1st June 1963

Scottish Locomotive Preservation Fund
The Jacobite

Locos Used D4097, D5351, D6126, D6137, 256 'Glen Douglas', 64632, 64592 & 64636
Stock Used 9 coaches

Route :

Loco(s) Route
256 + 64632 (1) Glasgow Queen Street - ??? - Craigendoran Jn - Ardlui - Crianlarich - Bridge of Orchy - Gorton Crossing (2)
256 Gorton Crossing - Rannoch
(6) D6137 + 256 Rannoch - Fort William (3)
64636 + 64592 Fort William - Glenfinnan - Mallaig (4)
D5351 Mallaig - Fort William Jn
D4097 (5) Fort William Jn - Fort William
D5351 Fort William - (reverse of outward route) - Craigendoran Jn - ??? - Glasgow Queen Street

Notes :
(1) Banked out of Glasgow Queen Street by D6126.
(2) 64632 (originally uploaded as 64362 in error) was failed ('seriously overheating') and removed from the train.
(3) 256 was failed on arrival into Fort William.
(4) On arrival at Mallaig both steam locos 'were found unfit to return to Fort William'.
(5) D4097 was used to release D5351 to enable a quick run-round.
(6) D6137 was originally uploaded as D6131 however Ian Henderson records this loco as having been D6137 and this has been further confirmed by Peter Tatlow.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Sources : John Debens, John Robin & John Hamilton

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Robin & Peter Tatlow)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Glasgow Queen Street 07.53d 07.53   22.03a 00.08
Craigendoran Jn 08/35 ?   21/09 ?
Helensburgh Upper 08.40 ~ 08.41 ?   21.04 ?
Garelochhead 08.41 ~ 08.56 ??.?? ~ 09.04   20w44 ~ 20w49 ?
Ardlui 09/40 ??w?? ~ ??w??   20/04 ?
Crianlarich 10w00 ~ 10w05 ??x?? ~ ??x??   19w39 ~ 19w47 ?
Bridge of Orchy 10/33 11/18   ?19x09 ~ 19x14 ?
Gorton Crossing 10/51 ??L?? ~ ??L??   18.49 ~ 18.54 ?
Rannoch 11x04 ??L?? ~ 12L43   18.31 ~ 18.36 ?
Tulloch 11/41 ?   17w43 ~ 17w48 ??.?? ~ ??.??
Fort William 12L12 ~ 12L23 ??.?? ~ 14.38   16.35 ~ 17.00 18.47 ~ 19.04
Glenfinnan 12.58 ~ 13.03 ?   15/50 ?
Arisaig 13x41 ~ 13x46 ?   14/58 ?
Mallaig 14.04a ??.??   14.30d 17.12


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