12th August 2018

S.R.P.S. Railtours
The Forth Bridge & Borders Steam Special

Locos Used 37516 'Loch Laidon' & steam: 44871
Stock Used 99035+13229+3150+3096+3115+1730+21241+5028+1859+4831

Route: 
1Z44 : Linlithgow to Tweedbank
1Z46 : Tweedbank to Linlithgow

Loco(s) Route
44871 (1) Linlithgow - Winchburgh Jn - Dalmeny Jn - Inverkeithing - Dunfermline Town - Cowdenbeath - Cardenden - Glenrothes with Thornton - Thornton South Jn - Kirkcaldy - Burntisland - Dalgety Bay - Inverkeithing - Dalmeny Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley - Portobello Jn - Newcraighall - Shawfair - Eskbank - Newtongrange - Stow - Galashiels - Tweedbank
37516 (2) Tweedbank - Galashiels - Stow - Newtongrange - Eskbank - Shawfair - Newcraighall - Niddrie West Jn
44871 (1) Niddrie West Jn - Portobello Jn - Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Linlithgow

Notes :
(1) 37516 on rear.
(2) 44871 on rear.
(3) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Linlithgow 08.52d [P1]   19.02a [P2]
Winchburgh Jn 09/01   18/55
Dalmeny Jn 09/37   18/38
Inverkeithing 09/49 [P2]   18/26 [P1]
Dunfermline Town 09.56a ~ 09.58d [P2]   18.07a ~ 18.10d [P1]
Cowdenbeath 10/09 [P2]   17/58 [P1]
Cardenden 10/17½   17/51½
Glenrothes with Thornton 10/27 [P1]   17/44 [P1]
Thornton South Jn 10/29   17/40
Kirkcaldy 10.37a ~ 10.39d [P1]   17.31a ~ 17.34d [P2]
Burntisland 10/49   17/22
Dalgety Bay 10.58a ~ 11.00d [P1]   17.08a ~ 17.10d [P2]
Inverkeithing 11/05 [P1]   17/05 [P2]
Dalmeny Jn 11/14½   16/55
South Gyle 11/20   16/49½
Haymarket West Jn 11/23   16/47
Haymarket 11/24½ [P1]   16/45 [P2]
Princes Street Gardens 11/27 [Z]   16/43 [Z]
Edinburgh Waverley 11.29a ~ 11.35d [P1]   16.38a ~ 16.41d [P19]
Abbeyhill Jn 11/37½   16*33 ~ 16*35
Craigentinny Jn 11/39½   16/30
Portobello Jn 11/42   16/28
Niddrie West Jn -   16.14 ~ 16.20
Newcraighall 11/47   16/10½
Shawfair 11/49½   16/07
King's Gate Jn 11/52   16/03
Eskbank 11/54   16/02
Newtongrange 11/56   16/00½
Gorebridge 11/59½   15/58½
Fushiebridge Jn 12/00½   15/57
Tynehead Jn 12/11½   15/51
Galabank Jn 12/26½   15/34
Stow 12/27½   15/32½
Bowland Jn 12/33½   15/26
Galashiels 12.41a ~ 12.43d   15.17a ~ 15.19d
Tweedbank 12.50a [P1]   15.11d [P1]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z44 : (44871 with 37516 on rear) : Bo'ness Jn Exchange Siding to Linlithgow

Location Booked (out)
Bo'ness Jn Exchange Siding 08.25d
Bo'ness GF 08.35 ~ 08.40
Linlithgow 08.47a [P1]

5Z46 : (44871 with 37516 on rear) : Linlithgow to Greenhill Upper Jn
5Z46 : (37516 with 44871 on rear) : Greenhill Upper Jn to Bo'ness GF
5Z46 : (44871 with 37516 on rear) : Bo'ness GF to Bo'ness Jn Exchange Siding

Location Booked (rtn)
Linlithgow 19.07d [P2]
Polmont 19/12
Falkirk High 19/16
Greenhill Upper [DGL] 19.28 ~ 19.49
Greenhill Upper Jn 19.51 ~ 19.55
Falkirk High 20/02
Polmont 20/07
Bo'ness GF 20.13 ~ 20.17
Bo'ness Jn Exchange Siding 20.22a


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