13th September 1969

British Rail
Scottish Grand Tour No. 9

Locos Used 5071, 5117, 5120 & 5342
Stock Used mark 1's

Route :

Locos Route
5071 + 5342 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Dunfermline Lower - Touch South Jn - Cowdenbeath - Kinross Jn - Glenfarg - Hilton Jn - Perth - Pitlochry - Aviemore - Millburn Jn - Rose Street Jn
5117 + 5120 Rose Street Jn - Dingwall - Achnasheen - Kyle of Lochalsh
5120 + 5117 Kyle of Lochalsh - (reverse of outward route) - Rose Street Jn
5342 + 5071 Rose Street Jn - Millburn Jn
5342 + 5071 (1) Millburn Jn - Inverness
5342 + 5071 Inverness - Millburn Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes :
(1) Locos propelling?

Source : Bill Jamieson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Bill Jamieson)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Edinburgh Waverley 07.45d 07.45   22.33a 22.41
Haymarket 07/48 07/49   22/30 22.34 ~ 22.36
Dalmeny 07/57 07/58   22/21 22/24
Forth Bridge North 08/00 08/00   22/18 22/21
Inverkeithing 08.03a ~ 08.04d 08.03 ~ 08.05   22.12a ~ 22.13d 22.16 ~ 22.17
Dunfermline Lower 08/11 08/11   22/06 22/10
Touch South Jn 08/13 08/13   22/04 (22/08)
Cowdenbeath 08/21 08/21   21/57 22/01
Kinross Jn 08/31 08/31   21/47 21/51
Glenfarg 08/39 08/39   21/39 21/43
Hilton Jn 08/47 08/48   21/19 21/30
Perth 08.51a ~ 08.55d 08.52 ~ 08.58   21.03a ~ 21.15d 21.20 ~ 21.26
Stanley Jn 09/06 09/07   20/55 21/11
Murthly 09/10 09/11   20/51 21/07
Dunkeld 09/17 09/20   20/44 20/57
Ballinuig 09/26 09/29   20/34 20/48
Pitlochry 09/31 09/35   20/28 20/43
Blair Atholl 09/40 09/44   20/19 20/34
Dalanraoch 09.55 ~ 09.59 09.57 ~ 10.02   ? ?
Dalnaspidal 10/12 10/13   19.50 ~ 20.01 20/17
Dalwhinnie 10/22 10/22   19/34 20.01 ~ 20.06
Newtonmore 10/32 10/33   19/21 19/49
Kingussie 10/35 10/36   19/18 19/45
Aviemore 10/48 10.47 ~ 10.57   19/05 19/32
Carr Bridge 11/00 11/05   18/58 19/24
Tomatin 11/17 11/17   18/45 19/12
Daviot 11/26 11/25   18/32 19/01
Culloden Moor ? ?   18/23 18.50 ~ 18.55
Inverness   DIV ??.?? ~ 18.37
Millburn Jn 11L37 ~ 11L47 ?   18.08 ~ 18.10 ?
Rose Street Jn ? 11L38 ~ 12L01   ? 18L06 ~ 18L17
Clachnaharry 11/54 12/04   18/02 18/03
Lentran 12/02 12/13   17.50 ~ 17.54 17.43 ~ 17.55
Muir of Ord 12/10 12/21   17/41 17/34
Dingwall 12/17 12.29 ~ 12.33   17/32 17/27
Garve 12.45 ~ 13.08 13.01 ~ 13.05   17/04 17/05
Achnasheen 13/36 13/35   16/38 16/40
Strathcarron 14/05 14/04   16/08 16/11
Kyle of Lochalsh 14.53a 14.42   15.30d 15.34


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