10th March 1984
Class 40 Preservation
Society
The North Briton
| Loco Used | 40086 |
Route : 1F53 throughout
| Loco | Route |
| 40086 | Huddersfield - Leeds - York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Ladybank - Leuchars - Dundee - Arbroath - Montrose - Aberdeen |
| 40086 | Aberdeen - (reverse of outward route) - Huddersfield |
Notes:
(1) Ticket (below) give the train name as 'The Aberdonian Railtour' but Harry
Harper confirms it was 'The North Briton'.
Sources : Si Carter
(on train throughout) & Harry Harper
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Photo Review

40086 and piper at Edinburgh Waverley (photo: Ian Jordan)

From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.
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Timings (Booked Only)
(provided by Ian Dobson)
| M.C | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | M.C |
| 0.00 | Huddersfield | 06.28d | 23.55a | 377.75 |
| 3.74 | Heaton Lodge Jn | 06/34 | 23/48 | 374.01 |
| 6.59 | Thornhill LNW Jn | 06/37 | 23/45 | 371.16 |
| 8.22 | Dewsbury | 06.41a ~ 06.42d | 23.41a ~ 23.42d | 369.53 |
| ? | Morley | 06/49 | 23/35 | ? |
| 16.63 | Whitehall Jn | 06/56 | 23/29 | 261.12 |
| 17.27 | Leeds | 06.59a ~ 07.04d | 23.21a ~ 23.26d | 360.48 |
| ? | Cross Gates | 07/12 | 23/12 | ? |
| ? | Micklefield | 07/17 | 23/07 | ? |
| ? | Church Fenton | 07/21 | 23/02 | ? |
| 42.71 | York | 07.34a ~ 07.36d | 22.47a ~ 22.50d | 335.04 |
| ? | Thirsk | 08/00 | 22/23 | ? |
| ? | Northallerton | 08/06 | 22/17 | ? |
| 87.01 | Darlington | 08.19a ~ 08.21d | 22.01a ~ 22.03d | 290.74 |
| ? | Ferryhill | 08/36 | 21/50 | ? |
| 109.04 | Durham | 08.46a ~ 08.48d | 21.37a ~ 21.39d | 268.71 |
| ? | King Edward Bridge South Jn | 09/05 | 21/21 | ? |
| 123.07 | Newcastle Central | 09.07a ~ 09.12d | 21.17a ~ 21.19d | 254.68 |
| ? | Morpeth | 09.34a ~ 09.44d | 20/56 | ? |
| ? | Alnmouth | 10/03 | 20/40 | ? |
| ? | Belford | 10/17 | 20/25 | ? |
| ? | Berwick | 10/29 | 20/08 | ? |
| ? | Signal EG403 | 10/36 | 20/06 | ? |
| ? | Reston | 10/43 | 20/00 | ? |
| ? | Grantshouse | 10/49 | 19/55 | ? |
| ? | Dunbar | 10/58 | 19/43 | ? |
| ? | Drem | 11/07 | 19/35 | ? |
| ? | Monktonhall Jn | 11/20 | 19/25 | ? |
| ? | Portobello | 11/22 | 19/23 | ? |
| 247.43 | Edinburgh Waverley | 11.26a ~ 11.53d | 19.03a ~ 19.17d | 130.32 |
| ? | Haymarket | 11/56 | 19/00 | ? |
| ? | Dalmeny | 12/03 | 18/48 | ? |
| ? | Inverkeithing | 12/09 | 18/41 | ? |
| ? | Burntisland | 12/19 | 18/31 | ? |
| ? | Kirkaldy | 12/30 | 18/24 | ? |
| ? | Thornton Jn | 12/35 | 18/19 | ? |
| ? | Ladybank | 12/43 | 18/09 | ? |
| ? | Leuchars | 12/57 | 17/57 | ? |
| ? | Tay Bridge South | 13/07 | 17/50 | ? |
| 306.58 | Dundee Tay Bridge | 13c13a ~ 13c14d | 17c43a ~ 17c44d | 71.17 |
| 307.36 | Camperdown Jn | 13/17 | 17/40 | 70.39 |
| ? | Carnoustie | 13/28 | 17/27 | ? |
| ? | Arbroath | 13/34 | 17/15 | ? |
| ? | Usan | 13/47 | 17/03 | ? |
| ? | Montrose | 13/50 | 16.44a ~ 16.58d | ? |
| ? | Laurencekirk | 14/01 | 16/34 | ? |
| ? | Stonehaven | 14.17a ~ 14.32d | 16/20 | ? |
| 377.75 | Aberdeen | 14.54a | 16.00d | 0.00 |