19th March 2022

S.R.P.S. Railtours
The Imperial Speysider

Locos Used 37403 'Isle of Mull', 37674 & 37685 'Loch Arkaig'
Stock Used (3) (13230)+5028+3115+1730+3096+3150+13229+35185+1859+4831+4856

Route :
1Z37 : Linlithgow to Aviemore (Speyside)
1Z38 : Aviemore (Speyside) to Linlithgow

Loco(s) Route
37685 + 37403 Linlithgow - Winchburgh Jn - Newbridge Jn - Haymarket West Jn - Craiglockhart Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Portobello Jn - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny Jn - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Thornton South Jn - Thornton North Jn - Thornton North DPL - Ladybank - Newburgh - Hilton Jn - Perth - Pitlochry - Dalwhinnie - Aviemore (Speyside)
37674 (1) Aviemore (Speyside) - Aviemore (Alongside Roy Hamilton Carriage Shed)
37674 (2) Aviemore (Alongside Roy Hamilton Carriage Shed) - Boat of Garten
37685 + 37403 Aviemore (Speyside) - (reverse of outward route) - Ladybank - Thornton North Jn - Thornton North UPL - Thornton South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Linlithgow

Notes: 
(1) On arrival at Aviemore, the SRPS set became part of the Strathspey Railway Diesel Gala.
The first move was to detach both locos, attach 37674 to the front then draw forward & attach 37403 to the rear.
This formed the 12:45 to Broomhill with the first section to Boat of Garten being for the use of SRPS Tour passengers only & so is listed in the main timetable below.
(2) 37403 on rear.
(3) 13230, which had been on hire to Strathspey Railway to help with Social Distancing on their Services, was attached to rear of the set at Aviemore just before departure from the Railway to return it to Bo'ness.
(4) In addition to the Aviemore - Broomhill services, there were also Brake Van rides available .....
(4a) DS48 Queen Anne +?stock?+ Vanguard from Aviemore Coal Bench to Headshunt towards turntable.
(4b) D2774+B954549+DB99304+D3605 : Boat of Garten P.2 (advertised as Back Platform but all used P.2) - South Headshunt - P.2 - BoG North S.B. - P.2.


37685+37403 at Edinburgh Waverley (photo: Nigel Benning)

Sources : Alan Sheppard (on the train from/to Edinburgh Waverley) & Nigel Benning

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard, Nigel Benning & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Linlithgow 06.24d [P1] 06.24   23.42a [P2] 23.41
Linlithgow UPL 06*26 ~ 06*39 ? ~ 06.42   - -
Winchburgh Jn 06/45½ 06/48
 
 23/36½ 23/35
Newbridge Jn 06/49½ 06/51
 
 23/33 23/32
Haymarket West Jn 06/57 06/57
 
 23*05 ~ 23*25 23.05 ~ 23.24
Gorgie Jn 06/58½ 06/59   23/02 23/01
Craiglockhart Jn 07/02½ 07/01   23/00½ 23/00
Niddrie West Jn 07/11½ 07/09   22/49 22/50
Portobello Jn (Lothian) 07*16½ ~ 07*23 ? ~ 07.21   22/45 22/46
Craigentinny Jn 07/27 07/24   22/42 22/43
Abbeyhill Jn 07*29 ~ 07*33 [NL] ? ~ 07.33   22/41 22/41
Edinburgh Waverley 07.36a ~ 08.03d [P19] [Z] 07.37 ~ 08.04 [P8]   22.36a ~ 22.39d [P8] [SL] 22.35 ~ 22.40 [P9]
Princes St Gardens 08/05 [DN] 08/05½ [W-X-Y]   22/34[W] 22/32½ [X-W]
Haymarket 08/08 [P2] [DN] 08/07½ [P2] [DN]   22/32 [P3] [US] 22/29 [P3] [US]
Haymarket West Jn 08/10 [DN] 08/09½ [DN]   22/29 [US] 22/27½ [UN-US]
Dalmeny Jn 08/19½ 08/19½   22/19½ 22/19½
Inverkeithing 08/28 [P2] 08/26 [P2]   22/13½ [P1] 22/13 [P1]
Dalgety Bay 08.31a ~ 08.33d 08.28½ ~ 08.33 [P2]   22.08½ ~ 22.10½ 22.09 ~ 22.10½ [P1]
Burntisland 08/40 08/40 [P2]   22/00½ 22/00½ [P1]
Kirkcaldy 08.48½a ~ 08.50½d [P2] 08.48 ~ 08.50½ [P2]   21.50½a ~ 21.52½d [P1] 21.50 ~ 21.51½ [P1]
Thornton South Jn 08/56½ 08/57½   21/45 21/43
Thornton North UPL - -   21*33 ~ 21*44 [UPL] 21.33 ~ 21.41 [UPL]
Thornton North Jn 08/57 08/59
 
