14th November 1987

S.R.P.S. Railtours
The Lochaber

Locos Used 37409, 37422 & steam: 2005

Route :

Loco(s) Route
37409 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Winchburgh Jn - Polmont - Falkirk High - Greenhill Upper Jn - Lenzie - Cowlairs East Jn - Maryhill - Westerton - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Craigendoran Jn - Arrochar & Tarbet - Crianlarich - Rannoch - Fort William
2005 Fort William - (reverse of outward route) - Craigendoran Jn
37422 + 2005 Craigendoran Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Cowlairs (sig C71)
37422 Cowlairs (sig C71) - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley

Sources : Brian Knights & Dick Franklin

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Dick Franklin)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Edinburgh Waverley 06.40d ?   19.58a ?
Haymarket 06/43 ?   19/55 ?
Haymarket West Jn 06/45 ?   19/54 ?
Newbridge Jn 06/51 ?   19/44 ?
Winchburgh Jn 06/54 ?   19/39 ?
Linlithgow 06/58 ?   19/33 ?
Polmont 07/03 ?   ? ?
Polmont UPL   19*20 ~ 19*25 ?
Falkirk High 07.07a ~ 07.08d ?   19.14a ~ 19.15d ?
Greenhill Upper Jn 07/13 ?   19/08 ?
Lenzie 07/22 ?   18/55 ?
Cowlairs SB 07c30 ~ 07c32 ?   ? ?
Cowlairs Sig C71   18L16 ~ 18L46 ?
Westerton 07.40a ~ 07.41d ??.?? ~ 07.47½   18.02a ~ 18.03d ?
Dalmuir 07/47 07/55   17/53 ?
Dumbarton Central 07/54 08/04   17*25 ~ 17*39 18.16 ~ ??.??
Craigendoran Jn 08t03 ?   16L59 ~ 17L09 17.41½ ~ 17.58½
Garelochhead 08t18 08/34½   16t39 17.14½ ~ 17.18
Glen Douglas 08t30 08/48   16t26 16/59½
Arrochar & Tarbet 08t39 08.58 ~ 08.59   16w03 ~ 16w13 16.43½ ~ 16.44½
Ardlui 08t53 09.12½ ~ 09.19   15t47 16.20 ~ 16.21
Crianlarich 09x10 ~ 09x32 09.39½ ~ 09.42   15w09 ~ 15w29 15.25 ~ 15.58½
Tyndrum Upper 09t43 09.54½ ~ 10.04   15t00 15/14½
Bridge of Orchy 09x56 ~ 10x04 10.19½ ~ 10.33   14t39 14.53 ~ 14.55½
Rannoch 10t28 10/58½   14t10 14.22 ~ 14.26
Underbridge No.212 ? ?   13w36 ~ 13w56 13.51½ ~ 14.11
Corrour 10t40 11/13   13t31 13/47½
Tulloch 10t59 11/29½   12x53 ~ 13x08 13.19 ~ 13.19½
Roy Bridge ? ?   12w23 ~ 12w38 12.43 ~ 13.03½
Spean Bridge 11t14 11/44   12t16 12/35½
Mallaig Jn 11t27 ?   11t59 ?
Fort William 11.30a 11.56½   11.55d 12.16½


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