12th August 2017

UK Railtours
The Edinburgh Military Tattoo / Highland Fling (Day 2 of 4)

Locos Used 37602 & 37609
Stock Used 3174+3273+1566+3267+3182+3275+3247+325+17167+6310

Route :
1Z37 : Edinburgh Waverley to Oban
1Z47 : Oban to Edinburgh Waverley

Locos Route
37602 + 37609 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Linlithgow - Polmont - Falkirk Grahamston - Carmuirs East Jn - Carmuirs West Jn - Greenhill Lower Jn - Cumbernauld - Garnqueen North Jn - Gartcosh Jn - Springburn - Cowlairs West Jn - Cowlairs North Jn - Westerton - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Craigendoran Jn - Helensburgh Upper - Garelochhead - Arrochar & Tarbet - Crianlarich - Tyndrum Lower - Dalmally - Taynuilt - Oban
37609 + 37602 Oban - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes : 
(1) This tour used the 'Northern Belle' stock.
(2) Off tour options: instead of going to Oban, passengers could visit the Royal Yacht 'Britannia' and spend the evening at the Edinburgh Military Tattoo.


37602+37609 on arrival at Oban (photo: David Lodwick)

Source : David Lodwick (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Edinburgh Waverley 07.50d [P19] 07.50   22.28a [P19] 22.30
Princes Street Gardens 07/51 07/51   22/26 ?
Haymarket 07/53 [P2] 07/53   22/24 [P1] 22/26
Haymarket West Jn 07/55½ 07/55   22/22 22/21
Newbridge Jn 08/02½ 08/01   22/15 22/16
Winchburgh Jn 08/06 08/04   22/12 22/12
Linlithgow 08/10 08/09   22/08 22/09
Polmont Jn 08/16 08/14   22/04 22/04
Grangemouth Jn 08/19 08/18   21/59 ?
Falkirk Grahamston 08.20a ~ 08.23d [P2] 08.18 ~ 08.22   21.55a ~ 21.57d [P1] 21.55 ~ 21.59
Carmuirs East Jn 08/28 08/27   21/52 21/51
Carmuirs West Jn 08/29 08/28   21/50 21/50
Greenhill Lower Jn 08/32 08/32   21/47 21/46
Cumbernauld 08/38 [P1] 08/37   21/36 [P2] 21/30
Garnqueen North Jn 08/43 08/41   21/30 21/24
Gartcosh Jn 08/45 08/46   21/27 21/23
Springburn 09/04 [P1] 09/00   21/15 [P2] 21/12
Cowlairs West Jn 09/08 09/07   21/12 21/10
Cowlairs North Jn 09/10 ?   21/11 ?
Maryhill 09/18 ?   21/03 ?
Westerton 09/35 09/31   20/50 20/44
Dalmuir 09/44 09/42   20/34 20/38
Dumbarton Central 09.52 ~ 09.55 [P2] 09.53 ~ 10.03   20.20 ~ 20.23 [P1] 20.21 ~ 20.22
Dalreoch 09/56 10/04   20/19 20/19
Craigendoran Jn 10/04 10/13   20/07 20/03
Helensburgh Upper 10.09 ~ 10.12 ?   19.58 ~ 20.01 ?
Garelochhead 10.24 ~ 10.26 10.33 ~ 10.35   19.43 ~ 19.45 19.43 ~ 19.45
Glen Douglas 10.42 ~ 10.53 ?   19.16 ~ 19.28 ?
Arrochar & Tarbet 11.03 ~ 11.04 ?   19.01 ~ 19.02 ?
Ardlui 11/20 ?   18/46 ?
Crianlarich 11.40 ~ 11.43 [P2] 11.49 ~ 11.52   18.21 ~ 18.27 [P1] 18.21 ~ 18.27
Tyndrum Lower 11.52 ~ 1.53 ?   18.07 ~ 18.09 ?
Dalmally 12/13 ?   17/41 ?
Taynuilt 12.30 ~ 12.34 12.44 ~ 12.47   17.19 ~ 17.21 17.19 ~ 17.21
Oban 13.07a [P2] 13.19   16.49d [P2] 16.49


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