5th April 1969

British Rail (Scottish Region)
Scottish Grand Tour No.7

Locos Used 5352 & 5357
Stock Used 8x mark 1's

Route :

Loco(s) Route
5357 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Linlithgow - Polmont - Falkirk Grahamston - Greenhill Upper Jn - Lenzie - Cowlairs - Westerton - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Craigendoran Jn - Crianlarich - Fort William
5352 Fort William - Mallaig
5352 Mallaig - Fort William
5357 Fort William - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley

Source : Bill Jamieson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Bill Jamieson)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Edinburgh Waverley 07.30d 07.30   22.49a 22.56
Haymarket ??.??a ~ 07.34d ??.?? ~ 07.34   22/46 22/49
Bathgate Jn 07/42 07/44   22/36 22/42
Linlithgow 07/50 07/52   22/27 22/34
Polmont 07/55 07/56   2/22 22/28
Falkirk Grahamston 07.00a ~ 08.02d 08.01 ~ 08.03   22.14a ~ 22.16d 22.20 ~ 22.21
Carmuirs West Jn 08/07 08/07   22/09 22/15
Greenhill Upper Jn 08/11 08/14   22/06 22/12
Lenzie 08/22 08/25   21/56 ?
Cowlairs 08.30 ~ 08.46 08.30 ~ 08.45   21.38 ~ 21.49 21.56 ~ 21.56
Westerton 08/55 08/57   21/26 21/44
Dalmuir Park 09/02 09/03   21/17 21/36
Dumbarton Central 09.12a ~ 09.15d 09.16 ~ 09.24   21.03a ~ 21.07d 21.24 ~ 21.26
Craigendoran Jn 09.25 ~ 09.31 09.34 ~ 09.37   20/54 21/14
Helensburgh Upper 09/36 09/44   20/49 ?
Garelochhead 09x49 09/58   20/33 20/58
Glen Douglas 10x03 ~ 10x10 10.16 ~ 10.17   20/20 20/47
Arrochar & Tarbet 10/19 10/25   20.01 ~ 20.08 ??.?? ~ ??.??
Ardlui 10/36 10/40   19/45 20.14 ~ 20.20
Crianlarich 10/57 11/02   19/28 19/57
Tyndrum Upper 11/09 11/15   19/20 19/50
Bridge of Orchy 11x24 ~ 11x32 11.30 ~ 11.59   18x56 ~ 19x04 19.31 ~ 19.33
Rannoch 11/56 12/26   18/30 19/08
Corrour 12/11 12/41   18/16 18/57
Tulloch 12/29 12/56   17/52 18/32
Roy Bridge 12/39 13/05   17/40 18/20
Spean Bridge 12/44 13/10   17/34 18/15
Fort William 13.00a ~ 13.26d 13.22 ~ 13.52   16.38a ~ 17.15d 17.54 ~ 17.58
Corpach 13/35 14/00   16/29 17/44
Locheilside 13/46 ?   16/18 ?
Glenfinnan 13x57 ~ 14x03 14.21 ~ 14.41   16/07 ??.?? ~ ??.??
Lochailort 14/23 15/00   15/49 16/51
Beasdale 14/33 ?   15/40 ?
Arisaig 14/40 15/17   15/33 16/34
Morar 14/50 15/26   15/24 16/24
Mallaig 14.56a (15.32)   15.18d 16.16


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