4th - 6th May 1990

Flying Scotsman Services Limited
The North Briton

Locos Used at least 26025, 47217, 47320 & steam: 60009 'Osprey'
Stock Used ???

Route :

Date(s) Loco(s) Route
04/05-05/05 ????? London Euston - (via WCML, ???) - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Sandwell & Dudley - Wolverhampton - Stafford - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
05/05 60009 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Ladybank - Hilton Jn - Perth - Errol - Dundee - Arbroath - Stonehaven - Aberdeen
06/05 60009 Aberdeen - (reverse of outward route) - Inverkeithing
06/05 ????? Inverkeithing - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley
06/05 ????? Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - deduced from booked timings. Did the train reverse at Carstairs both ways (and change traction from electric to diesel and vice-versa)?


Ian McDonald's tour ticket.

Source : Ian McDonald

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Ian McDonald)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Euston 21.50d 23.26a
Watford Junction ??.??a ~ 22.16d 23.05a ~ ??.??d
Milton Keynes Central ??.??a ~ 22.30d 22.43a ~ ??.??d
Coventry ??.??a ~ 23.06d 21.44a ~ ??.??d
Birmingham New Street ??.??a ~ 23.41d 21.22a ~ ??.??d
Wolverhampton ??.??a ~ 00.01d 21.04a ~ ??.??d
Crewe ??.??a ~ 01.00d 20.27a ~ ??.??d
Carlisle 03.35a ~ 08.47d 18.08a ~ ??.??d
Edinburgh Waverley ??L??a ~ 11L00d 16.11a ~ ??.??d
Dalmeny 11/14 15/57
Inverkeithing 11/28 15L19 ~ 15L50
Burntisland 11/36 15/10
Kirkcaldy 11/52 15/03
Ladybank 12/11 14/49
Perth 12w43 ~ 13w55 13w28 ~ 14w18
Errol 14/15 13/14
Dundee 14w32 ~ 15w27 12w17 ~ 13w00
Carnoustie 15/48 11/44
Arbroath 15/56 11/37
Usan 16/14 11/22
Montrose 16/18 11/16
Laurencekirk 16/34 10/48
Stronehaven 16/56 10/26
Aberdeen 17.26a 09.55d


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