14th April 1979

Scottish Steam Railtours Group
The Grampian

Loco Used steam: 60009 'Union of South Africa'
Stock Used load 9

Route :
1Z10 : Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
1Z11 : Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley

Loco Route
60009 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Dunfermline - Cardenden - Thornton North Jn - Leuchars - Dundee - Montrose - Aberdeen
60009 Aberdeen - (reverse of outward route) - Thornton North Jn - Kirkcaldy - Inverkeithing - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley


60009 approaches North Queensferry on the outward run.
(Photo by G N Turnbull İTOPticl Digital Memories - see
www.TOPticl.com for further details and a chance to buy a full size copy)

Sources : Andy Hoskins & Jim Burton
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Andy Hoskins)

Miles Location Booked Actual
0.00 Edinburgh 09.30d 09.29
1.23 Haymarket 09/35 09/34
9.44 Dalmeny 09/44 09/44
13.15 Inverkeithing 09/50 09/50
16.85 Dunfermline Lower 09.58½a ~ 10.08d 09.59 ~ 10.09
22.53 Cowdenbeath 10/22 10/21
31.60 Thornton West Jn 10/3 510/34
32.48 Thornton North Jn 10/37 10.37a ~ 10.41d
40.75 Ladybank 10/48½ 10/52
52.50 Leuchars 11.01a ~ 11.18d 11.06 ~ 11.20
58.10 Tay Bridge South 11/28 11/28½
60.83 Dundee Tay Bridge 11.34a ~ 11.35d 11.36 ~ 11.40
61.61 Camperdown Jn 11/41 11/44
71.79 Carnoustie 11/56½ 12/03½
77.91 Arbroath 12/04 12/12
89.48 Usan 12/20½ 12/28
91.56 Montrose 12/23 12/30
101.63 Laurencekirk 12/37 12/43
116.00 Stonehaven 12/53 12/57
132.14 Aberdeen 13.21½a ~ 15.42d 13.19 ~ 15.42
148.28 Stonehaven 16/11½ 16/07
162.65 Laurencekirk 16/35 16.28a ~ 16.47d
172.71 Montrose 16/52½ 17/03
174.80 Usan 16/55½ 17/06
186.36 Arbroath 17/11 17/19½
192.49 Carnoustie 17/19½ 17/27
202.66 Camperdown Jn 17/27 17/41
203.45 Dundee Tay Bridge 17.42a ~ 17.47d 17.45 ~ 18.04
206.18 Tay Bridge South 18/04 18/12
211.78 Leuchars 18/11½ 18/18
223.53 Ladybank 18/26 18/31
231.80 Thornton North Jn 18/37½ 18/41
236.75 Kirkaldy 18/44½ 18/47
242.50 Burntisland 18/53 18/54
249.48 Inverkeithing 19/04 19/03
253.19 Dalmeny 19/12½ 19/09
261.40 Haymarket 19/22 19/19
262.63 Edinburgh 19.25½a 19.23


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