29th August 1959

Stephenson Locomotive Society (Scottish Area)
Festival Special

Loco Used 256 'Glen Douglas'

Route :

Loco Route
256 Edinburgh Waverley - Abbeyhill Jn - Portobello East Jn - Niddrie North Jn - Niddrie South Jn - Millerhill - Loanhead - Glencorse
256 Glencorse - Loanhead - Millerhill
256 Millerhill - Glenesk Jn - Hardengreen Jn - Esk Valley Jn - Lasswade (1)
256 Lasswade - Esk Valley Jn - Hardengreen Jn
256 Hardengreen Jn - Hawthornden Jn - Auchendinny - Penicuik
256 Penicuik - Auchendinny - Hawthornden Jn - Hardengreen Jn - Esk Valley Jn - Glenesk Jn - Millerhill - Niddrie South Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Duddingston Jn - Morningside Road - Craiglockhart - Gorgie East - Haymarket Central Jn - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes :
(1) It is unclear why, on the Polton branch, passengers were booked to detrain at Lasswade (the station before Polton) whilst 256 and its train had carry on to Polton to run-round. The route description however did mention the line traversing the valley on a high stone viaduct so maybe it was in poor condition and no longer fit to carry a loaded passenger train? A hand-written note seen by the Webmaster on a tour route description intriguingly states 'also went to within 30 chains of Polton' so suggesting the passengers may have been allowed to stay on beyond Lasswade?
(2) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Sources : John Debens & Colin Dawson

Photo Review


256, passing an unknown location (photo: The Bob Mitchell Collection)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Debens)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Edinburgh Waverley 14.10d
0.65 Abbeyhill Jn ?
2.25 Craigrentinny SB ?
3.00 Portobello 14/16
3.30 Portobello East Jn ?
4.33 Niddrie South Jn 14/18
6.19 Millerhill 14.18 ~ 14.22
8.43 Gilmorton 14.30 ~ 14.35
10.39 Loanhead 14.43 ~ 14.48
12.12 Roslin 14.55 ~ 15.00
14.13 Glencorse 15.08 ~ 15.25
22.7 Millerhill [Branch Platform]
16.00 ~ 16.10
23.47 Glenesk Jn ?
23.64 Eskbank and Dalkeith ?
24.39 Hardengreen Jn 16/15
24.47 Esk Valley Jn SB 16/17
25.19 Broomeknowe 16.21 ~ 16.26
25.53 Lasswade 16.29 ~ 16.55
27.17 Hardengreen Jn 17.02 ~ 17.10
28.27 Bonnyrigg ?
30.11 Rosewell and Hawthornden 17/17
30.20 Hawthornden Jn 17/23
31.38 Rosslyn Castle 17.28 ~ 17.33
32.71 Auchendinny 17.38 ~ 17.43
34.06 Esk Bridge 17/47
34.48 Penicuik 17.50 ~ ??.??
45.67 Niddrie South Jn 18/34
46.46 Niddrie West Jn 18/36
47.65 Duddingston Jn ?
47.69 Duddingston and Craigmillar ?
49.27 Newington ?
49.79 Blackford Hill ?
50.71 Morningside Road 18/44
51.53 Craiglockhart ?
52.14 Gorgie East ?
52.71 Haymarket Central Jn ?
53.36 Haymarket 18.52 ~ 18.54
54.49 Edinburgh Waverley 18.58a


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