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| Locos Used | 435, 5117, 5121, 5324, 5325, 5360 & 5372 |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 5360 + 5372 | Glasgow Queen Street - Hyndland - Cowlairs - Lenzie - Falkirk Grahamston |
| 5360 + 5372 | Falkirk Grahamston - Stirling - Perth - Inverness |
| 5324 + 5325 | Inverness - Kyle of Lochalsh |
| 5324 + 5325 | Kyle of Lochalsh - Inverness |
| 5360 + 5372 | Inverness - Dalwhinnie (1) |
| 5360 (1) | Dalwhinnie - Dalguise |
| 5117 + 5121 (1) | Dalguise - Dunkeld |
| 435 | Dunkeld - Perth - Stirling - Falkirk - Glasgow Queen Street |
Notes :
(1) On the return from Inverness 5372 failed at
Dalwhinnie, 5360 continued on valiantly until it too succumbed at
Dalguise. Here 5117 & 5121 propelled the train to Dunkeld
where class 50 no. 435 was waiting. Arrival back in Glasgow was almost 2¾
hours late.
Sources : David Hills (compiled from contemporary
reports), Alan Rintoul & Brian A. Knights
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