30th March 1964

Stephenson Locomotive Society (Scottish Area)
Scottish Rambler No.3 Rail Tour

Locos Used NBR 256 'Glen Douglas' & 45443
Stock Used Booked for BSO+SO+RB+SO+BSO

Route :

Loco Route
256

Glasgow St Enoch - St Johns - Bellgrove - Shettleston - Sunnyside - Airdrie - Clarkston Plains - Westcraigs - Bathgate Upper - Drumshoreland - Bathgate Jn - Ratho - Haymarket West Jn - Gorgie East Jn - Blackford Hill - Niddrie West Jn - Niddrie North Jn - Edinburgh Waverley - Forth Bridge - Inverkeithing - Dunfermline Lower
256 Dunfermline Lower - Torreyburn - Kincardine - Kincardine Jn - Alloa - Alloa West Jn - Airth - Alloa Jn - Larbert - Larbert Jn - Denny West Jn - Denny
256 Denny - Denny West Jn - Carmuirs West Jn - Greenhill - Bonnybridge Canal (1)
45443 (2) Bonnybridge Canal - Greenhill
256 Greenhill - Carmuirs West Jn - Carmuirs East Jn - Falkirk Grahamstown - Grangemouth
256 Grangemouth - Fouldubs Jn - Orchard Hall - Swing Bridge Jn - Carmuirs West Jn - Greenhill Lower Jn - Greenhill Upper Jn - (3) Glasgow Buchanan Street (3)

Notes :
(1) 256 stalled on the climb back from Bonnybridge Canal to Greenhill and the tour was badly delayed whilst 45443 was summoned to assist. (prayers were said when the train restarted and the hymn 'There is a Greenhill far away' was sung).
(2) 256 on rear.
(3) Revised timings as above were issued on the day and the train was routed back into Buchanan Street instead of Queen Street High Level as originally intended. Revised mileages were not given.

Sources : Terry Jackson & John Robin

Photo Review
(all photos: John Robin)


256 pauses for photos at Torreyburn.


256 pauses to take water at Alloa.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Terry Jackson & John Robin)

M.C Location Original Booked Revised Booked Actual
0.00 Glasgow St Enoch 09.23d 09.23d 09.23
0.48 St Johns 09.29 ~ 09.34 09.29 ~ 09.34 ??.?? ~ 09.35
1.15 Bellgrove 09/38 09/38 09/40
3.60 Shettleston 09/44 09/44 09/44
9.06 Sunnyside Jn 09/57 09/57 09/57
11.07 Airdrie 10/03 10/03 10/03
25.34 Bathgate Upper 10.33 ~ 10.39 10.33 ~ 10.39 10.38 ~ 10.45
32.74 Drumshoreland 10.56 ~ 11.01 10.56 ~ 11.01 10.57 ~ 11.03
35.54 Bathgate Jn 11/10 11/10 11.10 ~ 11.13
41.74 Haymarket West Jn 11/25 11/25 11/26
42.53 Gorgie East Jn 11/27 11/27 11/28
44.68 Blackford Hill 11.34 ~ 11.39 11.34 ~ 11.39 11.34 ~ 11.42
48.21 Niddrie West 11w47 ~ 11w57 11w47 ~ 11w57 11.49 ~ 11.57
48.60 Niddrie North Jn 12/00 12/00 ?
49.49 Portobello 12/02 12/02 12/01
52.62 Edinburgh Waverley 12/08 12/08 12x07
53.75 Haymarket 12/11 12/11 12/14
62.20 Dalmeny 12/22 12/22 12/25
63.78 Forth Bridge North 12/26 12/26 12/29
65.75 Inverkeithing 12/31 12/31 12/32
69.51 Dunfermline Lower 12.40 ~ 12.56 12.40 ~ 13.40 12.40 ~ ??.??
70.01 Charlestown Jn 12/58 13/42 ?
70.61 Elbowend Jn 13/02 13/46 ?
74.72 Torreyburn 13.24 ~ 13.29 14.07 ~ 14.12 ?
76.03 Valleyfield 13/34 14/17 ?
81.40 Kincardine 14.00 ~ 14.06 14.43 ~ 14.48 ?
85.40 Kincardine Jn 14/24 15/06 ?
85.75 Alloa 14w28 ~ 14w35 15w09 ~ 15w14 ?
86.37 Alloa West Jn 14/37 15/16 ?
87.01 Longcarse Jn 14/39 15/18 ?
90.79 Airth 14.50 ~ 14.55 15.28 ~ 15.33 ?
91.32 Alloa Junction 15/00 15/37 ?
94.45 Larbert 15/05 15/42 ?
95.01 Larbert Jn 15/07 15/44 ?
97.71 Denny 15.27 ~ 15.40 15.58 ~ 16.08 ?
100.65 Carmuirs West Jn 16/00 16/23 ?
103.10 Greenhill 16.06 ~ 16.20 16.29 ~ 16.40 ?
103.65 Bonnybridge Canal 16.28 ~ 16.42 16.48 ~ 17.02 ?
104.40 Greenhill 16.50 ~ 17.00 17.10 ~ 17.20 ?
106.65 Carmuirs West Jn 17/05 17/25 ?
107.21 Carmuirs East Jn 17/07 17/27 ?
109.01 Falkirk Grahamston 17/13 17/33 ?
112.00 Grangemouth 17.20 ~ 17.32 17.40 ~ 17.52 ?
112.61 Fouldubs Jn 17/36 17/56 ?
via Orchardhill
115.49 Swingbridge Jn 17/49 18/09 ?
116.53 Carmuirs East Jn 17/52 18/12 ?
117.09 Carmuirs West Jn 17/53 18/22 ?
119.26 Greenhill Lower Jn 17/59 18/26 ?
119.68 Greenhill Upper Jn 18*02 ~ 18*08 DIV DIV
130.63 Lenzie Jn 18/22 DIV DIV
135.22 Cowlairs SB 18/30 DIV DIV
135.46 Cowlairs 18/32 DIV DIV
137.08 Glasgow Queen Street 18.37a DIV DIV
???.?? Garnqueen North Jn DIV 18/40 ?
???.?? St Rollox DIV 18/48 ?
???.?? Glasgow Buchanan Street DIV 18.52a ?


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