25th July 1981

Douglas Blades
Strathmore Berry Picker

DMU Used set [1] : 3-car plus a 1-car unit
set [2] : ?????

Route :

DMU Route
set [1] Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Burntisland - Kirkcaldy - Ladybank - Hilton Jn - Perth - Coupar Angus - Forfar
set [1] Forfar - (reverse of outward route) - Perth (2)
set [2] Perth - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes:
(1) Trip was run to take people berry picking with coaches laid on from Forfar to various fruit farms. Profits to Brechin RPS.
(2) The DMU expired at Perth and passengers transferred to another to continue the journey back to Edinburgh.


The train sits at an otherwise deserted Forfar station (Photo: Mike Cooper)

Sources : Andy Wilson & Mike Cooper

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Dick Franklin)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) (actual)
Edinburgh Waverley 10.35d 19.42a (20.30)
Dalmeny ??.??a ~ 10.47d 19.25a ~ ??.??d
North Queensferry ??.??a ~ 10.51d 19.21a ~ ??.??d
Inverkeithing ??.??a ~ 10.55d 19.16a ~ ??.??d
Aberdour ??.??a ~ 11.03d 19.09a ~ ??.??d
Burntisland ??.??a ~ 11.08d 19.03a ~ ??.??d
Kinghorn ??.??a ~ 11.13d 18.58a ~ ??.??d
Kirkcaldy ??.??a ~ 11.19d 18.52a ~ ??.??d
Markinch ??.??a ~ 11.29d 18.43a ~ ??.??d
Ladybank ??.??a ~ 11.37d 18.33a ~ ??.??d
Coupar Angus 12.48a ~ 12.53d 17.07a ~ 17.12d
Forfar 14.00a 16.00d


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