Jn - Ladybank - Cupar - Dundee - Arbroath - Montrose - Stonehaven - Aberdeen
47270 (2) Aberdeen - (reverse of outward route) - Thornton North Jn - Cardenden - Dunfermline Town - Alloa - Stirling - Larbert - Carmuirs West Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Skipton

Notes :
(1) 47270 on rear.
(2) 47760 on rear.

Sources : Nick Bartlett/Compass Tours/The Class 47 List & Will Etherington

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