Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard & Jim Sellens)
23rd March 2025
Branch Line Society
BWC 3 - The Far North (Day 3 of 3)
| Locos Used | 37401 'Mary Queen of Scots' & 37403 'Isle of Mull' |
| Stock Used | 4832+5366+13227+5912+35185+80043+3112+3150 |
Route : 1Z37 : Inverness to Bo'ness Exchange Sdgs GBRf
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 37401 + 37403 | Inverness - Inverness Airport P2 - Nairn P2 - Forres P2 - Elgin P2 - Keith Loop |
| 37401 + 37403 (1) | Keith Loop - Keith Branch Platform |
| 37401 + 37403 | Keith Branch Platform - Huntly P2 - Inverurie - Dyce P2 - Aberdeen - Craiginches Up Loop - Stonehaven - Montrose (4) - Arbroath - Dundee Dn Through - Tay Bridge - Leuchars - Cupar - Ladybank - Thornton UPL - Kirkcaldy - Burntisland - Inverkeithing UPL - Inverkeithing - North Queensferry - Dalmeny DPL |
| 37403 (2) | Dalmeny DPL - Winchburgh Jn - Linlithgow - Bo'ness DPL - Grangemouth Jn |
| 37401 (3) | Grangemouth Jn - Bo'ness Jn |
| 37403 (2) | Bo'ness Jn - Manuel |
| 37401 (3) | Manuel - Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway |
Notes:
(1) Locos propelling.
(2) 37401 on rear.
(3) 37403 on rear.
(4) Montrose No 1 Through Siding refused a week before the date of the tour.
(5) Charity railtour raising funds for
Great Ormond Street Hospital,
Martin House
Children's Hospice &
SRPS Diesel Group.
Sources : Jim Sellens (on the train throughout) & Alan Sheppard (on the train to
Linlithgow)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard & Jim Sellens)
| M.C | Location | Booked | Actual |
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0.00
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Inverness | 08.50d [P4] | 08.51 [P4] |
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Millburn Jn | 08/52 | 08/53 |
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Inverness Airport | 09/01 [P2] | 09/02 [P2] [Loop] |
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Nairn | 09/11½ [P2] [Loop] | 09/11 [P2] [Loop] |
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Forres | 09/22½ [P2] [Loop] | 09/21½ [P2] [Loop] |
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Elgin | 09/42½ [P2] [Loop] | 09/33½ [P2] [Loop] |
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Keith | ? | 09.56 ~ 09.57½ |
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Keith Loop | 10R09½ ~ 10R13½ [Loop] | 09.58½ ~ 10.01 [Loop] |
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Keith Branch Platform | 10R18½ ~ 10R33½ [Bch] | 10R07 ~ 10R08 [NR Limit] 10.09 ~ 10.22 [Plat] |
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Keith Loop | 10/36½ [Loop] | 10/24 [Loop] |
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Huntly | 10x52 ~ 10x55 [P2] [Main] | 10/39 [P2] [Main] |
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Kennethmont | 11/08 | 10/47 |
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Insch | 11/14 [P2] | 10/52½ [P2] |
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Inverurie North Jn | ? | 11*05½ ~ 11*10 [Single-Dn] |
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Inverurie | 11/26 [P1] | 11p13 ~ 11p26 [P1] |
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? | ? | 11/27 [Dn-Up] |
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Dyce | 11/37½ [P2] | 11.37½ [P2] |
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Berryden Jn | 11/44 | 11.45½ |
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Aberdeen | ? [P6N] 11c50 ~ 11c52 [P7S] |
11.49½ [P6N] 11.51½ [P7S] |
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Aberdeen Ferryhill Jn | 11/53 | 11/53½ |
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Aberdeen Craiginches T.C. | 11.57 ~ 12.02 [No.1 Loop] | 11.58 ~ 12.01 [Up Loop 1] |
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Craiginches South | 12/05 | 12/03 |
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Aberdeen A56 Signal | 12/05½ | 12/03½ |
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Aberdeen A230 Signal | 12/08½ | 12/11 |
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Newtonhill Sig.A222 | 12/14 | 12/14 |
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Stonehaven | 12/20 [P1] | 12/20 [P1] |
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Carmont | 12/26 | 12/25 |
