27th August 1979

Branch Line Society
The Fiddichburger No.2

DMU Used 1-car Class 122 (?) set 152

Route : 1Z16 throughout

DMU Route
as listed Aberdeen - Inverurie - Huntly - Keith - Dufftown (platform)
as listed Dufftown - Keith Junction
as listed Keith Junction - Elgin
as listed Elgin - Elgin East (1)
as listed Elgin East (2) - Elgin - Alves - Burghead (platform)
as listed Burghead - Alves
as listed Alves - Forres East - Forres Goods (3)
as listed Forres Goods - Forres
as listed Forres - Nairn - Inverness

Notes :
(1) Empty stock movement during lunch break to GNSR platform.
(2) The itinerary showed "shunt towards headshunt" upon departure from Elgin East which was not performed.
(3) Only a short incursion to the loading dock.

Source : Ian Umpleby
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Umpleby)

Location Booked Actual
Aberdeen 09.10d 09.16
Dyce Jn 09/20 09x28 ~ 09x30
Inverurie 09/32 09/43
Insch 09/54 09/55½
Huntly 10x04 ~ 10x11 10.12½ ~ 10.14½
Keith 10.28a ~ 10.38d 10.30½ ~ 10.39½
Dufftown Station 11.10a ~ 11.20d 11.04 ~ 11.23½
Keith 11.55a ~ 12.05d 11.52 ~ 12.05
Elgin 12.30a 12.31d
Elgin East 13.35d [GNSR platform] 13.40½
Elgin 13/48 13.41½ ~ 13.43
Alves 13t56 ~ 14t00 14.00 ~ 14.03
Burghead 14.20a ~ 14.35d 14.19½ ~ 14.36½
Alves 14.50a ~ 14.57d 14.50½ ~ 14.55
Forres East 15t10 ~ 15t12 15/03½
Forres Goods 15.15a ~ 15.20d 15.04 ~ 15.27
Forres East 15.23a ~ 15.28d 15.28 ~ 15.29½
Forres 15.30a ~ 15.37d 15.31 ~ 15.38
Nairn 15/49 15/50
Millburn Jn 16/08 16/07½
Inverness 16.10a 16.10


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