11th June 1960

Stephenson Locomotive Society (Scottish Area)
East Lothian Excursion

Loco Used 64489
Stock Used 4 coaches

Route :

Loco Route
64489 Edinburgh Waverley - Portobello West Jn - (1) - Monktonhall Jn - Smeaton - Ormiston
64489 Ormiston - Smeaton - Monktonhall Jn
64489 Monktonhall Jn - Longniddry - Haddington
64489 Haddington - Longniddry
64489 Longniddry - Aberlady Jn - Gullane
64489 Gullane - Aberlady Jn - Longniddry - Monktonhall Jn - Wanton Walls Jn - (2) Niddrie West Jn - Craiglockhart Jn - Gorgie Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes :
(1) A photographic souvenir of the SLS/RCTS Scottish tour (12th - 17th June) also included a description of this tour. It reports the train 'diverted from the NB main line at Portobello West Jn and thence by a series of complex freight spurs prior to rubbing shoulders with the main line again at Monktonhall Jn before making the steep ascent of the colliery lines to Smeaton and Ormiston'. It is thought the new line from Millerhill Yard Jn to Monktonhall Jn was not opened until 1961 therefore the routing is likely to have been: Portobello West Jn - Niddrie North Jn - Wanton Walls Jn - Niddrie East Jn - Monktonhall Jn, but confirmation of this is required.
(2) The photographic souvenir reports 'Heading back to Edinburgh we experienced several delays due to bad steaming, and after a long pause at Niddrie West we continued round the outer circle suburban line to Waverley without mishap'. Keith Thompson confirms stops during the latter stages of the tour at Inveresk, Monktonhall Jn, Wanton Walls Jn & Niddrie West Jn on account of being short of steam.


From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.

Sources : Andrew Fairholm, Alan Grieve, John Debens & Ian Clark (SLS)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Keith Thomson courtesy of Ian Clark (SLS) & John Debens)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Edinburgh Waverley 14.13d 14.14
2.75 Portobello West Jn 14/19 14/19
3.00 South Leith Jn 14/20 14/20
4.05 Niddrie North Jn 14/25 14/24
4.68 Wanton Walls Jn 14/30 14/25
6.22 Monktonhall Jn 14/35 14/28
7.61 Smeaton Jn 14.40 ~ 14.45 14.32 ~ 14.42
12.01 Ormiston 15.00 ~ 15.08 14.55 ~ 15.12
17.60 Monktonhall Jn 15.26 ~ 15.34 15.29 ~ 15.40
24.68 Longniddry 15/43 15/55
29.48 Haddington 16.00 ~ 16.15 16.08 ~ 16.19
34.28 Longniddry Jn 16.32 ~ 16.40 16.31 ~ 17.08
35.68 Aberlady Jn 16/43 17/11
37.35 Aberlady 16.49 ~ 16.54 17.14 ~ 17.19
40.53 Gullane 17.05 ~ 17.20 17.27 ~ 17.36
54.06 Monktonhall Jn 17/50 18/20
55.61 Niddrie West Jn 17/57 18.35 ~ 18.50
61.29 Gorgie East 18/09 19/06
62.51 Haymarket 18/12 19/09
63.64 Edinburgh Waverley 18.15a 19.13


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