Back to "The Railtour Files"17th October 1993
North East Railway
Preservation Group
The Aberdonian
| Locos Used | 56104 & steam: 60532 |
| Stock Used | SRPS coaches |
Route :t
| Loco(s) | Route (1) |
| 60532 | Stirling - Linlithgow - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Ladybank - Perth - Dundee - Aberdeen |
| 60532 | Aberdeen - Dundee - Perth - Dunfermline (1) |
| 56104 + 60532 | Dunfermline - Ladybank - Perth (1) |
Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required. The tour got into trouble on the
climb from Dunfermline Lower to Dunfermline Townhill Junction. Despite some
wheel-slip, it made it into the loop at Townhill. The loco was low on water.
56104 was sent from Thornton depot and took the train via Ladybank and Hilton
Junction to Perth where the tour terminated 3 hours late.
Source : Derek Sneddon
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