9th April 1966
B.L.S. / S.L.S. /
Scottish Locomotive Preservation Fund
Scottish Rambler No.5
Locos Used | 60919, D6115, 61407, 64620, 60532 'Blue Peter' |
Route :
Loco | Route |
60919 | Glasgow Buchanan St - Balornock Jn - Falkirk Grahamston (1) |
D6115 | Falkirk Grahamston - Dunfermline Lower |
61407 | Dunfermline Lower - Cowdenbeath - Kinross Jn - Perth - Buckingham Jn (Dundee) |
64620 | Buckingham Jn - Ninewells Jn - Liff - Maryfield |
64620 | Maryfield branch - Liff - Ninewells Jn - Buckingham Jn - Dundee - Arbroath - Montrose - Broomfield Jn - Montrose East |
64620 | Montrose East - Broomfield Jn - Inverbervie branch (2) |
64620 | Inverbervie branch - Broomfield Jn - Montrose |
60532 | Montrose - Arbroath - Dundee - Leuchars - Ladybank - Kirkaldy - Inverkeithing (3) - Forth Bridge - Winchburgh Jn - Polmont Jn - Falkirk Grahamston - Coatbridge Central - Carmyle - Glasgow Central |
Notes :
(1) 60919 failed here with valve-gear trouble.
(2) The run to Inverbervie was abandoned two miles short of its goal due to severe slipping.
(3) 60532 was borrowed at Inverkeithing to assist the stalled Inverness - York car sleeper. Final arrival back in Glasgow was some three hours forty minutes late.
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Sources : David Hills (compiled from contemporary
reports)
& George Woods
Timings (Booked Only)
(from George Woods)
Location | Booked |
Glasgow Buchanan Street | 08.45d |
Germiston Low Jn | 08/50 |
Balornock Jn | 08/52 |
Robroyston West Jn | 08/56 |
Gartcosh Jn | 09/02 |
Garnqueen North Jn | 09/04 |
Greenhill Lower Jn | 09/16 |
Carmuirs West Jn | 09/20 |
Carmuirs East Jn | 09/21 |
Falkirk Grahamston | 09/27 |
Polmont | 09/36 |
Winchburgh Jn | 09/47 |
Dalmeny | 09/58 |
Forth Bridge North | 10/01 |
Inverkeithing | 10.06a ~ 10.07d |
Dunfermline Lower | 10.13a ~ 10.18d |
Touch Jn South | 10/21 |
Cowdenbeath New | 10/33 |
Cowdenbeath North Jn | 10/35 |
Kinross | 10/50 |
Glenfarg | 10/59 |
Hilton Jn | 11/09 |
Perth | 11/13 |
Barnhill SB | 11/17 |
Ninewells Jn | 11/35 |
Buckingham Jn | 11L43a ~ 11L50d |
Ninewells Jn | 11/55 |
Liff | 12.05a ~ 12.10d |
Fairmuir Jn | 12/26 |
Maryfield | 12.29a ~ 12.39d |
Fairmuir Jn | 12/46 |
Ninewells Jn | 13/10 |
Buckingham Jn | 13/13 |
Dundee | 13.15a ~ 13.25d |
Camperdown Jn | 13/28 |
Broughty Jn | 13/35 |
Arbroath | 13/50 |
Usan | 14/09 |
Montrose | 14.16a ~ 14.46d |
Broomfield Jn | 14.51a ~ 14.53d |
Montrose East | 15.13a ~ 15.18d |
Broomfield Jn | 15/37 |
Inverbervie | 16.27a ~ 16.37d |
St Cyrus | 17.10a ~ 17.15d |
Broomfield Jn | 17/34 |
Montrose | 17.40a ~ 17.45d |
Usan | 17/51 |
Arbroath | 18/05 |
Broughty Jn | 18/20 |
Camperdown Jn | 18/25 |
Dundee | 18L28a ~ 18L38d |
Tay Bridge South | 18/46 |
Leuchars Jn | 18/52 |
Ladybank | 19.08a ~ 19.15d |
Thornton Jn | 19.30a ~ 19.34d |
Kirkaldy | 19/44 |
Burntisland | 19/53 |
Inverkeithing | 20.04a ~ 20.05d |
Forth Bridge North | 20/10 |
Dalmeny | 20/13 |
Winchburgh Jn | 20/20 |
Polmont | 20/33 |
Falkirk Grahamston | 20/40 |
Carmuirs East Jn | 20/45 |
Carmuirs West Jn | 20/50 |
Greenhill Lower Jn | 20/55 |
Garnqueen North Jn | 21/08 |
Gartsherrie South Jn | 21/10 |
Coatbridge Central | 21/12 |
Langloan West Jn | 21/15 |
Carmyle Jn | 21/25 |
Rutherglen Jn | 21/28 |
Eglington Street | 21/32 |
Glasgow Central | 21.25a |