25th August 1991

Branch Line Society
Grampian Explorer

DMU's Used 156503 & 156514

Route :

DMU's Route
156503 + 156514 Glasgow Queen Street  - Croy - Falkirk Grahamston - Winchburgh Jn – Dalmeny Jn –Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy – Dundee [P4]
156503 + 156514 Dundee [P4] - Dundee Central Jn
156503 + 156514 Dundee Central Jn - Dundee (down thru sdg) – Montrose (down thru sdg) – Aberdeen – Kittybrewster
156503 + 156514 Kittybrewster -Waterloo Goods
156503 + 156514 Waterloo Goods – Kittybrewster - Keith Strathisla Platform
156503 + 156514 Keith Strathisla Platform – Keith loop
156503 + 156514 Keith loop – Elgin - Elgin East goods yard
156503 + 156514 Elgin East goods yard – Elgin – Alves Jn
156503 + 156514 Alves Jn – Burghead
156503 + 156514 Burghead – Alves Jn
156503 + 156514 Alves Jn – Forres -  Inverness Rose Street Jn
156503 + 156514 Inverness Rose Street Jn – Inverness station
156503 + 156514 Inverness station – Inverness station crossover
156503 + 156514 Inverness station crossover  - Inverness station
156503 + 156514 Inverness station - Aviemore
156503 + 156514 Aviemore - Boat of Garten (Strathspey Rly)
156503 + 156514 Boat of Garten (Strathspey Rly) – Aviemore – Pitlochry - Perth – Stirling – Croy - Glasgow Queen Street


From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.

Sources : Jim Ramsay & Howard Harrison

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Harrison)

Miles Location Booked Actual
0 Glasgow Queen Street 08.25d 08.34
17½ Greenhill Upper Jn 08/33 08/50
22½ Falkirk Grahamston 08/46 08.57a ~ 09.00d
30½ Linlithgow 09.01a ~ 09.03d 09.08 ~ 09.09
35½ Winchburgh Jn 09/08 09/15
40¼ Dalmeny 09/16 09/21
44 Inverkeithing 09.21a ~ 09.23d 09.29 ~ 09.30
51 Burntisland 09/32 09/36
61 Thornton South Jn 09.43a ~ 09.48d 09.50 ~ 10.08
69¾ Ladybank 10/06 10/20
87¼ Tay Bridge South Jn ? 10/35
90 Dundee [P4] 10.32a ~ 10.40d 10.41 ~ 10.49
90¼ Dundee Central Jn ? 10.51a ~ 10.51d
90½ Dundee Down Through Siding ? 10.53a ~ 10.58d
94½ Broughty Ferry 10.47a ~ 10.49d 11.05 ~ 11.07
121 Montrose Down Through Siding 11/20 11/33
161½ Aberdeen 12.05a ~ 12.20d 12.19 ~ 12.34
163¼ Kittybrewster 12.24a ~ 12.36d 12.37 ~ 12.44
164¾ Waterloo Goods 12.44a ~ 12.52d 12.52 ~ 12.55
166¼ Kittybrewster 13.00a ~ 13.08d 13.02 ~ 13.06
197¼ Kennethmont 13/43 13.40a ~ 13.46d
217¾ Keith 14.04a ~ 14.06d 14.07 ~ 14.08
218¼ Keith Strathisla Platform 14.10a ~ 14.15d 14.10 ~ 14.21
218¾ Keith 14.20a ~ 14.30d 14.24 ~ 14.35
- Keith Jn ? 14.36a ~ 14.37d
219 Keith ? 14.49a ~ 14.49d
236¾ Elgin 14.55a ~ 15.25d 15.08 ~ 15.11
237 Elgin Yard ? 15.14a ~ 15.17d
237¼ Elgin ? 15.20a ~ 15.24d
242 Alves Jn 15.33a ~ 15.40d 15.32 ~ 15.40
246¾ Burghead 15.55a ~ 16.00d 15.59 ~ 16.02
251¼ Alves Jn 16.15a ~ 16.25d 16.18 ~ 16.24
282¼ Millburn Jn 17/00 16/58
282¾ Rose Street 17.03a ~ 17.08d 16.59 ~ ??.??
283 Inverness 17.10a ~ 17.40d ??.?? ~ 17.44
317½ Aviemore 18/22 18.20a ~ 18.26d
317¾ Aviemore Speyside 18/35 18/28
322½ Boat of Garten 18.55a ~ 19.15d 18.42 ~ 19.20
327¼ Aviemore Speyside 18/35 18.34a ~ 18.35d
327½ Aviemore 19/40 19.37a ~ 19.41d
352½ Dalwhinnie 20/04 20/03
411¼ Perth 21.10a ~ ??.??d 21.02 ~ ??.??
? Stirling ? ?
? Croy ? ?
? Glasgow Queen Street ??.??a ?


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