19th April 1965

Stephenson Locomotive Society (Scottish Area) / Branch Line Society
The Scottish Rambler No.4 Railtour

Locos Used CR 123, GNSR 49 'Gordon Highlander', 78046 & 78054

 The Tour ran in two parts from Glasgow Central, Trains A and B, which later combined at Carstairs for the return journey to Glasgow Buchanan Street.

Route : Train A (headcode 122)

Loco Route
GNSR 49 Glasgow Central - Midcalder - Leith Central
78054 Leith Central - Duddingston - St Leonards
78054 St Leonards - Duddingston (1)
78054 Duddingston - Slateford
78046 Slateford - Balerno
78046 Balerno - Currie - Edinburgh Princes Street
CR 123 Edinburgh Princes Street - Harburn - Carstairs

 Route : Train B (headcode 123)

Loco Route
CR 123 Glasgow Central - Rutherglen Jn - Carmyle - Langloan - Whifflet North Jn - Mossend - Holytown - Cleland - West Calder - Midcalder Jn - Edinburgh Princes Street
78046 Edinburgh Princes Street - Slateford - Currie - Balerno
78046 Balerno - Slateford
78054 Slateford - Craiglockhart Jn - Blackford Hill - Duddingston
78054 Duddingston - St Leonards (1)
78054 St Leonards - Duddingston - Portobello - Piershill Jn - Leith Central
GNSR 49 Leith Central - Lochend North Jn - Abbeyhill - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Duff Street Connection - Slateford Jn - Harburn - Carstairs

Route : Combined Train

Locos Route
CR123 + GNSR 49 Carstairs - Motherwell - Coatbridge Central - Gartsherrie South Jn - Gartcosh Jn - Milton Jn
GNSR 49 Milton Jn - Glasgow Buchanan Street

Notes :
(1) Loco propelling.

Source : Terry Jackson (on Train B throughout)

Photo Review


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.


49 'Gordon Highlander' at Glasgow Central on 'Train A'.
(Photo by G N Turnbull İTOPticl Digital Memories - see
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49 steams away at Leith Central.
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78054 at St Leonards, Edinburgh.
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123 waits to leave Glasgow Central on train B.
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A lovely image of 123 sitting on its train at Cleland.
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Train A with 123 at Auchengray (photo: Terry Dorrity)
Train B, with 49 in charge, passed by 20 minutes later.


123 simmers away in Princes Street station, Edinburgh
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Train A with 78046 at Slateford (photo: Terry Dorrity)


78046 (above) and 78054 (below) at Colinton.
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Timings (Booked Only)
(From Terry Jackson)

Train A

M.C Location Booked
00.00 Glasgow Central 09.00d
01.00 Eglinton Street 09/03
03.76 Rutherglen Jn 09/07
05.50 Carmyle Jn 09/11
10.30 Langloan 09/20
11.11 Whifflet North Jn 09/24
14.33 Mossend 09/29
15.43 Holytown 09/32
18.09 Cleleand 09w39a  ~  09w44d
25.38 Benhar Jn 09/59
37.10 Midcalder Jn 10/19
? Midcalder 10.22a  ~  10.27d
46.37 Slateford Jn 10.38a  ~  10.40d
48.02 Haymarket 10/45
49.15 Edinburgh Waverley 10/50
51.21 Leith Central 11.00a  ~  11.12d
52.07 Lochend Jn 11/17
52.59 Portobello 11/22
53.69 Niddrie North Jn 11/24
54.32 Niddrie West Jn 11/27
55.46 Duddingston 11.32a  ~  11.40d
57.10 St Leonards 12.00a  ~  12.10d
58.54 Duddingston 12.20a  ~  12.28d
62.50 Craiglockhart Signal M32 12/40
63.11 Slateford 12.45a  ~  13.15d
63.33 Balerno Jn 13/18
64.50 Colinton 13.28a  ~  13.36d
67.76 Balerno 13.56a  ~  14.11d
72.39 Balerno Jn 14/36
72.61 Slateford 14.38a  ~  14.39d
73.61 Merchiston 14/42
74.77 Edinburgh Princes Street 14.45a  ~  15.05d
76.13 Merchiston 15/08
86.20 Midcalder Jn 15/23
93.30 Cobbinshaw 15.38a  ~  15.45d
97.52 Carnwith 15.58a  ~  16.05d
102.34 Carstairs 16.10d

Train B

M.C Location Booked
00.00 Glasgow Central 09.15d
01.00 Eglinton Street 09/18
03.76 Rutherglen Jn 09/22
05.50 Carmyle Jn 09/26
10.30 Langloan 09/35
11.11 Whifflet North Jn 09/39
14.33 Mossend 09.44
15.43 Holytown 09/47
18.09 Cleleand 09w54a  ~  09w59d
25.38 Benhar Jn 10/14
31.09 Addiewell 10.25a  ~  10.30d
37.10 Midcalder Jn 10/40
47.17 Merchiston 10/52
48.33 Edinburgh Princes Street 10.55a  ~  11.15d
49.49 Merchiston 11/18
50.49 Slateford 11.21a  ~  1122d
50.71 Balerno Jn 11/25
52.08 Colinton 11.35a  ~  11.43d
55.34 Balerno  12.03a  ~  12.18d
59.77 Balerno Jn 12/43
60.19 Slateford 12.45a  ~  13.15d
60.60 Craiglockhart Signal M31 13/20
64.56 Duddingston 13.32a  ~  13.40d
66.20 St Leonards 14.00a  ~  14.10d
67.64 Duddingston 14.20a  ~  14.30d
68.78 Niddrie West Jn 14/35
69.41 Niddrie North Jn 14/38
70.51 Portobello 14/40
71.23 Lochend Jn 14/45
72.09 Leith Central 14.50a  ~  15.05d
? Edinburgh Waverley 15/15
75.28 Haymarket 15/20
76.73 Slateford Jn 15.25a  ~  15.27d
86.20 Midcalder Jn 15/43
90.22 Harburn 15.50a  ~  15.58d
93.30 Cobbinshaw 16/05
96.41 Auchengray 16.11a  ~  16.18d
102.34 Carstairs 16.30a

Combined Train

M.C Location Booked
102.34 Carstairs 16.55d
104.54 Lanark Jn 16/59
112.77 Law Jn 17/11
116/32 Shieldmuir Jn 17/16
118.28 Motherwell 17/20
119.51 Jerviston Jn (West lines) 17/25
120.44 Mossend No.1 17/32
123.58 Coatbridge Central 17/39
124.61 Gartsherrie South Jn 17/41
125.77 Gartcosh Jn 17/46
131.37 St Rollox 17/55
133.12 Glasgow Buchanan Street 18.00a


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