 21/31 21/31½
Thornton North DPL 08*59 ~ 09*20 [DPL] 08.59½ ~ 09.19 [DPL]   - -
Ladybank 09/35½ [P2] 09.31 ~ 09.32½ [P2]   21/17½ [P2] 21/17 [P2]
Newburgh 09/46½ 09/44
 
 21/06½ 21/06
Hilton Jn 09/58 09/54½
 
 20/55 20/55
Perth 10.04a ~ 10.06d [P7] 09.59½ ~ 10.06 [P7]
 
 20.27a ~ 20.50½d [P4] 20.27½ ~ 20.49 [P4]
Stanley Jn 10/18 10/14½
 
 20/16½ 20/17
Dunkeld & Birnam 10*31 ~ 10*37 [P1] 10.25½ ~ 10.38 [P2]
 
 20/05 [P1] 20/08½ [P1]
Pitlochry 10/52½ [P2] 10/52½ [P1]
 
 19*34½ ~ 19*51½ [P2] 19p28 ~ 19p54 [P2]
Blair Atholl 11/03½ [P2] 11/01½ [P2]   19/22½ [P1] 19/15½ [P1]
Dalnacardoch 11/21 11/14   19/11½ 19/05½
Dalnaspidal 11/33 11/23   19/03½ 18/59½
Druimuachdar Summit ? 11/25   ? 18/57½
Dalwhinnie 11*44½ ~ 11*55½ [P2] 11.34 ~ 11.56½ [P2]   18/54 [P1] 18/50 [P1]
Kingussie 12/09½ [P1] 12/09½ [P1]   18/37 [P2] 18/35½ [P2]
Kincraig 12/17 12/15 [Main]   18/29½ 18/27 [Main]
Aviemore Sig.HA.313 12/26½ 12.21½ ~ 12.22   18.19 ~ 18.20 18/19
Aviemore (Speyside) 12L29a ~ 12L45d 12L25 ~ 12L51   18.17d 18.17½d
Alongside Roy Hamilton C.S. ? 12L54½ ~ 13L07½   - -
Boat of Garten 13.18a 13.21a   - -

Section of Strathspey Railway Diesel Gala Timetable, whilst SRPS Set on Site.

Location Set A SRPS Set A SRPS Set A SRPS Set A
  31327 37674 T&T 27050 37674 T&T 31327 37674 T&T 37674
Aviemore 12.15d 12.45d
14.15d
 15.15d 16.15d 17.15d -
Boat of Garten 12.33a ~ 12.40d 13.18a ~ 13.40d
14.33a ~ 14.40d
 15.33a ~ 15.40d 16.33a ~ 16.40d 17.33a 17.40d
Broomhill 13.03a 14.03a
15.03a
 16.03a 17.03a - 18.03a
  31327 37403 T&T 27050 37403 T&T 31327 - 37674
Broomhill 13.10d 14.10d 15.10d 16.10d 17.10d - 18.10d
Boat of Garten 13.23a 14.23a
15.23a
 16.23a 17.23a - 18.23a
  27050 37403 T&T
31327+27050
 37403 T&T - 37403 31327+37674
Boat of Garten 13.40d 14.40d
15.40d
 16.40d - 17.42d 18.28d
Aviemore 13.58a 14.58a
15.58a
 16.58a - 18.00a 18.46a


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z37 : Bo'ness Jn Exchange Sdg to Linlithgow
5Z38 : Linlithgow to Bo'ness Jn Exchange Sdg

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Bo'ness ??+??   ??+??
Kinneil Halt ?   ?
Birkhill ?   ?
Manuel / Bo'ness Jn Exc.Sdg. ??+?? ~ 06+06   00+58 ~ ??+??
Bo'ness G.F. 06+10 ~ 06+15   00+49 ~ 00+54
Polmont - 00/43 [P1]
Falkirk High - 00/39½ [P1]
Greenhill Upper Jn - 00+30½ ~ 00+33½
Greenhill Upper DGL - 23RR59 ~ 00RR29
Falkirk High - 23/54 [P2]
Polmont - 23/51 [P2]
Linlithgow 06+21 [P1]   23+45 [P2]


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