5th May 2007

S.R.P.S. Railtours
The Lochalsh Special

Locos Used 47245 & 47851
Stock Used ????

Route:
1Z64 : North Berwick to Kyle of Lochalsh
1Z65 : Kyle of Lochalsh to North Berwick

Loco(s) Route
47245 (1) North Berwick - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Thornton North Jn - Ladybank - Hilton Jn - Perth - Aviemore - Welsh's Bridge Jn - Rose Street Jn - Dingwall - Achnasheen - Kyle of Lochalsh
47851 (2) Kyle of Lochalsh - (reverse of outward route) - North Berwick

Notes :
(1) 47851 on rear.
(2) 47245 on rear.
(3) 47851 had a load regulator problem on the return journey and was assisted from the rear by 47245 pushing from Raven's Rock Summit to Pitlochry. Because of the delays with 47851 and subsequent pathing issues on single line sections north of Inverness, we were 120 minutes late leaving Pitlochry, but this was halved after Perth because of a 61 minute pathing stop and reduced to only 15 minutes at North Berwick after removing another pathing stop to allow the last unit of the day into and out of North Berwick.

Source : David Moorcraft

Photo Review
(all photos: David Moorcraft)


47851 arrives with the ECS at North Berwick.


47245 at the buffer stops at Kyle of Lochalsh.


Timings (Booked Only)

Miles Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) Miles
0.0 North Berwick 05.28d 00.16a
559.5
4.6 Drem 05/37 00/07
554.9
9.1 Longniddry ??.??a ~ 05.43d 23.41a ~ ??.??d
550.4
- Prestonpans UPL - 23*14 ~ 23*35
547.1
14.6 Wallyford ??.??a ~ 05.54d 23.05a ~ ??.??d
544.9
16.3 Monktonhall Jn 05/57 23/02
543.1
18.9 Portobello Jn 05/59 22/59
540.5
22.3 Edinburgh Waverley 06/03 22/48
537.2
23.6 Haymarket 06/06 22/44
535.9
24.7 Haymarket West Jn 06/07 22/42
534.8
31.3 Dalmeny Jn 06/15 22/34
528.1
31.8 Dalmeny ??.??a ~ 06.18d 22.31a ~ ??.??d
527.7
35.5 Inverkeithing 06/24 22/22
524.0
37.1 Dalgety Bay ??.??a ~ 06.30d 22.17a ~ ??.??d
522.4
39.9 Aberdour 06/35 22/12
519.6
42.6 Burntisland 06/38 22/08
516.9
48.3 Kirkcaldy ??.??a ~ 06.47d 21.58a ~ ??.??d
511.2
52.7 Thornton South Jn 06/52 21/53
506.8
53.2 Thornton North Jn 06/53 21/52
506.3
55.7 Markinch ??.??a ~ 06.59d 21.46a ~ ??.??d
503.8
61.5 Ladybank ??.??a ~ 07.09d 21.36a ~ ??.??d
498.0
69.3 Newburgh 07/24 21/25
490.2
77.3 Hilton Jn 07/39 21/15
482.2
79.3 Perth 07.43a ~ 08.05d 20*09a ~ 21*10d
480.2
86.5 Stanley Jn 08/15 19/59
473.0
94.8 Dunkeld & Birnam 08*26 ~ 08*31 19/49
464.7
107.7 Pitlochry ??.??a ~ 08.52d 19.33a ~ ??.??d
451.8
114.6 Blair Atholl 09/03 19/24
444.9
138.0 Dalwhinnie 09/40 19/00
421.5
151.0 Kingussie 09/59 18/48
408.5
156.9 Kincraig 10*07 ~ 10*12 18/43
402.6
163.0 Aviemore 10/19 18/36
396.5
169.4 Carrbridge 10*29 ~ 10*50 18/30
390.0
174.8 Slochd Summit 11/02 18/25
384.7
178.4 Tomatin 11/08 18/19
381.1
182.5 Moy 11*10 ~ 11*16 18/15
377.0
190.9 Culloden Moor 11/24 18/02
368.7
196.6 Millburn Jn 11/32 17/52
362.6
197.4 Rose Street Jn ??*?? ~ 11*36 ??*?? ~ 17*50
362.0
198.8 Clachnaharry 11/40 17/43
360.7
204.6 Clunes 11/46 17/35
354.9
210.3 Muir of Ord 11*55 ~ 12*00 17*24 ~ 17*27
349.2
215.9 Dingwall 12t10 17t14
343.6
227.8 Garve 12t36 16t48
331.7
243.8 Achnasheen 13*06 ~ 13*11 16t16
315.6
261.7 Strathcarron 13t44 15t43
297.7
274.2 Plockton 14.10a ~ ??.??d ??.??a ~ 15.13d
285.3
279.7 Kyle of Lochalsh 14.30a 14.55d
279.7


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