12th - 17th June 1960

S.L.S. / R.C.T.S.
Scottish Rail Tour

Locos Used GNSR 49, NBR 256, HR 103, CR 123, 40663, 46463, 46464, 54485, 57441, 57594 & 64615
Stock Used

2 x preserved CR coaches, GER buffet car, BR Mk.1 TSO(?), LNER Gresley BSO

Route :
ran under ScR internal 3-figure reporting numbers;
12/06 : ???
13/06 : 269
14/06 : 601
15/06 : ???
16/06 : 630

Date Loco(s) Route
12/06 256 Edinburgh Waverley – Haymarket – Queensferry Jn – Ratho – Kirkliston – Dalmeny South Jn – Inverkeithing – Dunfermline Lower – ??? – Thornton Junction – Leven – Anstruther – Crail – St Andrews – Leuchars Junction – Dundee – Montrose – Aberdeen
13/06 49 Aberdeen Waterloo Goods – Kittybrewster – Dyce – Kintore – Inverurie – Inveramsay – Turriff – Macduff
13/06 49 Macduff – Turriff – Inveramsay – Inverurie – Kintore
13/06 49 Kintore – Monymusk – Alford
13/06 49 Alford – Monymusk – Kintore – Dyce – Kittybrewster – Aberdeen
14/06 49 Aberdeen – Kittybrewster – Dyce – Kintore – Inverurie – Inveramsay – Insch – Huntly – Grange – Keith
14/06 49 Keith – Orbliston Junction (1) - Fochabers Town
14/06 49 (2) Fochabers Town - Orbliston Junction
14/06 49 Orbliston Junction - Elgin (3)
14/06 40663 Elgin – Alves Jn – Burghead
14/06 40663 (2) Burghead – Alves Jn
14/06 40663 Alves Jn – Forres (4) – Inverness
14/06 40663 Elgin – Alves – Burghead – Forres (4) – Nairn – Inverness
14/06 57594 Inverness – Clunes – Muir of Ord – Allangrange – Fortrose (5)
14/06 57594 Fortrose – Allangrange – Muir of Ord – Clunes – Inverness
15/06 103 Inverness – Tomatin – Aviemore – Kingussie – Dalwhinnie – Blair Atholl – Pitlochry – Stanley Jn – Almond Valley Jn – Perth
15/06 54485 Perth – Almond Valley Jn – Methven Junction – Methven
15/06 54485 Methven – Methven Junction
15/06 54485 Methven Junction – Abercairny – Crieff – Comrie
15/06 54485 Comrie – Crieff – Tullibardine – Gleneagles
15/06 54485 Gleneagles – Hilton Jn – Perth
16/06 57441 Perth – Almond Valley Jn – Stanley Jn – Cupar Angus – Alyth Junction – Alyth
16/06 57441 Alyth – Alyth Junction
16/06 57441 Alyth Junction – Glamis – Kirriemuir Jn?
16/06 57441 Kirriemuir Jn? - Kirriemuir
16/06 57441 Kirriemuir – Kirriemuir Jn – Forfar South Jn – Forfar – Guthrie Jn – Farnell Road – Bridge of Dun – Dubton Jn – Broomfield Jn
16/06 64615 Broomfield Jn – Montrose CR Yard
16/06 64615 Montrose CR Yard – Broomfield Jn – St Cyrus – Inverbervie
16/06 64615 Inverbervie  – St Cyrus – Broomfield Jn – Montrose – Arbroath – Elliot Junction
16/06 46463 + 46464 (6) Elliot Junction – Carmyllie
16/06 46463 + 46464 (6) Carmyllie – Elliot Junction – Arbroath
16/06 46464 (8) Arbroath – Elliot Junction – Carnoustie – Broughty Ferry – Dundee Tay Bridge – Perth (8)
16/06 123 Perth – Dundee
16/06 123 Dundee – Perth
17/06 256 Perth – Hilton Jn – Bridge of Earn – Newburgh
17/06 256 Newburgh – Bridge of Earn
17/06 256 Bridge of Earn – Glenfarg – Mawcarse
17/06 256 Mawcarse – Strathmiglo – Auchtermuchty
17/06 256 Auchtermuchty – Strathmiglo – Mawcarse – Kinross Junction – ?Kelty? – ??? – Dunfermline Lower
17/06 256 Dunfermline Lower – Charlestown Jn – Elbowend Jn – Kincardine – Kincardine Jn – Alloa – Alloa West Jn – Longcarse Jn – Throsk – Dunmore Jn – Alloa Jn – Larbert – Larbert Jn – Denny West Jn – Ingliston Jn – Denny
17/06 256 Denny – Ingliston Jn – Denny West Jn – Carmuirs West Jn – Greenhill Lower Jn – Cumbernauld – Garnqueen South Jn – Sunnyside Jn – Coatbridge LNE – ?Langloan East Jn – Whifflet South Jn – Mossend North Jn – Mossend West Jn? – Bellshill – Uddingston – Newton – Westburn Jn – Carmyle – Rutherglen – ?Dalmarnock Jn – Blcokairn Jn – Balornock Jn – Possil North – Maryhill Central – ??? – Glasgow Central LL? – Rutherglen – Glasgow Central

Notes :
(1) A set back was required at Orbliston Junction to access the Fochabers Town branch.
(2) Loco propelling.
(3) On arrival at Elgin the train set-back into the G.N. of S. platform.
(4) At Forres the tour covered all three sides of the triangle.
(5) Reported as the last ever working to Fortrose before the branch was lifted.
(6) Was uploaded originally as locos running top-n-tail however photographic evidence (in 'A photographic souvenir of the SLS/RCTS Scottish tour (12th - 17th June)') shows the locos ran double-headed in each direction. 46463 led the pairing both out and back, running chimney-to-chimney on the outward and tender-to-tender on the return. The reversal at Carmyllie was described as 'very complicated' and the train was photographed in Carmyllie yard north of the station with 46463 leading 46464 after the run-round was completed.
 (7) Chris Gammell, in his book 'Scottish Branch Lines' (first and second editions), records that this tour included 32 closed branch lines and that it cost the then princely sum of £14.
(8) Detailed as a high speed run behind CR123.

Sources : Chris Harley, Andrew Fairholm, Leonard Rogers, John Debens & Ian Clark (SLS)

Photo Review


From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.


256 'Glen Douglas' - given as at Montrose on the Down Through Line
however 256 was not used on the day (16th) the train was in Montrose?
(photo: Andrew Fairholm collection)


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