26th May 1973
S.L.S. / Strathspey R.A.
Buchan and Mearns Railtour
| DMU Used | 3-car Metro-Cammell set |
Route :
| DMU | Route |
| as listed | Glasgow Queen Street – Stirling – Perth – Dundee – Kinnaber Jn |
| as listed | Kinnaber Jn – Brechin |
| as listed | Brechin – Kinnaber Jn – Aberdeen – Kittybrewster |
| as listed | Kittybrewster – Waterloo |
| as listed | Waterloo – Kittybrewster - Dyce - Ellon - Maud - Fraserburgh |
| as listed | Fraserburgh – Maud - Ellon - Dyce - Kittybrewster - Aberdeen – Kinnaber Jn - (reverse of outward route) – Glasgow Queen Street |
Notes :
Greg Beecroft comments: The DMU ran into a siding against a loading bank
at Fraserburgh, to assist alighting. This
resulted in it returning to Eastfield with the stepboards down one side narrower
than when it had departed!

Departing Aberdeen Waterloo station for Fraserborough (photo: John McIntyre)
Sources : Greg Beecroft & John McIntyre
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from
Greg Beecroft)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Glasgow Queen Street | 08.13d | 22.10a |
| Cowlairs | 08/19 | 22/05 |
| Lenzie | 08/23 | 21/59 |
| Greenhill Upper Jn | 08/35 | 21/49 |
| Greenhill Lower Jn | 08/36 | 21/47 |
| Larbert Jn | 08/41 | 21/41 |
| Larbert | 08/44 | - |
| Alloa Jn | - | 21/37 |
| Stirling | 08.51a ~ 08.53d | 21.27a ~ 21.29d |
| Dunblane | 08/59 | 21/22 |
| Gleneagles | 09/14 | 21/10 |
| Hilton Jn | 09/27 | 20/55 |
| Perth | 09.30a ~ 09.32d | 20.48a ~ 20.50d |
| Barnhill SB | 09/35 | 20/45 |
| Errol | 09/47 | 20/34 |
| Buckingham Jn | 09/58 | 20/22 |
| Dundee | 10.00a ~ 10.02d | 20.10a ~ 20.20d |
| Camperdown Jn | 10/15 | 20/07 |
| Carnoustie | 10/26 | 19/56 |
| Arbroath | 10/32 | 19/49 |
| Usan | 10/46 | 19/36 |
| Montrose | 10/49 | 19/32 |
| Kinnaber Jn | 10.57a ~ 11.02d | - |
| Brechin | 11.30a ~ 11.45d | - |
| Kinnaber Jn | 12/11 | 19/27 |
| Laurencekirk | 12/19 | 19/20 |
| Stonehaven | 12/32 | 19/06 |
| Aberdeen | 12.55a ~ 13.12d | 17.45a ~ 18.45d |
| Kittybrewster | 13.17a ~ 13.23d | ??/?? |
| Waterloo | 13.33a ~ 13.43d | - |
| Kittybrewster | 13.53a ~ 13.59d | - |
| Dyce | 14/05 | 17/35 |
| Maud | 14/58 | ??/?? |
| Fraserburgh | 15.35a | 16.05d |