15th May 1971

British Rail
Grand Scottish Tour No. 12

Locos Used 5309, 5323, 5349, 5352, 5356 & 5365
Stock Used load 10

Route :

Locos Route
5309 + 5323 Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Winchburgh Jn - Polmont - Falkirk Grahamston - Greenhill Lower Jn - Garnqueen North Jn - Gartcosh Jn - Sighthill Jn - Cowlairs - Maryhill Central Jn - Westerton - Drumchapel - Dalmuir - Dumbarton Central - Cragendoran Jn - Garelochhead - Crianlarich - Tulloch - Fort William
5352 + 5365 Fort William - Corpach - Glenfinnan - Arisaig - Mallaig
5352 + 5365 Mallaig - (reverse of outward route) - Fort William
?5349 + 5356? Fort William - (reverse of outward route) - Cowlairs - Lenzie - Greenhill Upper Jn - Greenhill Lower Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes :
(1) Page originally listed locos used as 5309, 5323, 5362 & 5365 (5309 + 5323 being quoted as having worked Edinburgh Waverley to Fort William & return) but those now listed are taken from clear hand written notes on the timing sheet provided by Alan Rintoul. The train is reported as having run to time throughout. Breakfast was available from the buffet car for 30p, lunch was 55p (coffee 6p extra!), afternoon tea was 35p and finally supper was 55p (again with coffee 6p extra).

Sources : David Hills (compiled from contemporary reports) & Alan Rintoul

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Rintoul)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Edinburgh Waverley 07.35d 22.40a 166.57
1.13 Haymarket ??.??a ~ 07.39d 22.37a ~ ??.??d 165.44
8.42 Bathgate Jn 07/48 22/28 158.15
12.48 Winchburgh Jn 07/52 22/24 154.09
17.48 Linlithgow 07/57 22/19 149.09
22.25 Polmont 08/02 22/15 144.32
25.42 Falkirk Grahamston 08.07a ~ 08.09d 22.06a ~ 22.08d 141.15
27.58 Carmuirs West Jn 08/13 22/02 138.79
29.75 Greenhill Lower Jn 08/17 21/59 136.62
- Greenhill Upper Jn - 21/58 136.11
- Lenzie - 21/47 125.16
39.39 Garnqueen North Jn 08/29  
40.67 Gartcosh Jn 08/31  
46.41 Sighthill East Jn 08/38  
47.32 Sighthill Jn 08/40  
48.20 Cowlairs sig. C13 // C71 08.42 ~ 08.46 21.38 ~ 21.41 120.62
52.53 Westerton 08/55 21/26 116.76
56.33 Dalmuir Park 09/02 21/17 113.16
62.70 Dumbarton Central 09.12a ~ 09.15d 21.04a ~ 21.07d 106.59
69.59 Cragendoran Jn 09.25 ~ 09.30 20.48 ~ 20.53 99.70
78.55 Garelochhead 09/49 20/30 90.74
85.00 Glen Douglas 10x08 20/19 84.29
89.26 Arrochar & Tarbet 10/17 20x06 80.23
97.26 Ardlui 10/32 19/48 72.23
106.02 Crianlarich 10/54 19/30 63.47
111.03 Tyndrum Upper 11/07 19/21 58.46
118.47 Bridge of Orchy 11x26 19x02 ~ 19x03 51.02
134.15 Rannoch 11/57 18/34 35.34
141.33 Corrour 12/14 18/22 28.16
151.39 Tulloch 12/34 17/55 18.10
157.13 Roy Bridge 12/45 17/41 12.36
160.36 Spean Bridge 12/52 17/34 9.13
168.49 Mallaig Jn 13/30 17/19 1.00
169.49
0.00		 Fort William 13.10a ~ 13.26d 16.54a ~ 17.15d 0.00
41.66
1.00 Mallaig Jn 13/30 16x50 40.66
3.52 Corpach 13/38 16/42 38.14
17.04 Glenfinnan 14x07 16/18 24.62
34.29 Arisaig 14/48 15/38 7.37
41.66 Mallaig 15.05a 15.20d 0.00


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