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
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) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. It is unclear why on the Polton branch the train was only booked as far as Lenwade, the station before Polton, although this may relate to run-round facilities (the loco itself had to run to Polton to run-round!).


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Sources : John Debens & Colin Dawson

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 14.21 ~ 14.26
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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