7th October 1967

The Railway Society of Scotland
Edinburgh Area Railtour

DMU Used ?????+56399

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Edinburgh Waverley - Abbeyhill Jn - Easter Road Jn - Bonnington South Jn - Bonnington East Jn - Leith Citadel
as listed Leith Citadel - Bonnington East Jn - Bonnington South Jn
as listed Bonnington South Jn - Bonnington North Jn - Trinity Jn - Granton
as listed Granton - Trinity Jn - Bonnington North Jn - Bonnington South Jn - Eastrer Road Jn - Lochend Jn - Piershill Jn - Portobello Jn - Joppa - Monktonhall Jn - Longniddry - Haddington
as listed Haddington - Longniddry - Monktonhall Jn - Millerhill - Loanhead
as listed Loanhead - Millerhill - Niddrie West Jn - Morningside Road - Craiglockhart Jn - Gorgie Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required, above is from booked timings and reference to the map published in the tour itinerary; photographic evidence is that the train visited Haddington, traversed the Glencorse (Loanhead) branch & passed through Morningside Road.

Sources : Eddie Taylor (travelled on the tour), Geoff Corner & Colin Dawson

Photo Review


The train, at Haddington.
(Photo by G N Turnbull İTOPticl Digital Memories - see
www.TOPticl.com for further details and a chance to buy a full size copy)


The train, at Morningside Road.
(Photo by G N Turnbull İTOPticl Digital Memories - see
www.TOPticl.com for further details and a chance to buy a full size copy)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Eddie Taylor)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Edinburgh Waverley 10.45d
3.18 Leith Citadel 11.00a ~ 11.25d
4.13 Bonnington South 11.22 ~ 11.25
7.03 Granton 11.35a ~ 12.00d
11.29 Lochend Jn 12/14
13.11 Portobello 12/18
16.29 Monktonhall Jn 12/22
23.37 Longniddry 12/30
28.17 Haddington 12.50a ~ 13.10d
32.77 Longniddry 13/30
40.05 Monktonhall Jn 13/38
41.28 Millerhill 13/44
45.38 Loanhead 14.10a ~ 14.30d
51.64 Niddrie West 14/50
56.09 Morningside Road 15.05a ~ 15.15d
58.54 Haymarket 15.23a ~ 15.24d
59.69 Edinburgh Waverley 15.27a


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