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

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


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