1st April 1972

Great North of Scotland Railway Association
Spirit of the Barley

DMU Used Swindon Inter-City DMU 3-car set

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Aberdeen Waterloo Goods - Kittybrewster - Dyce - Inverurie - Huntly - Keith - Dufftown
as listed Dufftown - Keith - Keith Loop
as listed Keith Loop - Elgin - Alves - Alves Jn - Burghead
as listed Burghead - Alves Jn - Alves - Elgin - Keith - (reverse of outward route) - Kittybrewster - Aberdeen

Source : Robin Dempsey

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robin Dempsey)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Aberdeen 08.30d [Waterloo Goods] 08.36½ [Waterloo Goods]   17.33a [Joint] 17.36 [Joint] 184.64
1.69 Kittybrewster North 08.45a ~ 08.46d 08.49 ~ 08.51½   ? ? ?
6.32 Dyce 08/53 08/59½   17/24 17/27½ 178.46
17.02 Inverurie 09.05a ~ 09.06d 09.10½ ~ 09.11   17.12a ~ 17.13d 17.14½ ~ 17.15½ 167.76
27.58 Insch 09.18½a ~ 09.19½d 09.24 ~ 09.24½   16.59a ~ 17.00d 17.01 ~ 17.01½ 157.20
32.76 Kennethmont 09/27 09/34   16/52 16/55 152.02
41.00 Huntly 09/35 09/42   16/31 16.33 ~ 16.44½ 143.78
53.37 Keith Junction 09/50 09.56 'stop 2½'   16/14 16.16½ ~ 16.17½ 131.41
64.12 Dufftown 10.30a ~ 13.15d 10.33 ~ 13.16  
74.73 Keith Junction Loop 13.55 ~ 14.00 13.51 ~ 13.55½ [station]
13.57½ ~ 13.58 [loop]		  
93.04 Elgin 14/24 14/19   15/50 15/54 113.36
98.28 Alves 14.32a ~ 14.37d 14.30 ~ 14.34   15.38 ~ 15.43 [Jn] 15.40 ~ 15.43½ 108.20
103.20 Burghead 14.57a 14.52   15.18d 15.20½ 103.20


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