3rd February 1962

Stephenson Locomotive Society (Scottish Area)
Farewell to Peebles - A Pleasant Railway Byway

Locos Used at least 57550 & 64587

Route : Reporting code 681 (throughout?)

Loco(s) Route
57550? Edinburgh Princes Street - Dalry Jn - Coltbridge Jn - Murrayfield - Craigleith - Crew Jn - East Pilton Halt - Granton Road - Newhaven - Leith North
57550? Leith North - Newhaven - Granton Road - East Pilton Halt - Crew Jn - Craigleith - Murrayfield - (2) ???
57550? ??? - Craiglockhart Jn
64587? Craiglockhart Jn - Morningside Road - Duddingston Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Niddrie South Jn - Millerhill - Glenesk Jn - Hardengreen Jn - Rosslynlee - Leadburn - Eddleston - Peebles - Cardrona - Innerleithen - Kilnknowe Jn - Galasheils
64587? Galasheils - Kilnknowe Jn - Stow - Fountainhall Junction - Heriot - Hardengreen Jn - Glenesk Jn - ?Millerhill - Niddrie North Jn - Portobello West Jn - Piershill Jn? - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is extrapolated from the limited booked timings supplied. 57550 photographed Leith North and Murrayfield and 64587 photographed various locations between Hardengreen and Peebles. Other paperwork described the tour name as 'Edinburgh Area Rail Tour'.
(2) At least one reversal appears required somewhere between Murrayfield & Morningside Road (Slateford?).

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

Photo Review


57550 paused at Murrayfield (photo: Jim Currie/SLS Library Collection)


A view of 64587 at Peebles (photo: Jim Currie/SLS Library Collection)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Debens)

Location Booked
Edinburgh Princes Street 12.53d
Granton Road 13.05a ~ 13.10d
Leith North 13.15a ~ 13.53d
Murrayfield 14.04 ~ 14.09
Morningside Road 14.34 ~ 14.59
Rosslynlee 15.27 ~ 15.32
Rosslynlee Hospital Halt 15.35 ~ 15.40
Pomathorn Halt 15.45 ~ 15.50
Leadburn 15.56 ~ 16.01
Eddleston 16.09 ~ 16.14
Peebles 16.20a ~ 16.48d
Cardrona 16.54 ~ 16.59
Innerleithen 17.04 ~ 17.09
Galashiels 17.29a ~ 18.20d
Edinburgh Waverley 19.16a


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