21st November 1959
Stephenson Locomotive
Society (Scottish Area)
Highland Special
Loco Used | HR 103 |
Stock Used | LMS 6-wheel van + 2 ex-CR preserved coaches + BR mark 1 |
Route :
Loco | Route |
103 | Glasgow Buchanan Street - ?Stepps - Gartcosh Jn - Garnqueen North Jn - Cumbernauld - Greenhill Lower Jn? - Larbert Jn - Alloa Jn - Alloa Bridge - Alloa - Tillicoultry - Crook of Devon - Kinross Junction - Mawcarse Junction - Glenfarg - Hilton Jn - Perth - Pitlochry - Blair Atholl |
103 | Blair Atholl - Hilton Jn - Gleneagles - Stirling - Larbert Jn - (?reverse of outward route?) - Glasgow Buchanan Street |
Sources : John Debens & Ian Clark (SLS)
Photo Review
54499 is seen here steam-heating the stock for the Special, at Blair
Atholl,
in readiness for 103 to take over.
(photo: Don Luscombe/The John Debens Collection)
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Stuart Sellar courtesy of Ian Clark (SLS))
Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
Glasgow Buchanan Street | 09.00d | 17.38a |
Throsk | 09.43 ~ 09.48 | - |
Crook of Devon | 10.28 ~ 10.33 | - |
Kinross Junction | 10.41 ~ 10.49 | - |
Perth | 11.19 ~ 11.30 | 16.50 ~ 17.00 |
Dunkeld | 12.02 ~ 12.07 | ? |
Pitlochry | 12.27 ~ 12.32 | 15.42 ~ 15.47 |
Blair Atholl | 12.45a | 15.30d |