8th - 10th March 1991

Flying Scotsman Services / S.R.P.S. Railtours
The North Briton

Locos Used at least 47063, 47114 & steam: 60009 'Osprey'
Stock Used included Sleeping Cars between London and Edinburgh

Route :

Date(s) Loco Route
08/03-09/03 47??? London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
09/03 47114 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket
09/03 60009 Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Ladybank - Hilton Jn - Perth - Dundee - Arbroath - Montrose - Aberdeen
09/03 60009 Aberdeen - (reverse of outward route) - Inverkeithing
09/03 47063 Inverkeithing - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
09/03-10/03 47??? Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Midcalder Jn - Carstairs South Jn - Lockerbie - Carlisle - (via S&C) - Skipton - Leeds - York
10/03 47??? York - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Was originally planned to have been routed via Stirling on the outward leg.


Ian McDonald's ticket for the tour

Source : Pete Drury (joined/left the train at Edinburgh Waverley)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Pete Drury)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 21.30d [P1] ?   09.27a ?
Peterborough 22.42a ~ 22.51d ?   07.59a ~ 08.04d ?
Doncaster 00.03a ~ 00.08d ?   05.50a ~ 05.55d ?
York 00.38a ~ 00.43d ?   05.06a ~ 05.21d ?
Leeds   04.34 ~ 04.36 ?
Skipton   03.57 ~ 03.59 ?
Carlisle   02.10 ~ 02.13 ?
Newcastle 02.24a ~ 02.26d ?  
Morpeth Loop 02.47 ~ 04.34 ?  
Edinburgh Waverley 06.40a ~ 07.37d ??.?? ~ 07.37   22.14a ~ 23.33d [P21] 22.42 ~ ??.??
Haymarket 07L42 ~ 07L51 07.42 ~ 07.52   22/09 22/39
Dalmeny 08/05 08/16   22/00 22/31
Inverkeithing 08/18 08/29   21L30 ~ 21L43 21.44 ~ 22.21
Kirkcaldy 08/38 08/52   21/14 21/21
Thornton North Jn 08.44 ~ 08.50 09.00 ~ 09.15   21/08 21/14
Ladybank Jn 09.08 ~ 09.14 ? ~ ?   20/58 21/01
Hilton Jn 09/46 09/54   20/33 ?
Perth 09w51a ~ 11w00d 09.59 ~ 11.09   19w58a ~ 20w28d 20.05 ~ 20.30
Dundee 11w42a ~ 12w02d 11.47 ~ 12.20   19w39a ~ 19w20d 19.22 ~ 19.27
Arbroath 12/45 12/51   18/12 18/55
Montrose 13.07a ~ 13.31d 13.13 ~ 13.38   17/50 18/29
Stonehaven 14/16 14/11   17/08 17/50
Aberdeen 14.48a 14.38   16.35d 17.21


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