17th October 1987

S.R.P.S. Railtours
Jacobite

Locos Used 37402, 37403 & steam: 5305

Route :

Loco(s) Route
37403 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Linlithgow - Falkirk High - Cowlairs East Jn - Westerton - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Craigendoran Jn - Crianlarich - Fort William
5305 Fort William - (reverse of outward route) - Craigendoran Jn
37402 (1) Craigendoran Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Cowlairs East Jn
5305 Cowlairs East Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes:
(1) Plus 5305, hauled in light steam (37402 was booked to assist from Garelochhead).
(2) The booked stop at Under-bridge 212 was a water stop from a stream on Rannoch Moor.

Source : Pete Drury (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Pete Drury)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Edinburgh Waverley 06.40d 06.41   19.58a 21.17
Haymarket 06/43 06/48   19/55 21/12
Newbridge Jn 06/51 ?   19/44 ?
Winchburgh Jn 06/54 ?   19/39 ?
Linlithgow 06/58 ?   19/33 20/54
Polmont Loop ? ?   19*20 ~ 19*25 ??.?? ~ ??.??
Falkirk High 07/07 07/12   19.14a ~ 19.15d ??.?? ~ 20.40
Greenhill Jn 07/13 ?   19/08 20/35
Lenzie Jn 07/22 ?   18/55 ?
Cowlairs East Jn 07/30 07/35   18.16a ~ 18.46d 19.23 ~ 20.16
Westerton 07/40 08/12   18.02a ~ 18.03d ??.?? ~ 19.13
Dalmuir 07/47 ?   17/53 19/04
Dumbarton Central 07/54 08/25   17.25a ~ 17.39d ??.?? ~ 18.54
Craigendoran Jn 08/03 08/34   17/09 18.31 ~ 18.40
Garelochhead 08/18 08/51   16.39 ~ 16.49 18.00 ~ 18.08
Glen Douglas 08/30 09/06   16/26 17/44
Arrochar & Tarbet 08/39 09.14 ~ 09.21   15.53 ~ 16.13 ??.?? ~ 17.30
Ardlui 08/53 09.35 ~ 09.41   15/37 17/11
Crianlarich 09/10 10/02   15.09 ~ 15.19 15.40 ~ 16.50
Tyndrum Upper 09/43 10.13 ~ 10.17   15/00 15/28
Bridge of Orchy 09/56 10/32   14/39 15/09
Rannoch 10/28 10/58   14/10 14/46
Under-bridge 212 ? ?   13w36 ~ 13w56 13.40 ~ 14.36
Corrour 10/40 11/18   13/31 13/35
Tulloch 10/59 11/33   12.51 ~ 13.08 12.52 ~ 13.10
Spean Bridge 11/14 11/46   12/31 12/35
Mallaig Jn 11/27 11/57   12/14 12/21
Fort William 11.30a 11.59   12.10 12.18


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