19th September 1998

S.R.P.S. Railtours
The Lochalsh Special

Locos Used 37405 & 37409
Stock used Load 10

Route :

Locos Route
37405 + 37409 Linlithgow - Winchburgh Jn - Haymarket West Jn - Gorgie Jn - Craiglockhart Jn - (via Edinburgh Suburban line) - Niddrie West Jn - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Ladybank - Perth - Pitlochry - Aviemore - Welsh's Bridge Jn - (via Rose Street curve) - Dingwall - Achnasheen - Kyle of Lochalsh
37405 + 37409 Kyle of Lochalsh - (reverse of outward route) - Linlithgow

Sources : Nigel Benning & SRPS Railtours Webpages)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nigel Benning)

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
0.00 Linlithgow 06.25d ?   22.30a ? 561.6
2.5 Winchburgh Jn 06/32 ?   22/25 ? 559.1
6.4 Newbridge Jn 06/36 ?   22/21 ? 555.2
12.7 Haymarket West Jn 06/44 ?   22/15 ? 548.9
13.2 Gorgie Jn 06/46 ?   22/09 ? 548.4
13.9 Craiglockhart Jn 06/48 ?   22/07 ? 547.7
19.0 Niddrie West Jn 06/57 ?   21/58 ? 542.6
20.4 Portobello 07/00 ?   21/55 ? 541.2
23.4 Edinburgh Waverley 07.06a ~ 07.10d ?   21.40a ~ 21.49d 22.37 ~ ??.?? 538.2
24.6 Haymarket 07/13 07/13   21/35 ? 537.0
? Haymarket Central Jn ? ?   21/33 ? 536.4
25.7 Haymarket West Jn 07/14 ?   ? ? 535.9
32.4 Dalmeny Jn 07/23 ?   21/23 ? 529.2
32.8 Dalmeny ??.??a ~ 07.24d ??.?? ~ 07.26   21.21a ~ ??.??d 22.21 ~ ??.?? 528.8
36.5 Inverkeithing ??.??a ~ 07.32d ??.?? ~ 07.38   21.13a ~ ??.??d 22.13 ~ ??.?? 525.1
38.1 Dalgety Bay ??.??a ~ 07.36d ?   21.08a ~ ??.??d 22.07 ~ ??.?? 523.5
43.6 Burntisland 07/45 ?   21/01 ? 518.0
49.3 Kirkcaldy ??.??a ~ 07.54d ??.?? ~ 07.55   20.53a ~ ??.??d 21.48 ~ ??.?? 512.2
53.8 Thornton South Jn 08/00 ?   20/48 ? 507.8
54.2 Thornton North Jn 08/01 ?   20/47 ? 507.3
56.7 Markinch ??.??a ~ 08.05d ??.?? ~ 08.07   20.44a ~ ??.??d 21.37 ~ ??.?? 504.8
62.6 Ladybank ??.??a ~ 08.14d ??.?? ~ 08.15   20.34a ~ ??.??d 21.27 ~ ??.?? 499.0
78.3 Hilton Jn 08/36 ?   20/08 ? 483.2
80.3 Perth ??.??a ~ 08.42d ??.?? ~ 08.42   20.02a ~ ??.??d ??.?? ~ 20.55 481.2
87.6 Stanley Jn 08/52 ?   19/56 ? 474.0
95.9 Dunkeld & Birnam 09/01 ?   19/47 ? 465.7
108.7 Pitlochry 09x14 ~ 09x24 09.14 ~ 09.24   19x28 ~ 19x35 20/05 452.8
115.6 Blair Atholl 09/34 ?   19/20 19/55 446.0
125.4 Dalnacardoch 09/46 ?   19/10 ? 436.1
139.1 Dalwhinnie 10/04 ?   18/57 19/30 422.5
152.0 Kingussie 10/12 10/12   18/44 19x17 409.5
158.0 Kincraig 10/18 ?   18/40 ? 403.6
164.0 Aviemore 10/26 ?   ??x?? ~ 18x34 18/50 397.6
170.5 Carrbridge 1/34 10/31   18/26 18x43 391.1
175.9 Slochd Summit 10/41 ?   18/21 18/31 385.7
179.4 Tomatin 10/46 ?   18/17 ? 382.1
183.6 Moy ??x?? ~ 10x54 ?   18/13 ? 378.0
191.9 Culloden Moor 11/06 ?   18/02 ? 369.7
198.0 Millburn Jn 11/13 ?   17/54 18/01 363.6
198.2 Welsh's Bridge Jn ? ?   ??c?? ~ 17c52 ? 363.4
198.5 Rose Street Jn 11c15 ~ 11c34 ?   ? ? 363.1
199.9 Clachnaharry Swing Bridge 11/39 11/23   17/46 17/47 361.7
205.6 Clunes 11/46 ?   17/39 ? 355.9
211.3 Muir of Ord ??t?? ~ 11t53 ??.?? ~ 11.40   17x23 ~ 17x32 17.32 ~ 17.33 350.3
217.0 Dingwall ??t?? ~ 12t03 ??.?? ~ 12.03   ??t?? ~ 17t16 ??.?? ~ 17.24 344.6
228.8 Garve ??t?? ~ 12t29 ??.?? ~ 12.30   ??t?? ~ 16t53 ??.?? ~ 17.00 332.8
244.9 Achnasheen ??t?? ~ 13t00 ??.?? ~ 13.01   ??t?? ~ 16t24 ??.?? ~ 16.33 316.7
262.8 Strathcarron ??t?? ~ 13t35 ??.?? ~ 13.33   ??t?? ~ 15t54 ??.?? ~ 16.04 298.8
275.3 Plockton 14.02a ~ ??.??d ?   ??.??a ~ 15.25 ? 286.3
280.8 Kyle of Lochalsh 14.17a 14.17   15.10d 15.18 280.8


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