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Laurencekirk | 12/35 | 12/32½ [P1] |
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Craigo | 12/39½ | 12/37 |
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Montrose | 12/45 [P1] | 12.42½ ~ 12.48½ [P1] |
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Montrose No.1 Through Sdg | 12.47 ~ 12.51 [No.1] | DIV (4) |
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Montrose South | 12/53 | 12/49 |
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Usan Jn | 12/57 | 12/52 |
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Inverkeilor | 13/02½ | 12/57½ |
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Arbroath | 13/08½ [P1] | 13/04½ [P1] |
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Carnoustie | 13/15 [P1] | 13/10½ [P1] |
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Broughty Ferry | 13/22½ [P1] | 13/16 [P1] |
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Camperdown Jn | 13/28 [UM-DM] | 13/20½ [UM-DM] |
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Dundee | 13c30½ ~ 13c32½ [DTL] | 13.24½ ~ 13.29 [DTL] |
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Dundee Central Jn | 13/33½ | 13/30 |
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Tay Bridge South | 13*41 ~ 13*42½ | 13/40 |
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St.Fort Sig.TS26 | 13/45½ | 13/42½ |
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Leuchars | 13/49 [P1] | 13/45½ |
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Cupar | 13/55 [P1] | 13/53 [P1] |
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Ladybank | 14/02 [P1] | 13/59 [P1] |
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Thornton North Jn | 14/13 | 14.07 ~ 14.11½ |
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Thornton North U.P.L. | 14.15 ~ 14.15 [UPL] | 14/14½ [UPL] |
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Thornton South Jn | 14/15½ | 14/15½ |
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Kirkcaldy | 14/20 [P1] | 14/20 [P1] |
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Burntisland | 14/28 [P1] | 14/28 [P1] |
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Inverkeithing U.P.L. | 14*39 ~ 15*04 [UPL] | 14.41 ~ 15.06 [UPL] |
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Inverkeithing | 15.07a ~ 15.12d [P1] | 15.08 ~ 15.11 [P1] |
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North Queensferry | ? [UF-DF] | 15/19 [P1] [UF-DF] |
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Dalmeny D.P.L. | 15RR29 ~ 15RR59 | 15.27 ~ 15.55½ |
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Dalmeny Jn | 16/00 | 15/56 |
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Winchburgh Jn | 16*08 ~ 16*15 | 16.08½ ~ 16.13½ |
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Linlithgow | 16.22a ~ 16.25d [P2] | 16.22½ ~ 16.25½ [P2] |
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Bo'ness D.P.L. | 16*31 ~ 16*36 [DPL] | 16.31 ~ 16.35 [DPL] |
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Polmont | 16/40 [P2] | 16/40½ [P2] |
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Grangemouth Jn | 16R45 ~ 16R53 | 16.50 ~ 16.51½ |
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Polmont | 16/58 [P1] | 16/58 [P1] |
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Bo'ness G.F. | 17R04 ~ 17R09 | 17.03 ~ 17.05 |
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Bo'ness Jn Exchange Siding | 17.11 | 17.06½ ~ 17.08½ |
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Manuel | ?? ~ ?? | 17.11½ ~ 17.18 |
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Birkhill | ?? | 17/24½ [Plat] |
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Kinneil Halt | ?? | ? |
|
259.00
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Bo'ness | 18.15a | 17.42 |
No cumulative mileages provided in the tour brochure, just the final total.
Associated E.C.S. Workings
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Inverness T.C. | 08+15d | 07+46 [Ballast Loading Sdg] |
| Inverness Sig.707 | 08+20 ~ 08+27 | 07+50 ~ 07+51 |
| Millburn Jn | 08/34 | 07/53 |
| Inverness | 08+36a [P4] | 07+58½ [P4] |
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